Jaakko Eino Kalevi releases Fred Falke remix of “Palace In My Head”
Jaakko Eino Kalevi
Releases Fred Falke remix of “Palace In My Head”
Chaos Magic out now
European Jan/Feb tour tickets on sale now
“Chaos Magic is a deliciously messy interstellar journey.” MOJO
“Chaos Magic is a confirmation of Kalevi’s further growth as both producer and songwriter.” Record Collector
“A sun-dappled spin to his fusion of neon synthpop, psych and cosmic jazz…” Guardian Saturday
“True to the album title, here it’s a kind of organised chaos…Eino Kalevi seemingly takes a stab at every electronic subgenre of the last 40 years – and that’s where the magic lies.” Electronic Sound
“The Finnish artist’s elegant song-writing is foregrounded throughout this record.” Loud & Quiet
“Chaos Magic draws you in and supplies a decent chunk of respite from whatever else is happening, such is its natural charm.” DJ Magazine
“Cool yet catchy, this is a wondrous album…Chaos Magic contains some of the best music released in 2023.” #1 Album of 2023, The Electricity Club
“An enormously enjoyable and inventive album.” Music OMH 4*
Following the release of his new album Chaos Magic in November, today Jaakko Eino Kalevi kicks off the New Year with a bang with the release of a fantastic new remix of “Palace In My Head” by French powerhouse producer Fred Falke.
In his customary fashion, Falke transforms “Palace In My Head” into a modern high-energy masterpiece, complete with turbo-charged bottom end, a glistening topline revamp and an outrageous sax solo. The remix arrives alongside an extended club version – a neo-Italo floor-filler guaranteed to cure those winter blues.
Falke comments: “The vocals immediately reminded me of some kind of Italo synth vibes, and as I was thinking about the track I came up with this melancholic piano part that suited Jaakko’s melody perfectly. I quickly recorded that piano part on my phone, as I was staying in an old hotel in Ibiza that had a piano, and back in my studio I used that recording as a starting point to build the whole remix around it.”
Says Jaakko: “Fred Falke’s remix is pure geniusness! It definitely takes you somewhere else through space at the speed of light. High energy in perfect harmony!”
Listen to “Palace In My Head (Fred Falke Remix)” here.
Watch the visualiser for “Palace In My Head (Fred Falke Remix)” here.
A chance introduction by a mutual friend in Jaakko’s new home of Athens led to the wonderful collaboration with French actress and singer Alma Jodorowsky on the original version of “Palace In My Head”. Writing the lyrics together for the exotic electro-pop track “was all very spontaneous and easy,” says Jaakko. It arrived alongside a dreamy video last year, directed by Alma and starring Jaakko and Alma.
Largely written and recorded in his new home of Athens, Chaos Magic also features pre-released singles “Drifting Away”, “Hell & Heaven” and “I Forget”. Plotting a thrilling course through the Jaakko universe, drawing on cosmic jazz, dub reggae, neon synthpop, tender ballads and space-rock nirvana, it features musical contributions from Jimi Tenor, Faux Real, Yu-Ching Huang and John Moods.
An album very much founded in the beauty of collaboration and, in Jaakko’s words, “a ‘back to the roots’ album”, Chaos Magic “is a collection of songs from a certain period without trying to tie them together”. Inspired by his new home and the Greek word kháos, “meaning an abyss or void that was created when Earth and Heaven were separated”, the eclectic, wondrous sounds of the album find beauty in the chaotic nature of the everyday.
Welcome to Jaakko Eino Kalevi’s garden of earthly delights!
Upcoming live dates:
30th January – Tampere, Telakka, FI
31st January - Tallinn, Kultuurivabrik, EE
1st February - Riga Nurme, Brewery & Taproom, LV
2nd February – Vilnius, Sodas 2123, LT
3rd February – Warsaw, BARdzo Bardzo, PL
5th February – Prague, Meet Factory, CZ
7th February –, Vienna, Fluc Deck, AT
9th February - BadenOne Of A Million @ Royal, CH
10th February – Vevey, Rocking Chair, CH
17th February – Kirkenes, Barents Spektakel, NO
28th February - Donastio-San Sebastian, Dabadaba, ES
29th February – Bordeaux, IBoat, FR
1st March – Lyon, La Marquise, FR
2nd March – Paris, Les Inrocks Festival, FR
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Chaos Magic is available to buy now in standard vinyl, standard vinyl + exclusive signed postcard and gatefold CD wallet + 16-page lyric booklet. Buy: Dom Mart | Digital.
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