Organum - The Singles

David Jackman is the man behind the sounds. He has been working in the field of musical experimentation and improvisation for over 25 years. His early work, documented in scores as well as performances with Scratch Orchestra, offers only a glimpse of the drone-based dynamics that would appear later. While his last 15 years have been dedicated to the music of Organum, Jackman's future plans include more work on independent solo projects.

Part 1

Kanal (1987) Dom
Performer - Andrew Chalk , David Jackman

Drome (1989) Les Disques Du Soleil
Performer - David Jackman , Michael Prime

Meister Nix (1989) Dom Bartwuchs
Mixed By - Christoph Heemann Performer - David Jackman
Limited Edition of 200.

Iuel / Wolf (1990) Dom Bartwuchs
Mixed By - Jim O'Rourke Performer - David Jackman
Notes:
100 copies released as 1x7" and 300 released as 2x7", but the tracks on both records are identical - only difference being the colour of the labels. Re-released on Vacant Lights/Rara Avis 2CD (Die Stadt, 2004).

Hibakusha (1993) Syntactic
Limited to 59 numbered copies. 49 copies (syn02) with hand-made numbered sleeves. Special edition of 10 copies (syn02s) came with hand-painted and signed rear sleeve with fingerprint.
Re-released on Vacant Lights/Rara Avis 2CD (Die Stadt, 2004).

Crusade (1994) Robot Records

First edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl.
Second edition of 90 copies on white vinyl.
Gloria (1994) Aeroplane
Limited to 113 numbered copies.

Æo / Shining Star (1994) Mermaid Records
Featuring - David Jackman , Jim O'Rourke
Notes:
Limited to 440 copies. Re-released on Sphyx CD (Robot Records, 2002).

Lysis (1995) Aeroplane
Limited to 72 copies.

Rotor (1995) Aeroplane
Limited to 83 signed and numbered copies. 60 copies went for export; the remainder were given away to friends. Some of the free copies had personalized, extra packaging.

Arc (1996) Aeroplane
Limited to 85 signed & numbered copies.

Raw (1996) Aeroplane
Limited to 83 signed & numbered copies.

Organum & The Haters - Shovels (1996) Aeroplane
Limited to 91 signed & numbered copies and 10 special edition copies.

Das Sonderraketenkriegstaubenkommandolied (1997) Die Stadt
150 numbered copies + 15 signed copies

Organum/Organum Sonoria 7" (1998) Sonaria
Contains repeated tracks of the same composition:
Crusade Part 2 (Robot Records RR-12). Six times on A side, five times on B side.
Edition of 400 copies on black vinyl; 100 copies on white vinyl

Feldzug / Stumpf (2001)
Limited edition of 333 copies.
Robot Records, Die Stadt, Siren Records (4)

Die Letzte Musik Vor Dem Krieg (2003) Die Stadt
500 copies (picture cover). 100 copies (transparent red vinyl)

Ein Schwärzeres Schwarz (2004) Die Stadt
Limited 500 copies. Black Vinyl.

Penguins Eat Fish / Little Dark Wing (2005) Robot Records
Limited to 402 copies.





Part 2
The New Blockaders and Organum - Pulp(1984)

279 copies (not numbered)

Fold-out black & white cover featuring two WWII American fighters with record title and artists written in a ‘cuboid’ text style. Sleeve flap features the TNB slogan “<>”. Labels are white on blue with one side featuring a 17th century woodcut image of volcanic fire and smoke with the other side featuring bold white text on blue with track titles and the words ‘TNB/ORGANUM’ inverted. Standard white 7” bag stapled into fold-out sleeve. 250 copies were ordered, however the pressing plant exceeded that amount.
Reissued on CD by Robot Records in 2001 (see entry 3:11). Credits given: Music: The New Blockaders And Organum. Mix: The New Blockaders. Graphics: Organum. David Tibet, writing in Sounds (December 1st, 1984) made this his ‘single of the week’ and wrote:
The voice of the new underground of the avant-garde, which means that not only is it un-commercial, but there is not a hope in hell of being able to dance to it. Involved in this is someone whom our own Winston Smith once discussed as a “boring bastard,” which means that it doesn’t sound like Joy Division. A true classic.

Organum - Ikon 12" (1987)


A1 Crawl
A2 Great Light
B1 Ikon
B2 The Slaughter
B3 Gleam
First 500 copies came with the Sol Mara LP.
Originally released on cassette by Aeroplane (1987). Re-released on mCD by Robot Records & Siren Records (2001).

David Jackman - Sol Mara (1989)


1-sided bonus disc given with the 1st 500 copies of the Organum 45 rpm EP Ikon. Black & white label. B-side has plain black label and has a silent groove. All sounds on Sol Mara originated by David Jackman. Features collaged & looped bamboo flute samples. This track was later re-issued, along with three alternate mixes recorded at the same time, on CD by Die Stadt and Robot Records.

The New Blockaders & Organum - Raze (1994)


Limited to 500 numbered copies. There are also a handful of unnumbered white label test pressings.

Kanroku 12" (1995)

Limited to 111 copies.

1-sided record in shiny-black die-cut disco sleeve. Plain white inner sleeve signed and numbered in silver ink, with rubber stamp of a fried egg (egg yolk hand coloured in yellow) with words ‘ORGANUM KANROKU’ stamped above the record number. Electronics and microphone feedback by David Jackman. Produced and mixed by Robert Hampson with David Jackman. Some of the sounds appearing on Kanroku were sourced from two copies of the very first Organum release, Pulp/Icon. The word ‘kanroku’ is Japanese for ‘dignity and presence’.

TNB/Organum - Der Graben (2002)

Released in an edition of 500 in a picture sleeve with 400 on black vinyl and a mail-order sub-edition of 100 on grey vinyl.
Later repressed in an edition of 200 copies without the original cover, but in plain black sleeves (with center hole).

Organum - Die Hennen Zähne (2005)


Performer - Alan Jones , David Jackman
1 Die Kralle (2:57)
2 Die Hennen Zähne (5:23)
3 Maus (7:18)
4 Kazi (2:54)
Performer - Emma O'bong , Michael Prime

Four track mini CD combining the never released 10"s Maus (DS57) and Die Hennen Zähne (DS66). Edition of 600 copies.


Organum Discography (pdf)