Jaan Patterson

Jaan Patterson
by Jaan Patterson
Born	Jaan Patterson October 23, 1975 Heidelberg, West Germany
Known for	Computer Music, Video, Spoken Word, Poet, Performance Art
Notable work	Tarentaliogy Defloration, Interiéur, Music for Shadows, Surrism Manifesto, The Dark Side of Chewing Gums
Movement	Surrism
Awards	Honorable Mention for WFMU & Free Music Archive's Masters Remastered[1]

Jaan Patterson is a German composer and poet, and runs the Surrism-Phonoethics netlabel he had founded 2007. He is best known for his various Dada and Surrealist inspired experimental music and spoken word projects—such as Undress Béton, André Pissoir, Crawl Max,^[2] Dusk Euphoria, Reve Steich.^[3] Additionally, together with Goran Ivkovic, he works as Surrism^[4] on improvised music projects. Patterson's music has been played on numerous Community radio stations and Internet radio stations—including, Resonance FM,^[5] WFMU,^[6][7] Zoviet France,^[8] NTNS Radio^[9] by Mark Stolk and L'étranger, Radio Panik^[10][11] & In Memory of John Peel Radio.^[12]

Since 2010, Patterson, has a role as curator for WFMU's Free Music Archive. Later the same year, Patterson, started to curate together with Anthony Donovan (Murmurists)^[13] the Classwar Karaoke^[14] netlabel, which releases quarterly compilations of experimental music and short-films, by artists from around the world.

Some of his musical collaborations include—Anthony Donovan & Classwar Karaoke,^[15] AG Davis,^[16] Kommissar Hjuler & Mama Baer, Hopek Quirin, Alessandra Celletti,^[17] William Davison (Recordism), Jochen Arbeit (Einstürzende Neubauten) & Vania Rovisco, Jeremy Gluck (The Barracudas), John M. Bennett, Lee Kwo & PostVerbal, Bryan Lewis Saunders,^[18] Carmen Racovitza, J. Karl Bogartte, Leif Elggren, Dada AG, Yoshihiro Kikuchi, John Hyatt (The Three Johns), Kosta T,^[19] Bernard Dumaine,^[20] and Fake Cats Project.

Discography

• Tarentaliogy Defloration (Surrism-Phonoethics 2008)^[21]
• Interiéur (Surrism-Phonoethics 2008)
• The 16,370 Character (Surrism-Phonoethics 2008)
• Postlude Presumption Architecture (Surrism-Phonoethics 2009)
• Handmade Temper (Surrism-Phonoethics 2009)
• Sat Du Pond (Surrism-Phonoethics 2010)
• Stuckhousing Quantum Gums (Surrism-Phonoethics 2010)^[22]
• Alessandra Celletti / Jaan Patterson - W.C. (Bubutz Records 2011)^[23]
• El Salmon Poseido (Surrism-Phonoethics 2013)
• Crystallization of the Quantum Availability (Surrism-Phonoethics 2014)
• Contemporary Teleportation (Surrism-Phonoethics 2014)
• Headless Poets & The Album that Composed Itself with AG Davis (Surrism-Phonoethics 2014)^[24]
• The Dark Side of Chewing Gums (Classwar Karaoke 2015)^[25]
• Music for Shadows (Surrism-Phonoethics 2015)^[26]
• suRRism - If I appear as a God, you will be no more than I (Surrism-Phonoethics/Alrealon Musique 2016)^[27]

Videography

• Surround the Gap (2008)
• Mary Exceeded Her Handkerchief (2009)
• Rejected Trust Leaves you Stained (2009)
• André Pissoir on Discussion (2010)
• EOS (2010)
• wwwArt in VIVO (2010)^[28]
• Centered Closets (2010)
• Leif Elggren & Jaan Patterson - 'Centered Envelope (Red)' (2011)^[29]
• Alessandra Celletti & Jaan Patterson - 'WC' (2011)^[30]
• Jaan Patterson and Zaro Ostrich Lunch 'Niño Patata Erster Satz für 77 Stimmen'^[31]
• Jaan Patterson & Zaro Ostrich Lunch - 'Underwater Clown' (2014)^[32]

Bibliography

• Surrism Manifesto (2007)^[33]
• Postverbal Manifesto (A collaboration between Lee Kwo & Jaan Patterson (2008)^[34]
• The Flourish Béton Pamphlet (2009)^[35]
• Chew Facts on Literature (2009)^[36]
• The Flourish Béton. Introduction "Jaan Patterson" (suRRism 2015)^[37]
• Geständnisse. Das Buch der Vorgeschichten "Jaan Patterson" (suRRism 2015)^[38]
• Peculiar Mormyrid. A Surrealist Journal "Peculiar Mormyrid 1.0 Spring 2015" ^[39]
• Peculiar Mormyrid. A Surrealist Journal "Peculiar Mormyrid Issue 3 2016" ^[40]

