Jandek is the musical project of an anonymous
outsider musicOutsider music, a term coined by Irwin Chusid in the mid-1990s, are songs and compositions by musicians who are not part of the commercial music industry who write songs that ignore standard musical or lyrical conventions, either because they have no formal training or because they disagree with...
ian who operates out of Houston,
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. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 60 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute
folkFolk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical information. Jandek often plays a highly idiosyncratic and frequently
atonalAtonality in its broadest sense describes music that lacks a tonal center, or key. Atonality in this sense usually describes compositions written from about 1908 to the present day where a hierarchy of pitches focusing on a single, central tone is not used, and the notes of the chromatic scale...
form of folk and blues music, often using an open and unconventional
chord structureA chord in music is any harmonic set of two–three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. These need not actually be played together: arpeggios and broken chords may for many practical and theoretical purposes be understood as chords...
. Jandek's music is unique, but the lyrics closely mirror the
country bluesCountry blues is a general term that refers to all the acoustic, mainly guitar-driven forms of the blues. It often incorporated elements of rural gospel, ragtime, hillbilly, and dixieland jazz...
and
folkFolk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
traditions of
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. The name "Jandek" is most commonly used to refer specifically to the main—often sole—performer, rather than to the project.
Identity
Only a handful of people claimed to have successfully contacted Jandek before he began regularly playing in public (see below). He releases albums through his own record label
Corwood IndustriesCorwood Industries is a Houston, Texas-based company whose only output would appear to be the music of Jandek. It is not known what other ventures, if any, that Corwood Industries may be involved with....
, keeping a Houston post office box so fans can write to Corwood for a typewritten catalogue and order Jandek’s albums, usually at inexpensive prices. Many of his albums feature pictures of a certain man at various ages; although it seemed likely, it was not until Jandek's live debut in 2004 that it became certain that the man depicted on the album covers was the principal performer.
Jandek now often performs live with other musicians, but these collaborations remain the extent of his engagement with the public.
Although never formally confirmed, it is widely accepted that Jandek's real name is
Sterling Richard Smith (probably born October 26, 1945); a review of
Ready for the HouseReady for the House is the debut album by Jandek, and was released in 1978 by his own Corwood Industries label, with the catalog number #0739. The artist has said in letters that the number was meaningless. Corwood Industries reissued the album three times on CD, first in 1999, then sometime in the...
in
OP magazine, the first ever national press given to Jandek, refers to the artist as Sterling Smith, checks written to Corwood come back endorsed by Smith, and Smith is listed as the claimant in the copyright records for Jandek's albums at the
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. Despite this evidence, Corwood never uses the name in connection with Jandek, and, in turn, many of Jandek's fans respectfully maintain this separation. He is widely believed to live in the area of Houston, Texas, as this is the location of the post office box (No. 15375) which has been used by Corwood from the beginning. There is also a telephone number for Corwood Industries listed in the phone book for the area. Corwood happens to share the number with "Sterling Smith Corporation", which appears to be a stock and securities broker.
Personal history
Smith has kept his personal history an almost absolute secret, revealing only one story about his pre-Corwood years: he wrote seven novels but burned them upon rejection from
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publishers. Aside from that anecdote, virtually nothing is known about his life. He is rumored to have grown up, or at least spent time, in
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,
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. This suggestion is not baseless – a handful of early Jandek songs mention either the state itself or the Rhode Island town of
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. It has also been suggested that he is well traveled, as several album sleeves depict locations that have been formally identified as being outside the United States. This, however, presumes that all pictures that do not depict Smith were taken by him.
In one of his just two known interviews (given in 1985 to John Trubee for
SpinSpin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
Magazine), Jandek mentioned that he was working at that time as a machinist.
Music
Jandek's first album,
Ready for the HouseReady for the House is the debut album by Jandek, and was released in 1978 by his own Corwood Industries label, with the catalog number #0739. The artist has said in letters that the number was meaningless. Corwood Industries reissued the album three times on CD, first in 1999, then sometime in the...
, though obviously a solo work, was originally credited to a band called The Units. As explained in an interview in the first issue of
Spin, Smith was forced to change the name by
an identically named Californian groupThe Units are a defunct, early electronic music/punk rock/New Wave/synthpunk band founded in San Francisco in 1978 and active until 1984.One of America's first electronic New Wave bands, they are widely cited as pioneers of a genre now known as "synthpunk." The Units were notable for their use of...
already in possession of a copyright. All reissues of this first album and all subsequent Corwood releases have been credited to "Jandek". In Trubee's interview, Smith claims he came up with the name Jandek while on the telephone with a person named Decker during the month of January. Smith's initial use of a plural band name (and Corwood's curious tendency to refer to Jandek as "a representative from Corwood Industries") has led some fans to suggest that the reclusive artist intended his oeuvre to be perceived as the work of an anonymous collective rather than that of a single man. Indeed, though roughly two-thirds of his records are solo affairs, the other third have variably featured female vocalists, different male vocalists, bass guitar, electric guitar, drums, and accordion. These contributions are usually credited to outside collaborators, but in the
Spin interview as well as a letter to DJ
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the artist admitted to having overdubbed parts himself on occasion, such as on the album
The Rocks CrumbleThe Rocks Crumble is the eighth Jandek album, released as Corwood 0746. It is his third release of 1983, and is the first Jandek album to feature extensive use of drums and electric guitar...
