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Jacob 2-2: Fantasiarexia

Read "Fantasiarexia" reviewed by Lawrence Peryer

by Lawrence Peryer
November 8, 2011

After lighting up the indie blogosphere at the beginning of 2011 with his six-song EP, Cabazon (Moodgadget Records), DJ and producer Jacob 2-2 is back with Fantasiarexia, featuring more of his 1980s-derived electro funk. Drawing from a well of inspiration that includes not only Herbie Hancock, Jean Michel Jarre and Windham Hill but also film, TV and commercial incidental music. The veil of nostalgia hangs heavily over this music. The trip backward begins with the artist's own ...