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*** There's lots of material fatigue in the concept of "true originality". And still dear brethren, one can't do nothing but surrender at the mighty dead cool feet of Swedish starborn Dieter Sch^^n. His debut album "LaBlaza" is a pure fresh embodiment of that very concept. He sings like a god. With a dead calm not heard since god knows. An alienated working class hero waving from his LaBlaza balcony over the harbour. A king of Sunday morning empires, a testimony of frustration, outsiderism, inner strength and true raw soulful talent. If anything in this world is worth raving about, then dear citizens, we bid you to pay homage and respect to this truly worthy nova! Unique? Original? Most people associate true originality in the world of music with sounds and ideas they've met before, but, so as not to lose at least some handle of familiarity, rearranged in a new way of sorts. Dieter Sch^^n's reference points on "LaBlaza" are endless. After a while different textures appear; a sudden Cohenesque deviation; an early days Bowiesque sound coupled with sudden eruptions of Jens Lekman, or a pasted minute of breathless freeform DFA or a forlorn damaged Hot Chip with tales to tell. On top of it all, floating EFFORTLESSLY, Dieter Sch^^n's melancholic, slackery voice, binding it all together. A voice filled with seemingly dead easy confidence, a character trait that all in all is the foundation of the whole record. To all appearances a late debut at 37 years of age, but Dieter has been around since the mid-eighties. Playing occasional drums in Punk Funk Union, Silverbullit or Goldmine; creating alter egos like Zeke Sch^^n, a much more electro/club orientated personality, that'd rather create deep beats on 12"s; or the mind-boggling project Svenson, who played Hultsfred in 2002 as a giant vanillacream-squirting rubberfoam phallos. Dieter's been there, living and breathing music all through the 90's up until today. "LaBlaza" stands forth as an exceptionally convincing debut album of the year. of music with sounds and ideas they've met before, but, so as not to lose at least some handle of familiarity, rearranged in a new way of sorts. Dieter Sch^^n's reference points on "LaBlaza" are endless. After a while different textures appear; a sudden Cohenesque deviation; an early days Bowiesque sound coupled with sudden eruptions of Jens Lekman, or a pasted minute of breathless freeform DFA or a forlorn damaged Hot Chip with tales to tell. On top of it all, floating EFFORTLESSLY, Dieter Sch^^n's melancholic, slackery voice, binding it all together. A voice filled with seemingly dead easy confidence, a character trait that all in all is the foundation of the whole record. To all appearances a late debut at 37 years of age, but Dieter has been around since the mid-eighties. Playing occasional drums in Punk Funk Union, Silverbullit or Goldmine; creating alter egos like Zeke Sch^^n, a much more electro/club orientated personality, that'd rather create deep beats on 12"s; or the mind-boggling project Svenson, who played Hultsfred in 2002 as a giant vanillacream-squirting rubberfoam phallos. Dieter's been there, living and breathing music all through the 90's up until today. "LaBlaza" stands forth as an exceptionally convincing debut album of the year. |
