Title: Jan Jelinek - Kosmischer Pitch
Product review: Jan Jelinek continues his unique brand of loop-based with KOSMISCHER PITCH, although his new album leans more towards the ambient side -- the rhythms are much more subdued. The opening track, "Universal Band Silhouette," draws on accumulating post-rock guitar layers, while "Lemminge und Lurchen Inc." has a more icy electronic feel. Certainly, this album isn't as immediate as his previous works, but the drones of "Im Diskodickicht" and "Morphing Leadgitarre Ruckwarts" provide lulling beauty. "Western Mimikry" winds back and forth, mimicking nothing of the sort, but "Lithiummelodie 1" sounds more like a country-western, although filtered through the glitchy Jelinek we're used to, complete with record hiss and cut-and-paste guitar strumming. It's a new direction for Jelinek, one that's not entirely unwelcome.
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