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Jeff Krebs | Keep an Eye Out
Banjo, Wurlitzer, dobro... Did we mention klezmer?!!
CD, self-released
Tekst: Markus Rill
Publicatiedatum: 12 februari 2001
This record takes you into unknown territory. You can tell from the first few seconds of minor-key banjo-picking that there's a special atmosphere to Jeff Krebs' music. The arrangements are so full of unusual ideas, listening to this record would seriously screw up a middle-of-the-road radio listener. The title song 'Keep An Eye Out' is downright scary with its hypnotic rumbling beat, 'Tango Delle Rose' is a - surprise - klezmer tango, and other songs are just impossible to describe.
Still, 'Keep An Eye Out' is not just an assortment of weird ideas. Krebs isn't out to impress but to present his songs. And fine songs they are. The Wurlitzer-driven 'Emily Take It Back' and the laid-back 'Another Piece of Me' are undeniably catchy; the title song and 'Up in the Old Hotel' provide you with haunting melodies for your next walk alone through the woods. But Krebs' voice is something to hold onto, your soothing and comforting guide through his world. And he does throw in warm acoustic guitars, dobros, and lilting harmonicas too.
Even if the album as a whole isn't quite as mesmerizing as the first bunch of songs promise it to be, 'Keep An Eye Out' is a really remarkable record, and Jeff Krebs is a highly original artist.
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/jeff-krebs/keep-an-eye-out/99/
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