PROJECTS (Present/Past):
(organized in alphabetical order)
SOLO - PRESENT
Intention (triology) | Intention is a trilogy of musique concrete works created from source material consisting of experimentations and improvisations recorded in 2005-2006. |
Path of the Elk | Path of the Elk is a multi-disciplinary art project based on a mythology abstracted from elements of personal heritage, history, inspiration and spirituality. The mythology is represented by 7 symbols: the elk, the axe, the tape recorder, frank, the witch, you and me. The project was conceived in 2005. |
COLLABORATION - PRESENT
EYRIE | EYRIE is the newly-formed, Seattle-based project of Cristin Miller and Jason E Anderson. Since 2002, the two have collaborated in various improvisational contexts. EYRIE's musical work combines voice, instruments and electronics to span musical spaces ranging from spare minimalist atmospheres to warm tones of slow moving melodies. Combining Miller's experience with rock music (Emma Zunz) and Anderson's work with noise music (black lodge/BNSF), their music reaches new and unlikely places of risk and unpredictability. |
SOLO - PAST
Cimytofeo | Cimytofeo was a weekly online series of 4-track cassette sound works combined with visual art. For nine weeks the sound works were posted to a website, in addition to works of collage, clay, photography and mixed-media. The primary concept was to create sound works outside the use of a computer, while exploring the idea of a regularly occuring series. |
Progression Series | Progression Series is a series of 3 CDRs released on MJS. Recorded between the years of 2001 and 2005, the series documents Anderson's early solo work, spanning his interests in sound art, improvisation and experimental music. The series is released on CDR as a limited edition 77 ea. |
COLLABORATION - PAST
12 Hour Play | 12 Hour Play is a non-stop, 12-hour performance series, designed to explore the possibilities of music and dance improvisation. 12 Hour Play allows the development of creative interaction without being restricted by standard time constraints. To ensure complete focus on the sounds and movement, performers are instructed to maintain the development of their creative interactions throughout the entire 12-hour period. 12 Hour Play challenges the standard paradigm of performance, offering a unique setting to explore creative interaction through the use of time. Audience members are encouraged to experience the event at any time, and for as long as they like. Through improvisation and group/audience awareness, the performers will explore each moment between the hours of 6pm and 6am. 12 Hour Play is produced by dancer Beth Graczyk and musician Jason E Anderson. It was conceived by Adam Diller & Jason E Anderson in 2003. |
Badminton | Badminton arose out of infrequent improvisations between two active improivsers from Seattle. The duo creates bouncy improvisations of electronic sound as sport. |
black|white lodge | black|white lodge is a duo noise project started saxophonist Gregory Reynolds and electronicist Jason E Anderson. The group switches its surname depending on the kind of music they plan to play. As black lodge, the duo explores the creation of ecstatic musical spaces through amplification. The result equates to massive walls of white noise, screeching sax squeals and subsonic drones, with an occasional Videodrone sample. white lodge tends to explore the more sparse aspects of improvisation and sound. From muted rattles of a saxophone to pure-tone sign waves from a sampler, the group is often found collaborating with dancers or performing marathon jams (12 Hour Play) |
BNSF | BNSF formed in 2003 and began building music through their improvisations. The result is a heavy mix of free jazz and noise. From textured soundscapes to explosive intensity, BNSF bridges the gap between experimental electronic music and avant-rock. In addition to performing for festivals, galleries, and clubs, the group can be found playing in parking lots, train yards, under highways, and on busy street corners. BNSF released its first record in June 2004 on Locust Music, containing early improvisations, field recordings, and a live remix performed on a local radio show. |
eaglebee | Formed in early 2005 by two musicians active in Seattle's experimental and improvised music community, Eaglebee creates 'odd' pop music that form chapters of an original science fiction story that explores origins of the universe, space/time, artificial intelligence and future world politics. Adam Diller and Jason E Anderson create a bewildering mix of pop, dub, hip-hop and rock through the use of synthesizers, laptops, guitar, drum machines and vocals. Eaglebee's performances meld theatricality with unpredictability, performing in costumes to assume characters in the eaglebee saga. Their first EP 'from bird to bee to beast', released in June of 2005, can be found on MJS. |
Salt Horse | Salt Horse is an ensemble consiting of contemporary dancers and experimental musicians. The group focuses on scored improvisation, choreography, composed sound, and film work to create an environment that invites an audience to pass through states of uncertainty and recognition - mysterious landscapes that reveal familiar narratives. The group is the logical progression of numerous dance/music performances the four have structured and produced. Following the development of individual and group practice throughout the course of a few months, the ensemble will meet in Japan to complete their final work. Salt Horse will premier in Yokohama's STspot Theater in May 2007, followed by a later performance in Seattle. |
switch | switch builds experimental musical spaces from electronic and acoustic sound. switch uses loosely structured compositions that provide the group's musical direction, while drawing on each individual's own musical creativity. The outcome is often dynamic, repetitive and minimal music that varies in mood, length, and density. |
ulu.binary | ulu.binary developed from the regular improvisations and colloborations between Annie Lewandowski and Jason E Anderson. Minimalist accordian drones, textural electronics and melodic prepared guitar. They released a CD that was distributed to fellow musicians and friends. |
