Jori Hulkkonen – Don't Believe In Happiness MFR163

ARTIST Jori Hulkkonen
RELEASE TITLE Don’t Believe In Happiness
LABEL My Favorite Robot Records
CATALOG MFR163
GENRE Electronica / Downtempo, Indie Dance / Nu Disco, Techno, House
QUALITY 320kbps CBR
13 TRACKS:

1. Jori Hulkkonen – Breen Fantasy (Original Mix) 07:08 122bpm Amin
2. Jori Hulkkonen – Don’t Believe In Happiness (Original Mix) 06:47 120bpm Dmin
3. Jori Hulkkonen – I Am The Night (Original Mix) 06:52 121bpm Amin
4. Jori Hulkkonen – I Think About Your Car When I Drive Mine (Original Mix) 04:19 119bpm Cmin
5. Jori Hulkkonen – I’m Just A Phase I’m Going Through (Original Mix) 06:55 126bpm C#min
6. Jori Hulkkonen – Lowlife Crises (Original Mix) 05:04 122bpm A#min
7. Jori Hulkkonen – Moon Is Real (Original Mix) 06:39 127bpm Amin
8. Jori Hulkkonen – New Ideologies (Original Mix) 06:06 106bpm Cmin
9. Jori Hulkkonen – Reach Out To China (Original Mix) 05:36 90bpm Amin
10. Jori Hulkkonen – Sometimes You Win, But Not Very Often (Original Mix) 06:35 103bpm Amin
11. Jori Hulkkonen – Tintan Terdel (Original Mix) 06:16 110bpm Dmin
12. Jori Hulkkonen – Water Wars 2021-2027 (Original Mix) 05:31 126bpm Cmin
13. Jori Hulkkonen – We Will Tear Love Apart Again (Original Mix) 05:24 72bpm A#maj

Finnish tech-house legend Jori Hulkkonen appears next for Torontonian imprint My Favorite Robot. The man otherwise known as Zyntherius’ relationship with the label reaches back to 2012 – when they released his eighth studio album under the Third Culture guise. He’s now onto his third full length for the crew in the form of the brand new (and charmingly titled!) Don’t Believe In Happiness ?LP. It’s a collection of modern synthpop anthems that give a respectful nod back to the ’80s. Track titles such as “We Will Tear Love Apart Again” should give you a hint at where he’s coming from – this bittersweet moment powered by nothing more than an arpeggio and Hulkkonen’s gothic baritone and it is pure genius. Despite the po-faced song titles, they’re not all doom and gloom – take the bubblegum cinematics of “Sometimes You Win, But Not Very Often” for instance which wouldn’t have been out of place on the Drive soundtrack. Elsewhere, there’s some sexy and slinky dancefloor energy more typical of Hulkkonen on the electro-house groove “Breen Fantasy” and even some straight up techno to approach the peak time on the rather hypnotic “Moon Is Real”. A cohesive effort all in all.