VS: MM&W/ Jimi Tenor
Kovalainen Antti (Antti.Kovalainen@hke.fi)
Tue, 11 Mar 1997 09:51:42 +0200
>On another note, full length releases are coming out this week for
>Jhelisa and Jimi Tenor. There's already enough hype about Jhelisa--every
>ounce of it deserved, though i haven't read much on the list about Jimi
>Tenor. I picked up a 10" of theirs/his (is jimi tenor a man or a band?),
>and both tracks, Outta Space and Tesla are excellent. Outta Space
>reminds of a less-pop oriented Jamiroquai--good beats, great funk, and a
>party-like spirit, which gets me more and more excited about playing some
>outdoor events now that the weather is getting warmer. Tesla has some
>deeper beats, at a hip-hop tempo, with some gorgeous, crooning, almost
>wailing female vocals. I've seen Jimi Tenor described as Sleaze Lounge,
>which somewhat appropriately describes the loungey-infused acid jazz of
>the 10". But one question I definitely have, is why is a band like Jimi
>Tenor on Warp Records? Has Warp expanded beyond electronica?
Well, Jimi Tenor is the name of the artist. He started out some years
back
doing some really odd electronical shit on a finnish label 'sahko' (dots
on a's and o's ;) My guess is that Warp signed him on due to his
previous releases,
I've never liked him much, I think he's better as a clothes designer
(tenorwear) than a musician, dunno if his designs will ever be sold
though ;) l8er
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