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Talk to You is a super pleasing music outing. Rumpistol has scalpel-sharp control over each and every tiny piece of sound - but it's an example of how, as with a watch or a motorcycle, extreme fine tuning every minute part is the only way to create a seamless whole, and every song on here is truly deep and engaging. These are not toss-off tracks, nor extended improvisations, but final crafted pieces of post-modern instrumental pop, embodying all the tension, feeling and promise that a flawlessly executed piece of art can evoke in the listener. Like all the best music, it rewards dozens or even hundreds of listens.
Det, der gør Talk To You så fremragende, er, at Rumpistol komponerer en form for braindance-soul, altså en form for elektronisk angrebne sange. Samt at han bevæger sig i en genkendeligt post-apokalyptisk dubstep-verden, men med et maskinel, der ikke kun er en mageløs manipulator, men også en fejlkilde, en slæbende følgesvend, som synes at forsøge at synge duetter med de nye glimt af håb fra menneskestemmerne og deres melodier, som vi varmer os ved.
Ligesom James Blake har flyttet rundt på logikken i den klubbuldrende dubstep med sanglinjer, har Rumpistol nu udvidet sin musik med vokaler. Nummeret ’We’re Not Gonna Make It’ lyser med sin skælvende røst mellem vaklende rytmer og harmonikamelodier op som et centralt omdrejningspunkt for Rumpistols nye retning. (...)
Men Rumpistol går sin egen melodisk detaljerede vej gennem natten. Selv om dunkel dramatik præger albummet, gennemlyser han sine kompositioner med både udsvævende synthflader under dub-radaren på ’Through All This Madness’ og en galt afmarcheret orgelmelodi fra de yderste planeter i George Clintons syrede univers.
It is an interesting record, one that I have been happy to listen to. I think it would work best as a record to put on after coming home in the early hours, it has the power to shift in a similar way as dawn – darkness recedes, light comes in.
Lyden er generelt mere transparent, og det giver mere plads til musikkens enkelte elementer, hvilket kun er godt, for Rumpistol er lige så stærk en melodimager, som han er en producer. Der er ingen svage øjeblikke på denne ep, som oven i købet også begaves med et fint og overraskende kontant remix begået af System. (5/6)
Même si l'on préférait ses fouilles du côté de l'IDM craquelée et entachée de dub et de jazz, les nouveaux travaux de Rumpistol méritent plus que d'y jeter une oreille inattentive. Ce qu'il qualifie de "broken soul" n'est certainement pas loin de ce qui se fait de mieux dans le dubstep actuel, tourné vers l'ambient et le futur.
Jens Christiansen hat sein Projekt Rumpistol nach drei Alben weiter verfeinert und zeigt auf dieser knapp halbstündigen EP, vor allem in ihrer ersten Hälfte, eindrucksvoll, wie er aus der Einfachheit weniger Elemente eine wunderbare Eleganz und emotional komplexe Elektronica-Soul-Variante zaubert.
Killer-Tracks von Rumpistol, bei denen - wie immer eigentlich! - hinter jedem Takt schon wieder die nächste Überraschung wartet. Vertrackt, verspielt, offenherzig deep, kindlich bollernd, anlegend auf Burial und den Hype, immer einen Schritt voraus
und schneller als das Licht. Fünf großartige Tracks und ein Remix von System, der dem Ganzen nochmal einen oben drauf setzt.
I don’t feel afraid in saying we’re dealing with some minimal electronics of a high caliber here. (..)
What makes Rumpistol different from me is how immediate the music it. There was no point where I was wondering when the song would start, when it would get interesting, or when it would hit me.
Love at first listen, I suppose.
The sprinkling of vocal samples and sporadic bursts of ghostly lyrical splashes is conveyed smoothly within each piece and a subdued Jamie Lidell versus Burial dynamic emerges from the loosened undergrowth of beats, bass and debris.
It’s the stripped down nature of the production that inspires and solidifies Talk To You‘s organic mood. And it doesn’t just stop there. These discernible audio reference points are executed with a high level of detail and clarity. The attention to low flying bass lines elevates Talk To You into undefined territory, and a laid-back style catches the ears attention and doesn’t let go. “Through All This Madness,” with its darkened exterior facade actually pushes through and infects the subconscious beautifully; this is where Rumpistol shimmers from all angles. Bass lines run rampant with controlled chaos and a plateau of tempered melodies dribble alongside well-crafted percussive sculptures. Even the closing title track remixed by System delivers the goods with its kaleidoscopic elements of electro loosely stirring up the dance floor.
