Kreol Lovecall is London multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Richards. A fixture in some of Britain's more left-leaning musical scenes for almost two decades, the album Jangle and Chime is his astonishing solo debut. Until recently an integral member of UK heavy psych rockers Hey Colossus, Richards played a major part in the band's transition from harsh noise-rock blowouts to a more focused and melodic proposition. Kreol Lovecall is a bold and surprising stylistic change; a project featuring clean, shimmering guitar and soulful vocals, tightly packed arrangements of popping drum machine, funky bass and Casio keyboard. Written and recorded in the spring of 2016, the album anticipates the increased tension and division subsequently surfacing on the streets of Britain & the US in the fallout from seismic votes. With deeply personal songs addressing themes of alienation, racial identity and tensions, mental health, the consequences of a party lifestyle and consumerism, you might expect a deluge of misery. But what you get are songs you can dance to. ".Equal parts Sly and the Family Stone, Fugazi and Cocteau Twins; a varied but well measured mixture from a man who clearly has something to say about the politics of diversity and separation that dominate our cultural conversation in these times." - The Monitors.
