The new album is out now, Cooler: Details For Gloomy People. 11
brand new tracks, check it out at the U-cover mailorder
site!
"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/
Releases:
Details For Gloomy People [U-cover cdr limited]
Puking Sparrow EP [Chi Recordings]
Sunset on Planet Mars EP [Chiware]
Do Aliens Cry digital issue [CCT Records, UK]
Do Aliens Cry [U-cover cdr limited, Belgium]
Yearning [Red Star Budapest]
Tracks appear on:
Polyethylene Fairy tales / Sperm Festival sampler [XMAG CD, Czech
R.]
Weeping Service / NewNew! Festival sampler [XMAG CD, Czech R.]
Noise64 - Instead of playing madonna bootlegs Remix [Bitlab
Records]
Komfort remix / Ferenc Vaspoeri - Esplanade [Complemetary
Distribution]
Blue and brown petals / Polyphonic Petals compilation [Bitlab
Records]
Persze remix / Soutien Gorge: Persze remixes [Bitlab Records]
Shapes in fog / Cup of Chi 9. 12" [Chi Recordings]
