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01. Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch - Cleveland
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02. Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch - Akron
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03. Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch - American Landscapes
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ARTIST
VAN WISSEM & JIM JARMUSCH, JOZEF
TITLE
American Landscapes
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
INCUNABULUM
CATALOG #
INC 031CD
INC 031CD
GENRE
EXPERIMENTAL
RELEASE DATE
4/7/2023
The first two pieces "Cleveland "and "Akron" were recorded in 2022. These dark, long form, hypnotic drone pieces reflect the current state of America. The third piece "American Landscapes" was commissioned and performed by
Stephen Petronio Dance Company
in New York. According to the New York Times "the piece is a spare, almost soothing composition by
Jozef Van Wissem
and
Jim Jarmusch
-- it's a combination of lute, acoustic guitar and electric guitar. Jim Jarmusch and Jozef Van Wissem met on the streets of New York in 2006. They shared a lot of interest and background so a collaboration and a friendship was born. Jarmusch was looking to have Van Wissem compose a score for a film he had been trying to make for years, what he described as a "crypto-vampire film" about two lovers, outsider types who have been in love for hundreds of years. Van Wissem's work comes from a tradition of avant-garde minimalism and lends itself well to the director's stark cinematic works. Jarmusch has played guitar in bands on and off since the late '70s. Van Wissem's compositional style involves hypnotic circular musical phrases that allow for a lot of contemplative space between the notes. Their first live performance was in Issue Project Room in Brooklyn in October 2011, where they appeared together for a Van Wissem curated concert program called 'New Music for Early Instruments.' The idea for their first album,
Concerning the Entrance Into Eternity
(Important Records) developed from their live performance. Jarmusch has said that he considers these songs as Van Wissem's compositions, and sees himself as someone filling in the background to Jozef 's foreground, like the 'scenic' on a film shoot, the one who paints the backdrops. The sound of the lute is as bright as the sun, a beautiful red color and my stuff sounds sort of like the moon, more like blue, like mercury."
Jozef Van Wissem
- lutes, condensator drones, electronics;
Jim Jarmusch
- acoustic and electric guitars. All compositions by Jozef Van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch. Produced, mixed by JVW. Front cover by
Robert Longo
.
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