. No proper credits list has ever appeared on an album, but song titles have included "Nancy Sings" and "John Plays Drums", though those pieces are two different versions of the same song.
One early theory suggested that all the music was recorded in a single, feverish, possibly manic phase and that after 19 albums the releases would stop. This appeared, for a moment, as if it might have some validity - the 21st album,
Lost CauseLost Cause is the twenty-first album by Jandek, and his only of 1992. Corwood Industries release #0759, it marks the end of the "electric phase" and, really, of an era...
, finished with a sidelong piece called "The Electric End", a crazed instrumental featuring shouted vocals, electric guitar, and microphone feedback. Instead, this seems to have marked the end of the "first band phase." Then the 22nd album arrived and returned to the acoustic and vocal sound that is found on most of the first six Corwood albums (often referred to as "the first acoustic phase"). This continued unabated for seven albums until, in 1999,
The BeginningThe Beginning is the twenty-eighth album by Jandek. It was released in 1999, and was given Corwood Industries release number 0766. It is considered the final album of Jandek's "second acoustic phase".- Track listing :#"It's February"...
was released, which featured a side-long work of instrumental piano. This ushered in the most controversial period of albums in Corwood's history - three albums of unaccompanied voice. Seemingly recorded on a voice-activated tape recorder, these "spoken word songs" ran up to half an hour in length and taxed even the most devoted followers. After these albums, though, the direction changed again and Jandek returned to a voice and guitar (with occasional
harmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
) mixture, though things were different. The guitar was often electric and the voice was decidedly older than that on the previous albums. Further albums have continued the solo approach, though the instrument used has occasionally been a fretless bass, and the songs have stretched progressively longer and the lyrics have become even more personal. Though Corwood still releases albums like this (the most recent is
What Was Out There Disappeared), they are now alternated with releases of the live band shows, which are remarkably different and feature unusually tight playing. He currently records at Houston's Sugar Hill studios.
Some of Jandek's allure stems from his small but devoted fan base that includes
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, Bill Callahan,
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,
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of
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,
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,
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of
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,
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of
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, Bright Eyes and
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founder Calvin Johnson. In the 1980s and 1990s most fans stumbled into the world of Jandek after hearing his music on college radio or freeform stations like
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and WCBN-FM, but as the 21st century approached Jandek was just as likely to catch fans through the internet. An "unofficial Jandek website" was founded by Seth Tisue in 1997. It includes complete descriptions of each album and concert and the archives of the Jandek Discussion List.
In the media
Jandek has given only two phone interviews in his entire career, the first conducted by fellow outsider artist John Trubee, for the aforementioned
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article in 1985. In it, he admitted to having had musical training earlier in life, and refuted an
OP magazine reviewer praising "May he never tune his guitar!" by stating that he did indeed tune his guitar, albeit usually to open tunings of his own devising. The
Spin article was Jandek's first major press; as the '80s drew to a close, the magazine proclaimed him to be one of the Most Important Artists of the 1980s in a special end-of-decade issue. Outsider music expert
Irwin ChusidIrwin Chusid is a journalist, music historian, radio personality and self-described "landmark preservationist." His stated mission has been to "find things on the scrapheap of history that I know don't belong there and salvage them." Those "things" have included such previously overlooked but...
conducted the second interview and brought quite a bit of attention to Jandek by including an account of his own dealings with
Corwood IndustriesCorwood Industries is a Houston, Texas-based company whose only output would appear to be the music of Jandek. It is not known what other ventures, if any, that Corwood Industries may be involved with....
in his book
Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious World of Outsider MusicSongs in the Key of Z is the title of a book and two compilation albums written and compiled by Irwin Chusid. The book and albums explore the field of what Chusid coined as "outsider music"...
, the accompanying album featuring a track from
Ready for the House after Jandek called him in response to Chusid's request for information.
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reporter Katy Vine tracked down the "Corwood Representative" and gave an account of her experiences in the August 1999 issue. At Jandek's request Vine kept his name and address a secret.
In 2004 Unicorn Stencil Productions released the first documentary on Jandek, entitled
Jandek on CorwoodJandek on Corwood is a documentary about veteran reclusive folk/blues artist Jandek. Unlike most popular music documentaries, the subject himself is not seen in the film in any way; instead, various critics, disc jockeys and journalists, many of whom have had some contact with the notoriously...
. It was directed by Chad Freidrichs, and produced by Freidrichs and Paul Fehler. Amongst the extras on the DVD release of the documentary is the entire unedited tape of the John Trubee-conducted
Spin interview. No one from Corwood Industries is represented on screen, but the label did suggest several people to be interviewed for the movie, including music critics Phil Milstein and
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, and Katy Vine. Corwood's recommendation of Vine for the documentary is seen as essentially endorsing the contents and confirming the authenticity of the
Texas Monthly interview. In October of the same year Jandek stunned the alternative music scene by playing live for what was probably the first time (see live performances section below for details).
