The late Peter Christopherson claimed that this album was the best thing he had ever done and indeed he and Ivan Pavlov certainly made a fantastic album.
What strikes me most about xAj3z is its celebratory mood. This is especially evident in the trumpet calls at the end of the album during “Ti-Di-Ti Naoo” and it is hard to not feel utterly content while the piece plays out (have SoiSong discovered the audio equivalent of Valium?). The contemplative vibe to this album is a marked difference between this album and the duo’s other works (including the SoiSong EP) despite there being so many stylistic similarities between them all. Even on the tracks that I found hard to get into at first (both “J3z” and “Mic Mo” are little too easy listening electronica for my liking), it is difficult to ignore the bliss that runs through the music.
Tracklist
1 Amkhapaa
2 T-Hu Ri Toh
3 J3z
4 Mic Mo
5 Paer Tahm
6 Dtorumi
7 Ti-Di-Ti Naoo
Download
http://www.adrive.com/public/KHFHHX/2009%20-%20xaj3z.zip
