Aaaah Jesper...Jesper is indeed the king. More than just a DJ - his best
work is the music he produces. You may have heard of his album "Stockholm"
released under his pseudonym "The Persuader" (on Svek). "Stockholm" is
probably one of my favorite albums of all time. Very sexy, very lush, very
essential. His Stockholm Mix Sessions mix is also standout - after all it's
what introduced me to Naked Music (by way of Blue 6's "Sweeter Love"). I've
been preaching the merits of both the Stockholm Mix Sessions and Persuader
since I joined the list, so, sorry if I sound like a broken record. :)
Jesper also has some standout tracks on various Lords of Svek compilations
(Vol. 1-4, Stars and Galaxy). He also has his producing hands in Sunday
Brunch, who's "Things you Said" 12" is tops on my list right now, right next
to the Aquanote that Gen mentioned.
I haven't had the pleasure of hearing Stockholm Mix Sessions II but so far
all reviews I've seen have been good. As far as biographies go there is
little to be found about Jesper on the internet. The most I've ever seen is
on the Turbo records site.
This weekend I finally picked up the Bossa Mundo compilation on Wave ... has
this been mentioned on the list before and I just missed it? This is
probably the most solid compilation I've heard all year - perhaps even
better than any of the Naked comps!
cheers y'all,
B.
-- Bethany A. Johnson http://www.rawkawn.com http://www.thedownbeat.org> b. Jesper Dahlback? Swedish deep house DJ? Anyone know anything about > this guy and the mixes he has out on Turbo Records? I must've been > sleeping... > > * * * > > on to the quickie reviews... > > Aquanote "True Love" (Naked Music) > Aquanote is Gabriel Rene who did that memorable track "Don't You Cry" on OM > Records. I personally like the deeper, less vocal side of Naked's catalog > but I like this one. The Petalpusher remix or the Original- depending on > your mood, but in the classic Naked style. > > Alan Braxe & Fred Falke presents "Running" (Vulture) > File this sleeper under French House - it just cuts a 4/4 groove with the > walking bass that you can't stop moving to. That bassline is very > reminiscent of Daft Punk's "Around the World." I think Braxe did a track > "Vertigo" that was pretty popular in the past. The weird thing about this > track is that really varied DJs are listing this record- breakbeat DJs, > garage DJs, etc. > > Nuspirit Helsinki "Montana Roha Jazz EP" (Jazzanova Compost Records) > Everyone has already talked about how good this one is. I love it > too. 'Nuff said. > > AWA Band "Timba" (Defected) > I generally don't buy from the Defected label so I was pleasantly surprised > to find a fun samba house track here. This one has 9(!) remixes so I'm > sure you can find one that will fit your mood or your set. There is some > great percussion on some of the remixes. > > Soulstance/Listening to Lalo "The Aftermath of Love" (Schema) > Dancefloor remixes of Lalo Schifrin's music. Jazzy and bright and warm - > music to smile to. > > Multiply Summer Sampler 03 "Love Connection/Fiorello" (Multiply) > Love Connection's "The Bomb" is vaguely reminiscent of Basement Jaxx, but > not nearly as good. The stormer is Fiorello's "Azzurro" which has a groovy > salsa house line with some fun guitar solos. Very 4/4. > > New Funk Theory feat. Kerry Green "Always" (airtight) > There's 2 different 12" remixes of "Always" and this one (air009R) is the > one to own, imho. Did you know that Airtight is a sub-label of Hooj > Choons? I didn't until recently. > > Omid "the top/dark horses" (Alola) > Who knew this guy would start such a revolution in 1998? Today, tunes from > 16b's 1998 full-length "Sounds From Another Room" (Eye Q) are sprinkled > across Global Underground mix CDs ("Nubreed: Danny Howells" and "Darren > Emerson - Uruguay") and his "16b" remixes are everywhere. I don't think > everything he does captures the quality of his first full-length album, but > I do think he is the standard-bearer for deep house. The "Dark Horses" > track captures more of the 16b sound to me than the flip side. > > West Magnetic (OM Records) > OM (and San Francisco in general) seems to be putting out a lot more > quality house these days and this 12" is another step in the right > direction. One straight jazz track, one nice deep house track, and one > forgettable house track. > > Da Sunlounge "Repercussions/Salsa" (Low Pressings Limited) > This is a nice remix of that track on the Thievery Corp DJ Kicks > album...umm I forget it but when you listen to the label side of this 12" > you'll recognize it immediately. ESL fans will go nuts ;) > > What have you been enjoying? > > Gen > >
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