J. Surak
Jeff Surak started in the early 80s participating in the international hometaper network. He released his music under the name -1348- on his own Watergate Tapes imprint along with other artists such as Controlled Bleeding, Kapotte Musik, Odal, F.A.R. and collaborations with John Hudak, Crawling With Tarts, Zan Hoffman and others. Surak also performed and toured with his live unit New Carrollton creating improvised post industrial soundscapes. During the early 1990s Surak spent most of his time living in Russia, where he formed the noise group Sovmestnoye Predpriyatiye (Joint Venture), which did site specific performances. In the late 90s, Surak returned to recording and live performance with the free music duo V. After releasing numerous recordings and touring the USA, V. disbanded and Sur
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Catalogue & Listenership
Tracks
20
Albums
4
Total audio
2h 42m 37s
FMA listens
45,253
Favourites
31
Avg bitrate
320 kbps
Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| Experimental | 4 |
- Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative — 20
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Bethanien | Hotel Bethanien/Gates Open | 0 | 27m 57s | 16,534 |
| Gates Open | Hotel Bethanien/Gates Open | 0 | 18m 42s | 15,160 |
| Chrysanthemums | Torn | 2012 | 8m 05s | 3,006 |
| Waltz of Obsolescence | Torn | 2012 | 6m 26s | 1,911 |
| The Seventeenth Lesson | Torn | 2012 | 3m 13s | 1,707 |
| Torn | Torn | 2012 | 6m 36s | 1,523 |
| verse 9 | Songs from the floorboards | 2012 | 3m 46s | 731 |
| Skull Cloud | Skull Cloud | 2014 | 9m 21s | 690 |
| verse 1 | Songs from the floorboards | 2012 | 4m 10s | 672 |
| verse 7 | Songs from the floorboards | 2012 | 3m 54s | 421 |
Track Length Distribution
| Length | Tracks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 min | 1 | 5% |
| 3–6 min | 9 | 45% |
| Over 6 min | 10 | 50% |
Release Timeline
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Track Catalogue
20 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live at Pyramid Atlantic 01.20.13 [27, 30, 38] | Skull Cloud 2014 | 22m 32s | 322 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Etude #43 [27, 30, 38] | Skull Cloud 2014 | 10m 00s | 266 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Rebirth [27, 30, 38] | Skull Cloud 2014 | 3m 06s | 393 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Skull Cloud [27, 30, 38] | Skull Cloud 2014 | 9m 21s | 690 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| verse 1 [27, 47, 250] | Songs from the floorboards 2012 | 4m 10s | 672 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| verse 2 [27, 47, 250] | Songs from the floorboards 2012 | 5m 07s | 275 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| verse 3 [27, 47, 250] | Songs from the floorboards 2012 | 1m 50s | 260 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| verse 4 [27, 47, 250] | Songs from the floorboards 2012 | 5m 25s | 269 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| verse 5 [27, 47, 250] | Songs from the floorboards 2012 | 7m 11s | 288 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| verse 6 [27, 47, 250] | Songs from the floorboards 2012 | 4m 47s | 306 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| verse 7 [27, 47, 250] | Songs from the floorboards 2012 | 3m 54s | 421 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| verse 9 [27, 47, 250] | Songs from the floorboards 2012 | 3m 46s | 731 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Seven Girls [] | Torn 2012 | 4m 17s | 320 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Chrysanthemums [1, 47, 456] | Torn 2012 | Experimental | 8m 05s | 3,006 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Slaughter on 10th Street [] | Torn 2012 | 6m 12s | 199 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |