James Din A4

Fistel Rose Power

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It is kind of sad that occasions to celebrate heroes are so rare. Which might be down to the fact that the true heroes have become pretty rare, too. When I saw Dennis Busch aka James Din A4 for the first time and, accordingly, heard his music, that was one of those precious moments when you know that you've found something very special. In my capacity as a record distribution person at the time, I was in the lucky position to be allowed to proclaim my joy at the discovery to the world. Since then, for me, praising and distributing Dennis' label Esel hasn't just been a plain old mercantile operation, but a noble task, a quasi-religious mission, or in my case, even a compulsive act. Let us try (carefully!) to get to the bottom of the secret that makes Esel one of my very most favourite labels. Indeed, we'll have to proceed with extreme caution, as Esel seems like the settlement of a rare tribe, whose inhabitants are shy like pixies and bear names such as Krieghelm Hundewasser, Pastor Fitzner, Pop Dylan, and first of all: James Din A4. He is the local bandmaster, a shaman of music box melodies, choreographer of the tin soldier ballet... in fact, he is the king of idiosyncratic dance music. His music always grates, prattles, clatters and cheeps so close to the verge of chaos - you constantly have the feeling that everything will blow up in your face the next moment. Listening to his music is like watching bumblebees. In quiet amazement, you think that actually these kinds of things shouldn't be able to fly, but you're happy all the more that they do. When you look at his discography - a real horn of plenty - it becomes obvious that James Din A4 is someone who is likely to produce "a lot". But every record is an elaborate aesthetic gesamtkunstwerk, from the always breathtakingly quirky artwork to the completely unpredictable music. Something very special shines here, a broken beauty, warm human faultiness and the wise grin of a madman. For me one thing is certain: Without the incredible ideas of James Din A4, this world would be a much greyer place. He's the man with the paint buckets. Great to see that finally somebody set up a monument for him.

Michael Mayer, Cologne, 18.02.2008. Translated by Peter Gebert

James Din A4: Fistel Rose Power

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Fistel Rose Power

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