Jan Jelinek
Encyclopedia
Jan Jelinek is a German
electronic musician who also operates under the names of Farben, Gramm and The Exposures. His music is usually categorized as minimal techno
, glitch
or microhouse
, and is characterized by deep bassline
s, extensive use of samples
from earlier jazz
and rock recordings, and clicks & cuts
effects. He is the founder of the German record label Faitiche.
EPs/Singles/Compilations
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
electronic musician who also operates under the names of Farben, Gramm and The Exposures. His music is usually categorized as minimal techno
Minimal techno
Minimal techno is a minimalist sub-genre of techno. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition, and understated development. This style of dance music production generally adheres to the motto less is more; a principle that has been previously utilized, to...
, glitch
Glitch (music)
Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The glitch aesthetic is characterized by a deliberate use of glitch based sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted disturbances reducing the overall sound quality and are thus...
or microhouse
Microhouse
Microhouse, buftech or sometimes just minimal, is a subgenre of house and glitch music.-History:Microhouse has its roots in the minimal techno, glitch , and house genres of music. Its first echoes appeared in a glitch album by German experimental artist Oval, in 1993...
, and is characterized by deep bassline
Bassline
A bassline is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, tuba or keyboard...
s, extensive use of samples
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
from earlier jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and rock recordings, and clicks & cuts
Glitch (music)
Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The glitch aesthetic is characterized by a deliberate use of glitch based sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted disturbances reducing the overall sound quality and are thus...
effects. He is the founder of the German record label Faitiche.
Discography
Albums- Personal Rock (1999)
- Loop-finding-jazz-records (2001)
- Improvisations And Edits Tokyo, 26 September 2001 (2002)
- Textstar (2002)
- 1+3+1 (2003)
- La Nouvelle Pauvreté (2003)
- Kosmischer Pitch (2005)
- Lost Recordings 2000-2004 as The Exposures (2005)
- Tierbeobachtungen (2006)
- Bird, Lake, Objects with Masayoshi Fujita (2010)
EPs/Singles/Compilations
- Tendency EP (2000)
External links
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jan+Jelinek - discography
- http://www.scape-records.de/ -
- http://faitiche.de/