JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER

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Jackie-O Motherfucker biography
Considered one of the pioneering bands of the "New Weird America" movement, Jackie-O Motherfucker (JOMF) are a USA-based free folk project from northern California, formed in 1994 by multi-instrumentalist/turntablist Tom Greenwood and saxophonist Dwayne Hedstrom (aka Nester Bucket). Originally established in Portland, Oregon, there is no official explanation for their peculiar moniker, only that it was suggested by Hedstrom and coined by his friends in the San Francisco noise rock band Mudwimin.

Beginning as a Public Enemy-inspired unit experimenting with improvised compositions over self-crafted tape loops, the duo soon sought to cultivate an inclusive collective which could withstand and continue in the face of lineup changes, and JOMF's ranks swelled in the wake of their first three albums (released via Hedstrom's independent label Imp Records). Greenwood and friends deftly splice free jazz, post-rock, space rock, psychedelic folk and acid-fried electronics to form their unique style; listeners can detect echoes of Can, Ash Ra Tempel, Faust, AMM and YaHoWa 13 blending with North American roots music, particularly gospel, country, Appalachian folk and stated Delta blues influences Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Skip James. JOMF also stand out among their New Weird America peers for their modified thrift store turntables and tape machines, deftly incorporating samples from used LPs of Folkways artists, Iannis Xenakis and even Funkadelic into their live and studio recordings.

While Hedstrom has since left the band, Greenwood has been accompanied by over forty revolving bandmates over the decades, the more notable names being the on-and-off Honey Owens (the co-founder of Nudge who moonlights as Valet), Joshua Stevenson (of Von Bingen and Kemialliset Yst�v�t), Brooke Crouser (member of HṚṢṬA), Nick and Jed Bindeman (of Eternal Tapestry), Samara Lubelski (of the Tower Recordings and Metabolismus), Fluffy Erskine (of Set Fire to Flames) and, for a brief stint as live bassist, Natalie Mering (better known as Weyes Blood). Jackie-O Motherfucker's discography stretches to nearly twenty full-lengths across an array of labels and over a dozen live releases, the latter issued via Greenwood's own Unity Sound Archive (U-Sound) label, though the group's prolific output slowed considerably in the wake of 2011's Earth Sound System. The collective's most recent lineup as of 2018 (and likely already out-of-date) consists of Greenwood, Sa...Considered one of the pioneering bands of the "New Weird America" movement, Jackie-O Motherfucker (JOMF) are a USA-based free folk project from northern California, formed in 1994 by multi-instrumentalist/turntablist Tom Greenwood and saxophonist Dwayne Hedstrom (aka Nester Bucket). Originally established in Portland, Oregon, there is no official explanation for their peculiar moniker, only that it was suggested by Hedstrom and coined by his friends in the San Francisco noise rock band Mudwimin.

Beginning as a Public Enemy-inspired unit experimenting with improvised compositions over self-crafted tape loops, the duo soon sought to cultivate an inclusive collective which could withstand and continue in the face of lineup changes, and JOMF's ranks swelled in the wake of their first three albums (released via Hedstrom's independent label Imp Records). Greenwood and friends deftly splice free jazz, post-rock, space rock, psychedelic folk and acid-fried electronics to form their unique style; listeners can detect echoes of Can, Ash Ra Tempel, Faust, AMM and YaHoWa 13 blending with North American roots music, particularly gospel, country, Appalachian folk and stated Delta blues influences Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Skip James. JOMF also stand out among their New Weird America peers for their modified thrift store turntables and tape machines, deftly incorporating samples from used LPs of Folkways artists, Iannis Xenakis and even Funkadelic into their live and studio recordings.

While Hedstrom has since left the band, Greenwood has been accompanied by over forty revolving bandmates over the decades, the more notable names being the on-and-off Honey Owens (the co-founder of Nudge who moonlights as Valet), Joshua Stevenson (of Von Bingen and Kemialliset Yst�v�t), Brooke Crouser (member of HṚṢṬA), Nick and Jed Bindeman (of Eternal Tapestry), Samara Lubelski (of the Tower Recordings and Metabolismus), Fluffy Erskine (of Set Fire to Flames) and, for a brief stint as live bassist, Natalie Mering (better known as Weyes Blood). Jackie-O Motherfucker's discography stretches to nearly twenty full-lengths across an array of labels and over a dozen live releases, the latter issued via Greenwood's own Unity Sound Archive (U-Sound) label, though the group's prolific output slowed considerably in the wake of 2011's Earth Sound System. The collective's most recent lineup as of 2018 (and likely already out-of-date) consists of Greenwood, Sapat's Alan Zignoto, Black Forest / Black Sea's Jeffrey Alexander, Peg and SPF's Dave Easlick and woodwindist-for-hire Michael Whittaker.

