J.Tex

Frederiksberg, Denmark

This is a Danish Americana music put out on a garage rock label (Heptown Records). J-Tex was born in the USA but has lived most of his life in Denmark. For the most part the record has a sound country flavor to it with a bit Dylan thrown in at times (That is what you want!!). And he will remind you of Tom Waits for sure. It comes packaged in authentic garb, including deliberately scuffed and creased cover...it looks the part and that’s part of it’s eye catching appeal.

As for the music, we are in Hillbilly/Country/American folk territory. How they have managed to make the album sound as though it was made back in the 40’s/50’s is beyond me, but it’s very well done and as different as anything I’ve heard.
I am glad I am having it here. For sale. For you!

This CD has a huge variety on it and is well played loud and over and over again. Check it out!!
Remember:
Turn it up! Loud is fun!!

The authenticity dripping from this album will have you checking your CD player to see if it has a 78 rpm setting. More importantly, it has an undeniable spirit at its core that can't be faked. J. Tex is a Dane who recorded these 12 songs of dustbowl Great Depression country blues, mostly solo and in a Swedish studio. A case of music truly crossing all borders.
Tex's mission was simple. He'd had a lot of fun touring his band, The Volunteers, with whom he'd recorded two albums for Heptown Records, but wanted to pare things back. He headed to Malmo, rot a placed called The House On The Hill, roped in the occasional collaborator and three days later he had an album.
Tex calls his music "true country" and who are we to argue? In most respects, acoustic country blues provided the white man's entry point into what became rock and roll. Tex has tapped the motherlode and plays this stuff like he's lived it. Man's got character.
Mostly originals with the three traditional ("Washbah Cannonball", "Black & Blues Blues", "Omie Wise") and Woody Guthrie song ("Ain't Got No Home") thrown in, this is the sort of record that's subtly engaging. It's something you play when your ears are fried or the sun's peeking over the horizon and volume is a consideration.
The bright note among some mournful tunes is "What a Bummer" which manages to name-check some contemporary cultural reference points. At times "Misery" is so low-key that you think you slipped into a time warp and landed in a dusty Kansas speakeasy where most of the job-less patrons have passed out on moonshine and only an old guy with a guitar remains standing.
Flashes of banjo, violin, harmonica and upright bass fill out the sparse sound. It's warmly recorded and sounds fabulous.
"Misery" is not your usual I-94 Bar fare but that doesn't stop it being an absorbing and intriuging listen.- The Barman

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J.Tex

Spotify Albums

Old Ways vs New Days 2015

Old Ways vs New Days 2015

This Old Banjo 2014

This Old Banjo 2014

I Still Miss Someone 2013

I Still Miss Someone 2013

House On the Hill 2012

House On the Hill 2012

Look Up Look Down 2012

Look Up Look Down 2012

Santa Comes 'Round 2011

Santa Comes 'Round 2011

Union Army 2010

Misery 2009

Misery 2009

One Of These Days 2008

One Of These Days 2008

Lost Between Clouds Of Tumbleweed & Space 2006

Lost Between Clouds Of Tumbleweed & Space

Soundcloud Tracks

Sunday Morning blues2016

2016 OKT SUNDAY MORNING BLUES - 03:10:2016 21.242016

Broomstraw Philosophers 19:june 20162016

10 Swedish Winter2015

09 Clear Sky2015

08 April Fools Day2015

07 Ship Coming In2015

06 Night Train2015

05 This Old Blues2015

04 treading water2015

03 As Wide As The Moon2015

01 This Old Banjo2015

This Old Banjo2014

04 Look Up Look Down.mp32013

sunday night getting ready2013

Ukulele Lullaby.mp32012

Carnival Girl.mp32012

03 I Still Miss Someone.mp32012

07 Coalminers Daughter.mp32012

Home On The Hill.mp32012

09 Long Lost Woman.mp32012

I Always Knew You Were The One2012

Long Lost Woman2012

Carnival Girl2012

Wabash cannonball2012

Union army2012

Omie wise2012

Good friends2012

Bring u down, down2012

Day by day2012

What Did You See2012

What a bummer2012

Santa Comes Round2012

Union army2011

[Hope You Ain't] Been There Yet 2017

Man Of The House 2017

One Of These Days 2017

Shrimps & Salads 2017

Misery 2017

Big Bad Woman 2017

This Old Banjo 2017

I Still Miss Someone 2017

October 86 2017

That's What You Want 2017

Getting All Wrong 2017

Paradise 2017

Did You 2017

All I Wanted Was You 2017

April Fools Day 2015

This Old Blues 2015

Look Up Look Down 2015

Home On the Hill 2015

I Still Miss Someone 2015

Coalminers Daughter 2015

Swedish Winter 2015

Chocolate Jesus 2015

Clear Sky 2015

Ship Coming In 2015