Down in a Mirror: A Second Tribute to Jandek
| Down in a Mirror: A Second Tribute to Jandek | ||||
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| Studio album by various artists/Summersteps Records | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | September 21, 2004 — February 17, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Outsider music | |||
| Length | 77:27 | |||
| Label | Summersteps Records | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
| Compiler | Eric Schlitter | |||
| various artists/Summersteps Records chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (3.5/5) |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6) |
Down in a Mirror: A Second Tribute to Jandek is a tribute album compiled by Moscow, PA-based independent record label Summersteps Records, released as a follow-up to the label's first Jandek tribute, Naked in the Afternoon. As with Naked in the Afternoon, Down In A Mirror features cover versions of songs by the reclusive avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek. Some of the artists are members of the Summersteps roster or fans forming one-time combos to participate on the album, but the album also features contributions from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Six Organs of Admittance (reportedly a favorite modern act of Jandek's, according to the "unauthorized" Texas Monthly interview), The Mountain Goats, Kawabata Makoto of Acid Mothers Temple, Lewis & Clarke and Okkervil River.
All of the songs are covers of songs from Jandek's back catalog, with the exception of the contribution by the act Dirty Projectors, an original song called "With U Icon (An Homage)". As with the first Summersteps-led tribute album, Jandek gave full permission to cover his material through his Corwood Industries label and, at Summersteps' request, contributed some photographs taken by the singer/songwriter for the CD's cover art that emulates Jandek's own record/CD releases.
The recording, compilation, and release of Down In A Mirror came in the wake of both the acclaimed documentary Jandek on Corwood and Jandek's own sudden surprise foray into live performance, and as a result gained more attention than the original tribute album.
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