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File under: Electronic

Jimi Tenor

Sahkomies (LP, Clear)

FormatLPLabelBureau BGenreExperimental

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On Sähkömies, Jimi Tenor fuses lo‑fi drum‑machine electronics with smoky, Sun Ra‑indebted jazz, announcing himself as techno’s first cabaret surrealist. Recorded alone in a New York apartment and released on Sähkö/Puu in 1994, the album’s eight roughcast tracks turn bedroom gear, cheap synths and tenor sax into a playful, futuristic minimal‑acid songbook.

With Sähkömies, Jimi Tenor released his legendary solo debut in 1994 on Puu, a spin-off of the Finnish label Sähkö Recordings founded by Tommi Grönlund and Mika Vainio in 1993. Recorded in Tenor's former home in New York, the album offers a previously unheard mixture of drum machine driven, electronic sounds and Sun Ra-inspired jazz. Written, recorded and produced entirely by Tenor in his apartment, the pieces have lost none of their spontaneous, roughcast charm to this day.

The record combines lo-fi electronics with Jimi Tenor's typical smoky saxophone playing, offering a fascinating listening experience that documents an artist who is full of curiosity and the joy of experimentation.

For the 30th anniversary of Sähkömies, Bureau B is thrilled to make this special album available again on LP and CD.

Details
File under: Electronic
Cat. number: BB451
Year: 2015

Release notes

©+℗ 2024 bureau b Made in the EU.

Tracklist
A1Theme Sax
A2Crazy Hammond
A3Union Ave.
A4Take Me Baby
B1Matti B
B2Teräsmies
B3Voimamies
B4Travelin Dem Spaceways
Credits
Jimi Tenor
Producer, Written-By

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