Jürgen De Blonde "Hidden Rabbit" tomlab tom 10 2000 (45:15)
Surlepont (2:35)
Reincanary
(for the dead birds) (5:55)
Spinning
dream of a Japanese boy (2:38)
Something going growing (Special K) (3:27)
How alien abduction eventually leads to misconceived
James Deans (4:06)
Order now ! (4:40)
Two minutes of mourning (2:11)
Simple
observations of basic facts (3:50)
Shady Brain (for Britney Spears) (3:31)
Maniac (for Meredith Brooks) (3:57)
Sinking : Loveboat (1:37)
Fast Freddy aka William, goldfish (3:03)
Sad Lullaby (3:45)
Belgian resident Jürgen De Blonde steps out from behind his Köhn (Flemish for 'rabbit') electronica project to reveal more pop proclivities for Germany's tomlab label. Here he successfully blends the sounds of his bedroom machines with vocals and electric bass and guitar melodies to craft oddly titled, odd pop songs on his mini disc recorder. This is much closer to Pavement and Sean Lennon than Oval. "Reincanary (for the dead birds)" sets the tone with De Blonde's innocent voice and rapidly plucked notes set against programmed beats and synth gurgles, leading into the pretty ambient shimmers and bells of "Spinning dream of a Japanese boy". "Order Now !" is one of a handful of instrumentals, this one being a pleasant bass and arpeggio guitar groove. "Shady Brain" and "Maniac" are dubiously dedicated to Britney Spears and Meredith 'I'm a Bitch' Brooks, respectively, the former driven by break beats and grunge-y guitar and the latter a strange but amusing sung list of self declarations ("I'm a nigger on a cactus, I'm a nazi killing Brutus, I'm Popeye the sailor man, I'm Clark the Superman") with acoustic guitar backing. Good stuff. "Hidden Rabbit" is a testament to both De Blonde's abilities and tomlab's variety, both producers of interesting, quality music ...
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