Artist
Hands To
Hands To, an experimental music project by Jeph Jerman from the US, explores fractured sonics through field recordings and tape manipulation.
About
The fractured sonics of Hands To, a project driven by Jeph Jerman, reside within the liminal spaces of sound, where field recordings and minimalist soundscapes intertwine through the alchemy of tape manipulation. Active from 1959 to 1990, this project sculpted a process-driven approach, leaving behind a catalog of 39 cassettes that ripple with textured experimentation. The releases, birthed on labels like Animist Recording and Harsh Reality Music, are not just artifacts of sound but sculptural forms, resonating with the fractal complexity of natural phenomena. From the unsettling whispers of "Toumani" (1990) on Sounds For Consciousness Rape to the dense atmospheres of "Artiment" (1989) on Big Body Parts, each cassette is a step deeper into the exploratory realm that Hands To carved out of the mundane. These tapes form an interdisciplinary network, connecting with contemporaries like Small Cruel Party and Kapotte Muziek, yet maintaining a singular voice, an echo of raw environmental interactions. Hands To's commitment to the analog format, exclusively releasing on cassette, underscores a tactile engagement with sound. The project's works like "Do Not Touch Them" (1987) and "Mose Wreck" (1987) are more than recordings; they are invitations to an altered perception of auditory space, where the listener becomes an active participant in the sonic evolution.