In September 2006, author Danen Jobe announced the completion and publication of the first part of his Corwood-sanctioned novel
Niagara Blues, released through Scottish publishers Single Cell Press. The book, representing Jobe's imagination of a possible biography of the artist, is almost entirely fictional; its protagonist shares with Jandek only his stage name, song catalog, and a few other facts. British publishers Halfcut Publications announced they would be releasing the complete version of the book in July 2011.
There have been a handful of live shows each year since 2004, and Corwood intends to release all of them on CD in addition to its studio albums. In fact, Corwood puts out more Jandek releases now than ever in its history, releasing five albums in 2005 alone. Summer 2006 saw the release of the first Corwood DVD, a video version of
Glasgow SundayGlasgow Sunday is the second of four albums released in 2005 by musician Jandek on Corwood Industries, as . His 41st overall, it was recorded live on October 17, 2004 at The Arches, Glasgow, as part of the Instal festival...
, Jandek's first live performance.
Duality of Self, a record of Jandek's performance in Toronto in September 2006 was premiered at the SXSW Music Festival and Film Festival in March 2007. Produced by Colin Brunton, Jim Mauro, Gary Topp and "The Representative from Corwood", the two hour concert film was directed by Brunton and editor Ryan Noth, using a five camera set up.
Interpretations
Since Corwood persistently declines to provide any further information, Jandek's fanbase has become fertile ground for various interpretations of both his music and persona. The range of different theories and beliefs are impossible to sum up, but they tend to fall on a spectrum between two extremes. The first see Jandek's persona as entirely transparent – not really a persona at all. They view his albums as a sort of "musical diary", contending that the feeling in his music is too personal, guileless, and extreme in its emotions to be entirely or even (for the stalwarts) partially imagined. As a result these fans are more likely to be interested in the artist's biographical information and are more likely to believe that he is Sterling R. Smith, and that a conceptual separation between the two is largely meaningless. This stance was more popular earlier in Jandek's career.
The second camp take up the opposite stance: they believe that Jandek is an artistic persona bearing little to no resemblance to any specific person. For them the questions regarding Jandek's "true identity", such as whether or not he is Smith, are completely irrelevant. Instead of seeing the Corwood catalogue as a "diary", these fans see it as the work of a self-conscious artist, its lyrics closer to fiction than autobiography. Many of Jandek's newer fans prefer some degree of this stance, and usually prefer to call him "the Representative from Corwood Industries" or "the Rep" for short, rather than Jandek.
For its part, Corwood has stated many times that the listener's impression of Jandek's music is far more important and interesting to the principal performer than his original intent for it.
Live performances
The mystery of Jandek's identity was partially resolved in October 2004 when he performed live at the Instal 04 music festival in
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, Scotland. This was Jandek's first known live appearance and he performed with
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(bass) and
Alex NeilsonAlex Neilson is an English drummer, percussionist and singer who is currently based in Glasgow but grew up in Leeds. He has performed alongside a large number of bands and artists including Lucky Luke, The One Ensemble Of Daniel Padden, Ashtray Navigations, Alastair Galbraith, Isobel Campbell,...
(drums). The man on stage was obviously the same man who appears on the album covers. As per Corwood's stipulations, the performance was not publicized in advance, nor was it identified as it happened or at any point afterwards. This performance, and all the subsequent performances up to the
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one, seem to have been initiated and organised by Barry Esson, whose company Arika stages music festivals in Scotland, including INSTAL and Music Lovers' Field Companion. David Tibet of
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, who had headlined the festival the previous day, advised fans not only that none of the other artists knew of the performance but also that the word "Jandek" was never used, the man who performed alongside Youngs and Neilson being identified only as "a representative of Corwood Industries" (the full text of Tibet's messages to the Jandek mailing list can be read at Seth Tisue's website, linked below).
In May 2005, however, Jandek made appearances at the Music Lovers’ Field Companion festival in
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, England, and at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Scotland, again with Youngs and Neilson. The Gateshead performance was another guitar/bass/drums trio similar to the performance as Instal '04 while the Glasgow show found Jandek playing piano with Youngs on bowed contrabass and Neilson on percussion. It later transpired that, as rumored at the time, this performance was a single song in many parts titled "The Cell". It lasted around 90 minutes and has been described as lacking the dissonance often associated with Jandek, instead being gentle and melodic with many of the piano parts resembling
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. These first shows have since been released as
Glasgow SundayGlasgow Sunday is the second of four albums released in 2005 by musician Jandek on Corwood Industries, as . His 41st overall, it was recorded live on October 17, 2004 at The Arches, Glasgow, as part of the Instal festival...
,
Newcastle SundayNewcastle Sunday is the 45th release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by Corwood Industries. It is a recording of his second ever live performance, recorded at The Sage Gateshead, England....
, and
Glasgow MondayGlasgow Monday is the 47th release, third live album, and second-ever double album release, from avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek. It is his fifth release of the year and features "The Corwood Representative" on piano and vocals, along with the same rhythm section he performed with at...
.
On August 28, 2005 he performed in
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(as scheduled) at the
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Theatre and Temple to a sold-out audience. It was notably his first time ever to appear on stage in the United States, and he performed with Nick Hennies (drums), Chris Cogburn (drums), and Juan Garcia (bass); this performance has been released by Corwood under the title
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. He also did two nights of gigs in New York City. The first night has been released as the double CD "
Manhattan TuesdayManhattan Tuesday is a live album by Jandek released in 2007, and is the 50th album released by Corwood Industries since 1978. It was recorded at the Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan on September 6th 2005...
