JOZEF VAN WISSEM & JIM JARMUSCH - American Landscapes - LP - Vinyl [MAR 24]

LP - Black Vinyl. 

The first two pieces "Cleveland " and "Akron" were recorded in 2022. These dark, long form, hypnotic drone pieces reflect the current state of America. The 3rd piece American Landscapes was commissioned and performed by Stephen Petronio Dance Company in New York. According to the New York Times the piece is a spare, almost soothing composition - a combination of lute, acoustic guitar and electric guitar. 

Jarmusch has said that he considers these songs as Van Wissem’s compositions, and sees himself as someone filling in the background to Jozef ’s foreground, like the “scenic on a film shoot, the one who paints the backdrops. “The sound of the lute is as bright as the sun, a beautiful red color and my stuff sounds sort of like the moon, more like blue, like mercury.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Cleveland
2. Akron

Side B
3. American Landscapes

Jozef Van Wissem: Lutes, Condensator Drones, Electronics
Jim Jarmusch: Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Front cover by Robert Longo
All Compositions By Jozef Van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch.