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Jonas David‘s Cinematic Dreams
In june of 2011 volkoren records will present ‚Keep The Times‘, the debut album of the young german artist Jonas David. Once again volkoren has signed a headstrong talent who is best compared first and foremost to himself.
The material for ‚Keep The Times‘ took shape during an intense two week period in which Jonas David experienced intense and cinematic dreams. Upon waking up, the plot had escaped him; however, the melodies and soundscapes remained crystal clear, ready to record.
This way of creating something that has seemed to flourish deep inside a stirred soul was not new to Jonas. Every now and then a little black notebook gets flooded within minutes with complete songs. It seems that Jonas‘ subconscious is diges- ting everything into encapsulated parcels. And as soon as they are tied up strong enough, they come out.
While listening you will go on a claustrophobic voyage right into his world as if you were a voyeur in a submarine. Sometimes the songs hide behind the chiming drops of a vibraphone and rhodes, sometimes enveloped in an almost hymnic poly- phony, and only sporadically flowing from fragile whisper into a drawn-out ta- pestry of feedback. It is as if you have placed your ear against the periscope to hear the kettle orchestra make the seemingly endless journey, unnoticed by outsiders, bearable with songs of hope and love, anger and pain.
Amid the alienation, Jonas David‘s unique craftmanship for real head-and-tail songs is always just below the waterline. Where the acoustic guitar or piano are al- lowed to lead everything else, Jonas David immediately competes with greater folk artists‘ most weathered moments.
This german also boasts an exceptional voice, which seems to be very versatile. Moving from a studier clear voice like Glen Hansard or Damien Rice to Justin Vernon‘s mellow and sometimes sharp falsetto, his voice seems able to change within seconds. Always carried by beautifully mellow harmonics, his voice trans- ports temper very honest and sensitive.
‚Keep The Times‘ sounds the way it came about. It‘s an intensely passionate liste- ning experience, resembling more a soundtrack than a pop album, all the while wa- shing up powerful and timeless songs onto the shore of your mind. On stage Jonas David relives his cinematic dreams and puts himself back into the feelings he had when he wrote. Should you come to listen, be warned – you‘re in for the journey.
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Keep the Times In june of 2011 volkoren records will present ‚Keep The Times‘, the debut album of the young german artist Jonas David. Once again volkoren has signed a headstrong talent who is best compared first and foremost to himself. The material for ‚Keep The Times‘ took shape during an intense two week period in which Jonas David experienced intense and cinematic dreams. Upon waking up, the plot had escaped him; however, the... |
