JUJU /// La Que Sabe, by JUJU

JUJU /// La Que Sabe

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Fourth JuJu album.

“For Valenti, the music and words conspire with ancient symbols and arcane memory, something buried deep in the collective unconscious of the Mediterranean, to give voice to a ‘drowning’ culture.”
—MOJO (UK)

“Just when you thought you might never want to hear another ‘psych rock’ album again in your life, along comes an artist who resets the coordinates and makes the past seem startling new again.”
—The Quietus (UK)

"A dreamlike journey into the roots of Mediterranean Europe ... between psychedelic accents and Tuareg music, it does not neglect its Mediterranean influences."
—Tsugi (FR)

"A multilayered odyssey of brooding jazz, world and aggressive electronica textures, it is nicely uncategorizable and easy to get lost in"
—Shindig! (UK)

"JuJu creates an invisible bridge between the voodoo tones of West Africa and a rhythmic rock infused with psychedelia."
—Magic RPM (FR)

"A remarkable new album 'Maps & Territory', a genuinely forward-thinking psychedelic document released under the Juju name that moves from Krautrock to Ethiopian jazz."
—Clash (UK)

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1.	Not This Time 04:53	lyrics	buy track
No, you ain't gonna be my hero Not this time Everyone's insane
2.	Nothing Endures 07:21		buy track
3.	Could You Believe 04:59		buy track
4.	She's Perfect 04:30		buy track
5.	Walk The Line 03:31		buy track
6.	7 Days In The Sun 06:56	lyrics	buy track
Seven days in the sun Get the everlasting fun Eternally, I'm dumb
7.	Beautiful Mother 05:41		buy track

about

JuJu, the brainchild of Gioele Valenti, are back with a new album: 'La Que Sabe', out on October 22nd via Weird Beard Records.

Sicilian multi-instrumentalist and producer Gioele Valenti is a key figure of the European underground music scene. He is one half of acclaimed Occult Psych project Llay Lamas (Rocket Recordings). He is the man behind Herself, a folktronica project that involved the likes of Jonathan Donahue of Mercury Rev, John Fallon of The Steppes and Amaury Cambuzat of Faust and Ulan Bator. He was also the guitarist of Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation. Most importantly, he is the creator of the unclassifiable JuJu. Championed by Goatman and Capra Informis of GOAT, JuJu have already released three albums (two of which with Fuzz Club Records) and left a permanent mark in the international Psychedelic scene and beyond.

'La Que Sabe' is "She who knows", "The Great Mother", the witch, the "Mater Obscura". Not by chance, the title conjures an imagery that is bound to the Mediterranean sea and lands, the Earth Magic and the Mother goddess in many ancient cultures. The cover shows a KAPALIKA, an Hindu monk who follows the doctrine of the "Left Hand Path". The music, however, has shifted, both sonically and geographically.

JuJu's self-titled debut (Sunrise Ocean Bender) encompassed a mix of rhythmic psychedelia, ancient myths and Mediterranean neo-paganism and told the story of an on-going exodus from Africa. The follow-up "Our Mother Was A Plant" (Fuzz Club), was even more forward-thinking and adventurous. It summoned all kinds of spirits with its rhythmic, otherworldly psychedelia, introducing shamanic mantras influenced by Afrobeat, Krautrock, Glam, Post Punk, Art Rock, drone and everything in between. The third LP, "Maps & Territory" (Fuzz Club), reaffirmed and at the same time transcended JuJu's unique formula. It deconstructed, reassembled and expanded their original vision, bordering Jazz territories. The new album, "La Que Sabe", is another game-changer. It marks an evolution from their signature sound, but also a return to the origins and to a much more "western" imagery, combining Post Punk, Shoegaze, Darkwave, Industrial, Synthpop, R'n'R with Dance, Club and Disco. Sonically, JuJu have somehow migrated from the South to the North, but without losing the mystical knowledge and experience gathered in their previous wanderings. The result is an infectious vibration that invites sacrilegious disco rituals with Shoegaze guitars, and much more.

“For Valenti, the music and words conspire with ancient symbols and arcane memory, something buried deep in the collective unconscious of the Mediterranean, to give voice to a ‘drowning’ culture.”
—MOJO (UK)

“Just when you thought you might never want to hear another ‘psych rock’ album again in your life, along comes an artist who resets the coordinates and makes the past seem startling new again.”
—The Quietus (UK)

"A dreamlike journey into the roots of Mediterranean Europe ... between psychedelic accents and Tuareg music, it does not neglect its Mediterranean influences."
—Tsugi (FR)

"A multilayered odyssey of brooding jazz, world and aggressive electronica textures, it is nicely uncategorizable and easy to get lost in"
—Shindig! (UK)

"JuJu creates an invisible bridge between the voodoo tones of West Africa and a rhythmic rock infused with psychedelia."
—Magic RPM (FR)

"A remarkable new album 'Maps & Territory', a genuinely forward-thinking psychedelic document released under the Juju name that moves from Krautrock to Ethiopian jazz."
—Clash (UK)

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released October 22, 2021

Written played and recorded by Gioele Valenti (JuJu)

First issued via THE WEARD BEARD (UK), limited vinyl number.

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Herself/JuJu Palermo, Italy

Herself is Gioele Valenti, already playing in early Lay Llamas, Josefin Ohrn (Rocket Recordings) and JuJu (Sunrise Ocean Bender).

The Laissez Fairs is the band of John Fallon, also former of legendary The Steppes.

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