March 29, 2006
MP3 of the Moment #2: Jan Jelinek, "Moiré (Piano & Organ)"
From the ~scape records website:
With the aid of his sampler Jelinek has developed an exclusive music discovery approach, building on three central themes: jazz, the loop-finding modulation wheel and Moiré. Jazz sequences from the 60s and 70s are cut up into second-long loops, shifted by the wheel of the sampler and combined into spatial arrangements with maximum depth of field, re-creating the notorious Moiré effect, this ground-breaking painting technique of creating three dimensional space in a plane without the classic tools of perspective.
This is the opening track on Loop-finding-jazz-records, released in 2001 and my introduction to Jelinek. Since then he has collaborated with an Australian jazz combo called Triosk and (supposedly) an obscure '70s German TV-music production trio called The Exposures. I say "supposedly" because it remains unclear whether or not The Exposures, who have since released an album titled Lost Recordings, were described as a "fictitious backing band" on the collaborative release. Here is an excerpt of the Pitchfork review of Lost Recordings:
The Exposures are best remembered for being credited as a "fictitious backing band" on microhouse snake charmer Jan Jelinek's 2003 sleeper, La Nouvelle Pauverte. Whether Jelinek saved or robbed them is unclear: Conflicting reports tell us that he shined the light on these 25-plus year veterans by inviting them to perform on that record, while the liner notes on the group's Lost Recordings—which compiles their obscure pieces from the past four years—claim Jelinek sampled their shimmering wah-wah guitar without permission for his "Ifs ands & Buts". Hell, judging by the songs here, The Exposures could really be Jelinek himself in b-boy drag.
Either way, I hope you enjoy the song. Right-click the link at the bottom of the middle column to save the file to your computer. Click here for Jelinek's discography at Discogs.com.