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* Jandek: Afternoon Of Insensitivity: Part Seven (28.0 mb)
From Manhattan Tuesday : Corwood Industries : 0788

Even though Jandek (look here and here), aka “The representative from Corwood Industries”, is based out of Houston, Texas, I feel like he knows the pain and loneliness that we in the upper Midwest feel during the winter times. His music, full of anguish, alienation, pain and suffering, work perfectly with the recent spate of cold and snow.

For those who don’t know, Jandek is a musical enigma who, 30 years ago, decided to start releasing his brand of twisted blues at an incredible rate, on his own label. With little to no promotions and no live shows (until a few years ago), Jandek remained a complete mystery to everyone. With people trying to decipher his life from his music. And then, for who knows what reason, Jandek decided to start playing live in 2004. Since then, he’s played a handful of shows, somehow managing to play with a who’s who of the avant-garde scene (like Richard Youngs, Alan Licht, Heather Leigh Murray, Mick Flower, etc).

When I heard about this concert, Manhattan Monday, I almost didn’t believe the line-up. We’ve got Chris Corsano (free jazz/death metal master) on drums, Matt Heyner (free jazz/psychedelic ramblings master) on bass and, most intriguing to me, Loren Connors (blues guitar master) on guitar. Needless to say, this is an absolutely incredible concert, with Jandek’s collaborators meshing perfectly with his musical stylings.

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