Jan Jelineks debut LP under his government name (Personal_Rock, his 1999 full-length as Gramm, is also worth seeking out) is constructed entirely out of samples from old jazz records. While most might take that mission statement as an excuse to make loopy filter house, Jelineks metallurgic approach extracts grooves at a molecular level and reconstructs them; properly stripped-down techno in finest 2001 style. Its an idealistic departure from the prevailing minimal techno sound of the new millennium, borne from the banality and existential pointlessness of Clicks & Cuts-style electronic music. We loveJelinek's -esque doctrine: Loop-finding-jazz-records follows one certain production idea. This probably made it successful. All the pieces are like well-designed objects: no random, accidental moments, all focused on a harmony. This makes it enjoyable as functional musicmusic to work to, write emails to, etc. Towards the end of Moire - Piano & Organ, you can almost make out the transients of a vibraphone ringing out, before Rock In The Video Age washes up on the shore and you lose the plot entirely. Tendency is the lone joint I could see slipping into an afterhours set, but the rest of it is pure headphone business forplanes, trains & automobiles - in the best possible way, like a faceless / wordless . Drift, They, Them and Do Dekor are delectably crunchy microhouse snacks, but best to listen from start to finish. 2017 2LP reissue on Jelineks own Faitiche imprint, includes download code. Recommended.
- black double vinyl pressing
- originally released in 2001
- digital download included
- music label: Faitiche 2017
