{"product_id":"jimi-tenor-wormhole-mystic","title":"Jimi Tenor - Wormhole Mystic","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew artists have navigated as many musical territories as \u003cstrong\u003eJimi Tenor\u003c\/strong\u003e without ever settling into a recognisable formula. For more than three decades, the Finnish composer and multi-instrumentalist has moved freely between electronic music, jazz, funk, Afrobeat and experimental pop, guided less by stylistic boundaries than by curiosity itself. His approach has remained remarkably consistent throughout: intuitive, exploratory and open-ended. Rather than following a fixed plan, his music tends to emerge from experimentation and from whatever possibilities reveal themselves along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the release of his first album with the newly formed \u003cstrong\u003eJimi Tenor Band\u003c\/strong\u003e and an extensive period of touring, Tenor now returns to solo work with \u003cem\u003eWormhole Mystic\u003c\/em\u003e, his latest album for Hamburg's Bureau B. The twelve pieces collected here all began with rhythm loops programmed on vintage drum machines from the 1960s and '70s. Their dry, mechanical pulse became the foundation for a new set of compositions, opening unexpected pathways into Tenor's ever-expanding sonic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe initial beats were recorded and treated with effects by Bureau B founder Gunther Buskies, himself an avid synthesist and collector of vintage rhythm machines. Travelling from Hamburg to Finland, these rhythmic frameworks became the starting point from which Tenor developed the album's twelve tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking with synthesizers, flute, saxophone and his unmistakable voice, Tenor transforms these minimal rhythmic structures into music that feels both like a natural continuation of his singular catalogue and a departure into new territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt times, the stripped-back drum machine grooves and synth bass lines recall the stark minimalism of \u003cstrong\u003eSuicide\u003c\/strong\u003e or the cool detachment of late-'70s New York No Wave, particularly on the cheeky \u003cem\u003eRocking Downtown\u003c\/em\u003e or the title track. Yet such reference points never linger for long. Tenor's musical language remains too fluid, too expansive to be confined by stylistic comparison. \u003cem\u003eWormhole Mystic\u003c\/em\u003e moves effortlessly from the understated electric soul of opener \u003cem\u003e100 Percent Yours\u003c\/em\u003e through the cosmic drift of \u003cem\u003eDawn In The Milky Way\u003c\/em\u003e to the submerged, aquatic atmosphere of \u003cem\u003eCaptain Nemo's Secret\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who believes they already know the full extent of Jimi Tenor's musical universe is likely to discover something unexpected here. More than thirty years into an extraordinarily prolific career, his curiosity and appetite for experimentation remain entirely undiminished.\u003cbr\u003e— Daniel Jahn, July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage drum machines used on the album:\u003cbr\u003eSeeburg Rhythm Prince (1964)\u003cbr\u003eAcetone Rhythm Ace FR-30 (c.1972)\u003cbr\u003eBöhmmat S (c.1971)\u003cbr\u003eElka Drummer One (1972)\u003cbr\u003eHammond Auto-Vari 64 (1974)\u003cbr\u003eHohner Automatic Rhythm Player (c.1973)\u003cbr\u003eHohner Rhythm 80 (c.1974)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUREAU B","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Gatefold Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":59465315647833,"sku":"SDZ-52656","price":44.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":59465315713369,"sku":"SDZ-52657","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":59465315746137,"sku":"SDZ-52658","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-design-22_017fecb0-6f3f-4102-8c2f-7dc3553b0382.png?v=1789654692","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/jimi-tenor-wormhole-mystic","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}