Black Box EP

Jann Klose | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 4, 2003)
• Original Release Date: February 4, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: 3 Frames Music
• ASIN: B00008BK8U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #705,734 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Kid Kelly, Director of Pop Programming, Sirius Satellite Radio

"This EP is by far the best unsigned record I have heard in a long time!"

Product Description

Jann Klose's current Studio EP BLACK BOX, now in its second pressing, has been called "by far the best unsigned record I have heard in a long time" by Kid Kelly of Sirius Satellite Radio. The CD has certainly been a key ingredient along with an active desire to perform for people all over the globe in building Jann's career. Sounding like "a young Sting and a less histrionic Jeff Buckley" (Cleveland Scene Magazine), audiences and critics find comparison and originality in Jann's sound and songwriting pen. Klose's voice, has been described as "soulful and exciting" by Marcia Siegel of the Boston Phoenix. BLACK BOX was produced by Grammy Award winner Marlon J. Graves (Herbie Hancock’s "Gershwin's World"), mixed by Nic Hard at RPM Studios and mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios in New York City.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Jann Klose's Black Box, October 12, 2006

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Dauri P. Shippey "passaggio" (princeton, new jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Box EP (Audio CD)

I love the unrelenting beat and the smoky top range of Jann Klose's vocals on the exciting title song from his album, "Black Box". In the second cut, "It's Not the Way", the questions and answers in both romantic lyrics (Where is my heart? where is me? Here is my heart...) and corresponding percussion, keyboards, and upright bass provide echoes of tenderness and passion and Klose's angular vocals show off a wide range and an abundance of sensitivity to dynamics and color shadings. To contrast, the promise of love is imaginatively alive, yet set in the purest of vocal forms in his beautiful ballad "Fever in My Heart", expressing a straightforward, folksy, sexy reflection of Klose's poetic voice. Just when I began to ease off into peaceful reverie, Klose's rendition of "Walk Through the River" got me revved up into driving jump up and down "twist and shout" mode. Klose's gutsy take-charge vocals surrounded by an intense river of energetic reverberations sends the listener into the joyful space of easy abandonment to circumstance. His band provides solid support, his music is connected, gutsy, driving, intense, alternately great for a variety of moods. Klose is a talented singer/songwriter well worth a listen. I can't wait for his next album.

5.0 out of 5 stars soulful, March 6, 2005

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Anne R. Leighton "comforter!" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Box EP (Audio CD)

I got involved with this EP because this young man has an excellent voice, he reminds me of a lot of the blue-eyed soul singers. "Walk thru the River" is a great song and should be played on the radio.

5.0 out of 5 stars Music that moves you, June 29, 2004

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Joanne (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Box EP (Audio CD)

Jann's music is so refreshing! Every song is unique and moves me in a different way. He really uses his voice as an instrument, which in my opinion, makes him stand out from anyone else I have ever heard, EVER!
And if you haven't seen him live, please make sure you catch a show. If you think his studio sound rocks, just wait until you hear him live. WOW, he really blows me away everytime.