Artist: Janek Schaefer
Genre(s):
Ambient
Discography:
Migration
Year: 2005
Tracks: 4
Londoner Janek Schaefer began deconstructing music at the tender age of six, when he assembled a well-grounded collage called "Travel." After studying architecture at Manchester Metropolitan University, he continued his heavy prowess experiments with a piece called "Recorded Delivery," which premiered at a London exhibition organized by Brian Eno and Laurie Anderson. The piece consisted of emended sounds culled from a taping recording made by a voice-activated device that traveled in a box through and through the British postal system. Eventually, a 7" single of "Recorded Delivery" was released. A great deal of live gigs and installation pieces followed in the later '90s, coincidental with several cassette releases.
During this point, Schafer continued to design and build his have unique tools for music making, including a three-armed "tri-phonic" turntable and several highly specialised vinyl mastering techniques. Schafer also has a strong interest group in field recordings as a compositional instrument. His interests converged on his fantastical album debut Higher up Buildings, which was released on Fat Cat in 2000. With its rough and beautiful sonics, the record redact Schafer on the spirit level of abstract euphony makers like Fennesz and Oval.
