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ORGANUM ELECTRONICS — Organum Electronics
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In the birth of the universe
Time stands still amidst a wild and untamable energy
Radiant light bathes and purifies solid stone pillars
Both ancient and modern
Wild vibrations touch our most innermost core and perception
Organum Electronics exists in the clear moment of the present
But its mysterious compositions lay hidden in a
timeless past
Modulating oscillations mirror our most fundamental sense of being
As though a living and breathing entity would
Communicating with a life-force and language we have all but forgotten
sirenrecords.blogspot.com/2019/11/organum-electronics-siren-29.html
"David Jackmans music, both as Organum and under his given name, is typically characterized by repetition, brevity and a deadpan aloofness. Hes made plenty of extremely short (sometimes
one-sided) 7 singles, albums containing multiple slight variations on a single piece, and albums of compositional (if not sonic) minimalism. Its Jackmans typical move to provide very little information beyond a word, or sometimes an image. Lately, hes been predisposed to not even providing an image; just as few words as possible on a white background, nothing more.
Naturally, he does not seem to do interviews and has no web presence. As listeners, were left to apprehend the music as itself. No guidance into his hermetic world. I find it refreshing. Whatever your experience of an Organum album is, thats all you get. Thankfully, each emission is thought- provoking enough to get lost in and monolithic enough to encourage both passive and active engagement.
In the case of the flatly titled Electronics, the music is as evocative and singular as anything Jackman has produced. The three 15-minute untitled pieces are monoliths of surging drone bathed in mammoth reverberation. The title says everything you need to know and nothing at all.
Same with the cover art, merely the title and name in a black print cross pattern on white background. The design is nearly (or perhaps exactly?) identical to Jackmans relatively more active and mellow Herbstsonne album; is there an implied relationship between the two? Ive given both albums some deep listen and I cannot tell what the relationship could be. And so again, the sound is all one gets. Electronics is dense and huge; a roiling swamp of electric din that would appeal to fans of Jackmans early collaborations with The New Blockaders (Salute and Wrack), though this is more atmospheric than aggressive. Its a slow boil of fierce control, not a chaotic attack. Few actual events happen, and there isnt much difference between the three tracks its almost as if Jackman set some sounds in motion, then stepped back and allowed the pieces to generate themselves. Its relentless and heavy, uniform in mood across all 45 minutes. No build-up, no denouement, just a steady mysterious churn to get lost inside of." [HS, Vital Weekly]
Time stands still amidst a wild and untamable energy
Radiant light bathes and purifies solid stone pillars
Both ancient and modern
Wild vibrations touch our most innermost core and perception
Organum Electronics exists in the clear moment of the present
But its mysterious compositions lay hidden in a
timeless past
Modulating oscillations mirror our most fundamental sense of being
As though a living and breathing entity would
Communicating with a life-force and language we have all but forgotten
sirenrecords.blogspot.com/2019/11/organum-electronics-siren-29.html
"David Jackmans music, both as Organum and under his given name, is typically characterized by repetition, brevity and a deadpan aloofness. Hes made plenty of extremely short (sometimes
one-sided) 7 singles, albums containing multiple slight variations on a single piece, and albums of compositional (if not sonic) minimalism. Its Jackmans typical move to provide very little information beyond a word, or sometimes an image. Lately, hes been predisposed to not even providing an image; just as few words as possible on a white background, nothing more.
Naturally, he does not seem to do interviews and has no web presence. As listeners, were left to apprehend the music as itself. No guidance into his hermetic world. I find it refreshing. Whatever your experience of an Organum album is, thats all you get. Thankfully, each emission is thought- provoking enough to get lost in and monolithic enough to encourage both passive and active engagement.
In the case of the flatly titled Electronics, the music is as evocative and singular as anything Jackman has produced. The three 15-minute untitled pieces are monoliths of surging drone bathed in mammoth reverberation. The title says everything you need to know and nothing at all.
Same with the cover art, merely the title and name in a black print cross pattern on white background. The design is nearly (or perhaps exactly?) identical to Jackmans relatively more active and mellow Herbstsonne album; is there an implied relationship between the two? Ive given both albums some deep listen and I cannot tell what the relationship could be. And so again, the sound is all one gets. Electronics is dense and huge; a roiling swamp of electric din that would appeal to fans of Jackmans early collaborations with The New Blockaders (Salute and Wrack), though this is more atmospheric than aggressive. Its a slow boil of fierce control, not a chaotic attack. Few actual events happen, and there isnt much difference between the three tracks its almost as if Jackman set some sounds in motion, then stepped back and allowed the pieces to generate themselves. Its relentless and heavy, uniform in mood across all 45 minutes. No build-up, no denouement, just a steady mysterious churn to get lost inside of." [HS, Vital Weekly]