Jandek | |
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 Jandek performing in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sterling Smith |
| Born | October 26, 1945 |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Lo-fi,[1] folk, blues,[2] outsider music |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Corwood Industries |
| Website | corwoodindustries |
Jandek is the musical project of Sterling Smith, a Houston, Texas-based American lo-fi folk singer.[3] Since 1978, Jandek has independently released over 120 albums while granting an interview extremely rarely and providing no biographical information, releasing on a self-made label, "Corwood Industries".[3] Jandek often plays an idiosyncratic and frequently atonal form of folk and blues music, frequently using an open and unconventional chord structure.[3] AllMusic has described Jandek as "the most enigmatic figure in American music."[3]
- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 10, 2009). "Thurston Moore to Play With Jandek". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Jandek: About Jandek". Tisue.net. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Jandek Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.