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May 11, 2016Even though there are eight months left in 2016, it’s impossible to imagine any album having nearly as much personality, experimentation, or superb songs as Fool does, and will certainly be one of the best albums to come down the pipeline this year.
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May 11, 2016The musicianship of the guest artists is impressive, and Jameszoo's interpretations of their work are startlingly creative. The whole package is likely to be one of the year's best, and certainly one of its most original.
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The WireJul 18, 2016Fool is the stunning debut from a young Dutch producer. [Jun 2016, p.53]
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Jun 20, 2016By the spangled keyboards, spectral funk and squalling sax of closing pair Toots and Teeth, Van Dinther has successfully forged his own new personal universe, showing jazz’s original questing spirit still alive, kicking and able to make new sonic waves.
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Jun 20, 2016Fool is the product of a powerful imagination, the kind of mind that's unburdened by assumptions and orthodoxies.
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May 11, 2016It's not easy to grasp at first, but it reveals van Dinther as a restless creative spirit, and seems to only hint at the directions his artistic career could take in the future.
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May 17, 2016Jameszoo's work is strongest when he tones down the overt jazz and instead parses the genre for specific sounds and ideas to embellish his electronic experimentations.
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May 11, 2016While the vast majority of the album serves its purpose as a re-education of sorts between Van Dither and the listener, these tracks ["Wrong," "Nail (Skit)," "Crumble," and "Toots"] drag with self-satisfying excess.