Joey Fehrenbach
Mellowdrama
© 2006 Joey Fehrenbach. DT Music, USA (687474153120)
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Melodic Downbeat. Moody, melodic, beautiful, and cinematic.
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Mellowdrama is one of the best received and highly rated Melodic-Electronica/Downbeat albums of the year:
"For fans of forward-thinking electronica, Mellowdrama should not be missed" --Brent Kallmer, Amazon.com
"One of the best downtempo releases of 2006" - Syntopia Magazine
"Gorgeously sculpted, uber-melodic downtempo" - BPM Magazine
"Joey Fehrenbach – Mellowdrama' Verdict? Buy this CD now!" - Buzzoutroom.com
Each track delivers a multitude of unique electronic sounds that exercise the mind." - Slacklineradio.com
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Mellowdrama is an enlivening mix of longing, loneliness, and minimalism. One listen, and you may be reminded of Ulrich Schnauss’ A Strangely Isolated Place or Boards of Canada’s The Campfire Headphase, but Mellowdrama is much more than that.
Mellowdrama’s opening track, Being Around You, starts with a minimalist groove that slowly builds without ever meandering aimlessly. The minimal beat is eventually taken over by a catchy synth melody reminiscent of The Cure, which finally gives way to vocoded vocals.
Introducing more atmospheric and organic sounds, a high point of Mellowdrama is the album’s second track, Runaway Child. With its radio friendly beats, male vox, and a haunting, infectious melodic synth hook, the song boasts a reverb so cavernous, it could have been recorded from the farthest corner of the universe.
The atmospheric and organic sounds introduced in Runaway Child are further explored in track three, Behold, via expressive Moog synths and Theramin sounds, which are successfully used to capture emotion. Its melody is as thoughtful, as it is expressive, haunting, and romantic.
Track four, Particles is a more chill, jazzy, and loungy track than can be found elsewhere on the album. As the track builds, it crosses over into more familiar drum and bass territory. The amalgamation of these sounds work together to create one of the album’s stand out tracks.
Continuing with the more chill, loungy vibe is track five, Beltenebros (the title of which comes from Don Quixote and suggests “Dark Beauty”), Fehrenbach originally recorded this as a dance track for the now defunct label, Hooj Choons. Realizing that he had a solid track on his hands, he remixed this with a more downtempo beat to sit neatly on Mellowdrama.
Following Beltenebros is Rain, the only full vocal track on the album, which tells the story of a messy breakup via jaded, haunting vocals wrapped in a dark orchestra of sound.
Conversely, track seven, I Remember, is more optimistic and hopeful. It starts out minimally with synced water drips and a groovy beat, but builds into a bigger sum of its parts, culminating with a detuned synth lead, and bold acoustic guitar hook taking over the mix.
The album’s most upbeat track, The House Of Lost Hope, features acoustic guitar, multiple drum loops, and steel drums that sound like they’re being played from another dimension. Bordering on sexy and carefree, the song’s incredible, melodic hook will stick in your mind for days.
Mellowdrama closes with Fehrenbach’s first attempt at writing an orchestral song The Beginning, is written in "movements.” Beginning with a sublime beat and getting darker and moodier in the middle, the final movement returns once again to the sublime, completed with blissful, radiant beats.
Mellowdrama is a solid debut and takes the listener on an auditory journey through the haunting, dark, lonely, and twisted without dwelling too far in the melancholy. The underlying euphoric and inspiring beats throughout ensure that Mellowdrama is aural pleasure from beginning to end, while being affable and unexpected at the same time. – Dea Lazaro (1212 Media)
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author: Balázsi LászlóThis is the best album of the last months!
Sincere music
author: Aleksandr JekimovFrom the beginning to the end is melodious, pleasant album!
I'll need more of that...
author: Christoph...great music - thank you Joey!
Absolute perfect!
author: Bjorn SundinThe name is a good representation what it contains. It is very hypnotic and downtempo. The only fault is that you can not get more records that are this good.
Beautiful downtempo, highly recommended
author: Courtnee PapastathisThis is a wonderful backdrop of electronic downtempo sound to have on tap, for company, or just for yourself.
A more epic Version of Trentemöllers highly renowned last album "The Last Resort
author: Stefan HerwigThis disc was recommended to be by a friend and it a must for electronic music lovers who are willing to shell out their bucks for something yet unknown. Relaxed downtempo athmosphere with a more cinematic/sounbdtracklike feel to it that Trentemoellers highly recomended album "The Last Resort". Some weaker songs in the middle, but all in all a feast for your ears.
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Excellent. Please more of this!
author: Ozan KeskinI listened J.Fehrenbach first time in the compilation Nick Warrent GU -Paris compilation. I am immediatly hypnotized by both songs of him featured in this cd. I wanted " Behold` lasted at least 20 min.! It is too short. I will immeadiatly order Mellowdrama. This is exactly type of music I have been searching for.
Hypnotically powerful and whimsically dark
author: Trenton ManchesterI went to high school with Joey and always knew he'd be making music. I'd have to say I'm not normally a fan of this type of music, but I was greatly impressed. Very relaxing and hypnotically powerful; perfect for relaxing and unwinding. It's easy to get lost in this music. I would highly recommend this CD, and not because I knew Joey back in the day! Try it, you'll like it!
Just perfect and wonderful album.
author: Piotr KlattaCd came right in time (I live in Poland:). Its perfect and wonderful album. It`s relaxing and getting me rest after work. Im happy to find that music.
Excellent Album
author: JohnMThis is an excellent downtempo chillout CD from Joey Fehrenbach. All of the tracks have a similar theme, but are significantly different enough to keep you coming back. My favourite tracks on Mellowdrama would be the brilliant Being Around You, which builds with layers of new synth sounds and relaxed beats, and the slightly more up-beat Beltenebros.
I love it!!!
author: AndreaThis CD is great - it is rare for me to find a CD that I really enjoy from start to finish. I love having this playing in the background as I go about my day - great energy while relaxing at the same time.