Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Out Of Touch - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In this age of constant connectivity, switching off has become one of the great luxuries of modern life, and it's one of the reasons Jaakko Eino Kalevi has called his new album Out of Touch. On his second efort for Weird World - a follow-up to his 2015 self-titled - he explores what he calls this Inchessential, blissed outInch state, and meditates, in classic Jaakko fashion, on the merry-go-round of the daily grind. Written and produced by Jaakko in 2017 in studios in Helsinki and Berlin, these 10 new songs are among the richest he has composed. Ranging in style from the Gerry Rafferty swagger of InchChina EddieInch and Motown psych of InchThis WorldInch to the Aegean dub of InchConceptual Mediterranean Part 1Inch and continental pop of InchPeople in the Centre of the City,Inch each song is characterized by that familiar Jaakko warmth and melodic flair. It feels like a natural step forward for an artist whose all-round skills have led him down some intriguing paths. Notably, he played on David Byrne's American Utopia album, and was invited to join the line-up of Crammed Discs' cult Belgian new-wave band Aksak Maboul for a run of shows.