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Philip Jeck
Jeck preforming in 2011
Jeck preforming in 2011
Background information
Born(1952-11-15)15 November 1952
OriginEngland
Died25 March 2022(2022-03-25) (aged 69)
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • visual artist
Instruments
Years active1980s–2022
Labels
Websitehttp://www.philipjeck.com

Philip Jeck (15 November 1952 – 25 March 2022[6])[7] was an English composer and multimedia artist whose work is best known for utilising antique turntables and vinyl records, along with looping devices and both analogue and digital effects.[2] Initially composing for installations and dance companies, since 1995 he has released music on the UK label Touch.[2] He has collaborated with artists such as Gavin Bryars, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit, David Sylvian, and Janek Schaefer.[2]

Biography

Philip Jeck studied Visual Arts at Dartington College of Arts, Devon, England.[2] He became interested in record players after visiting New York in 1979 and being introduced to the work of DJs such as Walter Gibbons and Larry Levan.[8] He began exploring composition using record players and electronics in the early 1980s.[2] In his early career, he composed and performed scores for dance and theatre companies, including a five-year collaboration with Laurie Booth.[2] He has also composed scores for dance films Beyond Zero on Channel 4 and Pace on BBC 2.

Jeck is perhaps best known for his 1993 work Vinyl Requiem with Lol Sargent, a performance for 180 Dansette record players, 12 slide-projectors and 2 movie-projectors which won the Time Out Performance Award in 1993.[2][9] He signed to Touch in 1995, and has released his best known works on the label, including Surf (1998), Stoke (2002), and 7 (2003).[2] In 2004, he collaborated with Alter Ego on a 2005 rendition of composer Gavin Bryars's The Sinking of the Titanic.[2] His 2008 album Sand was named the 2nd best album of that year by The Wire.[10] Much of his studio releases are pieced together from recordings of his own live performances and stitched together with a MiniDisc recorder.[2]

Discography

Studio and live recordings

  • Loopholes (1995, Touch)[11]
  • Surf (1998, Touch)[11]
  • Live in Tokyo (2000, Touch)[11]
  • Vinyl Coda I-III (2 CDs) (2000, Intermedium Records)[11]
  • Vinyl Coda IV (2001, Intermedium Records)[11]
  • Stoke (2002, Touch)[11][12]
  • 7 (2003, Touch)[11][13]
  • Sand (2008, Touch)[11][14]
  • Suite. Live in Liverpool (2008, Touch)[11]
  • An Ark for the Listener (2010, Touch)[11]
  • Cardinal (2015, Touch)[11][14]
  • Iklectik (2017, Touch)[11]

Collaborations

References

  1. ^ Gotrich, Lars (10 September 2019). "Viking's Choice: What I Learned From Aquarius Records, A Record Store For Big Ears". NPR. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bush, John. "Philip Jeck - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ Albiez, Sean (2017). Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 11. Bloomsbury. pp. 347–349. ISBN 9781501326103. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ Clark, Philip (26 December 2015). "The playlist: best experimental music of 2015 – Laura Cannell, Philip Jeck and more". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ Sherburne, Philip. "10 Must-Hear Recordings by Experimental Turntablist Philip Jeck, Who Found Infinity in Vinyl's Grooves". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  6. ^ Minsker, Evan (27 March 2022). "Philip Jeck, Experimental Composer and Turntablist, Dies at 69". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. ^ Staff. "Philip Jeck – CV" Archived 28 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine. www.philipjeck.com.
  8. ^ Saunders, James. "Interview with Philip Jeck". The Ashgate Research Companion to Experimental Music. Ashgate. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  9. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (28 March 2022). "Philip Jeck, acclaimed British experimental composer, dies aged 69". the Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Biography". Philip Jeck official website. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Philip Jeck – Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  12. ^ Richardson, Mark (26 November 2002). "Stoke". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  13. ^ Richardson, Mark (13 January 2004). "7". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  14. ^ a b c Cornish, Dale (28 March 2022). "The Quietus | Features | Remember Them... | Remembering Philip Jeck". The Quietus. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d "Philip Jeck – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  16. ^ Staff (21 October 2004). "Songs for Europe". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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