Tin Can Music Bandcamp

Where you onwards will find the new Joxfield music and other various stuff originating from Janne Yan Andersson and Stefan Oax Ek.

https://tincanmusic.bandcamp.com/

“Baroque or Odd” by DJ&M – A Joxfield ProjeX Associate

“Baroque or Odd” by DJ&M – A Joxfield ProjeX Associate

In 1968 Janne & Stefan of Joxfield ProjeX had made music together for a couple of years as DJ&M, short for DonnoJanne & Maecs. Simple music just like kids do, but sometimes with an experimental touch. Even though they didn’t have any tape recorders until autumn 1969 they composed and organized albums as if it was for real. Having heard The Beatles’ self-titled “White Album” they were inspired by the concept of doing a double album, which they thus also did. Between December 1968 and January 1969, they wrote the 30 songs that became the DJ&M “virtual” double album “Baroque or Odd”. To override The Beatles DJ&M added a four track EP to the double LP. Cover art and various inserts were made in two copies, one each, as usual, but no recording. As usual. Janne had just turned 15, Stefan had four months left before his 15^th birthday. Just kids.

As The Beatles’ “White Album” celebrated it’s 50^th anniversary November 22 2018 the idea came up of making a constructive and creative interpretation of the 34 songs of “Baroque or Odd”. The music had been written down in a self-invented note system where you could see which note it was, but not its value. You had to memorize the specific melodies.  

Sheets for 32 of the 34 songs was found in a closet. Most of the melodies were forgotten, but by reading and playing the self-invented note system various parts of the songs could be remembered, recovered and become the starting point of the interpretations of the songs. One of the songs, “Jar”, was a description of a cut-up sampled piece and this way of making music became inspiration for the two lost songs on the album.

Between late November 2018 and January 2019 recordings, mixing and masters were done. 41 tunes in 85 minutes (the four track EP became five, the last song of the album is in seven parts, all in all 41 tracks). A double LP with an EP. Some kind of progressive pop. It will at least see the light as a digital release in February 2019, 50 years after its original appearance. And then let’s see what the future brings with it…

The track presented here are actually two, back to back, “I’m Bach” (0.32) and “Friendship” (3.40), track 4 & 5 of Side B.

Enjoy!

© Tin Can Music 

https://soundcloud.com/oaxjoxfield/djm-im-bach-friendship

Just kids! DJ&M 1967.

Just kids! DJ&M 1967.
To become Joxfield ProjeX 38 years later.

Uncle Joxfield Autumn 1968

50 years ago, autumn 1968, this pre-Joxfield ProjeX Donnojanne & Maecs tune was written. Not only being the legend of our worst tune ever (among many others), but also being the inspiration for our band name when we after a 30 years intermission took up our music activities again in 2005 with the one rule: No nostalgia or old shit, only new stuff!

Donnojanne & Maecs

Donnojanne & Maecs (1965-69) > Don & Mac (1969-70) > The Age (1970-72) > Andersson & Ek (1970-75) > Stefan-Olofs Orkester (1972-73) > Andersson & Ek’s Viscously Cartilage (1973) > (Intermission 1975-2005) > Joxfield ProjeX (2005-?) > Ambient Darkwhite (2007-?) > Joxfield ProjeX ADW (2017-?)

New Facebook site for Donnejanne & Maecs - Check it, follow, communicate!

Upcoming plans for 2018/2019:
Donnojanne & Maecs Legacy will present newly made intepretations of music written by Don J Larwott & Mac M McCleado 1968-1969. 
The interpretations will focus on the melodies in the compositions, arranged for a small scale ensemble. 
This is the first time this music will be heard in 50 years.
Stay tuned!

https://www.facebook.com/Donnojanne-Maecs-583476488410803/?timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100004475292629

New interesting Joxfield ProjeX / ADW stuff on Soundcloud

ADW - Death of a Sirloin Steak
A piece from deep under the darkwhite soil - time to bring up into the air again.
Ambient Darkwhite awakens
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Janne Andersson / Joxfield ProjeX - Uncle Revisited 2
Pre-Joxfield ProjeX history lesson.
"Uncle Joxfield's Startednumber" was written by S Ek autumn 1968.
Here's a version revisited, re-arranged and recorded by J Andersson in 2015.

https://soundcloud.com/oaxjoxfield

Pre-Joxfield ProjeX stuff

With a newly acquired cassette deck opportunities opens up for some historical diggings and explorations.
Like this 3 x C90 cassette compilation "U.R. samling" of 1970-1975 pre-Joxfield ProjeX stuff from
Andersson & Ek (1970-1975)
The Age (1970-1972)
Viscously Cartilage (1973)
Stefan-Olofs Orkester (1972-1973)
etc
A few minutes of it probably is a bit interesting, most of it should be constantly hidden in the shadows.

Pre-Joxfield ProjeX Pt 2

Late 1968. Still no recording equipment. We continued to write and construct virtual albums (before virtuality existed), including cover art, lyrics sheets, etc. 2 copies only.
2nd Donnojanne & Maecs album - We Are Living In A Machine (15 tracks, 52 minutes, late autumn 1968)

(The great riff of the title track has since haunted us, may occure as a Joxfield ProjeX' cover in the future)

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Pre-Joxfield ProjeX Pt 1

In 1968 we had no recording equipment, but plans for our music, so we started to write and construct albums, including cover art etc. Everything done in 2 copies only, one for me, one for Janne.
We called ourself Donnojanne & Maecs. The DIY of DIY.
This is the 1st - The Mystery Stone (14 songs, ca 40 minutes, autumn 1968)

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