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| Pitchfork |
 José González cashes paystubs from Mute and is best known for covering Joy Division, the Knife, and Massive Attack, but his low-key charms as a singer-songwriter are never going to be considered "edgy." The building blocks of his music-- lightly plucked guitar, unhurried vocals, the occasional anti-establishment lyric-- makes it understandable for skeptics to paint him as merely a dorm-room fave. But even though it sounds strange to say, "there's more beyond the surface," to his unadorned music, at points Veneer and In Our Nature felt like what Krautrock or even minimal techno might sound like if they consisted solely of acoustic guitars. While it wasn't a sound that gave him a lot of room to maneuver, there always was underlying rhythmic force that could be hypnotic and haunting at the same time. And it's a quality that his reformed band Junip amplifies, quite literally, on Rope and Summit."Got a rope and summit," González sings repeatedly at the outset, and while it's an economically evocative lyric, it's a bit of misdirection as to how Junip works. Theirs is a sound that doesn't move upward so much as downhill, accumulating its mass with sheer momentum. What's interesting is how little González needs to be pushed. A solo version of "Rope and Summit" might have been the most propulsive thing on any of his prior albums, but Elias Araya's drumwork gives it a vital pulse, while Tobias Winterkorn's drafty synths put meat on the bones. The rhythm section plays with a steady hand throughout Rope, favoring simplicity and shade while retaining the uncluttered sonic arranging that so often serves as a trademark of González's....full text |
| Potholesinmyblog |
| I first heard José González a few years ago in college when my then-ladyfriend hipped me to the smooth, dreamy sounds of Zero 7. Even though that group never really impressed me as much as its contemporaries, I was somewhat stuck on González’s crooning. It didn’t help that he’s from Sweden, a.k.a. the land of a percentage of my ancestors. Over the years he’s released some solid bedtime music but none of it had impressed me quite like the work of his latest project, Junip. This three-piece has put together an EP, Rope and Summit, that’s apparently due out May 25 with a full-length scheduled to drop. If the rest of this release is anything like it’s title-track, which you can stream below, I’m sold. It’s jazzy, folky, and altogether enjoyable. Hit the skip to download the track....full text |
| Lemonjohn.blogspot |
| actually i didn't wanted to post a second release today... but this deserves an immediate mention! one of my most favourite musicians "josé gonzález" put his solo-project aside for a while and is now busy working with "elias araya" and "tobias winterkorn" on the debut-release for their band "junip". the cd will be released on 13. september, and because of the long waiting-time, they decided to offer the first 4-tracks ep for free!! on this ep you'll find the typical guitar-playing and singing of josé gonzález combined with some dark synths, and drums - a very nice combination! if you're not familiar to josé gonzález's solo-project, don't forget to have a look at his homepage! he's an amazing artist! below you can listen to the song "turn to the assassin" by junip which can be found on the "black refuge ep"...full text |
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