". He was scheduled to play in
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on September 2, 2005 but the show was canceled due to the aftermath of
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. A
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show was announced only two days in advance, then cancelled the next day because
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was approaching Houston.
In October 2005, Jandek played three sets on two different days at Instal 2005 in Glasgow (including a collaboration with Loren Connors and a set with Youngs and Neilson, the latter being released in 2008 as
Glasgow FridayGlasgow Friday is a live album by Jandek released in 2008. It is Jandek's 53rd release. The album was recorded on 14 October 2005 at The Arches in Glasgow. Jandek was performing as part of the Instal festival, the same festival and venue at which he had made his unannounced live debut in 2004...
) and also performed alone in
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, accompanying himself with an acoustic guitar - to date, this is the only engagement the "Corwood Representative" has undertaken without additional musicians. In November, he played in
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,
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and in
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. On March 10, 2006, he made his (unannounced) first performing appearance in his hometown of Houston, backing Loren Connors and
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on bass and harmonica during their second set at Live Oak Friends Meeting House.
He also performed on guitar with a full backing band on April 20, 2006 at the Hollywood Theater in
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, with
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of the band
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on bass and Emil Amos from
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playing drums, plus backing vocalists Liz Harris ("Grouper") and Jessica Dennison. He returned to the UK in May to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival at
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as well as playing two sets in one night in
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and making a low-key, short notice return to Glasgow, once again in the company of Youngs and Neilson. A further London show was canceled without explanation.
Jandek performed twice in September 2006. The first show, in
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, was performed at a renovated circus rehearsal space and continued the semi-classical/jazzy aspects of
Glasgow MondayGlasgow Monday is the 47th release, third live album, and second-ever double album release, from avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek. It is his fifth release of the year and features "The Corwood Representative" on piano and vocals, along with the same rhythm section he performed with at...
, this time using a unique lineup of cymbals, double bass and a guitar played more for sound patterns than melody. The artist himself played the Korg keyboards again (as he had in Manhattan), and the performance was one extended piece. By contrast, three days later he played a high-amped rock set at the Empty Bottle in
ChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
with bassist Josh Abrams and
TortoiseTortoises are a family of land-dwelling reptiles of the order of turtles . Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise...
drummer/producer
John McEntireJohn McEntire is an American recording engineer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best-known for being in Tortoise and The Sea and Cake, as well as being a highly in-demand producer and engineer....
that featured lyrics recounting a prison stay. Jandek played a show in
Seattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
at
On the BoardsOn the Boards is a non-profit contemporary performing arts organization in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1978. Originally located at Washington Hall in the Central District, the organization moved in 1998 to their current location in Lower Queen Anne...
on October 27, 2006 with the same lineup as the Portland performance earlier that year, and he ended 2006 with a concert in
IndianapolisIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
on December 9, 2006 in a church sanctuary attached to the Harrison Center for the Arts. That show included Nathan Vollmar of the band Rivulets on drums, and a female vocalist who also played viola and sang lead on a few tracks and a flute player, a first.
Reeds were experimented with more in Atlanta and Richmond, Virginia. At the former, he returned to piano, but was backed by violin, percussion and bass clarinet. At one point the group played a lengthy free-jazz song, with the Corwood Representative attacking the piano before slowing down, performing a song, and then returning to the free jazz. Richmond returned to a bluesier sound, but added saxophone. There were also (intentional) props at this show representing a living room and featuring items from Corwood covers (a mannequin, a guitar case, a gaudy couch, etc.). Jandek performed at the 2007 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas on March 17, 2007 to a sold-out audience of 500 at Central Presbyterian Church.
On June 8, 2007, Jandek performed at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston at a show arranged by local curatorial entity The Critique of Pure Reason. For this performance, Jandek played fretless bass guitar, and was supported by local improvisational musicians Greg Kelley (trumpet), Jorrit Dijkstra (alto saxophone,
lyriconThe Lyricon is an electronic wind instrument, the first wind controller to be constructed.Invented by Bill Bernardi , it was manufactured by a company called Computone Inc in Massachusetts...
), and Eli Keszler (percussion). This was the first live performance where Jandek played the bass. The show was sold out, with an audience of over 300 witnessing the two-hour-long performance.
Jandek performed at the Rose Marine Theater in Ft. Worth, Texas on July 21, 2007, with Texas musicians Will Johnson of
Centro-maticCentro-Matic is an alternative country band based in Denton, Texas. It started in 1995 as a side-project for Will Johnson. It released a few singles that year and grew into a full-fledged group in 1997. The initial 60 songs recorded in a Millstadt, Illinois studio supplied the material for the...
(drums), Ryan Williams of Baptist Generals (bass), pedal steel player
Susan AlcornSusan Alcorn is an American composer, improvisor, and pedal steel guitarist active in contemporary music and free improvisation.-Life:...
and Austin banjo player Ralph White. This Cowtown line-up also performed on Saturday March 15, 2008 at Austin's Central Presbyterian Church as part of a SXSW showcase of Houston-based experimental music curated by Signal To Noise magazine.