References

1. Masters Remastered Winner & Honorable Mentions http://freemusicarchive.org/member/cheyenne_h/Masters_Remastered_Winner__Honorable_Mentions
2. Crawl Max Discogs Page http://www.discogs.com/artist/2102044-Crawl-Max
3. Reve Stench Discogs Page http://www.discogs.com/artist/2102116-Reve-Steich
4. Surrism - The Wire Magazine http://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/below-the-radar-special-edition-alrealon-musique/19
5. "Episode 7: Stuckhousing Quantum Gums" Glossolalia. Resonance 104.4 FM, London. 31 May 2010. Radio.
6. 'Talk's Cheap' Hosted by Jason Sigal http://wfmu.org/playlists/JI
7. December 11, 2014: Podcast #214: Ululating by Liz Berg https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/58495

8. zoviet*france http://zovietfrance.podbean.com/?source=pb&paged=4

9. NTNS Radio http://ntnsradio.wordpress.com/
10. L'étranger, Radio Panik, Brussels, Belgium. http://ltgpanik.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/375/
11. ACTUS EN MARS 2015 DANS NOS PLAYLISTS http://www.radiopanik.org/actus/en-mars-2015-dans-nos-playlist
12. In Memory Of John Peel Show Apr 24th – Podcast & Playlist http://inmemoryofjohnpeel.com/2015/04/24/in-memory-of-john-peel-show-apr-24th-podcast-playlist/
13. http://www.myspace.com/esoterian24skidoo Anthony Donovan Myspace page
14. Classwar Karaoke http://www.classwarkaraoke.com/
15. At Philosoph. http://www.discogs.com/Adrian-Beentjes-Anthony-Donovan-Arturo-Ortega-Bryan-Lewis-Saunders-Colin-Johnco-Hopek-Quirin-Igor-Jo/release/2432884
16. Headless Poets & The Album that Composed Itself http://www.discogs.com/AG-Davis-Jaan-Patterson-Headless-Poets-The-Album-That-Composed-Itself/release/6383128
17. W.C. http://www.discogs.com/Alessandra-Celletti-Jaan-Patterson-W-C/master/368517
18. http://www.discogs.com/Various-International-Email-Audio-Art-Project-Volume-5/release/2617621
19. Kosta T '5-Exaltations' http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kosta_T/5-Exaltations/
20. Freud's Thumb http://bernardumaine.deviantart.com/art/Freud-s-thumb-568469785
21. https://archive.org/details/UndressBeton
22. Hypocnemis Rhythms https://archive.org/details/udRB_0002
23. Georges Bataille and Antonio Contiero: W.C., a surrealistic novel of sex, madness and death edited by Transeuropa Edizioni - Massa (Italy) 9/2011
24. Headless Poets & The Album that Composed Itself http://freemusicarchive.org/music/AG_Davis__Jaan_Patterson/Headless_Poets__The_Album_That_Composed_Itself/
25. The Dark Side of Chewing Gums http://classwarkaraoke.bandcamp.com/album/jaan-patterson-the-dark-side-of-chewing-gums
26. Music for Shadows http://www.discogs.com/Jaan-Patterson-Music-for-Shadows/release/7022602
27. If I appear as a God, you will be no more than I https://www.discogs.com/suRRism-If-I-Appear-As-A-God-You-Will-Be-No-More-Than-I/release/8318606
28. Exhibition in Belgium, with Franck Ancel, Undress Béton, Luc Fierens, Fred Forest, Joël Hubaut, Jacques Lennep, Fred Michiels, Benoit Piret, Little Shiva, Gaël Toutain, Thierry Tillier http://blog.wwwartinvivo.be Galerie "Les Contemporains" rue de la Croix, 18 Kruisstraat Brussels, Belgium
29. Collaboration with Leif Elggren https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Sh6BJFptA
30. Georges Bataille and Antonio Contiero: W.C., a novel edited by Transeuropa Edizioni - Massa (Italy) 9/2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUG4CuVK9qo
31. Niño Patata Erster Satz für 77 Stimmen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI7MlqcWjVA
32. Underwater Clown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIv_LO_cPzw
33. Written by Acedia Nuit and Jaan Patterson https://archive.org/details/lettrrism_0000
34. Written by Lee Kwo and Jaan Patterson https://archive.org/details/lettrrism_0002
35. Unrecordists Pamphlet https://archive.org/details/lettrrism_0004
36. Unrecordist Facts on Literature https://archive.org/details/lettrrism_0005
37. A Caballé Voltage Publication 1. Print ISBN 978-1326164638
38. A Caballé Voltage Publication 2. Print ISBN 978-1-326-18734-7
39. Peculiar Mormyrid. A Surrealist Journal http://peculiarmormyrid.com/issue-1-0/
40. Peculiar Mormyrid. A Surrealist Journal http://peculiarmormyrid.com/issue-3/

External links

• Official Website
• Discogs
• Surrism Phonoethics Discogs
• Surrism-Phonoethics Official Site
• Interview
• Glossolalia Episode 7: Stuckhousing Quantum Gums