Farben - Parada
Jan Jelinek in full Farben flow. Textstar was a masterpiece, freakishly evocative for a collection of micro-soundcraft singles collected together into an album that still feels like worlds of exotic music condensed into a single LP (condensed, in this sense, from original forms of matter into the most solid solid imaginable. Obviously, even a decade later, I still can't talk about that album coherently). New Farben is a cause for celebration, and this Xango EP (or single) is bewilderingly good, particularly this track, "Parada," which is slightly reminiscent of Black Dice circa-"Creature Comforts" or "Miles of Smiles," (more the latter), but with many more disparate elements, more bizarre percussion, more wilderness. Jan Jelinek, like Sasu Ripatti, is one of those genius types who can tackle pretty much anything, any style, and produce something both worthwhile and diverting.[Buy Xango]