I bought his album "Shallow & Profound" some months ago, and it's absolutely
fabulous. It's one of those albums where you get the impression that the
order of the tracks is very important, because they tell a certain story.
The albumdevides into two parts (and I'm quite sure that they represent the
two sides of the vinyl version). The first part is a mixture of jazzy easy
listening, lounge and HipHop, but always with that certain east Eurpoean
flavour (Yonderboi in Hungarian). For someone living in Westen Eurpoe this
has quite an exotic touch. There's always some kind of melancholy lurking
behind the sounds. This first part is also quite organic, although Yonderboi
very virtuously mixes electronic and "traditional" instruments.
The second part is somewhat more electronic, but also more downtempo. The
East European influences step a little bit into the background, but they are
still there. Sometimes the tracks remind me a little bit of Air.
All in all it's a very diversified album. Some tracks resemble a soundtrack
for a crime movie that could settled in Prague or a similar city.
Definitely a highly recommended album.
Regards,
Jürgen
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Von: Maxo [mailto:maxmaz@inwind.it]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 12. Dezember 2000 10:35
An: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
Betreff: Yonderboi
Which of you has got any of his albums and can supply me with a review?
Thanks
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