Skirting the Edge
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Skirting the Edge is a studio album by Jandek
. It is the 56th release attributed to Jandek and was released by Corwood Industries in 2008. The album features vocals and acoustic guitar, and explores a number of dark lyrical themes including ill-health, death and the casting-off of material possessions.
album (2006), suggesting that these photographs may be of the same room.
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...
. It is the 56th release attributed to Jandek and was released by Corwood Industries in 2008. The album features vocals and acoustic guitar, and explores a number of dark lyrical themes including ill-health, death and the casting-off of material possessions.
Track listing
- The Side of the Road (7:08)
- I Know My Name (23:43)
- The Playground (7:53)
- Last Sunlight (11:57)
Album cover description
The front cover of the CD features a wall table and wooden chair beside a hanging mirror. In the mirror it is possible to see a pair of patio doors, very similar to those on the cover of the Austin SundayAustin Sunday
Austin Sunday is the 48th release overall and fourth live album by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek. It is his sixth release of the year and documents Jandek's first ever American live performance, which took place in Austin, Texas on August 28, 2005...
album (2006), suggesting that these photographs may be of the same room.
External links
- Corwood Industries homepage
- Guide to Jandek by Seth Tisue