Jivaro

“Rather than a barren wasteland of circling hard-drive sounds, Jivarodelia is a carefully constructed album of bass lines, samples, synth beats and, in rare cases, live instrumentation (“Jivaro Dub” is one example). Dahl’s strong point is his ability to keep both the organic and inorganic carefully in check (...) This isn’t your typical techno fare with hard beats and eerie, industrial meanderings; rather, Jivarodelia is the type of album one expects from an indie label – fresh, exciting and laid-back. Reason to Buy: You need something cool to go with your Ikea decor”, Suzan Alteri, Real Detroit Weekly - Real Detroit Weekly

“Pulsey electro somewhere between Richie Hawtin with personality or Green Velvet on Valium (...) The magic of jivarodelia is that what seem like dressed-up deep-house tracks are, in reality, slowly shifting soundscapes”, Andrew Lentz, Alternative Press - Alternative Press

“Henrik Dahl, a.k.a. Jivaro, has proved himself a master of “digital lo-fi” with his first full-length solo album “Jivarodelia”, which is nothing short of an electronic masterpiece (...) Without being a carbon copy of his influential predecessors, Jivaro most closely resembles legendary techno-pop group Kraftwerk, with his stripped down synth-melodies and deep electronic beats. Jivaro rivals Kraftwerk by adding on new dimensions of ambient soundscapes, eclectic instrument selections and more open-minded sound.” 5/5 Damon Peter Rallis, Privy Magazine - Privy Magazine

“In what seems to be an adjunct to the psychedelia-inspired dance grooves he creates with Sleeping Flies, Henrik Dahl takes the dance theme up a notch with his Jivaro side project. On “Walking Bass”, Jivaro delivers perhaps his most striking track, boasting solid percussion groove and addictive, middle-eastern-inspired keyboard stylings. If David Lynch were to have a belly-dance sequence in one of his films, this could be the piece he would use.” Amy Leach, Splendid E-Zine - Splendid E-Zine

“Imagine an album which takes you from new wave electronica right thru to stoned hypnotic dub, never ever losing the clinical edge that is so definitive of music that has been precisely engineered. If I were to also mention that the country of origin was Sweden, a land of defined minimalism, then the picture, I think, would be almost complete.” Freaky Bob, Sundaze - Sundaze

“Dahl/Jivaro is also one of the three core members of the Sleeping Flies. In fact, their album opens with a track called “Enter the Jivaro Dub”, and as that title suggests, the ambient dub thread that runs through much of Jivarodelia is carried over to this album, coupled with a strong dose of neo-psychedelic electro-indie-rock (...) The result is one of the most mind-bending and groove-laden albums in recent memory”, Greg Clow, Grooves - Grooves

“The Sleeping Flies’ You Are Superior is a well-executed exercise in rhythm retro-futurism. Wobbly, warm, hypnotic bass anchors the Flies’ repetitious explorations of funk, Krautrock and acid house” 8/10, Tony Ware, Mixer - Mixer

“If clubkids were hippies, this is what they’d listen to. Blending the laid-back, low-fi feel of ‘60s psychedelia with the carefree, upbeat tempo of current electronic music – over a sophisticated variety of rhythms – Sleeping Flies create an unsusual mix that sounds organic. It’s also wholly original and difficult to resist.” Wayne Hoffman, Billboard - Billboard

“Specializing in a suave mix of beat-heavy dance music and dub, You Are Superior is so smooth, subtle, sanded at the edges and pristinely recorded (most of the recording was done at Sunshine Fixer Bill Doss’ place) that it’ll take a couple of songs for you to really notice how good the music is. Tracks like “Enter the Jivaro Dub”, “Feel Like Movin on” and “Exit the New Heads” will lock you into their bass-heavy beat groove, while undertows of melodic bass guitar and meandering, higher notes keep the songs moving vigorously forward.” Josh Kazman, Splendid E-Zine - Splendid E-Zine

“An album’s worth of brilliantly hypnotic dance music from The Sleeping Flies (...). There are enough hooks here to last lesser bands through an entire career, but Sleeping Flies thankfully refuse to settle with the immediately catchy, instead pushing the tracks ever forward, exploring the frameworks of the songs as they go along. Combining electronic and acoustic instruments, what is particularly appealing about the album is its organic presence and immediacy, perfectly capturing the seducing sound of a long summer night.” Stein Haukland, Ink19 - Ink19