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Dntel (aka Jimmy Tamborello, James Figurines) is neither dumb or lucky. Best known as half of The Postal Service, (a collaboration with Death Cab For Cuttie’s Ben Gibbard). If was Carlos Niño that first alerted us to his work and the remix track on ‘Dublab presents In The Loop #1’.

Dntel’s taken five years to get this album of electronics dreams together with a variety of guest vocalists. Some are better known than others, Jenny Lewis, Rilo Kiley and Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) and Mia Doi Todd.

In fact, the Mia track ‘Rock My Boat’ first turned up the Plug Research sampler, The Sound of L.A. Volume 1 but the indie-country mix is quite Wilco goes electronic.

Profiled in One Week To Live this week, there’s an an update for The Other Side of Los Angeles as Dntel recommends Papas Burrito in Atwater Village but more importantly, he’s coming over as part of a Dublab European tour later this summer.

Reviewed: DNTEL — Dumb Luck (Moshi Moshi) Release date: June 2007
Tracklisting
A1. Dumb Luck (5:20)
A2. To A Fault (6:32) Vocals & written by Ed Droste / Jimmy Tamborello
A3. I’d Like To Know (3:47) Vocals & written by Markus Acher / Valerie Trebeljahr / Jimmy Tamborello
A4. Roll On (3:40) Vocals & written by Jenny Lewis
B1. The Distance (4:05) Vocals & written by Grant Olsen / Jimmy Tamborello
B2. Rock My Boat (3:52) Vocals & written by Mia Doi Todd / Jimmy Tamborello
B3. Natural Resources (4:38) Vocals & written by Andrew Broder / Jimmy Tamborello
B4. Breakfast In Bed (3:52) Written by Conor Oberst / Jimmy Tamborello
B5. Dreams (5:34)

Links:
myspace.com/dntel
jamesfigurine.com
myspace.com/jamesfigurine
postalservicemusic.net
oneweektolive.com 25 June — 1 July Issue 81