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Jerman, Jeph /  Steve Jansen: First Second [CASSETTE] (That's Cool Records)

Two studio recordings of objects, tapes, devices and guitar from the duo of Steve Jansen and Jeph Jerman, starting with seemingly random elements of sound that transform into rich soundscapes with subtle activity and extraneous, unidentifiable sound, keeping the listener's curiosity and interest, as the two pieces slowly build in sonic richness and force.
 

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Label: That's Cool Records
Catalog ID: TCR 039
Squidco Product Code: 26553

Format: CASSETTE
Condition: New
Released: 2018
Country: USA
Packaging: Cassette
Recorded on January 29th, 2017 in Cottonwood, Arizona, by Jeph Jerman.


Personnel:



Jeph Jerman-objects, devices, tape

Steve Jansen (2)-tapes, electronics


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Two studio recordings of objects, tapes, devices and guitar from the duo of Steve Jansen and Jeph Jerman, starting with seemingly random elements of sound that transform into rich soundscapes with subtle activity and extraneous, unidentifiable sound keeping the listener's curiosity and interest, as the two pieces slowly build in sonic richness and force.

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Artist Biographies

"Jeph Jerman is a musician who began his musical career drumming and playing in bar bands. In the 1980s, he became aware of other sonic possibilities for his drum kit and started learning to improvise and record his own music. During this time Jerman was a frequent collaborator with other musicians who were also exploring improvisational techniques. In the mid-1980s, Jerman founded a cassette label for the distribution of music by himself and friends. The label released over 50 cassettes, several LPs, and a short-lived magazine.

After relocating from Colorado to Seattle, Jerman continued playing with local groups of improvisers and began giving solo performances where he improvised with mostly natural found objects, a practice he continues today. He founded the first animist orchestra dedicated to making larger scale works using natural object play. In 1999, Jerman moved to Cottonwood, AZ. He continues to investigate sound and recording in many forms including field recordings, the building of crude sound making devices, and the effects of age and other damage to analog tape. Jerman's 2014 Grants to Artists award funded recording and touring with Tim Barnes. Jerman continues to collaborate with Dave Knott in a band collectively known as The Yes, Well, and with Tim Barnes, with whom collaborated on an FCA-supported record released in 2015 (Erstwhile Records.) Other CDs and works are available on Anomalous Records, Semperflorens, and Trait Media Works."

-Foundation for Contemporary Arts (http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/recipients/jeph-jerman)
5/26/2023

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"Steve Jansen is a Southwest U.S.-based experimentalist (and not Steve Jansen, the drummer from Japan) whose musical pursuits focus on tape manipulation, alto saxophone, and electric guitar. Jansen has traveled extensively throughout Africa, Latin America, Europe, and across the States to unearth sound, and these recordings play a significant role in his unique sonic constructions. Jansen has toured with John Wiese (Sissy Spacek), Mike Majkowski and performed/collaborated with Rob Mazurek, Henry Kaiser, Jeph Jerman, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Jamison Williams, The Home of Easy Credit, Tim Daisy, James Fella, Chris Cogburn, Damon Smith, Sandy Ewen, and Whoopi Pupi."

-Steve Jansen (https://www.discogs.com/artist/3206551-Steve-Jansen-2)
5/26/2023

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Track Listing:



SIDE A



1. First 20:24

SIDE B



1. Second 19:49

Related Categories of Interest:


Cassettes
Electro-Acoustic
Electro-Acoustic Improv
Improvised Music
Free Improvisation
Objects and Home-made Instruments
Duo Recordings
New in Experimental & Electronic Music

Cassettes
Electro-Acoustic
Electro-Acoustic Improv
Improvised Music
Free Improvisation
Objects and Home-made Instruments
Duo Recordings
New in Experimental & Electronic Music

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