[Jandek] New Spoken Word Album Hoax

[Danen D. Jobe]

> what the...
> is it a joke??

Yeah, Fab.  It's a joke. We've been "Punk'd."  Guess it's on me (teach me to be so trigger happy with the emails. C'est la vie).  Still...bathroom noises?  Come on. I'd think he'd be easy enough to "send up" without having to make a "found sound" tape of a junior high bathroom. 

Best thing about the joke's the title ("Dying to Meet You").  Somebody ought to suggest it to Corwood.  But given that this is an artist who put out "I Went to Hell" the idea's half believable till you hear it. I get the feeling allofthattrash at gmail.com probably isn't a regular member... 

Danen


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> fab
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <hirakemike2 at aol.com>
> To: <jandek at mylist.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 5:57 AM
> Subject: [Jandek] New Spoken Word Album
> 
> 
> > After listening to "I Went Down", it reminded me of a few things:
> > 
> > "Toilet Piece" by Yoko Ono from Fly
> > "Daddy's Curses" (A "found sound" recording of someone's father 
> cursing 
> > and screaming while attempting to fix a piano)
> > "The Conet Project"
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Beverly Posuiy <allofthetrash at gmail.com>
> > To: jandek at mylist.net
> > Sent: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:43:59 -0500
> > Subject: [Jandek] New Spoken Word Album
> > 
> > Checked my mail today and found the latest album from Corwood 
> waiting 
> > in my box: "Dying To Meet You", catalog number 0782. The cover 
> looks 
> > like it could be from the same roll as "The Beginning" and "On 
> The 
> > Way": a murky, desaturated picture of what could be his 
> bathroom, with 
> > what looks like a row of personal hygiene products silhouetted 
> against 
> > the window (curtains closed) over what may be the toilet. This 
> comes 
> > hot on the heels of "Khartoum," probably the closest together 
> Corwood 
> > has ever released two albums, but fans who have gotten used to 
> the 
> > sound of the last couple of years of Jandek releases are in for 
> a big 
> > surprise: on the album's nine tracks, there is no bass, guitar, 
> or even 
> > drum accompaniment. Janky has apparently returned to his 
> infamous a 
> > capella period, but long-time fans should have little to 
> complain 
> > about: this is one of the man's most revealing and heart-felt 
> works to 
> > date. As a taste for those who have not yet received their 
> copies, I 
> > have uploaded to my webspace the first track, my personal 
> favorite song 
> > from this album: "I Went Down." It is available, probably only 
> for a 
> > limited time, at this URL: 
> > http://www.jamhandy.com/ma/Jandek-I_Went_Down.mp3
> > 
> > ------
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> > 
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