It might not be overstated to call „You & Me“, the debut album by Jacob Korn, long overdue. Ever since the Dresden resident decided to focus more on the House side of electronic music in 2007 he released music that is equally good as it is promising. With records out on labels like Running Back, Dolly and of course his home base Uncanny Valley he’s been fueling expectations for a long play record.
Since he has been playing around with electronic music for the first time in the mid-
nineties, Jacob has always been very much into producing together with his pals. So it was only natural that “You & Me” turned out to be an album that summarizes a lot of the collaborations that happened over all the years. Whether it was with an artist who played in his hometown Dresden or with someone who showed him around the town he was performing his live set at, Jacob never missed the opportunity to get together inside a studio and just jam along. Those sessions not only resulted in a lot of friendships but also in a string of music that take House music to all its edges. A track like the dark and dirty “Heteronomous” with Uncanny Valley fellow Sneaker lines up alongside the bright and sunny anthem “Punta Del Este” together with Belgium’s San Soda. Artists like Christopher Rau or Mr Raoul K add their trademark sounds but there is always that specific approach of Jacob Korn that connects the tracks. But besides that conceptual background: “You & Me” is an album, which is here to extend the listener’s summer.
The concept of collaboration is even expanded on the cover artwork. A team of seven graphic artists led by Johannes Timbernagel interpreted the same template of Jacob’s face in their specific style. To bring them all together Johannes texturized a 3D-Model of Jacob’s head with a collage of all the drawings.
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12 comments
Aug 8, 2012
Trains on Fire | blockstudio:
[...] Trains on Fire and I’m glad I could help them out. Another hit from Dresden will be this: You & Me, Jacob Korn’s first full-length album for Uncanny Valley, and blockstudio added its spice to [...]
Aug 30, 2012
Fares:
No iTunes release?
Aug 30, 2012
Conrad:
will be out via itunes and all other download stores at september 17th
Sep 3, 2012
You & Me | blockstudio:
[...] promised You & Me, Jacob Korn’s first full-length album for Uncanny Valley is out as of today and it feels [...]
Sep 5, 2012
absolutemoron:
Frustrating that I can’t seem to buy the CD from UK retailers, even after release date. Want to support this great album but I can’t
Who is at fault, label or distributor?!
Sep 5, 2012
Conrad:
hi leo,
the cd was released on monday so clone ships the orders on tuesday and they should be in store tomorrow or friday.
hope that helps,
conrad
Sep 5, 2012
Bert:
Does this apply for the vinyl as well? Would really LOVE to have it at the beginning of next week!
Sep 6, 2012
Conrad:
Vinyl is released on September 10th at Clone.nl and will be available in all other stores from September 15th
Sep 13, 2012
Hammer Tracks « dance 'til you're dead:
[...] On the flip, Korn’s collaboration with San Soda is just the opposite (read dtyd’s interview with Sand Soda here) - bright and sunny, fizzing with an airy, uplifting, piano driven buoyancy. Purchase the whole album here. [...]
Jan 7, 2013
Jacob Korn Album release video and pictures | Uncanny Valley:
[...] Buy / listen to the Jacob Korn – You & Me Album [...]
Jan 30, 2013
Jacob Korn | Uncanny Valley:
[...] war, sollte 2012 wieder ein besonderes Jahr werden. Sein mit Kollaborationen gespicktes Debütalbum „You & Me“ war für viele Liebhaber elektronischer Tanzmusik das Album des [...]
Feb 26, 2013
Hammer Tracks : Dance 'Til You're Dead©:
[...] On the flip, Korn’s collaboration with San Soda is just the opposite (read dtyd’s interview with Sand Soda here) - bright and sunny, fizzing with an airy, uplifting, piano driven buoyancy. Purchase the whole album here. [...]