Style: Experimental electronic, ambient, peaceful beats
Primary Emotions/Themes: Deep reflections on the self, unexpected outcomes
Thoughts: I remember writing about this for my original blog several years ago. At the time I thought that the music was to quiet my soul and give me peace. While that is part of what is going on here, there is so much more. In fact there is so much more that I'm wondering if I was listening to the same album as I was all those years ago.
Jabbu plays an exceptionally interesting style of electronic music. It's a combination of beats, ambient, and experimental glitches and atmospheres that all blend together into one of the more rewarding experiences I've had in the past few weeks.
The music is dense. Even when there is not much going on - only a blanket of ambience or a lone vocal line... the album still feels full and opaque. The metaphor of music created in a fog is a bit overdone I think, but I'm having trouble thinking of a better comparison. The music is thick and has a lot happening at any given moment, but it is also obscured.
We are only allowed to see what is immediately in front of us. Be that a melody, or a simply noises and ambience or a drum beat... we're given limited access to the musics full character. The rest is obscured in the mist. It's there, but it's almost impossible to make out.
What is truly fascinating is how different each of the songs are. Despite this the songs form a very cohesive album. More B-Town Blues sounds like it's the soundtrack to a character who has lost their way in a video game. Compare that with the driving melodies of BAD TIME and you almost have to wonder if this is the same album. But taking a step back there are common themes. Both songs have that same dense feel to them, both only reveal exactly what they want you to hear. Bad Time is just more overt about how it goes about it's delivery than that of many of the other songs.
The Quiet Respite is an intriguing album. From beginning to end I'm drawn into it's deep folds and captivated by it's ever changing nature. The deep secrets it holds keep me coming back, wondering what other mysteries can be found within the deep mists of this album.
Written February 23rd 2024
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