Neo Dada (album)

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Neo Dada
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)
Genre Experimental [1]
Length42 minutes
Label Rune Grammofon
Jono El Grande chronology
Fevergreens
(2003)
Neo Dada
(2009)
Phantom Stimulance
(2010)

Neo Dada is a music album by the Norwegian composer and artist Jono El Grande, released by Rune Grammofon on 16 March 2009. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters 5/10 [1]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Several reviews commented on the experimental nature of the album. Lukas Suveg, in a positive review for Tiny Mix Tapes , writes "Jono El Grande strikes a near-perfect balance between the traditional and the avant-garde, and his playful approach lends the album a great amount of accessibility without compromising his adventurous spirit." [4] AllMusic's François Couture described Neo Dada as "late-era Zappa minus the scatological routines, plus an intentionally cheesy Latin element (think Señor Coconut)." [2]

John L Walters, writing for The Guardian , considered the work an improvement over Jono El Grande's previous album Fevergreens , saying "Neo Dada sounds much more confident, exuberant, artful and bloody-minded." [3] Dan Raper of PopMatters concludes "Cycling quickly through klezmer, jazz, and prog-rock, Jono El Grande presents an intriguing if a little ADD interpretation of experimental music." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jono El Grande [2] .

No.TitleLength
1."Neo Dada"4:19
2."Ballet Morbido in a Dozen Tiny Movements"7:49
3."Oslo City Suite"5:35
4."Your Mother Eats Like a Platypus"5:18
5."Big Ben Dover"3:54
6."Three Variations on a Mainstream Neurosis"7:45
7."Choko King"7:41

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dan Raper (19 May 2009). "Jono El Grande: Neo Dada". PopMatters . Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 François Couture. "Neo Dada - Jono El Grande". AllMusic . Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 John L Walters (1 May 2009). "Jono El Grande: Neo Dada". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 Lukas Suveg. "Jono El Grande - Neo Dada". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2021.