Phantom Stimulace

jono el grande is a self-taught composer, musician, conductor and prankster and remains an outsider on the far margins of the norwegian experimental music scene. his previous album 'neo dada' (2009) was a masterstroke; brimming with creative ideas, odd turns, weird combinations of sounds and instruments, complex time signatures and a healthy dose of pure musical joy, all mysteriously sugared with melodic hooks that would stick to your brain like any annoying pop tune. as far as musical form and content goes, this can be said to continue with 'phantom stimulance', his fourth album. its put together to celebrate jonos 15 years as a composer and performer and 10 years as a band leader, but its not a mere compilation. recorded in athletic studio, home to great analogue recordings by supersilent, motorpsycho, scorch trio and countless others, its a collection of new versions of stage favourites and previously unreleased songs as well as a brand new song.jono lists movements like rock in opposition and the canterbury scene and artists and composers like frank zappa, stravinsky, magma, henry cow and gentle giant.