Jandek is the musical project of an outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released 60 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical information. Jandek often plays a highly idiosyncratic and frequently atonal form of folk and blues music, often using an open and unconventional chord structure. Jandek’s music is unique, but the lyrics closely mirror the country blues and folk traditions of East Texas. The name “Jandek” is most commonly used to refer specifically to the main—often sole—performer, rather than to the project. [via]
Jandek is perhaps one of the most fascinating performances that I’ve had the pleasure of hearing about, as his being is a performance in itself and it is not until he appears onstage that some type of resolution is offered. He will be offering a rare live performance at Issue Project Room in Brooklyn this Sunday with Ryan Sawyer (of Stars Like Fleas), Susan Alcorn, Shahzad Ismaily, C. Spencer Yeh and the Nate Wooley Trio. I’m not the most knowledgeable on his music, but it doesn’t take starry eyes to see the magic in the man.
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