Jandek performed in
Ann Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
on May 17, 2008 at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre with James Cornish (
trumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
) and Christian Matjias (
harpsichordA harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
) in a free concert event curated by WCBN-FM. The Corwood representative played hollow-body electric bass guitar. This performance was the first to feature a modern improvisational dancer, Biba Bell. On Friday June 13, 2008, Jandek performed a solo acoustic set in the
Douglas Hyde GalleryThe Douglas Hyde Gallery is a publicly-funded contemporary art gallery situated within the historical setting of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.When the Gallery opened in 1978, it was for a number of years Ireland's only public gallery of contemporary art...
in
Dublin,
IrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The performance was accompanied by an exhibition of Jandek album covers and a catalogue published by the gallery. On July 25, 2008, Jandek performed at the Bug Theatre in Denver,
ColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, his first-ever in the state and one of the few in the west.
On October 10, 2008, Jandek performed in
Columbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
at The Wexner Center for the Arts. The lineup featured Jandek (rumored to be playing a
Korg synthesizeris a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
), C. Spencer Yeh on violin, Derek Dicenzo on elec. bass, and Ryan Jewell on percussion. This was his first-ever show in Ohio. On December 1 that same year, he made his first appearance in
FloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
at the Hippodrome State Theatre in
GainesvilleGainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, performing on bass and harmonica alongside Rob Rushin on guitar and Chad Voight on drums.
On April 5, 2009, Jandek performed in
Houston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
at his first-ever public performance in his hometown. His only other appearance in Houston was a walk-on with improvisational duo Loren Connors and
Alan LichtAlan Licht is an American guitarist and composer, whose work combines elements of pop, noise, free jazz and minimalism. He is also a writer and journalist.-Biography:Licht was born in New Jersey in 1968...
in 2006. The performance was a matinee show held at Rudyard's Pub and was coordinated by Andy Bradley, chief engineer of Sugar Hill Recordings. Andy paired Jandek with two session musicians for the live event which consisted of a bass and drum funk improvisation accompanying Jandek's guitar and vocals. Jandek used a black pearl
Godin- History :Godin started building Robert Godin's guitars in 1972 in La Patrie, Quebec.Godin Guitars' head office is located in Montreal, and they build their instruments in six factories in four different locations, three in Quebec and one in New Hampshire....
Freeway SA electric guitar directly into a Line 6 Spider 2x10" combo amplifier.
Jandek performed with David Keenan on drums and Heather Leigh on bass in four venues across
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
in July 2009. Billed as Jandek's "first ever tour", it took place in
LarneLarne is a substantial seaport and industrial market town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of 18,228 people in the 2001 Census. As of 2011, there are about 31,000 residents in the greater Larne area. It has been used as a seaport for over 1,000 years, and is...
,
BangorBangor is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a seaside resort on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Bangor Marina is one of the largest in Ireland, and holds Blue Flag status...
,
BelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
and
DerryDerry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, with Christina Carter providing support.
On September 19, 2009, Jandek performed solo at the
IncubateIncubate is a multidisciplinary arts festival in Tilburg, the Netherlands. On June 16, the festival changed it name into Incubate after a request by the Austin, US based festival SXSW to change its name. Between 2005 and 2008 the festival was called ZXZW....
festival in
TilburgTilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
,
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
On December 8, 2009, Jandek performed on electric guitar with Jeffrey Allport (drums), Wendy Atkinson (electric bass), Josh Stevenson (EMS Synthi AKS), and Rachael Wadham (zither) in Vancouver, British Columbia. On December 9, 2009, Jandek performed with Dave Chokroun (double bass) and Jeremy van Wyck (drums, also in
Shearing PinxShearing Pinx are an Experimental/Punk rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Formed in 2005, the band is made up of Nic Hughes and Jeremy Van Wyck ....
) in Victoria, British Columbia. Local duo Forms (Will Ballantyne on guitar and drums, Ethan Lustig on drums and piano) opened.
He performed again with Murray and Keenan at the Gaelic Club and the Mu-Meson Archives in
SydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
as part of his Australian tour in March 2010.
On August 5, 2010, Jandek performed at the Pittsburgh Center For The Arts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was accompanied by Dean Cercone on guitar, Andrew McKeon on percussion, and Spat Cannon on double bass.
On November 12, 2010, Jandek performed at the Davis Veterans Memorial Theatre in
DavisDavis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, California. He was accompanied by Christian Kiefer on guitar, Alex Jenkins on drums, and Greg Brucker on double bass.
On January 8, 2011, Jandek performed at the Crystal Cove Auditorium at UC Irvine in
IrvineIrvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
, California. He was accompanied by
Mike WattMichael David Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter.He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, dos, and Firehose; , he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen...
on bass and BJ Miller (of
HEALTHHealth is an American noise rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band's 2007 release with Crystal Castles charted at position nine in the UK indie singles chart.- History :...
) on drums.
On April 26, 2011, "A Representative from Corwood Industries" performed two songs, LIVE on-the-air on KTRU Radio, 91.7 FM, Houston, Texas (Rice University Radio), with just vocals and acoustic guitar. For the first time ever, he addressed his listeners directly and introduced the two songs ("Prelude from a Tear" and "For Emma"), both of them written specifically for the occasion, before playing them.
