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Jacco Gardner

"Return to the sphinx through the waves of illusion


	 Follow the wanderer crossing the gate


	 Shades are calling for a dance of diffusion


	 Travel the world that the watcher creates”


	 So reads the text on the inner sleeve of Jacco Gardner’s latest, and third, LP. It’s an analogy that extends from a Nietzsche quote: “There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are various truths, and as a result there is no truth.”


	 The quote, one wrapped in mystery and duality and a sense of change and exploration, is emblematic of where Jacco has been in the last couple of years. Holed up in Lisbon with a new love in his life, immersed in literature, cinema, philosophy and the winding streets of a new city to wander. “I think moving to Lisbon played a huge part of the album, as the city has a very mystical quality to it,” he says. “Especially in the older parts of the city, but also because of the hills it’s built on, wandering through the streets can feel almost like wandering through nature.”


	 The resulting album is not necessarily one that is representative of his new found surroundings in an obvious sense but more a depiction and projection of his thoughts and dreams whilst spent walking the streets; which he did whilst thinking about the books he’d been reading and imagining those world's put to sound. Jacco has been known to create swirling psychedelic pop boosted by his rich, resonate and baroque voice but on Somnium, his vocals are gone and in their place is an equally seamless melodic exploration but an instrumental one with a synthesised Sci-Fi edge.


Somnium is a nod to the novel of the same name, written in 1608 by Johannes Kepler and is regarded as the first ever science fiction novel. “This book fascinates me because it was basically Kepler traveling in his mind to a non-existent world while describing it, and his journey, with amazing detail. Many of his imagined sensations are actually really what happens when one travels into space, which happened almost four hundred years later. You could call it a vision of the future through his dreams, and I find this aspect very mysterious and powerful.”


	 This form of mind travel is what Jacco has set out to create in a sonic, almost alchemic, capacity. Hence the reason for his vocals to be left out of this spiritual journey. “I deliberately removed my voice from the experience, as it made it more difficult for me to achieve the intended state of mind. I think it makes the journey more interesting, more deep, and more intimate. I didn’t feel the need to show my face while one drifts away into thought. Somnium is a visionary experience. The album is more than just a trip, it is about contact with a deeper - hidden - reality.”


	 If the concepts behind this record sound otherworldly and intricately woven then Jacco has also succeeded in making a record that does the same. Analogue synths hum and glide pristinely, bass lines dance buoyantly, dense atmospheres build and form and thoughtfully crafted melodies come and go, floating around as though in space. There are nods to early pioneers of such dreamlike ambience and cosmic exploration - Bo Hansson, Vangelis, Cluster, Tangerine Dream, Eno and Oldfield (the album was mastered by Simon Heyworth whose production credits include the latter three, including Tubular Bells) - but it also exists as a futuristic pursuit, one that is chasing something ahead as well as exploring the past. This is because to Jacco both are equally valid. “The past has always felt very much alive to me and so full of mystery that I have to conclude that the present and the future are probably no different.”


Somnium is many things: an exploration in and around and between realities, an immersive cosmic journey through the creators mind - as well as your own - and twelve constructed tracks that are capable of plunging one into new dreamlike environments. Many of these are open to interpretation, with each listener likely to walk their own path, indeed Gardner's ideal listening scenario is for you to take the album for a saunter, consume it complete and without interruption. “Somnium could be seen as a tribute to the album, a dying format in today’s fast-paced society. It can often be difficult to enjoy a meaningful uninterrupted moment. This album is where true mystery and wonder is waiting to be discovered.”

Jacco Gardner Somnium (Vinyl)

Somnium (Vinyl)

In 2015, Polyvinyl sent a Tascam 4-Track recorder to 12 artists:

<ul>
<li>Blikk Fang (MGMT, of Montreal)</li>
<li>Crooked Fingers</li>
<li>David Bazan</li>
<li>Deerhoof</li>
<li>The Dodos</li>
<li>Ducktails (Real Estate)</li>
<li>Jacco Gardner</li>
<li>Jonathan Rado (Foxygen)</li>
<li>Kishi Bashi</li>
<li>of Montreal</li>
<li>Skylar Spence (formerly known as Saint Pepsi)</li>
<li>Telekinesis</li>
</ul>

	 Each artist recorded two exclusive songs on the device before sending it to the next band.


	 Each 7" is pressed on a different color vinyl and comes with a free download code.


	 All twelve 7"s sent each month in 2015 to subscribers of the Polyvinyl 4-Track Singles Series Vol. 2 are available now in this complete set.


	 Custom designed box and 7" jackets feature artwork by Jesse LeDoux. Limited to 1000.

Jacco Gardner Polyvinyl 4-Track Singles Series Vol. 2 COMPLETE BOX SET

Polyvinyl 4-Track Singles Series Vol. 2 COMPLETE BOX SET

To call Jacco Gardner a daydreamer may not be as farfetched as he’d have you believe. Its meaning may refer to a fear of sleep, but with Hypnophobia, the brand new album from ‘baroque pop’ prince and Dutch producer/multi-instrumentalist Gardner, he’s all set to cast a majestic and vibrant psychedelic spell that will hypnotise listeners at the point dreams and reality meet.


