About
http://jenova7.com | Jenova 7 is nom de plume of Michael J. Sirois, downtempo trip-hop artist and filmmaker from Boston, MA. He is a member of the Dusted Wax Kingdom label. His first album Soul For Sale was independently released October 5, 2010. The 23 track album was influenced by trip-hop, old school hip-hop, jazz and psychedelic rock. He joined Dusted Wax Kingdom in late 2011, nearly a year after self-releasing his debut album. Dusted Jazz Volume One was officially released October 19, 2011. The 5 track EP featured a dark, raw and cinematic style ranging from nightmarish to dreamlike in sound while staying true to jazz form. The follow-up album Dusted Jazz Volume Two was released February 15, 2012, and explored the same style as the previous volume. The album featured Hugo Kant on Inner Space and Mr. Moods on Introspect. He collaborated on a Nujabes tribute track with fellow Dusted Wax Kingdom artist Esbe. Haiku was released on February 26, 2012, which marked the 2nd anniversary of the legendary producer's death. He is currently working on a collaborative album with fellow Dusted Wax Kingdom artist Mr. Moods. Time Travellers (LP) features appearances by Vicky Flint, Erik Jackson, Hugo Kant, Mark Dorricott and Zamzam of Zamzam & The MellyOmatic. He is also working on a trip-hop trio with Mr. Moods and Mononome. Music Videos: Inner Space (feat. Hugo Kant) Dark Water Jazz Introspect (feat. Mr. Moods) A Touch Of Evil Enter The Void & Tunnel Rat
Jenova 7 - Dusted Jazz Volume Two LP
Jenova 7 is nom de plume of Michael J. Sirois, Boston born trip-hop musician and independent filmmaker currently living in Los Angeles. He is a member of the Dusted Wax Kingdom label. His genres include downtempo jazz, trip-hop & abstract instrumental hip-hop.
Having already highlighted a collaborative track Haiku with Jenova 7 and Esbe earlier this week in our On The Radar feature, a little research was undertaken and Jenova 7’s prolific Bandcamp output certainly stood out - thereby deserving a fuller spot featured on the blog in little more depth.
Dusted Jazz Volume Two is the second of the “Dusted Jazz” digital series by Jenova 7. Released February 15, 2012 as a free download from Dusted Wax Kingdom (dustedwax.org), the LP includes extra input from Hugo Kant on Inner Space and Mr. Moods on Introspect.
Preceded by Soul For Sale in 2010 (Jenova 7’s “official debut album”) and 2011’s Dusted Jazz Volume One EP (considered, along with Volume Two, as “an intermission between the debut album and upcoming release The Sounds Of Sector 7”), The LP clocks in at a highly respectable 58 minutes of chilled sounds which are in his own words:
“The layering of phat drums, groovy basslines and addictive jazzy elements [of] pure genius and brings delightful reminiscences from the supreme years of the oldschool organic samples-based hip-hop.”
The moods set on this and the earlier releases are lush, transporting the listener along in a wonderfully luxuriant groove which proves beyond any doubt that a marriage of lo-fi Hip Hop beats and Jazz/Blues melodies can be one made all but a hair’s breadth from Heaven.
Essentially, these tunes make a delightful soundtrack to everyday life, are perfect for relaxing to, or alternatively for providing a cinematic background when you happen to be sitting at a rainy window on a grey day, with perhaps a sax and cigarette in hand. That kind of thing, ya’know…
Click through on the Bandcamp player for links to Jenova 7’s associated Dusted Wax label, SoundCloud, Vimeo, YouTube and social sites. Plus keep an eye out for the new LP coming later this month.
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