Discography
This is the discography of Corwood IndustriesCorwood Industries is a Houston, Texas-based company whose only output would appear to be the music of Jandek. It is not known what other ventures, if any, that Corwood Industries may be involved with....
; the record company releases only albums by Jandek.
- 0739: Ready for the House
Ready for the House is the debut album by Jandek, and was released in 1978 by his own Corwood Industries label, with the catalog number #0739. The artist has said in letters that the number was meaningless. Corwood Industries reissued the album three times on CD, first in 1999, then sometime in the...
(1978)
- 0740: Six and Six
Six and Six is the second album by reclusive Houston musician Jandek, and the first to be released under the Jandek name . It was released in 1981, by Corwood Industries...
(1981)
- 0741: Later On
Later On is the third release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, and the second released by Corwood Industries in 1981. It was reissued on CD in 2000....
(1981)
- 0742: Chair Beside a Window
Chair Beside a Window is the fourth album by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, and Corwood Industries' first release of 1982 ....
(1982)
- 0743: Living in a Moon So Blue
Living in a Moon so Blue is the fifth Jandek album, and was issued as Corwood 0743 in 1982. It was reissued on CD in 2001.- Overview :Living in a Moon so Blue is an album that's very hard to separate from its near-counterpart, Staring at the Cellophane...
(1982)
- 0744: Staring at the Cellophane
Staring at the Cellophane is the sixth Jandek album, and his third of 1982. It was released as Corwood 0744. It was reissued on CD in 2001....
(1982)
- 0745: Your Turn to Fall
Your Turn to Fall is the seventh Jandek album, and was released as Corwood 0745. It was reissued on CD in 2001.- Overview :Your Turn to Fall marks something of a transition in Corwood history, for several reasons...
(1983)
- 0746: The Rocks Crumble
The Rocks Crumble is the eighth Jandek album, released as Corwood 0746. It is his third release of 1983, and is the first Jandek album to feature extensive use of drums and electric guitar...
(1983)
- 0747: Interstellar Discussion
Interstellar Discussion is the ninth album by Jandek, and his only release of 1984. It was released as Corwood 0747. It was reissued on CD in 2001.-Track listing:#Starless – 2:15#Hey – 2:28#Why Did I Change a Word in the Last Song – 2:50...
(1984)
- 0748: Nine-Thirty
Nine-Thirty is the tenth album by Jandek, and one of two released in 1985, and was released as Corwood 0748. It was reissued on CD in 2001.-Track listing:#Tell Me When – 2:13#Left The Beach Last Sunday – 2:14#Bells and Voices – 2:28#Faye – 2:55...
(1985)
- 0749: Foreign Keys
Foreign Keys is the second album released in 1985 by musician Jandek, and his eleventh overall. It finds him returning to the band sound with a vengeance, and is the first all-band Jandek album, with no acoustic numbers whatsoever...
(1985)
- 0750: Telegraph Melts
Telegraph Melts is the twelfth album and first release of 1986 by musician Jandek. It was released as Corwood Industries #0750.-Track listing:#You – 1:38#On the Planes – 2:48#Go to Bed – 2:46#Ace of Diamonds – 4:43#Twenty Four – 4:55...
(1986)
- 0751: Follow Your Footsteps
Follow Your Footsteps is the second album released in 1986 by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, and his thirteenth overall, released as Corwood Industries #0751.- Track listing :#"Honey" – 3:13#"What Do You Want To Sing?" – 2:09...
(1986)
- 0752: Modern Dances
Modern Dances is the fourteenth album by Jandek, released as Corwood #0752. It is the first of two releases from 1987, and marks the end of the original "garage" band .-Track listing:...
(1987)
- 0753: Blue Corpse
Blue Corpse is the fifteenth album by Jandek, and his second for 1987. Essentially a duet album with "Eddie," it addresses heartbreak and is considered by many to be the easiest point of entry into the Corwood catalog.- Track listing :...
(1987)
- 0754: You Walk Alone
You Walk Alone is the sixteenth album by Jandek, and the first of two released in 1988. It is Corwood Industries , and is the first album by the "blues rock" band that followed the apparent meltdown of the original "garage rock" band....
(1988)
- 0755: On the Way (1988)
- 0756: The Living End
The Living End is the eighteenth album by outsider musician Jandek and the only release of . Corwood Industries #0756 continues the bluesy band sound of the prior two albums, but adds a new, thinner-voiced female vocalist to the mix.-Track listing:...
(1989)
- 0757: Somebody in the Snow
Somebody in the Snow is the nineteenth album by Jandek and his only release of 1990. Released as Corwood #0757, the album is a curious mixture of more "blues-lounge" band tracks with female vocals, some acoustic and drums tracks and a few of the strangest songs to ever find home on a Jandek...
(1990)
- 0758: One Foot in the North
One Foot in the North is the twentieth album by Jandek, and the only to be released in 1991. It is Corwood Industries release #0758, and featured voice and electric guitar for about half the album before drums and a second, more "polished" lead guitar joined along.-Track listing:#Yellow Pages –...
