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Dopo il toccante omaggio di qualche giorno fa dal vivo al Bluecoat di Liverpool ('From the Grooves of Vinyl'), uno dei luoghi a lui più cari, giunge da Touch un altro affettuoso ricordo di Philip Jeck (1952-2022) contenente preziosi frammenti di suoi lavori incompiuti o inediti e la partecipazione di molti amici e collaboratori, tra cui Fennesz, Gavin Bryars, Chris Watson, Claire M Singer, David Sylvian, Jah Wobble, Chandra Shukla e Jana Winderen: rpm.
"The Bluecoat was saddened by news of the death of Philip Jeck whose sublime compositions and compelling live performances earned him a reputation as a leading figure on the international experimental music scene for over thirty years. It was mesmerising to watch Philip, seated behind a pair of vintage turntables and an assortment of minidisc recorders, sampling keyboards and other electronic effects gizmos, coaxing with subtlety and precision exquisite, otherworldly sounds from the worn grooves of vinyl records. Overwhelming, sometimes disturbing and always haunting, these ambient improvisations were unique, a rich layering of sounds that Roger Hill has described as ‘evoking all popular music but none in particular.’ And at the end of his performances, as the crackle of the stylus on the vinyl faded to silence, Philip, after a short pause, would stand and take a modest bow."