Jan Jelinek: Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records Vinyl 2LP
$37.95
<p><i><strong>Jan Jelinek</strong>’s debut LP under his government name</i> (<em>Personal_Rock</em>, his 1999 full-length as <strong>Gramm</strong>, 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, <strong>Jelinek</strong>’s metallurgic approach extracts grooves at a molecular level and reconstructs them; properly stripped-down techno in finest 2001 style. It’s an idealistic departure from the prevailing minimal techno sound of the new millennium, borne from the banality and existential pointlessness of <em>Clicks & Cuts</em>-style electronic music. We love <strong>Jelinek</strong>'s <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Dieter+Rams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Dieter Rams</strong></a>-esque doctrine: “<em>Loop-finding-jazz-records</em> 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 music—music 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, just before “Rock In The Video Age” washes up on the shore. “Tendency” is the lone track I could imagine slipping into an afterhours set, but the rest of it is pure headphone business for planes, trains and automobiles in the best possible way, like a faceless / wordless <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Vespertine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Vespertine</em></a>. “Drift,” “They, Them” and “Do Dekor” are delectably crunchy microhouse snacks, but best to listen from start to finish. 2LP reissue on <strong>Jelinek</strong>’s own Faitiche imprint, includes download code. Recommended.</p> <ul> <li>black double vinyl pressing</li> <li>original release year: 2001</li> <li>music label: Faitiche 2017</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by winston wolf 02/2019</h6>