Tracklist
1 | A1 | 2:00 | |
2 | A2 | 2:00 | |
3 | A3 | 2:00 | |
4 | A4 | 2:00 | |
5 | A5 | 2:00 | |
6 | A6 | 2:00 | |
7 | B1 | 2:00 | |
8 | B2 | 2:00 | |
9 | B3 | 2:00 | |
10 | B4 | 2:00 | |
11 | B5 | 2:00 | |
12 | B6 | 2:00 | |
13 | B7 | 2:00 |
As his split album »It’s Counterpart« (faitiche19, 2019) made abundantly clear, Jonathan Scherk is a master of his craft. »Toon!« immerses us in a highly distinctive world of plunderphonics-sampledelica-variations acousmatiques that’s impossible to classify while feeling familiar nonetheless. Following a strict two-minute format, thirteen complex sound constructions offer a range of experiences – as if the neurosciences had developed an acoustic formula capable of triggering illusions of memory. 13 tracks = 13 déjà-vus.
When department stores dream ... epiphanies appear in elliptical rotations. Afterthoughts recalled on the beach as a child, soft-drawn and befuddling. Are they dreams? Are they metempsychotic leakage? With cup so full-brim, there’s bound to be spillage. Toon! is sleeping on-your-feet, in the light. The pleasure must be more than belletristic, but what’s left to say? Perhaps the sun is simply too bright.
Samuel Dzierzawa/Jan Jelinek, 2021