Lemon Jelly - Lemonjelly.Ky
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Artist: Lemon JellyEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2001-04-10
Music Label: Xl Recordings
Soundtracks:
- In the Bath
- Nervous Tension
- A Tune for Jack
- His Majesty King Raam
- The Staunton Lick
- Homage to Patagonia
- Kneel Before Your God
- Page One
- Come
Free Music Notes for Lemonjelly.Ky
Free Music Review: believe the hype
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the few discs whose cover art matches the music inside (moloko's 'do you like my tight sweater' is another). Fun, wildly colorful and psychedelic. Essentially this is a study in the evolution of lemonjelly's sound as every three tracks are culled from three different EPs spanning lemonjelly's short but wildly creative career span. Ignore those who hate this saying it's overrated or that K&D or Tosca is better . . . WHO CARES! If you're not wrapped up in the self-absorbed, egocentric and pretentious world of electronic music then you can actually see this for what it is: a fresh take on an incredibly tired genre that any true music lover can appreciate. Commercial? Yes. Done before? Yes. Good? So good you must buy it now!'the bath' EP is fun, kitschy and full of a lot of great samples and downtempo Ursula 1000 beats (however, I'm still unable to pinpoint the nana mouskouri sample in `nervous tension'). With the 'yellow' EP the samples are more restrained and the overall sound is more folky with great guitars, sitars, tambourines and a spiritual feeling in a tranquillity bass kind of way. `homage to patagonia' is the standout here with its weird babbling baby sample. Just when you think the song is over it picks up again, kind of fooling the listener into thinking the next track has started. By the time the 'midnight' EP is reached the music is a chock full of boards of canada beats with an orb synth-ability. There's a mature, self-assured quality to these last three tracks. The gimmicks are gone and ALL of the remaining elements are essential. 'kneel before your god' crunches along in this hypnotic, head bobbing, boards of canada 'rue the whirl' kind of way with sampled sinister laughs layered underneath. Coolest creepiness you'll ever hear. 'page one' is the standout here (and on the entire disc). It starts off slow and mellow with pizzicato strings, washes of synthesizer and a long creation theory sample about the "page one" of existence. Suddenly it shifts into a dark downtempo dance groove persistant enough to chill out or shake your moneymaker to.
All I can say is buy this disc! It actually does live up to all of the accolades that it has received. It's a breath of fresh air, wonderfully enjoyable without taking itself too seriously.
Lemonjelly.Ky Poster
Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin are the London based duo who make up Lemon Jelly. Fred is a DJ and designer whose illustration work frequently appears in The Face magazine. His wobbly, bubbly graphics are a good visual translation of the Lemon Jelly sound. Nick is a producer who has worked with Primal Scream, Bjork and Pulp. The record consists of the three limited edition UK 10 inch EP's that the group released between '98 and '00. The juicy melodious sounds fit in right next to bands like Air and Thievery Corporation but truly exist in a cartoon world of their own. Deluxe gatefold dogipack. 2001 release.A collection of three EPs released in limited quantities by this London duo (Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin), Lemonjelly.ky is what happens when you mix electronic psychedelia with downtempo beats, a selection of warm and organic sounds, a splash of sunshine, and a big dose of smiles. Coming across like a series of electronic fairy tales designed for warm, hazy afternoons in the park, Lemon Jelly are all about a good time, chill style. Kruder & Dorfmeister would approve, as would the Orb, but Lemon Jelly also have a stoner's sense of humor to accompany their warmly chaotic mixes. Take "A Tune for Jack," with its big sea elephants and smooth high-synth sound that evokes the Parisian duo Air, and then try the amusingly instructional voiceover during "The Staunton Lick." Both illustrate clearly that for Lemon Jelly there are no rules other than to let your imagination (fueled as it might be) wander where it must. Indeed, one of the most delightful things about this album, as you meander through stunningly lush pastures like "Homage to Patagonia" and the melancholic romance of "Kneel Before Your God," is its ability to marry great music with a genuine sense of goodwill and happy disorder. If Alice ever did manage to hear some tunes as she tripped about Wonderland, Lemonjelly.ky must have been the soundtrack she enjoyed. --Steffan Chirazi
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