[Jandek] Jandekemia

[Scott Born]

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Need I say more?



On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 3:07 AM, Yuval Legendtofski <legendtofski at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Jandek is easily worthy of academic analysisi...His bizarre 'career', and
> MASSIVE body of work compared to say Jim Morrison or J.D Sallinger...A total
> dconstruction of rock and then a ;seminal' influence on the lo-fi indie
> thing that has pretty much redefined American rock if you follow the
> string...The sheer audacity of Jandek's 'thing' AND the fact that he has
> somehow pulled it off, makes it more than worthy. I mean sheesh they have
> courses in hiphop, queercore, grunge, moderne indi and other rubbishy music,
> why not Jandek?
>
>
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Craig Stewart <craig at sxsw.com>
> > To: jandek at mylist.net
> > Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 02:10:01 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [Jandek] "Jandek: Psychology and Art" April 11 at Temple U.
> > Academia? wow, my head's spinning in a good way. How can anyone give a
> > grounded lecture or debate about any kind of truly original music? Human
> > genetics are so complex that any documented thoughts or criticisms on
> > something that sounds like nothing else -- Sonny Sharrock, Tom T. Hall,
> > Wolfmangler, Jack Nitzsche, Patty Waters, Scratch Acid -- comes off as a
> > description of an acid trip or a dream that can never be repeated. If
> > anything to do with Jandek (especially Khartoum, my heavens!) comes up on a
> > final examination, there's something wrong with the world. Please do not let
> > the terrorists win.
> > Confession: I'm like totally tripping right now. Cheers then.
> >
> > On Apr 3, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Lars Spurious wrote:
> >
> > Very intrigued by this event. I gave a talk on Jandek in the music
> > department at Newcastle University in November last year. There was a LOT of
> > resistance to the music on the part of the audience (I played them 'I Shot
> > Myself' from *Khartoum*), but I did find an ally in one of the
> > performers in the department prior to the talk.
> >
> > I also know that a lecturer in the Philosophy department at University
> > College Cork, Ireland played several tracks by Jandek as part of a third
> > year course on Theories of Interpretation ('The Park' from Ruins of
> > Adventure was featured prominently). Any other accounts of Jandek in
> > academia?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 4:58 AM, chris at wordfortress.com <
> > chris at wordfortress.com> wrote:
> >
> > > For those attending Philly Saturday, here is an event on the eve of
> > > the
> > > concert to whet your appetite.
> > >
> > > "Jandek: Psychology and Art"
> > > April 11: 4 pm, early showing, 7:30 pm, second showing.
> > > Temple University, Tuttleman 105 (13th St & Montgomery Ave).
> > >
> > > This presentation provides a psycho-theological and literary overview
> > > of
> > > the Corwood corpus. Themes of the songs will be explored via
> > > existential
> > > and analytical psychology, and a discussion of mystical states of
> > > consciousness.  After a brief introduction, we will delve into
> > > particular songs, focusing on the live performances published on
> > > Corwood
> > > DVD's, projected here on the big screen.  Speculations, controversies,
> > > and questions will be raised, and audience discussion encouraged.
> > >  Prof.
> > > Christopher Anderson (Psychology, Temple U.) will present the papers
> > > on
> > > Jandek.  The showings are to be nonidentical.
> > >
> > > This presentation is free and open to the public.
> > >
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> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: "Fabio R." <pippus at fastwebnet.it>
> > To: <jandek at mylist.net>
> > Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:44:06 +0200
> > Subject: Re: [Jandek] you know your in a bad mood when...
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "nmhnmh" <nofxfonofx at gmail.com>
> > To: <jandek at mylist.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:06 PM
> > Subject: [Jandek] you know your in a bad mood when...
> >
> >
> > "i threw you away" is the best cd you've heard in a long time
> > seriously i must be stressed or something cause i finally understand
> > this cd
> >
> >
> > Maybe his first Cd after a long time stop
> > His most important "new step", before live acts.
> > existentialist blues, Patty Waters, etc..
> >
> >
> >
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