Antenna [Import]

Jay-Jay Johanson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: E-Magine Records
• ASIN: B00008ZZ8J
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #415,675 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. On The Radio

2. Kate

3. Cookie

4. De Ja Vu

5. Open Up

6. I Want Some Fun

7. Automatic Lover

8. Wonderful Combat

9. 1984

10. Tommorow

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-invented, January 30, 2004

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W. Cruver (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antenna (Audio CD)

With every new release of a Jay-Jay album, comes an entirely new sound. Obviously moving more into an electronic, techno sound, many of the melodies feel like they could be layed out onto the beats and moods of the last album. Replace those old dusty drums and the scratchy vinyl hiss from "Poison" with a cleaner electronic beat, and you've got "Antenna". An additional dash of jay jay flavor on top, makes this album well worth the purchase.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Haunting and beautiful, February 6, 2003

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Ciderjane, Groovystylie.com (Chelsea, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antenna (Audio CD)

Well, they sure do grow some cool kids in Sweden, and this one goes by the handle Jay-Jay Johanson, a silky-voiced songwriter whose latest release, Antenna, sent all sorts of shockwaves through me. To be totally truthful, the CD stayed in my player for a week straight and I was humming the songs incessantly - pretty fabulous. Antenna is filled with off-beat, unexpectedly pretty songs that are quite haunting, due in large part to Johanson's weirdly ethereal voice. The deliberately 80's-esque arrangements of songs like `On The Radio' and `Déjà Vu' showcase massively catchy lyrics that are sing-able at exactly the right tempo. Perhaps because Johanson is not a native English speaker (I presume), the cadence of his delivery is fittingly unusual, and the overall effect is one of poignancy and fragility. `Kate' is really lovely, the beats providing a nice edge and making the overlaying tones even more graceful, Johanson's vocals plaintive, but never whiny. It's obvious too, that Johanson's tastes range far and wide when one listens to the experimental scratch and dub of `Open Up,' the super cool bluesy jazz trumpet and heavier acoustics of `I Want Some Fun,' and the liquid sexiness of `Cookie,' which has the slow, measured pace of a Portishead song, beats and vibe tones falling together easily, string samples providing a pretty backdrop. Antenna is an experience one doesn't soon forget - we'll all be hearing more from Jay-Jay Johanson in the coming months, and whatever it is, it's going to be inspiring.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I sure feel lucky to have it, January 17, 2003

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Reviewer (Stamford, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antenna (Audio CD)

I have to give him all the credits. This album still has the smooth, touchy aspects as in Poison (which I resemble to Portishead), but now it's more fun as well (more of the "hop" part maybe). It takes you from routines to your desire to be saved out of your boredom.

It's like a close friend on your CD rack. You can both cry with it, or dance to it.. I sure feel lucky to have it :)

My personal favorites are Deja Vu ( ... It seems I stand up in the same place... It's playing the trick on me. I don't know...) I Want Some Fun (... I would like to enjoy the moment for once.. I'm tired of being bored... I want some fun..) and On the Radio (... I know you're strong, I know you'll make it on your own without my help, but please make sure you won't be by yourself... take it from the start and try again... you probably will fail no matter how you try, it's not enough... ... everytime I hear my song on the radio, I keep moving closer and closer to you...) Though there's no way I can describe how they sound with Jay-Jay's hypnotic voice and radiant music.

All the songs are so beatiful and soothing.. I LOVE it and hope you'll enjoy it soon too..