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Are you in the mood for some happy music?  We’ve got just the list for you!  The artists on this year’s list know that life can be tough, and offer literal notes of encouragement.  One finds beauty in the mundane; others  venture outside.  You’ll hear the sounds of holidays, festive gatherings and children at play. Happy music brings us out of ourselves, if only for a brief period.  We are…

J  A K O J A K O   |   Berghain Resident

Tết 41 is just about as fun as an album can be.  A celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the album is bookended by field recordings, while it has an electronic center: a sonic imitation of a New Year’s treat.  This is JakoJako (Sibel Jacqueline Koçer)’s love letter to her Vietnamese heritage, a way to “bring the Lunar Celebration back to Europe,” where she now resides. Thís year’s Tết…

4/25/25

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Tét 41

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My first JakoJako in 2025. I reviewed her Metamorphose, In Vere (a 9) and Segmente EP all last year--so this is a big artist for me and i consider myself as a true fan. Tét 41 is a heavily Chinese-inspired album at least aesthetically in the upfront and artwork. Over the course of the album it slows down considerably and feels like any other Jako album, but for the most part its forgettable in that sense, unfortunately. There is not theme or consistency to this album which is a miss. It feels just like tracks.