NO MAP by Jef Mertens
With “NO MAP” we find Jef Mertens expanding on his prepared guitar work. Showcasing a more focused and abstract sound, while also covering new territory by collaborating with musicians he crossed paths with as a filmmaker. This time around, Jef finds himself behind the guitar as a musician with a newly found voice. A development that seems to have come full circle by merging his past and the present. As an album, NO MAP effectively marks a crossroad between where Jef started out and where his creativity is driving him .
- Ben Van Houdt
Tracklist
Credits
released March 5, 2021
Electric gtr. recorded by Jef Mertens at Hum Palace mid to late 2020.
Add'l electric gtr. on In Between Textures recorded by Thurston Moore at Daydream Library - London, UK.
Realm To Realm solo saxophone track recorded by Jim Sauter in Sparkill, NY.
Add'l instruments on 'Our First Movement' recorded by Glen Steenkiste in Sint-Denijs, BE.
Mixed and mastered by Christophe Albertijn except 'Our First Movement' mixed by Glen Steenkiste.
Electric gtr. recorded by Jef Mertens at Hum Palace mid to late 2020.
Add'l electric gtr. on In Between Textures recorded by Thurston Moore at Daydream Library - London, UK.
Realm To Realm solo saxophone track recorded by Jim Sauter in Sparkill, NY.
Add'l instruments on 'Our First Movement' recorded by Glen Steenkiste in Sint-Denijs, BE.
Mixed and mastered by Christophe Albertijn except 'Our First Movement' mixed by Glen Steenkiste.
