Jacob Korn

(J.M.F) Jacob Mikesh Filburt – Philipp Dolphia || Permanent Vacation 95 Vinyl, 12″ Country: Germany Released: 15 Jun 2012 Review: J.M.F is a joint venture consisting of Dresdens Jacob Korn and Leipzigs Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt with both of them throwing in their special secret powers: the analog house feeling and the big bass drum from Jacob and the great melodies and a certain fluffiness from Mikesh and Filburt. Together they howled with the coyotes deep down in the notorious uncanny valley and created two sparkling tracks Philip Dolphia…read more

Placeholder ‎– Brothers EP Label: Space Hardware — JIM 001 Format: Vinyl, 12″, EP Country: UK Released: Apr 2012 Reviews: Der Titeltrack seufzt so sehnsüchtig wie kaum ein anderes Stück der letzten Jahre. Erstaunt stellt man fest, dass man Derartiges schon lange nicht mehr gehört hat und fragt sich im gleichen Moment, warum. “Brothers” breitet eine watteweiche Breakbeat-Wolke aus, die eine ebenfalls luftige Melodie-Figur sanft umhüllt, um mit ihr davon zu segeln. Klingt nach dem großen Machtwort UK-Garage, nach Insel und den ganz großen Emotionen, die morgens um halb zehn…read more

Kresy – Lords Of Percussion (Jacob Korn Remix) || Hivern Discs ‎– HVN011 Vinyl, 12″ Country: Spain Released: 17 Jan 2012 Review: Hailing from Asturias, Spain, Kresy (Alejandro Rodríguez) fits right in on Barcelona’s Hivern Disc label. On the darkly dramatic title track of his debut EP, his way of looping and layering vocals is in keeping with the styles of his colleagues John Talabot and Pional, though his drums have a heavier, more techno-like energy; Carl Craig’s influence looms even larger in the track’s buzzing leads and generally epic scope…read more