Cargo Records

Jandek on Corwood - A Documentary

Documentary/Music, 2003, 89 minutes, Region-free NTSC, 16:9 Color, Stereo. "The longest-running, weirdest, loneliest enigma in popular music is a guy from Texas who calls himself Jandek." (Douglas Wolk, Providence Phoenix)

"The longest-running, weirdest, loneliest enigma in popular music is a guy from Texas who calls himself Jandek." (Douglas Wolk, Providence Phoenix) 25 years, 35 albums and not a single live show or public appearance. The documentary film Jandek on Corwood definitively explores the most intriguing mystery in modern music. Featuring revealing interviews, evocative imagery and one of the most bizarre and compelling soundtracks in film history, Jandek on Corwood will challenge the viewer's conception of music, Art and the nature of celebrity.
Special Features:

Audio Commentary by Director Chad Freidrichs & Producer Paul Fehler; Music-only audio track; Album cover featurette (approx. 20 min.): A Guided Tour of Jandek's World; Complete John Trubee interview (approx. 50 min.); Audio essay by music critic Douglas Wolk; Selections from Jandek's albums since Jandek on Corwood; Extended audio interviews with Jandek scholars Byron Coley, Irwin Chusid & Phil Milstein; Articles by Katy Vine & Richie Unterberger; Reviews from Op Magazine; Trailer; Scene Selection

"A huge success A fantastic evocation of one of the most compelling soundworlds ever to orbit the contemporary underground. It makes you believe." -- David Keanan, Wire Magazine

"A strangely moving and well-produced chronicle of a legendary musical enigma, Jandek on Corwood captures the mystique of this reclusive human question mark without dispelling it. One fan observed that what Jandek creates isn't music -- it's an atmosphere. This film's shadowy, understated tone echoes its subject's spooky aura. Recommended, even if you don't know -- or if you loathe -- Jandek's recordings."
-- Irwin Chusid Author, Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music 4 (of 5) Stars

Regardless of how you come down on Jandek's music, it's hard not to be fascinated by the enigmatic world he both inhabits and cultivates. Every music documentary is about the cult of personality; in Jandek on Corwood the personality lacks a person, but the results are compelling nonetheless. Jantastic! -- Mark Athitakis, Filmcritic.com 3.5 (of 4) stars

"Jandek on Corwood'' is not the year's best documentary, but it's the one most likely to stick in your mind for days." -- Paul Sherman, Boston Herald