(1991)
- 0759: Lost Cause
Lost Cause is the twenty-first album by Jandek, and his only of 1992. Corwood Industries release #0759, it marks the end of the "electric phase" and, really, of an era...
(1992)
- 0760: Twelfth Apostle
Twelfth Apostle is the 22nd album by Jandek. After the crazed purging of "The Electric End," the sidelong piece that ended Lost Cause, many thought Jandek was finished. But the Twelfth Apostle appeared in 1993, marking a return to straight acoustic and vocals...
(1993)
- 0761: Graven Image
Graven Image is the 23rd album by Jandek, released in as Corwood Industries release #0761. It was the first Corwood CD, and was remastered and re-issued in 2004.-Track listing:#Remain the Same – 1:36#Helena – 2:13#Ghost Town by the Sea – 3:03...
(1994)
- 0762: Glad to Get Away
Glad to Get Away is the twenty-fourth album by Jandek, and was released as Corwood Industries#0762. It continues the acoustic sound of the prior two albums.-Track listing:#Bitter Tale – 2:25#Hey Mister Can You Tell Me – 3:33#Ezekiel – 2:49...
(1994)
- 0763: White Box Requiem
White Box Requiem is the twenty-fifth album by Jandek, and his only for 1996.Released as Corwood Industries #0763, it is essentially a "concept album" about a man who opens a "Pandora's box" of sorts...
(1996)
- 0764: I Woke Up
I Woke Up is the twenty-sixth album by Jandek and his only release of 1997. Released as Corwood Industries #0764, it introduced a new male vocalist who sings most of the tracks.-Track listing:#First Awake Moment – 2:26...
(1997)
- 0765: New Town (1998)
- 0766: The Beginning
The Beginning is the twenty-eighth album by Jandek. It was released in 1999, and was given Corwood Industries release number 0766. It is considered the final album of Jandek's "second acoustic phase".- Track listing :#"It's February"...
(1999)
- 0767: Put My Dream on This Planet
Put My Dream on This Planet is the twenty-ninth album by Jandek, and his only new release of 2000 . The first of three consecutive a capella albums, it is Corwood Industries #0767.-Reviews:...
(2000)
- 0768: This Narrow Road
This Narrow Road is the thirtieth album by Jandek, and the first of two new discs released in 2001. It is also the second of three spoken word releases and is Corwood #0768.-Track listing:# One Last Chance – 29:21...
(2001)
- 0769: Worthless Recluse
Worthless Recluse is the thirty-first Jandek album and the second of two new albums released in . Released as Corwood #0769, it is the third spoken word album and the last to date.-Track listing:# The Clothes – 1:09# In the Cave – 5:53...
(2001)
- 0770: I Threw You Away
I Threw You Away is the 32nd album by Jandek, and one of two released in 2002. Corwood Industries release #0770.-Track listing:#Blues Turned Black – 12:14#It Seems Forever – 7:39#I Threw You Away – 8:10#Frozen Beauty – 11:50#The World Stops – 9:01...
(2002)
- 0771: The Humility of Pain
The Humility of Pain is the 33rd album by Jandek, and the second of two released in 2002. It is Corwood Industries release #0771, and continues the themes and styles of the previous album.-Track listing:# The Humility of Pain – 7:21...
(2002)
- 0772: The Place
The Place is the 34th album by Jandek, and the first of two released in 2003. Released as Corwood Industries, #0772, the album continues the style and story-line of the two that preceded it.-Track listing:#The Picture – 9:25#The Place – 7:03...
(2003)
- 0773: The Gone Wait
The Gone Wait is the 35th album by Jandek, and the first of two released in 2003 It is Corwood Industries release #0773, and is the first release to feature the artist accompanying himself on fretless electric bass, rather than on his usual acoustic or electric guitar...
(2003)
- 0774: Shadow of Leaves
Shadow Of Leaves is the 36th release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by his own Corwood Industries label . It is his first release of four released in 2004, and the second album to feature his voice accompanied by solo fretless electric bass, though the lyrics are darker and...
(2004)
- 0775: The End of It All
The End of It All is the 37th release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by his own Corwood Industries label . It was his second of four released in 2004. Jandek returns to electric guitar on the album, though his playing style and guitar tone sound like an electrified version...
(2004)
- 0776: The Door Behind
The Door Behind is the 38th release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by his own Corwood Industries label . It was his third release of 2004 and came out on the heels of his debut live performance in Scotland on October 17, 2004....
(2004)
- 0777: A Kingdom He Likes
A Kingdom He Likes is the 39th release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by his own Corwood Industries label . It was his fourth release of 2004 and features the artist on acoustic guitar.-Track listing:...
(2004)
- 0778: When I Took That Train
When I Took That Train is the 40th release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, and the first of four released in 2005 by his own Corwood Industries label, as #0778....
(2005)
- 0779: Glasgow Sunday
Glasgow Sunday is the second of four albums released in 2005 by musician Jandek on Corwood Industries, as . His 41st overall, it was recorded live on October 17, 2004 at The Arches, Glasgow, as part of the Instal festival...
