Mäkkelä – Škoda blue and the black legged Jesus
Album | 04/10/2024 | 9pm records
35:15 | 10 tracks | Vinyl/Cassette/CD
Folk Noir / Singer Songwriter
Fürth, Germany
Sète, Fürth, and the Rest of the World
Mäkkelä is a restless musician, an artist who has been featured on MangoWave plenty of times, praised for his passionate, dark, and cinematic songwriting. Furthermore, Mäkkelä is known for his honest and heartful way of distributing his releases. The CD Trad & Anger for example is a real gem for lovers of analogue releases (click here to watch an unpacking video), and the bard’s latest release Škoda blue and the black legged Jesus is yet another treat for everyone who appreciates the musical world apart streaming platforms. The album will not be available for streaming except for a few tracks. Copies of the album can be purchased on Mäkkelä concerts, on the artist’s homepage, via 9pm records, an on bandcamp. Škoda blue and the black legged Jesus was recorded in Occitania and Middle Franconia, and its passionate gaze reaches around the globe.
Wanderlust, Observations, and Conversations
Škoda blue and the black legged Jesus fits perfectly into the canon of Mäkkelä’s previous releases. And yet, the new longplayer manifests new developments in his artistic work. Similar to Mäkkelä’s older albums, Škoda blue and the black legged Jesus is a collection of tales that were born on the road: memories of observations and reflections, conversations and overheard chatting, folksy nights in great company and the comfortable silence of being on the road.
What makes Škoda blue and the black legged Jesus stick out from its predecessors, is its coherence. On no previous album has Mäkkelä sounded so concise, and thus, this album’s golden thread shines brightly. Škoda blue and the black legged Jesus is a cinematic Folk Noir album that makes its listeners want to ride into the sunset and leave all misery behind immediately. This is a road trip for your ears. And as a futher gem it contains a Hüsker Dü cover (Diane).
9/10 Mangoes
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