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James Dean, producer & man behind the Cookshop record label, steps out from the shadows to don his Lost Idol alias & deliver his second full length lp, due for release on 22nd February 2010. It has been quite a wait since 2006’s critically acclaimed ‘Utters From A Cluttered Mind’, however Lost Idol has spent this time carefully developing a sound that moves away from the psychedelic songcraft of his debut & into a predominantly instrumental oeuvre that reflects his love for electronica, ambient, krautrock, soundscapes & beyond.
For those aware of Dean’s musical background this period of development should come as no surprise. From his initial cinematic sample-based work as Lost Idol for the late, great Pork label & his electronic output as J-Spool for Marco Passarani’s Nature imprint through to his work on his own Cookshop label he has constantly strived for an idiosyncratic style that coherently blurs the lines between tags & genres.
“Lost Idol successfully blurs the distinction between organics & synthetics” Mojo
“the melancholic streak that runs through his music reveals much of himself” Clash
“brand-new old-school, some analog digi-scapes, some songs that don't shy away from being dope tracks” Lodown
“strange but beautiful” Notion
“a great mix of digital & acoustic styles” The Skinny
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