Jeph Jerman

2009 release ** Oversize card sleeve. "Jeph Jerman, in another time Hands To, City Of Worms, Blowhole and part of the Animist Orchestra and already for a lifetime of his own, working under his own name. Here we have two performances from 2007, and ones that show what he does best: working with natural objects (pictured on the cover: stones, shells, feathers, wood, cacti etc), he produces music that is entirely stripped from electricity, computers, plug ins etc, but only needs a microphone and a recording device. There are also no field recordings, save from whatever comes passing the performance space, like a car in ‘Trunk Space’. The differences between these two performances are small, which makes this not very easy to play at once. The rubbing of objects on a variety surfaces is a delicate business and requires all your attention to unveil its beauty. Listening to two, each around twenty-seven minutes, might be a bit much to take at once, but both are absolute great pieces."