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Article: JPP: Artology.(Sound recording review)
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- January 1, 2007
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JPP Artology NorthSide 6089
The normal procedure is to make a film and then write a soundtrack, but the latest from Finnish sextet JPP is so evocative that mental movies burst forth like fiddle rolls. "Tango De Caro," inspired by 1930s Argentine tunes, is so faithful to its source that one expects a tuxedoed crooner to burst into a love song at any moment. "Yliayraden" strikes a different mood; it's a waltz constructed around a gorgeous melody that builds, pauses and rebuilds like a score from an epic film. And then there's the quadrille finale section to "Hammennys," which conjures the surrealistic specter of Jacques Tati. The moods and images keep changing. ...