	 “I came up with the title “Hypnophobia” while falling asleep and part of my brain just didn’t turn off,” explains Gardner. “I often have trouble letting go of reality, even though I prefer the world in my dreams... Hypnophobia comes from a place where fears, darkness and creativity collide, like a slightly scary lucid dream. Fearing a loss of control definitely plays a big part of it.”


	 If there’s one thing Hypnophobia hasn’t lost, it is control. Since unveiling his Cabinet of Curiosities in 2013 (released on the Trouble In Mind label), tastemakers and fans alike have been drawn deeper into Jacco Gardner’s fantastical fairytale kingdom. Between clocking up the miles all over the world, playing as member of band The Skywalkers, being enlisted by California’s Allah Las to moonlight on keyboards, and jamming with studio auteur Frank Maston, Gardner has honed and refreshed his intoxicating sound with meticulous precision; “Touring all over the world has completely changed me,” he says. “I’ve seen places I’d never seen before or didn’t even know existed. I think Hypnophobia has got some of its adventurous character from all those amazing experiences.”


	 Capturing a true sense of exploration, Hypnophobia combines Gardner’s newfound love of travel with his continued passion for collecting and playing vintage instruments. A stunning exhibit of lush instrumental tracks as well as songs that boast lyrics worthy of any great pop number, the record features a Wurlitzer electric piano that was purchased on tour, waltzing alongside mellotrons, harpsichords, an Optigan, and an antique Steinway upright piano sold to Gardner by a local church. Akin to the sonic boom of maverick contemporaries John Maus, and Tame Impala, his is a sound that holds fast next to fellow paisley performers Syd Barrett and Curt Boettcher, with the airy dynamics of Stereolab or Simon &amp; Garfunkel. Yet what truly marks Gardner from his musical ancestors and accomplices is his forward-thinking, hi-tech approach; “Hypnophobia is the next step into an alternate reality influenced by the present. I’m so inspired by today’s technology that many things I do were not possible in the past.”


	 Fusing fantasy with sublime twisted reality, Hypnophobia was recorded in its entirety at Gardner’s ‘Shadow Shoppe Studio’ oddly juxtaposed in the heart of an industrial estate located midst the village of Zwaag, 30 miles north of Amsterdam. “In Zwaag, everyone leaves after office hours so it’s perfect for music recording... there's also lots of beautiful green meadows, water and trees close by so it’s not hard to find a quiet place to think.”


	 As drum beats throb whilst trucks come and go, and ethereal vocals ricochet between corrugated factory units, swirling instrumentals such as the cinematic ‘Grey Lanes’ (an earlier incarnation of which included lyrics about changes in Gardner’s hometown following months spent abroad) and the harpsichord sound of ‘All Over’ weave alongside ‘Before The Dawn’s cosmic eight-minute prog-out epic whilst ‘Face To Face’s airy drones only complement lyrics that resemble ‘80s film classic Tron.


	 Matching these new sonic explorations with the album art, Gardner only had one man on his mind - Julian House - who is best known for his art for Stereolab and Broadcast, co-owner of the Ghost Box label and as a musician with The Focus Group. “I’m a big fan of his stuff and really like the album he did together with Broadcast called “Broadcast And The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age”. That record was a big inspiration for me and the direction of the new album so it was amazing when he agreed to do the artwork.”


	 For most tradition enthusiasts, it’d be all too easy to rehash the past. But that’s where Jacco Gardner’s differences lie. Playing all instruments except for drums (provided by live band member Jos van Tol and latest addition Nic Niggebrugge) Hypnophobia brilliantly captures a unique artist and future-vintage aficionado operating at a far higher state of consciousness.

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	Artwork &amp; Packaging Design/Layout by Julian House ( Portfolio )

Jacco Gardner Hypnophobia (Vinyl)

Hypnophobia (Vinyl)

Protection 
 Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.
 

 
Packaging 
 All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.

Jacco Gardner SOMNIUM Vinyl Record

SOMNIUM Vinyl Record

Track List 
<ol class="track-list">
<li class="track">Another You</li>
<li class="track">Grey Lanes</li>
<li class="track">Brightly</li>
<li class="track">Find Yourself</li>
<li class="track">Face to Face</li>
<li class="track">Outside Forever</li>
<li class="track">Before the Dawn</li>
<li class="track">Hypnophobia</li>
<li class="track">Make Me See</li>
<li class="track">All Over</li>
</ol>
 This is a new, unopened CD in its original packaging.

