Philip Jeck Explained

Philip Jeck
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:15 November 1952
Death Date:25 March 2022 (aged 69)
Origin:England
Years Active:1980s–2022

Philip Jeck (15 November 1952 – 25 March 2022) was an English composer and multimedia artist. His compositions were noted for utilising antique turntables and vinyl records, along with looping devices and both analogue and digital effects. Initially composing for installations and dance companies, beginning in 1995 he released music on the UK label Touch.

Early life

Jeck was born in England in 1952.[1] [2] [3] He studied visual arts at Dartington College of Arts in Devon.[2] [4] 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.[5]

Career

Jeck started exploring composition using record players and electronics in the early 1980s. In his early career, he composed and performed scores for dance and theatre companies, including a five-year collaboration with Laurie Booth.[2] He also composed scores for dance films Beyond Zero on Channel 4 and Pace on BBC 2.[6] [7] Jeck was perhaps best known for his 1993 work Vinyl Requiem with Lol Sargent, a performance for 180 Dansette record players, 12 slide-projectors and two film-projectors.[2] Although he initially intended to perform it only once, he went on to organise further performances of the installation.[3] It won the Time Out Performance Award in 1993.[2] [8]

Jeck signed with Touch in 1995 and proceeded to release his best-known works on the label, including Surf (1998), Stoke (2002), and 7 (2003). 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 second best album of that year by The Wire.[9] Many of his studio releases are pieced together from recordings of his own live performances and stitched together with a MiniDisc recorder.[2] His final music credit came in 2021 with Stardust, a collaboration with Faith Coloccia.[10]

He collaborated with artists including Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit, David Sylvian and Janek Schaefer.[2]

Death

Jeck died on 25 March 2022, aged 69, following a brief illness.[11] [4] [10]

Discography

Studio and live recordings

Collaborations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Staff. "Philip Jeck – CV" . www.philipjeck.com.
  2. Web site: Philip Jeck – Biography. John. Bush. AllMusic. 29 March 2022.
  3. Book: Rutherford-Johnson, Tim. Music After the Fall: Modern Composition and Culture Since 1989. University of California Press. 2017. 215. 978-0-520-28314-5.
  4. News: Philip Jeck, acclaimed British experimental composer, dies aged 69. Ben. Beaumont-Thomas. 28 March 2022. 29 March 2022. The Guardian. London.
  5. Web site: Saunders . James . Interview with Philip Jeck . The Ashgate Research Companion to Experimental Music . Ashgate . 4 September 2018.
  6. Book: Rowell, Bonnie. Dance Umbrella: The First Twenty-one Years. Dance Books. 2000. 70. 978-1-85273-077-2.
  7. Web site: Pace. British Film Institute. 29 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Beaumont-Thomas . Ben . 28 March 2022 . Philip Jeck, acclaimed British experimental composer, dies aged 69 . 28 March 2022 . The Guardian . en.
  9. Web site: Biography . Philip Jeck official website . 4 September 2018.
  10. News: Philip Jeck, Experimental Composer and Turntablist, Dies at 69. Evan. Minsker. 27 March 2022. 29 March 2022. Pitchfork.
  11. Web site: Minsker . Evan . 27 March 2022 . Philip Jeck, Experimental Composer and Turntablist, Dies at 69. 28 March 2022 . . en-US.
  12. Web site: Philip Jeck – Album Discography. AllMusic. 28 March 2022.
  13. Web site: Richardson . Mark . 26 November 2002 . Stoke . 28 March 2022 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  14. Web site: Richardson . Mark . 13 January 2004 . 7 . 28 March 2022 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  15. Web site: Cornish . Dale . 28 March 2022 . The Quietus Features Remember Them... Remembering Philip Jeck . 28 March 2022 . The Quietus . en-us.
  16. Web site: Philip Jeck – Credits. AllMusic. 28 March 2022.
  17. Web site: Staff . 21 October 2004 . Songs for Europe . 28 March 2022 . Pitchfork . en-US.

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