On this installment, I speak with Anne-F Jacques, who is a sound artist based in Montreal, Quebec. Jacques creates unique sound-making contraptions, devices, and idiosyncratic systems from small motors and other discarded parts and found objects, and she utilizes contact mics and tiny amplification set-ups to produce really fascinating textures and unexpected rhythms. Jacques’ creations are used in performances, installations, recordings, and soundtracks for animation films. In addition to her sound work, Jacques also ran Crustacés Tapes, a sound art distribution project where people could send postcards or gifts in exchange for the different cassettes that were available. More recently, she has moved on to starting Presses Précaires, a DIY label focused on releasing “obscure and luminous sounds on magnetic tape.” I chat with Anne-F about her solo and collaborative sound work and also about her time running Crustacés Tapes and her plans for Presses Précaires. Throughout the show, you’ll also hear selections related to the various topics that we discuss. I hope you enjoy this episode. Feel free to get in touch if you have any comments or questions. As always, thanks for looking and listening.
- ~Introductory Music: Anne-F Jacques “Side A” (excerpt) Welcome, Electricians (Dinzu Artifacts)
- Anne-F Jacques “Untitled” Dans L’Herbe (Imminent Frequencies)
- Anne-F Jacques “en suspens” (excerpt) en suspens (Reading Group)
- ~Interview segment with Anne-F Jacques~
- Anne-F Jacques “Grésil” Poudrerie (Wind Measure Recordings)
- Anne-F Jacques “Sargassum” Crabshapedness (Superpang)
- ~Interview segment with Anne-F Jacques~
- a.hop “A Rhythm and Portrait Song” First Album (Superpang)
- Anne-F Jacques & Takamitsu Ohta “Side A” Oto to Secchi (tsss tapes)
- ~Interview segment with Anne-F Jacques~
- Bardo Todol y sus Aves sin Nido & Anne-F Jacques “Bardo Todol side” (excerpt) Land of Rituals (Presses Précaires)
- Nicole L’Huillier “Ausencia y los Eclipses Imaginarios” Radio Eclipse (Presses Précaires)
- Yan Jun (performed by Sun Wei) “I Went to Shuinianhe Road by that Night” Postcards (Crustacés Tapes)
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