Often critically compared to Sunburned Hand of the Man, No-Neck Blues Band, Sun City Girls and Pelt, Jackie-O Motherfucker will also resonate with fans of Ignatz, Evening Fires and Sun Watcher.

- Gordy, September 2024read more

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0.00 \| 0 ratings Alchemy... Shit to Gold 1995	0.00 \| 0 ratings Cross Pollinate 1996	0.00 \| 0 ratings Flat Fixed 1998	0.00 \| 0 ratings WOW 1999	5.00 \| 1 ratings The Magick Fire Music 2000
4.00 \| 1 ratings Fig. 5 2000	0.00 \| 0 ratings Hopland (with Tom Carter & Helena Espvall) 2014	0.00 \| 0 ratings Smiles 2015	0.00 \| 0 ratings Bloom 2018	0.00 \| 0 ratings Manual of the Bayonet 2023

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0.00 \| 0 ratings U-Sound Vol. 02 - Live 2000 2002	0.00 \| 0 ratings U-Sound Vol. 03 - Live 2002 2002	0.00 \| 0 ratings U-Sound Vol. 04 - Live In Portland And Seattle '00/'01 2002	0.00 \| 0 ratings U-Sound Vol. 07 2003	0.00 \| 0 ratings Europe 2002 2003
0.00 \| 0 ratings Live Radio - 2002-2003 2005	0.00 \| 0 ratings Kills and Hollers 2005	0.00 \| 0 ratings Freaker Pipe 2007	0.00 \| 0 ratings Freedom Land 2008	0.00 \| 0 ratings The Blood of Life 2008
0.00 \| 0 ratings The Cryin' Sea 2008	0.00 \| 0 ratings Europe '14 2014	0.00 \| 0 ratings Live at the 13th Note Club Glasgow 09/09/2000 2020	0.00 \| 0 ratings Channel Zero 2023

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Wow / The Magick Fire Music
2003

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Jackie-O Motherfucker / Vibracathedral Orchestra
2001

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From the Earth to the Spheres Vol. 3 (split with My Cat Is An Alien)
2004

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The Grave / Evol Peacock
2006

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0.00 \| 0 ratings Alchemy... Shit to Gold 1995	0.00 \| 0 ratings Cross Pollinate 1996	0.00 \| 0 ratings Flat Fixed 1998	0.00 \| 0 ratings WOW 1999	5.00 \| 1 ratings The Magick Fire Music 2000
4.00 \| 1 ratings Fig. 5 2000	0.00 \| 0 ratings Hopland (with Tom Carter & Helena Espvall) 2014	0.00 \| 0 ratings Smiles 2015	0.00 \| 0 ratings Bloom 2018	0.00 \| 0 ratings Manual of the Bayonet 2023

0.00 \| 0 ratings U-Sound Vol. 02 - Live 2000 2002	0.00 \| 0 ratings U-Sound Vol. 03 - Live 2002 2002	0.00 \| 0 ratings U-Sound Vol. 04 - Live In Portland And Seattle '00/'01 2002	0.00 \| 0 ratings U-Sound Vol. 07 2003	0.00 \| 0 ratings Europe 2002 2003
0.00 \| 0 ratings Live Radio - 2002-2003 2005	0.00 \| 0 ratings Kills and Hollers 2005	0.00 \| 0 ratings Freaker Pipe 2007	0.00 \| 0 ratings Freedom Land 2008	0.00 \| 0 ratings The Blood of Life 2008
0.00 \| 0 ratings The Cryin' Sea 2008	0.00 \| 0 ratings Europe '14 2014	0.00 \| 0 ratings Live at the 13th Note Club Glasgow 09/09/2000 2020	0.00 \| 0 ratings Channel Zero 2023