Jacco Gardner HYPNOPHOBIA CD

HYPNOPHOBIA CD

Track List 
<ol class="track-list">
<li class="track">Clear the Air</li>
<li class="track">The One Eyed King</li>
<li class="track">Puppets Dangling</li>
<li class="track">Where Will You Go</li>
<li class="track">Watching the Moon</li>
<li class="track">Cabinet of Curiosities</li>
<li class="track">The Riddle</li>
<li class="track">Lullaby</li>
<li class="track">Help Me Out</li>
<li class="track">Summer's Game</li>
<li class="track">Chameleon</li>
<li class="track">The Ballad of Little Jane</li>
</ol>
 
Protection 
 Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.
 

 
Packaging 
 All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.

Jacco Gardner CABINET OF CURIOSITIES Vinyl Record

CABINET OF CURIOSITIES Vinyl Record

Track List 
<ol class="track-list">
<li class="track">Another You</li>
<li class="track">Grey Lanes</li>
<li class="track">Brightly</li>
<li class="track">Find Yourself</li>
<li class="track">Face to Face</li>
<li class="track">Outside Forever</li>
<li class="track">Before The Dawn</li>
<li class="track">Hypnophobia</li>
<li class="track">Make Me See</li>
<li class="track">All Over</li>
</ol>
 
Protection 
 Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.
 

 
Packaging 
 All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.

Jacco Gardner HYPNOPHOBIA Vinyl Record

Dutch producer/multi-instrumentalist Jacco Gardner is a conduit for the sound of the Free Love decade, his music is sharply self-aware. "Find Yourself" is the first track off his sophomore record, whose title refers to the fear of sleep: Hypnophobia. Close, simple harmonies and earnest lyrics are fenced in by a rumbling bassline that nearly wanders off in search of it's own truth toward the end. Gardner intones like a Zen master determined to extoll the virtues of psychedelia to his followers.
 
 United Kingdom Release 
 This version of the record was released for the audience in the United Kingdom and has been imported to the United States.
 
 
 Protection 
 Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.
 

 
 Packaging 
 All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.

Jacco Gardner FIND YOURSELF Vinyl Record - UK Release

Protection 
 Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.
 

 
 Packaging 
 All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.

Jacco Gardner FIND YOURSELF Vinyl Record

2013 debut album from the Dutch multi-instrumentalist and producer. The 12 tracks that make up Cabinet of Curiosities deftly explore the loss of innocence in a far more accomplished and mature way than you would expect from a 24 yr old, fulfilling the promises made by his first two singles. His melodic palette colors music with a more UK-sensibility, where minor chords and plush harmonies brush up against strings, mellotrons, harpsichords and an occasional squeezebox. The overall feel is more Zombies than Left Banke and more Nirvana and Billy Nicholls than Beach Boys and Van Dyke Parks.
 
Track List 
<ol class="track-list">
<li class="track">Clear the Air</li>
<li class="track">The One Eyed King</li>
<li class="track">Puppets Dangling</li>
<li class="track">Where Will You Go</li>
<li class="track">Watching the Moon</li>
<li class="track">Cabinet of Curiosities</li>
<li class="track">The Riddle</li>
<li class="track">Lullaby</li>
<li class="track">Help Me Out</li>
<li class="track">Summer's Game</li>
<li class="track">Chameleon</li>
<li class="track">The Ballad of Little Jane</li>
</ol>
 This is a new, unopened CD in its original packaging.

Jacco Gardner CABINET OF CURIOSITIES CD

Jacco Gardner Somnium

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In 2015, Polyvinyl sent a Tascam 4-Track recorder to 12 artists:

<ul>
<li>Blikk Fang (MGMT, of Montreal)</li>
<li>Crooked Fingers</li>
<li>David Bazan</li>
<li>Deerhoof</li>
<li>The Dodos</li>
<li>Ducktails (Real Estate)</li>
<li>Jacco Gardner</li>
<li>Jonathan Rado (Foxygen)</li>
<li>Kishi Bashi</li>
<li>of Montreal</li>
<li>Skylar Spence (formerly known as Saint Pepsi)</li>
<li>Telekinesis</li>
</ul>

	Each artist recorded two exclusive songs on the device before sending it to the next band.


	Each 7" is pressed on colored vinyl.


	Custom designed box and 7" jackets feature artwork by Jesse LeDoux.

Jacco Gardner Polyvinyl 4-Track Singles Series Vol. 2 COMPLETE BOX SET (Garage Sale)

It's a hard realization to discover that the world may not be as magical and wondrous as you once believed, &amp; reconciling ones loss of innocence and sense of naïveté is a theme that reoccurs often in art, music and literature. From To Kill a Mockingbird to God Only Knows the best articulations of lost youth can have a very visceral impact.


	 The 12 tracks that make up the debut album Cabinet of Curiosities from Dutch multi-instrumentalist and producer Jacco Gardner deftly explore this territory in a far more accomplished and mature way than you would expect from a 24 year old, fulfilling the promises made by his first two singles.


	 Jacco's melodic palette colors music with a more U.K.-sensibility, where minor chords &amp; plush harmonies brush up against strings, mellotrons, harpsichords &amp; an occasional squeezebox. The overall feel is more Zombies than Left Banke and more Nirvana &amp; Billy Nicholls than Beach Boys &amp; Van Dyke Parks.

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