Bohemian Groove

Krusseldorf (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CDBY
• ASIN: B0039BD8ZG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Bohemian Groove, the new album from multitalented Swedish musician and producer, Krusseldorf, is a mystery drenched electronic excursion with dreamy atmospheres and beautiful melodies. This album offers a real musical journey through time and space, a dreamlike sonic adventure, reaching into and fusing various downtempo electronic genres.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Krusseldorf - Bohemian Groove, May 14, 2010

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J. Jury "Morpheusmusic.co.uk" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bohemian Groove (MP3 Download)

STYLE
Electronic downtempo with dub ambient and global chill elements. Krusseldorf delivers a bright, colourful sound brimming with interesting effects, dreamy melody lines and a very lush sound palette. You'll hear ethnic violins, recorded voices, synthetic themes, acoustic guitar, silky washes, piano phrases, programmed creaks, flutters and clicks. The beats are mostly of a restful nature - digitally constructed affairs of light electronic ephemera interlocked with soft blunt bass lines that add a nice weight to the low end. The music is appealingly harmonious and melodic with repeating phrases interlocking and layering upon one another - the ethnic performances skillfully juxtaposed or deftly blended - complementary arpeggios weaving around the main lines and smooth pads lifting everything into pleasant buoyancy.

MOOD
The emphasis here is one of exploratory bliss; Bohemian Groove being one of the most consistently magical-serene albums I've heard in a while. Krusseldorf avoids the trap of sounding like he's trying too hard to be mysterious or exotic - the sonic formations having a natural flow and genuine warmth that draw on the best of many contemporary styles without becoming a shallow mishmash of influences. Very beautiful in places.

ARTWORK
Having only the promo copy I can't fully describe the packaging for this release - but the two panel insert in my possession indicates a high quality item. The moody, grey industrial feel of the cover imagery hints at a seriousness found in Krusseldorf's musical quality - a grunge textured logo on a metallic plate structure. Within, a similar backdrop of corroded steels and rust flecked surfaces holds track titles and an explanatory paragraph on the left; credits, thanks and contact details to the right.

OVERALL
Krusseldorf is the solo project of Swedish born Simon Heath. Bohemian Groove is the second full length album from the project, a number of EPs having also been previously released. That is not to say that Simon is a relative new-comer to the scene, he has been involved in a list of other musical ventures such as Abnocto, Couchlock, Alembic, Sojobo, Dorf Unit, Preponderance and Knaprika. The fourteen albums under his belt include five from the black ambient / noise /industrial Atrium Carceri and eight as Za Frūmi Simon's classical music persona. The current release comes as the debut delivery from the new Beats and Pieces label (a label that promises to remain unrestricted by genre within the electronic field. The sound of Krusseldorf is generally of a dreamily chilled nature - a clean, lustrous sound with glitchy, effected sparkle. A very strong CD to launch the label - well worth listening to at the Beats and Pieces web site or Krusseldorf's Myspace page.

WHO WILL LIKE THIS ALBUM
Bohemian Groove will likely appeal to the Cafe Del Mar summer chill audience as well as a more glitch downtempo oriented group of fans. The music has an inviting melodic nature whilst not becoming sugar sweet. If you appreciated the recent music of Seb Taylor's Hibernation - this will probably suit your tastes