Cooler

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"Cooler, azaz Jakab András, ez a húszas éveinek elején járó debreceni fiatalember hamar feltunt finom elektró-hangszonyegeivel. Nagyszeru sampling-technika, néhol retrós analóg effektek, néhol recsegos tört ritmusok jellemzik munkáit, de mindegyikben közös a finom emelkedettség és a remek arányok." / A38, Chi Faculty 4. Hungary /

"Do Aliens Cry? is Jakab’s debut album and is likened to a fusion of Funckarma, Bauri, Luisine ICL and Loess by U-Cover themselves; high praise indeed. What Jakab delivers is a smooth and evolving mix of rhythms and melodies that constantly but subtly mutates. Often bassy and rhythmic, his music is not minimalistic or ambient and appears to draw on a diverse range of musical influences. The end result is a unique musical style that it is hard to tire of; in fact, Jakab’s style is so varied and original he could easily play for an extended period of time and still be captivating. Take the title track for example; it seamlessly shifts from crunchy grinding bass through a short ambient interlude and back to the former totally naturally. Jakab’s use of fairly up-front bassy rhythms diverts from the myriad of subtle sounds, melodies and textures discreetly underpinning each track as it progresses. It is not until this side of his music comes to the fore, as it does during the quieter phase of “Do Aliens Cry?,” that its presence and contribution really becomes evident. In complete contrast, the next track - “Pavement Picnic” - starts out some super-cool 70’s funky TV cop show theme before diverting towards slick beats and highly manipulated vocals but always hinting a little at its retro introduction. Vocoder vocals are also used on the album opener, “Sorrowful-Go-Round” which is a bassy but altogether more restrained and moody piece, as the title might suggest. Only in the closing minute or so does the mood lift and become bright and more insistent. A strong debut from Jakab." /Igloo Magazine review: Cooler - Do Aliens Cry? (U-Cover, Belgium) /

"You can also catch up with Hungary's newfound producer, Cooler's debute on this vinyl. He usually goes deep into ambient, while bubbling and wobbling around freaky textures. 'Shapes in Fog' will carefully massage your nerves, while diving even deeper and deeper." /Chi Recordings/

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