Jape - Ritual [2008]



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Mocky, Jape – are these guys poking fun at us? The alter-ego of one Richard Egan of Crumlin, Dublin town, train-spotters will recognise the name Jape from his salty single ‘Floating’ that found a place in record boxes, in particular Adam Freeland’s superlative ‘Back To Mine’ compilation, and had the honour of a Raconteurs make-over. Like M83's latest release 'Saturdays = Youth', 'Ritual' rakes over the soils of the 80's electronic acts for inspiration with Egan adopting stoner-folk-on-a-laptop ascetics with an agreeable voice, and it's fair to say that there's a homage to the likes of Prefab Sprout, Yazoo or The Human League.

At his best when allowing the dance-floor to inform his musicianship such as the stomp-funk hooks of ‘I Was A Man’ and the sequencer-driven serotonin rush of ‘Graveyard’, the latter a cracking song of nocturnal nudity in hidden corners of the city, Jape singing - “…the police are gonna catch us if we’re not discrete…” among the kisses in the graveyard. ‘Christopher And Anthony’ too makes for a catchy number with a bubbly tune of effervescent beats and programming revealing an underlying wit and irreverence - “…stick religion up your blasphemy…”. ‘Streetwise’, meanwhile, tells of miscreant behavior with a Prefab Sprout pop feel, and the jubilant ‘Apple In An Orchard’ could well have New Orders' Barney jumping about like a loon.

A quieter tone of intimacy and tenderness is couched on ‘At The Heart Of All Of This Strangeness’ which looks at letting go and finds a more honest expression without artifice or masks, reflected in the verses - “…let’s take another stroll/ where the kids are getting out of their minds…you’re not a wave/ you’re part of an ocean…”. Amidst the musical highlights, moments such as ‘Phil Lynott’ crash somewhat as a tribute is paid to the Thin Lizzy front-man from his hometown who can still cause a swoon with a wink of the eye to the front row, and ‘Strike Me Down’ bears on down with an easily forgettable tune.

Less of a class clown than we might like to think, ‘Ritual’ shows how Jape’s strengths lie in letting his programming loose, allowing his pop ascetics and an ear for a good catchy tune to hold the listener - closer ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ is a case in point, melding chiming bell-like synth harmonies to a simple song like Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark never happened, yet the final

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ARTIST:.......Jape
TITLE:........Ritual
LABEL:........V2
GENRE:........Indie Rock / Electropop / Electronic
BITRATE:......VBRkbps / 44.1Khz / Joint-Stereo
SOURCE:.......CDDA
TRACKS:.......10
SIZE:.........56,7 MB
RELEASE YEAR: 2008
RIP DATE:.....Jun-29-2008

01. Jape-Christopher And Anthony 03:33
02. Jape-I Was A Man 04:29
03. Jape-Replays 03:26
04. Jape-Graveyard 05:30
05. Jape-Phil Lynott 03:13
06. Jape-Streetwise 04:24
07. Jape-At The Heart Of All Of This Strangeness 03:48
08. Jape-Apple In An Orchard 04:15
09. Jape-Strike Me Down 04:11
10. Jape-Nothing Lasts Forever 04:13

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