The overall arch of this release is its focused (and fuzzy) exploration of subterranean dub that weaves through a unique breed of mystical grooves. All of the above is cross-pollinated with de-emphasized melody and harmony emanating from each corner. Rumpistol, himself, refers to this sound as broken soul; perhaps the finest descriptor for this extended player.
Man kan (og skal) snakke længe om Englands mange dubstep-talenter, men det betyder ikke, man skal overse det talent, der gemmer sig i vores egen baghave. Når man er færdig med at beundre James Blake og Mount Kimbie, kan man passende rette opmærksomheden mod Rumpistol og ikke mindst hans seneste ep.
Den lægger sig fint i forlængelse af førnævnte navne uden at lyde som en billig kopivare. Jens Christiansen, der gemmer sig bag det luftige alias, har en forfriskende tilgang til samples og tekstur, som er svær at forveksle med de britiske kolleger. 'We're Not Gonna Make It' er både soulet og dramatisk, mens de konstant muterende bastoner trækker lyden i en mere kryptisk retning. I den anden grøft leder minimalistisk percussion og et drys stjernestøv på 'In This Song' tankerne hen imod Untolds anarkistiske infernoer.
'Talk to You' har en herlig fandenivoldsk tilgang til de konventioner, der trods alt findes i den alsidige dubstep-genre. Måske er det på tide at skubbe til briterne? Det lader i hvert fald til at være Rumpistols tilgang, og efter at have lyttet til ep'en er det svært ikke at give ham ret.
However you wish to describe it, the EP's tracks are rich indeed, with each distinguished by the producer's well-developed and meticulous ear for detail. Without betraying his allegiance to abstract electronica, Christiansen's turned his attention to soul and dubstep in equal measure for the EP, with wonky rhythms and vocal elements (samples, and some sung by Christiansen himself) working together to produce ear-catching results. (.. ) It all adds up to a solid and utterly well-crafted EP whose contents are anything but throwaway.
...nuevo material ‘Talk To You EP’, un trabajo que el cataloga como Broken Soul, una mezcla de future sounds, bubbling electronica y manipulación de voz, este material bien te evocara a James Blake, Jamie Woon y Jacques Greene, si eres seguidor de estos últimos no podreas dejar pasar este prometedor EP.
Buzzing bass drones anchor a wide array of percussive samples and melodic tones, while and Christiansen uses vocal lines a lot more tastefully than many of his contemporaries. The System remix of the title track works well, livening up the beat and focusing more on the upper register than bass, the cherry on the top of an enjoyable EP.
Die Tracks an sich bewegen sich wie gewohnt zwischen abstrakter IDM und Dubstep, wobei sie sich, abgesehen vom System Remix des Titelstückes eher für die Couch als für die Tanzfläche eignen.
Rumpistol, aka Jens B. Christiansen, has long become recognized for the detailed production of his work, which walks the border between abstract electronica and a more immediate mode of melodic exploration.
With this new EP, “Talk to You”, the pleasing dissonance his original style creates has been tightened and infused with a fresh sense of purpose and a sudden directness, with much of this coming from the vocals that dominate every track.
Rumpistol employs a mixture of cut-up and processed sampling, synthesized vocals and vocals sung by the producer himself, adding a new dimension to the sound.
The key to the EP is how direct it is. It’s as if the accumulated ideas and themes of the past have been pulled together and re-carved quickly to strip away their excess. In line with this approach and to “avoid fiddling around with the tracks forever”, a tight deadline was imposed on the recording process.
The resulting immediacy of sound and emotion has strong references to soul and R&B, with the essentially elements of IDM, glitch and dubstep alongside, albeit with a wonky twist.
A style which Rumpistol has tongue-in-cheek referred to as “Broken Soul”.
The tag seems more appropriate when looking closer at the titles, whose single lines or phrases make up the bulk of the lyrical content within the tracks. Talk To You, Don't Go, We're Not Gonna Make It, Through All This Madness… each title conjures feelings of isolation, dependency and despair, and yet embedded into the music of each track there comes an exuberant and unmistakable joy in the act of creation. This irony is nowhere more apparent than on We’re Not Gonna Make It, where the blankly pessimistic refrain becomes, as if by some strange magic, an uplifting and life-affirming celebration.
The artwork for the EP was done by Dutch artist Zeloot.
Tracklist:
Side a:
1. Talk To You
2. Don't Go
Side b:
3. We're Not Gonna Make It
4. Through All This Madness
+ bonus Tracks (digital):
5. In This Song
6. Talk To You (System Remix)
7. Through All This Madness (Aslope Remix)
All vinyls come with a free download coupon that gives access to the whole album as MP3 (320 kbps) plus 3 bonus tracks, including a remix from System and one from Aslope
