{"product_id":"cocojoey-stars-reroll","title":"Cocojoey - STARS REROLL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago-based songwriter \/ producer \/ multi-instrumentalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoey Meland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes music under the name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCocojoey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Their album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTARS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (HAUSMO144, 2025) stands as a contemporary landmark in the Hausu Mountain catalog, showcasing their ecstatic approach to “pop music” that overflows with finely wrought details and juxtaposed flashes of far-flung genres. Meland’s omnivorous compositions tie together aspects of prog, death metal, video game music, experimental electronics, and untold other styles into luminescent pieces that still hit as pop tunes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnimated by their creator’s penchant for earworm hooks and dazzling melodic architectures, Cocojoey’s songs teem with their virtuosic keyboard performances and vocal takes that flit from gorgeous operatic falsetto all the way to guttural growls that activate the mosh pit whenever they perform live.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA calendar year after the album’s release, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTARS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gets a second orbit around the galaxy in the form of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTARS REROLL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Though nominally a collection of remixes, the fellow Hausu Mountain artists that Meland asked to rework songs from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTARS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e treat the source material as a jumping-off point to sculpt bespoke worlds of their own, infused with the sonic signatures and future-facing production styles that each artist explores in their own music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHausu Mountain is nothing if not a family enterprise, as the label’s artists regularly make music together, play shows and tour together, and consider each other close friends. With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTARS REROLL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the roster of buds gleefully deconstructs and rebuilds Cocojoey’s album, following their own ideas wherever they may lead while never losing the euphoric energy and stylistic variety that made the original shine so brightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemix contributors include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFire-Toolz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRXM Reality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ed'Eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrust Fund Ozu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Hausu Mountain head honchos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMukqs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMrDougDoug\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The album features two remixes by Cocojoey that transform their own \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTINY SPRITE IN THE ORCHESTRA OF THE STARS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" into two new versions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hausu Mountain","offers":[{"title":"CD Mini-LP Jacket","offer_id":60116778156377,"sku":"SDZ-55406","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0047657046_10.jpg?v=1792761556","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/cocojoey-stars-reroll","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}