New Thrill Jockey vinyl series feat. Jack Rose, Oval

Posted: 12 March, 2010

Thrill Jockey, those estimable purveyors of fine modern music, recently announced a new instalment of their immensely popular vinyl singles series, only this time with more wax: 84 inches to be precise, in the form of seven 12" singles. All the releases are in very limited quantities, and are already moving quick, with a single from the first instalment, by Javelin, already sold out. Upcoming releases promise an excellent, diverse selection of cuts, from the likes of High Places, Double Dagger (with three different bizarro mask covers –– see below), and Jason Urick.

The series will also feature the last recording of the late, great fingerpicker Jack Rose, whose short life and remarkable body of work touched a lot of people. (See a clip of Jack working his magic in Berlin below). Jack appears with D Charles Speer and the Helix.

Another highlight of the series is the long-awaited return of pioneering German boffin Oval, aka Marcus Popp, who has returned from a lengthy hiatus making music for Japanese video games for his first release in almost a decade. If you want in, it would be best to move quick: the releases are expected to sell out within days of going on sale.

Pete : 12 March, 2010

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