Label: Mammas Mysteriska Jukebox – MMJ004 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Sweden Released: 07 May 2021 Genre: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk
Knock-out debut solo LP from uber-active Gothenburg artist JJulius - known also (together with Elin / Loopsel) for roles in the post-punk duo Monokultur and the splashier, more rock driven Skiftande Enheter outfit.Simply titled Vol 1, Julius serves a suite of atmospheric, enigmatic pop ballads across a broad emotional spectrum.There’re obvious traces back to his work as Monokultur - the moody, low-slung bass lines and prickly atmospherics of ‘Hårda Tag’ recalling moments on the seminal 2019 Forlag For Fri Musik debut, whereas elsewhere we’re shown a more whimsical, love-struck side with the shimmering, head-in-the-clouds guitar licks of ‘Längst Bak I Kön Till Frälsningen’ or the spindly, skeletal string picks of ‘Omöjligt/Möjligt’ inviting comparison’s to Wythenshawe’s finest Vini Reilly.The song writing feels assured and inventive, referencing noisier influences with the ever-present layer of contact mic rustle in the background, whilst the stripped electronic pulses and shy melodies readjust it for a folkier / poppier, stuck-in-yr-head-for-weeks result.Another stone killer from the unstoppable Gothenburg locomotive.. (Mint / New - screen printed wrap around sleeve, w/ printed liner notes).
Tracklist A1 Följ Inte Efter A2 Speglar Mig I Dig A3 Oöverblicklig Känsla A4 Andra Takter A5 Omöjligt/Möjligt B1 Hårda Tag B2 Längst Bak I Kön Till Frälsningen B3 Lugn B4 Andetag B5 Jag Ska Visa Er
