Helsinki Saturday is a live album by Jandek

Jandek

Jandek is the musical project of an anonymous outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 60 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical...

 released in 2009. It is Jandek's 58th release. The album was recorded on Saturday 19 November, 2005 at Kulttuuriareena Gloria in Helsinki, Finland. This performance featured Jandek

Jandek

Jandek is the musical project of an anonymous outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 60 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical...

 on piano, accompanied by Iro Haarla on harp, and unlike previous performances and album releases is entirely instrumental. The album comprises one hour-long piece, entitled "Sleeping in the Dawn". An excerpt from the performance was released as the first track on the Avanto Festivaali 2005 CD-R. No DVD of the Helsinki Saturday performance has been released by Corwood.

Album cover description

The front cover of this album shows a figure in black standing by a waterfront. This location has been identified by a Jandek list member as being taken on Pohjoisranta, looking towards Laivastokatu on the Katajanokka peninsula.. The same member also provided a photograph taken in this location from the same angle as that on the front cover.

External links

• http://www.corwoodindustries.com/ Corwood Industries homepage
• Guide to Jandek by Seth Tisue
  • about Jandek's live performances