Jatun - Self-Titled

Jatun
s/t
Other Electricites
Grade: B+/A-

Jatun are better than your average electronic, mostly instrumental spacey band – and that’s about all I need to know to be drawn into the sonic love. And Jatun’s mood-enhancing, mellowing while uplifting music hasn’t been spared the commercial treatment as Nike and varying snowboard/ski outfits use a few of the songs. It is immediately clear why, as the opener “Ghost and Grey” streaks across your sky before soft pop vocals are discreetly and expertly placed on top. Your obvious question at this point is who is Jatun? Whatever the name may dispel, Jatun are the Portland duo Alan Grosvenor and Scott Worley – the former leading the traditional set and the latter taking charge of keys and laptop molesting. The only knock on Jatun is that they don’t press the epicness of their soundscapes to the maximum level – the point at which you teeter on the edge and then in all your orgasmic glory you collapse. Now you should sit back and wait until the obvious happens and Jatun sign with Temporary Residence Ltd.