Khartoum Variations is the first of six releases in 2006 by singer/songwriter 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 by Corwood Industries

Corwood Industries

Corwood Industries is a Houston, Texas-based company whose only output would appear to be the music of Jandek. It is not known what other ventures, if any, that Corwood Industries may be involved with....

, it is his 44th album overall. The recordings are alternate versions of seven of the eight songs from his previous album, Khartoum

Khartoum (album)

Khartoum is the fourth and final album released in 2005 by Jandek. The album was released by Corwood Industries and his 43rd release overall. The album features the Corwood Representative on solo vocals and acoustic guitar.-Track listing:...

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There has been some speculation on the Jandek discussion group that Khartoum Variations may be the result of an earlier attempt to record the same songs. Since Jandek releases feature limited information other than song titles, copyright dates and Corwood's mailing address, this cannot be confirmed.

Track listing

1. You Wanted To Leave – 9:15
2. Fragmentation – 6:16
3. I Shot Myself – 6:42
4. New Dimension – 5:10
5. Khartoum – 8:14
6. In A Chair I Stare – 5:27
7. Move From The Mountain – 8:13

Album Cover Description

The artist stands in front of Dublin Castle, as identified by a member of the Jandek discussion list. The photo appears to have been heavily altered, seemingly removing part of the building from the picture, as evidenced by pictures taken from the same angle by the same member.