(2005)
- 0780: Raining Down Diamonds
Raining Down Diamonds is the third of four albums by musician Jandek released in 2005. Released as Corwood Industries , it is his 42nd overall, and finds the artist in a spiritual mode, backed by fretless bass.-Track listing:...
(2005)
- 0781: Khartoum
Khartoum is the fourth and final album released in 2005 by Jandek. The album was released by Corwood Industries and his 43rd release overall. The album features the Corwood Representative on solo vocals and acoustic guitar.-Track listing:...
(2005)
- 0782: Khartoum Variations
Khartoum Variations is the first of six releases in 2006 by singer/songwriter Jandek. Released by Corwood Industries, it is his 44th album overall...
(2006)
- 0783: Newcastle Sunday
Newcastle Sunday is the 45th release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by Corwood Industries. It is a recording of his second ever live performance, recorded at The Sage Gateshead, England....
(2006) 2CD
- 0784: What Else Does The Time Mean?
What Else Does The Time Mean? is the 46th album from avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by Corwood Industries . It is his third release in 2006, following January's' Khartoum Variations and February's live double-album Newcastle Sunday.-Track listing:# My Own Way – 16:34# Walk...
(2006)
- 0785: Glasgow Monday
Glasgow Monday is the 47th release, third live album, and second-ever double album release, from avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek. It is his fifth release of the year and features "The Corwood Representative" on piano and vocals, along with the same rhythm section he performed with at...
(2006) 2CD
- 0786: Austin Sunday
Austin Sunday is the 48th release overall and fourth live album by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek. It is his sixth release of the year and documents Jandek's first ever American live performance, which took place in Austin, Texas on August 28, 2005...
(2006) 2CD
- 0787: The Ruins of Adventure
The Ruins of Adventure is the 49th album by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, the 45th 'studio' album released by Corwood Industries around December 2006 .-Music Notes:...
(2006)
- 0788: Manhattan Tuesday
Manhattan Tuesday is a live album by Jandek released in 2007, and is the 50th album released by Corwood Industries since 1978. It was recorded at the Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan on September 6th 2005...
(2007) 2CD
- 0789: Brooklyn Wednesday
Brooklyn Wednesday is a live album by Jandek released in 2007, and is Jandek's 51st album. For this performance he was accompanied by Matt Heyner and Chris Corsano . The discs are contained in two single-size double-disc jewel cases in a cardboard sleeve...
(2007) 4CD
- 0790: The Myth of Blue Icicles
The Myth of Blue Icicles is the 52nd album by Jandek, released in 2008 as Corwood #0790.-Track listing:#Too Course - #Blue Icicles - #The Daze - #There’s No Door -...
(2008)
- 0791: Glasgow Friday
Glasgow Friday is a live album by Jandek released in 2008. It is Jandek's 53rd release. The album was recorded on 14 October 2005 at The Arches in Glasgow. Jandek was performing as part of the Instal festival, the same festival and venue at which he had made his unannounced live debut in 2004...
(2008)
- 0792: Glasgow Sunday 2005
Glasgow Sunday 2005 is a live album by Jandek recorded at The Arches in Glasgow, Scotland on October 16, 2005. The performance was part of the Instal 05 festival, and was Jandek's second performance during this festival. The first, which took place two nights previous to this recording, is...
(2008)
- 0793: London Tuesday
London Tuesday is a live album by Jandek released in 2008. It is Jandek's 55th release. The album was recorded on 18 October 2005 at St Giles in the Fields, London, England. This performance was the first to feature Jandek playing solo acoustic guitar, and, in a similar manner to the presentation...
(2008)
- 0794: Skirting the Edge
Skirting the Edge is a studio album by Jandek. It is the 56th release attributed to Jandek and was released by Corwood Industries in 2008. The album features vocals and acoustic guitar, and explores a number of dark lyrical themes including ill-health, death and the casting-off of material...
(2008)
- 0795: Hasselt Saturday
Hasselt Saturday is a live album by Jandek released in 2009. It is Jandek's 57th release. The album was recorded on Saturday 12 November, 2005 at Kunstencentrum Belgie in Hasselt, Belgium. During this performance, Jandek played solo piano and sang...
(2009)
- 0796: Helsinki Saturday
Helsinki Saturday is a live album by Jandek released in 2009. It is Jandek's 58th release. The album was recorded on Saturday 19 November, 2005 at Kulttuuriareena Gloria in Helsinki, Finland. This performance featured Jandek on piano, accompanied by Iro Haarla on harp, and unlike previous...
(2009)
- 0797: Not Hunting For Meaning
Not Hunting for Meaning is a studio album by Jandek. It is the 59th release attributed to Jandek and was released by Corwood Industries in 2009. Like the previous two studio albums The Myth of Blue Icicles and Skirting the Edge, the album features vocals and acoustic guitar.- External links :* * ...
(2009)
- 0798: Portland Thursday (2009) 2CD
- 0799: What Was Out There Disappeared (2009)
- 0800: Camber Sands Sunday (2009)
- 0801: Bristol Wednesday (2010)
- 0802: Canticle of Castaway (2010)
- 0803: Toronto Sunday (2010) 2CD
- 0804: Chicago Wednesday (2010) 2CD
- 0805: Where Do You Go From Here? (2011)
- 0806: Seattle Friday (2011)
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