REJOICER Spiritual Sleaze
2018年の〈STONES THROW〉からの「Energy Dreams」に続く2NDアルバム「Spiritual Sleaze」。アブストラクトなサウンドスケープ、アラビックな音階に誘われて、まどろむあちら側の世界に。テクニカルで、マジカルなエレクトロニック、REJOICER改めて素晴らしいです。紛れもない天才。室生山上公園でのライブ見逃したこと後悔される。推薦盤です。 (サイトウ)
A1. | Moon Hike | |
A2. | Pre-Memory Circle | sample |
A3. | Song For Spirit Flights | sample |
A4. | Heart Way (Chapeau) | |
A5. | Up In Flames feat. iogi | |
A6. | Aura Sight | sample |
A7. | Earth Talk feat. Sam Wilkes | |
B8. | Crystal Lagoon | sample |
B9. | My Beans feat. KerenDun | |
B10. | The Pride, Oh, The Pride | |
B11. | No Bells Rang That Day feat. Nitai Hershkovits | |
B12. | Lemons feat. Jenny Penkin | sample |
B13. | Third Eye Jungle Run | sample |
B14. | Eagle In The Lodge | |
B15. | There Is Time |
Spiritual Sleaze is dense with lush textures, laid-back beats and complex instrumentation that could equally be described as jazz, hip-hop, and ambient without ever being one of those things. The tension between melodic, easy-listening sounds and Rejoicer’s tendency towards improvisation inspired the album’s sound. Where Energy Dreams was “floaty”, Spiritual Sleaze is more “dirty and bouncy” while holding on to the earlier album’s dreamy, psychedelic vibe.
Rejoicer (Yuvi Havkin) is a producer from Tel-Aviv, who splices together funk, hip-hop, ambient and jazz. He's helped cultivate Israel’s modern beat movement, and fostered a community of international artists who contribute to his Raw Tapes label.