17. Jessamine – Ordinary Sleep
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„Ordinary Sleep“ erschien 1903 als 7″ auf einem Label namens „Silver Apple“ und hält auf der B-Seite eine Cover-Version von Suicides „Cheree“ bereit. Die Koordinaten waren also gesetzt.
Das Label Kranky, auf dem Jessamines Alben herauskommen sollten, schrieb zur Entdeckung der Band:
Like a few people, kranky first became aware of Jessamine in 1994 when we got a hold of their debut, self-released seven inch single. Wrapped in silver paper and bearing the logo of the Silver Apple label, and an Alan Vega cover, the band was sending out signals to those willing to receive them. To play wavering, keyboard heavy music in mid-90s Seattle was no small feat, Jessamine were swimming against a flannel tide.
…und die Musikpresse, hier „The Stranger“ vom November 1994:
„For nearly three years now, Seattle’s Jessamine have been developing their own particular thread of this forward-looking genre, gradually metamorphosing from an enjoyable pastiche of early-70s German rock and other synth-deploying predecessors into a strikingly unique, effortlessly compelling unit.“
…und der New Music Report vom September 1996:
„If there is any one band that’s really doing something interesting with the rhythmic and experimental concepts behind ’70s bands Can and Neu! it is Jessamine. This double-LP, the group’s second effort, is an even fuller, more driven and inspired record than its
startling debut. It’s the kind of record that if you put it on and let it sway you for an hour or so, it will sometimes sound like its dissolving completely, becoming lost in a bubbling cauldron of guitars-leaned-on-amps and gurgling Moog noises, with only the drums holding it together.“
…und damit sind wir fast schon am Ende angekommen.
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