Hailing from Sweden, Josef Melin is the brainchild of the band Smooth Reunion, they released their critical acclaimed full length debut “Cleaning Up the Business” in 2008. Now Josef is going solo, as a first taste we saw the release of the EP“Offshore Monsters” in November last year. Now, on February 2, 2011 it is time for his full length debut “Prepare for Y2K”.

This is an excellent mix of Pop, Jazz, Soul and a big portion ofSteely Dan; well crafted, humoristic and performed with brilliance and charm! His melodies and twists and turns are flowing with ease and together with the smart and sometime humoristic lyrics we get a combination that is irresistible. All fans of Smooth Reunion will feel at home as the sound and feel-good vibe also is found on here, its just that, the songs on “Prepare for Y2K” is even better!

01 – Uncle Don (Josef Melin)
02 – Curb Your Urge (Josef Melin)
03 – Let Me Know (Josef Melin)
04 – I’ve Sold My Soul (Josef Melin)
05 – The Bright Side Of Life (Josef Melin)
06 – Offshore Monsters (Josef Melin)
07 – KITT (Josef Melin)
08 – Fathering Fail (Josef Melin)
09 – Hanging Out At The Junegate (Josef Melin)
10 – Groceries (Josef Melin)
11 – Smoking Dutch (Josef Melin)
12 – Coffins, Crosses & Patients (Josef Melin)
13- Bob Horror (Josef Melin)
14 – Snow (Josef Melin)
15 – I’m Coming Home (Josef Melin)

All Tracks are Written, Produced, Performed, Recorded & Mixed by Josef Melin
Recorded at Crank Frank Studio
Mastered by Christofer Stannow at Cosmos Mastering

Musicians :

Simon Jonsson : Drums on tracks 07 & 12, Cello on Tracks 04 & 10
Ida Hammarbacken : Violin on tracks 04 & 10
Martin Svanström : Saxophone on tracks 05, 09 & 11
Filip Kyldahl : Trombone on track 11
Edvin Erkenborn : Saxophone on track 14

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