DJ&M / Andersson & Ek / pre-Joxfield. Photo probably from spring 1967.
L.t.r. Stefan Oax Ek, Janne Yan Andersson
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Joxfdield Back History - Dark White Morning
While waiting for Joxfield's upcoming, new album "Stupet" let's take a stroll down memory lane for a short while.
After a 30 years break since their last recordings as Anderssson & Ek in 1975 Janne Yan Andersson and Stefan Oax Ek had decided to find out wether or not they had some creativity within. They went to Bråna cottage in Dalsland, brought some instruments and a computer for the recordings. The one rule was it should be pure new music or nothing at all, no old shit, no nostalgia. The following week was filled with improvisations and instant composing. Sometimes there was an overdub when both guys at the same time added their instruments to the version that's just been recorded. Never more than one overdub.
The first track was titled "Hurricane" and was completed by it's first and only take. You can hear it here: https://soundcloud.com/oaxjoxfield/joxfield-projex-hurricane
The result of the first Bråna session became "Dark White Morning", the debute album by Joxfield ProjeX. 15 tracks over 95 minutes. The albums was printed as a 2 CDr set in an edition of about 20 copies which were all given away to friends. The label Tin Can Music was established.
Hearing it today you may experience it as a bit raw and unpolished, very amateaurish, which is all true. It was a first attempt to explore something. At the time we were happy with the result and decided to go on with our music. The first step went on to the next.
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