A PROPOS DE JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER

Jackie-O Motherfucker est créé en 1994 autour du duo composé par le multi-instrumentiste Tom Greenwood et le saxophoniste Nester Bucket.

Jackie-O Motherfucker est devenu avec les années un véritable collectif intégrant platines, ukulélé, flûte, machines et instruments en tous genres. Ils explorent la scène rock expérimentale mélangeant allègrement guitare psychédélique, post-rock et improvisation free-jazz. C'est un collectif comptant pas moins d’une vingtaine de personnes gravitant autour de ce projet.

Beginning in portland or. in 1994 as a duo, tom greenwood and nester bucket began JOMF as a conceptual/musical project exploring the possibilities of combining tape collage, free improvisation, and folk song structures. both greenwood and bucket had roots in the 1980's american d.i.y. scene, greenwood having started the project a-bomb label in minneapolis in 1988, and bucket founding the imp label in portland around the same time.

Both had played in many bands, and wanted to form a group that could be flexible enough to withstand the failure, and challenges they knew would be coming their way in the future if they were to keep the project alive long enough to achieve their goals. true to their early imaginings, JOMF became the mutable feast of psychedelic art is is today, far exceeding the visions of either of them.

Nester departed from the band and formed the winter solstice puppet theater, which stages shadow puppet events around the northwest, and greenwood carried on with JOMF, now functioning as a collective. within this format, band members were free to spin off into their own projects, some leaving for good, some returning to contribute more. projects formed by current and ex-members include: valet, white rainbow, evolutionary jazz band, eternal tapestry, sedan, and inca ore.

In 2005, JOMF released the critically acclaimed flags of the sacred harp, followed by valley of fire in 2007, in between these milestone studio records, the band has released several sprawling live sides, including- america mystica, freedomland, and the cryin' sea. these records document the bands free-form approach to live music, where their absolute belief in the moment bears witness to stunning moments of creation. the release of -the blood of life, in 2008, the bands first record for influential UK imprint FIRE RECORDS, captures one of these moments. recorded live in one take at the VPRO radio studio in amsterdam, the record combines the fragile immediacy of a live set with the sound quality of a recording studio, and provides the band with a starting point for a new body of work.

BALLADS OF THE REVOLUTION is the bands 10th studio record, and the culmination of 15 years spent defining their unique take on american music. the record begins with an arrangement of a traditional ballad, -nightingale features greenwoods vocals and guitar with the lush, open accompaniment of bob jones' double bass and the pedal steel guitar of lewi longmire. dark falcon is an improvisation and re-mix of a song written and recorded by the LUCKY DRAGONS.

Built on samples and loops of the original recording (from their marriage records LP -the window) including vocals by honey owens, appropriated from the liner notes of a record by the mamas and papas. side one closes with JOMF original, skylight, which has been a part of the bands live set for a few years, and has been been beautifully rendered in the studio. side two begins with a brand new song, written and sung by greenwood and owens, -the corner begins with the pulsing bass of a roland keyboard, accompanied by turntable manipulations and the sparse, sting of owens guitar, its dark minimalism, a new classic moment for the band. the cryin' sea was written in arhus denmark, during an amazing live set where an enthusiastic audience pushed the band to bonkersville.

Featuring incredible guitar work by nick bindeman, and special guest michael dustdevil, who also appears on skylight, and fills out the recording with raw, fuzz guitar. the closing track, -a mania, is one of those rare, JOMF radio friendly tracks. written and sung by greenwood, with beautiful wah-wah guitar lines by joanne robertson, vocal accompaniment and closing fuzz guitar solo by honey, the songs melancholy, knocking us out. the albums cover features watercolor paintings by tom greenwood, beautifully art directed by james nicholls.

JOMF will be touring throughout the year to support the new record, for bookings, publicity, and other information contact FIRE RECORDS.