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December: 18 albums you need to hear this month
KiNK, Roman Flügel, Anja Schneider and more
Jori Hulkkonen 'Don’t Believe In Happiness' (My Favorite Robot)
Jori Hulkkonen is one of dance music’s hardy perennials. The Finnish producer has explored many styles over many albums, from house to electroclash. His new outing combines an occasional dancefloor pulse with floaty, ambient ballads such as ‘New Ideologies’ and the poppy title track, which bears a passing resemblance to Bryan Ferry’s more electronic solo fare. Elsewhere, Hulkkonen embraces a sci-fi electro feel for ‘I Am the Night’, and gently trips onto the dancefloor with ‘Tintan Terdel’ and the lush, bubbling ‘Sometimes You Win, But Not very Often’. The album is a warm and welcoming sound bath; it may not be a groundbreaker, but it’s pleasing to the ear. Thomas H Green
7/10
