Who?
Overdub is the debut album for music producer Daniel Jumpertz’s new project, Alpen. It is currently evolving from a one person studio-based project to a full live band.
What?
Using a mixture of acoustic and electronic instrumentation, Jumpertz creates songs that have been likened to The Flaming Lips, Tunng (without the English folk vibe), the
sampling and studio aesthetic of Subtle and the texture and spaciousness of Mice Parade. It’s not indie pop or clever electronica but somewhere in between.
How?
There is a tasteful blend of the studio manipulations and live performances on Overdub, with an emphasis on recording and sampling original sounds, signal processing and digital manipulation. Featured guests include Grievous (Leigh Hegg from Plankton) and Comatone (Greg Seiler).
Where?
Jumpertz has been writing songs alone and with various bands for more than 20 years, and the debut Alpen release will reflect the breadth and depth of his creations, focusing on his home recordings of the past few years.
Why?
While Jumpertz has spent much time, energy and passion recording and producing bands such as Wagons, Minimum Chips, The Emergency, The Night Terrors, Plankton, The Tigers and Sparrow Hill over the past five years, and releasing albums for artists he admires and champions on his Feral Media label, Alpen has been gnawing at the trouser leg of Jumpertz’s consciousness like a small but determined bulldog.
When?
Alpen’s debut album Overdub is out 4 JULY 2005 on Feral Media, through MGM. Check Feral Media’s website gig guide for news on live performances.
Tracklist
- Clear From Here 4:09
- Start Now! 3:58
- The Clinging Clan 5:33
- The Last Day Of Summer 2:39
- Frozen Sea 4:02
- War Against Myself 2:05
- An Obsolete Vernacular 3:39
- Ghost Repeater 3:00
- 20,000K's Over Texas 4:58
- People Are Afraid 5:30
