JJULIUS – “Vol. 3” (Released 7th March 2025)

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£24.99 – 1xLP

JJULIUS records have always arrived like meteors from another planet, an impression hammered home by the fact that they’re titled like compendiums of artifacts.

And while Vols. 1 and 2 carried that notable tinge of darkness, Vol. 3 has (almost!) cast that shadow, adding elements of disco (“Dödsdisco”) and dream-pop (“Etopisk hallucination”) to his forever favorites Arthur Russell, African Head Charge, and The Fall. Some of that new car smell could be attributed to a change in process. Each song was written over beats played by Tor Sjödén of the wild-eyed Stockholm group Viagra Boys, beats that were themselves inspired by tracks from the likes of Patrick Cowley, CAN, Count Ossie, Black Devil Disco Club and others that Julius would send to him as inspiration. Unless you’re Mark E. Smith, fervor fades. Eventually we all crave a lie down in some nice grass, a few minutes to gaze at the sky and wonder if everything is actually all that bad. Vol. 3 gives you 35 of those respiting minutes. “No looking back, no misery, no talking trash, no enemies.”

RIYL: Cindy Lee, Arthur Russell, Viagra Boys, On-U Sound

Tracklisting:

1. Brinna ut
2. Etiopisk hallucination
3. Letar efter nya plågor
4. Köpa saker
5. Verkligheten och jag
6. Balladen om elpriset i Augusti 2022
7. Coral bass strings
8. Dödsdisco
9. Ringer å ringer
10. Välkommen på intervju