Sketch One from rpm by Philip Jeck & Claire M Singer

Claire M Singer writes: “Philip and I had spoken about writing something together for a long time but due to one thing or another it sadly didn’t happen. Little did I know that he had left me the most precious gift on his desktop – ‘Sketch for Claire’. These two pieces were born out of this material. It’s the hardest project I’ve ever worked on. I found myself constantly conversing with Philip in my mind, seeking his input. I feel deeply honoured to have been entrusted to complete what he started. Something I will cherish forever.”

Philip Jeck (1952-2022) worked with old records and record players salvaged from junk shops turning them to his own purposes. He really did play them as musical instruments, creating an intensely personal language that evolves with each added part of a record. Philip Jeck makes geniunely moving and transfixing music, where we hear the art not the gimmick.

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