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Album Reviews
Album Review: Jesse Rose – What Do You Do If You Don’t? (Dubsided)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 16 February 2009
Jesse Rose’s career so far has been electrifying to say the least. Being part of both the vanguard of house music and becoming a part of its revival, he has earned a special place within the scene. However, now he tries his hand, for the first time, at capturing the sound he has been peddling for years on one album. And the results are strong, showing a need to mix his classic ‘fidget house’ sound with melody and song craft. Hot Chip make two notable appearances, on the tracks ‘Forget My Name’, and ‘Day Is Done’. Both seem to lead the album in terms of direction, and although they sound unequivocally Hot Chip-esque, mixed with Jesse Rose’s frantic and itchy production style they seem to add a depth and personality to the album. Predictably the album is stuffed full of club hits and a number of the songs have already come through onto the dancefloor: ‘You’re All Over My Head’ mixes a wonderfully brittle chorus with minimal techno/house beats. Conversely ‘Touch My Horn’ ditches the obvious melody, instead focusing primarily on the fidgety beats, only alleviated by an equally squirmy synth. Jesse Rose has hit upon a unique niche, blending melodious dance/pop crossover with all out club tunes and landing remarkably on something that doesn’t lose it own sense of what it is. SJS
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