[acid-jazz] Review: Jol - Moody Aow (April)

From: Yiannis Van Halewijck (YiannisVanHalewijck_at_pandora.be)
Date: 2003-08-06 16:59:09

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    Jol/’Moody Aow’ (cd)
    April/Timewarp

    Swedish producer Jo(e)l Eriksson better known as Jol drops his debut “Moody
    Aow” on the Danish April imprint. For those who don’t know (that small
    readership), Gothenburg currently is establishing itself as one of Europe’s
    centres of sophisticated electronic music. With a community (calling their
    world “Gonkyburg”) of almost a dozen young and extremely talented producers,
    DJs and musicians now seeing the time right for releasing their debut
    albums. Jol proudly being part of the expanding Swedish Gonkyburg music
    collective. He actually, together with his colleague/fellow citizen/friend
    Quant, gave birth to the ‘Gonkyborg’-expression. You might know him from
    releases such as “Think Tin” or “Noodles In The Microwave” on that other
    Swedish label Dot, or appearances on compilations such as Free Zone 5 (under
    his former Star moniker with the ‘B.B. Smooth’ tune), Nik Weston’s Music &
    Movement vol. 1, Nordic Exposure & Companionship vol. 1. Maybe his most
    recent and well-received “Cool Cat” on Quango, with remixes from Butti 49
    and Swell Session, might ring a bell. Nevertheless, this boy is here to
    stay. “Moody Aow” is an album brimming over with lush electronic grooves,
    compelling sound-scapes (culminating on the excellent closing title-track)
    and funky downtempo beats. The opener ‘Going Down’ immediately sucks you
    into that moody atmosphere with its modern jazz programming, combining funky
    beats with lush keys. The fact that he has been involved in producing
    soundtracks definitely shines through on his first longplayer, meaning: he
    creates atmospheres without loosing the album’s view as a whole. From the
    catchy ‘Cool Cat’, via the funky electronics of ‘B.B. Smooth’ up to the
    sweet broken candy ‘Think Tin’ and ‘Kids In The Song’ (which succeeds in
    bringing my love for Zero 7 to the surface), Jol manages to capture our
    train of thought, portraying him as a very talented musician with a great
    sense of melody and balance. Gonkyborg does it again.

    ‘’Moody Aow” will be released on April (Release Date: 15.09.2003) and
    distributed by Timewarp

    By Yiannis for Beyondjazz.net <http://www.beyondjazz.net/>

    Thanks to Nik Weston,
    for more info contact him ( nik_at_mukatsuku-pr.fsnet.co.uk
    <mailto:nik_at_mukatsuku-pr.fsnet.co.uk> ) or me ( Yiannis_at_beyondjazz.net
    <mailto:Yiannis_at_beyondjazz.net> )


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