Philip JeckBest Philip Jeck Albums Ranked

Stoke

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8.4

“Liverpudlian Philip Jeck studied visual art at the Dartington College of Arts in Devon, England. During the early 80s, he drifted from painting and sculpture to music, and began working with old and discarded turntables. Though he's roughly a contemporary of Christian Marclay, recognition for Jeck came much later, beginning in 1993 with his massive installation "Vinyl Requiem", which incorporated ”

7

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8.2

“The inside cover of Philip Jeck's seventh solo album (typically great Jon Wozencroft design) contains a nice quote from critic Mort Goode: "Johnny Mathis advances the art of remembering." I don't hear Mathis on *7* (though he could be here somewhere-- with Jeck you never know) but I imagine these words appear because *The Art of Remembering* would be a great title for a Philip Jeck album. For most”

An Ark For The Listener

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7.9

“One of experimental music's current stars, Jeck expertly mixes, loops, and layers passages from old records into an instantly identifiable aesthetic.”

Cardinal

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7.6

“At their best, the records of experimental British composer and producer Philip Jeck can make you reimagine the way you hear the world. His first album in five years finds the voices and instruments Jeck once built around slink into the background, ceding instead to an unexpectedly discomfiting vision.”