Diskjokke - Rosenrod [Single]
 

I've always wondered how the Scandinavians might review British music (Adopts Swedish Chefs accent): "dose Kaizer Cheevs make a grate rackett, it sounds like Big Ben shagging Maggie Thatcher. Maybe the qveen listens to them whilst riding her horse to Buckingham House". Or something of that ilk. Diskjokke front man Joachim Dyrdahl is a classically trained musician and DJ from Norway and one of the things he is most known for is the fact that he has remixed Bloc Party. I'm going to fight the temptations of cliché by not mentioning fjords, snow or death metal in the rest of this review - unlike the Guardian.

Like Danish counterpart Anders Trentmoller, Drydahl would appear to specialise in the kind of melodic techno that provides a perfect antidote to the current trend of in-your-face electro bounce. 'Rosenrod' is more classically schooled, building from it's early Aphex-like acid burps and sparse melodic pulse into a warmly panoramic glow which should please fans of Ulrich Schnauss and delight producers of wildlife documentaries alike.

Additional track 'The Bund' (that's a district of Shanghai, folks!) is slightly less accessible, with more drone and less melody but both songs point to debut album "Staying In" being worth doing just that for.

Re: Diskjokke - Rosenrod [Single]
 

Another nice review Rich. Just so you know you were spelling the single name wrong!

Re: Diskjokke - Rosenrod [Single]
 

Love the swedish intro there man. "Would you leek a peece of peee"

Rich, I love your reviews, they're always so creative and entertaining!

Diskjokke - Rosenrod
 

Great name: Diskjokke. Given the over-preponderance of 'DJ This' and 'DJ That' in the world of dance music, here’s a way to subvert this nomenclature tradition, suggest a band rather than an individual AND appear a little euro-leftfield – if not retro - too. Shame then that on the evidence of this single, Diskjokke is a bit pedestrian.

Despite the "band name", Diskjokke is one man, Oslo resident Joachim Dyrdahl who makes laid-back club music in the same vein as Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas. ‘Rosenrod’ is a pleasant mid-tempo electro-shuffle with bubbling synths and insistent beeps that starts pleasingly, drops to pleasant and then by repetition and a lack of progression becomes just pleasing. B-side ‘The Bund’ repeats the similar dub electronica work-out trick but slightly cooler in temperature. There’s nothing wrong with these tunes and as chilled-out backdrop they work fine. But I was hoping for something that would set the pulse racing or be more distinctive. Not one to write off just yet on this outing but great names don’t always deliver the promise they hold.

Re: Diskjokke - Rosenrod [Single]
 

"nomenclature" - what a word man.