Naked In The Afternoon: A Tribute To Jandek
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Naked in the Afternoon: A Tribute to Jandek is a tribute album
compiled by Moscow, PA
-based independent record label
Summersteps Records. The album features cover versions of songs by the reclusive avant-
folk/
blues singer/songwriter Jandek
. Many of the artists are members of the Summersteps roster or fans forming one-time combos to participate on the album, but the album also features contributions from Sonic Youth
's Thurston Moore
(as part of a one-time combo called Dapper), Low
, and Bright Eyes.
All of the songs are covers of songs from Jandek's back catalog, with the exception of Bright Eyes' contribution, a Conor Oberst
original called "Have You Ever Heard of Jandek?", and part of the contribution by the act Monster Island, "Road To Corwood", which is performed as a medley with the Jandek composition "Lost Cause". Through his Corwood Industries
label, Jandek gave full permission to cover his material and, at Summersteps' request, contributed two disposable camera's worth of photos for use as cover art that emulated the singer/songwriter's own record/CD releases.
All songs written by Jandek
except where otherwise noted.
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
compiled by Moscow, PA
Moscow, Pennsylvania
Moscow is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,026 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Moscow is located at ....
-based independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
Summersteps Records. The album features cover versions of songs by the reclusive avant-
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
folk/
Folk music
Folk 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....
blues singer/songwriter Jandek
Jandek
Jandek is the musical project of an anonymous outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 60 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical...
. Many of the artists are members of the Summersteps roster or fans forming one-time combos to participate on the album, but the album also features contributions from Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
's Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...
(as part of a one-time combo called Dapper), Low
Low (band)
Low is an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993. As of 2010, the group is composed of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker , both founding members, and Steve Garrington ....
, and Bright Eyes.
All of the songs are covers of songs from Jandek's back catalog, with the exception of Bright Eyes' contribution, a Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
original called "Have You Ever Heard of Jandek?", and part of the contribution by the act Monster Island, "Road To Corwood", which is performed as a medley with the Jandek composition "Lost Cause". Through his Corwood Industries
Corwood Industries
Corwood 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....
label, Jandek gave full permission to cover his material and, at Summersteps' request, contributed two disposable camera's worth of photos for use as cover art that emulated the singer/songwriter's own record/CD releases.
Track listing
- "Quinn Boys II" (from You Walk AloneYou Walk AloneYou 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....
)- Performed by Peter Weiss & Brian Charles
- "Painted My Teeth" (from Modern DancesModern DancesModern 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:...
)- Performed by Dapper (including Thurston MooreThurston MooreThurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...
on guitars)
- Performed by Dapper (including Thurston Moore
- "Babe I Love You" (from Lost CauseLost Cause (album)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...
)- Performed by The Couple Scene
- "New Town" (from New Town)
- Performed by Retsin
- "Spanish in Me" (from Foreign KeysForeign KeysForeign 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...
)- Performed by Cassie Rose and The Pickled Punks
- "Twenty"-Four (from Telegraph MeltsTelegraph MeltsTelegraph 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...
)- Performed by "Youth Aflame" (The Choppers)
- "Carnival Queen" (from Modern Dances)
- Performed by LowLow (band)Low is an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993. As of 2010, the group is composed of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker , both founding members, and Steve Garrington ....
- Performed by Low
- "Harmonica" (from Blue CorpseBlue CorpseBlue 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 :...
)- Performed by Ho Chen Keit
- "She Fell Down" (from Living in a Moon So BlueLiving in a Moon So BlueLiving 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...
)- Performed by Kid IcarusKid IcarusKid Icarus, known as in Japan, is an action platform video game for the Famicom Disk System in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe and North America. The first entry in Nintendo's Kid Icarus series, it was published in Japan in December 1986, and in Europe and North America in...
- Performed by Kid Icarus
- "Remain the Same" (from Graven Image)
- Performed by The Early Morning Initials
- "Take It Easy" (from I Woke UpI Woke UpI 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...
)- Performed by Gary Young
- "The I Woke Up Medley" (from I Woke Up)
- Performed by Psychatrone Rhonedakk
- "Nancy Sings" (from Chair Beside a WindowChair Beside a WindowChair Beside a Window is the fourth album by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, and Corwood Industries' first release of 1982 ....
)- Performed by Ivory Elephant
- "Janitor's Dead" (from The Living EndThe Living End (Jandek album)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:...
)- Performed by Las Vegas on Mars
- "War Dance" (from You Walk Alone)
- Performed by The Goblins
- "Sailors" (from Living in a Moon So Blue)
- Performed by AmasaAmasaAmasa is a person in the Hebrew Bible. He was the son of Abigail , who was sister to King David and Zeruiah, the mother of Joab. Hence, Amasa was a nephew to David, a cousin to Joab, as well as a cousin to Absalom....
- Performed by Amasa
- "Road to Corwood/Lost Cause" (from Foreign Keys) (Monster Island/Jandek)
- Performed by Monster Island
- "Cave in on You" (from Ready for the HouseReady 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...
)- Performed by The Storkettes
- "Jessica" (from Later OnLater OnLater 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....
)- Performed by Pipes You See, Pipes You Don'tPipes You See, Pipes You Don'tPipes You See, Pipes You Don't is a project of The Olivia Tremor Control keyboardist Peter Erchick. Conceived in the early 1970's, their first album was not released until July 2001. The band's name may be from a chapter in a children's encyclopedia...
- Performed by Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't
- "Have You Ever Heard of Jandek?" (Conor OberstConor OberstConor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
)- Performed by Bright Eyes
- "Your Condition" (from Later On)
- Performed by Amy DenioAmy DenioAmy Denio is a Seattle -based multi-instrumental composer of soundtracks for modern dance, film and theater, as well as a songwriter and music improviser. Often called an unclassifiable avant-garde jazz musician, she is also deeply inspired by world music. She is probably best known as a...
- Performed by Amy Denio
All songs written by Jandek
Jandek
Jandek is the musical project of an anonymous outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 60 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical...
except where otherwise noted.