Job Karma is a post-
industrial-
ambient band from
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
. It was created in 1998 by Maciej Frett (born 1973) and Aureliusz Pisarzewski (born 1974). In the first period (before 1999) Jacek Groszek (born 1973) was also a member of the band.
Performances of the group have the form of
audiovisual art
Audiovisual art is the exploration of kinetic abstract art and music or sound set in relation to each other. It includes
visual music, abstract film, audiovisual performances and installations.
Overview
The book ''Art and the Senses'' cites t ...
. Visuals are done by Arkadiusz Bagiński (born 1969) – an artist dealing with drawings, performances and visual arts.
Job Karma makes their music using
sound generator
A sound generator is a vibrating object which produces a sound. There are two main kinds of sound generators (thus, two main kinds of musical instruments).
A full cycle of a sound wave will be described in each example which consists of initia ...
s and electric analogue-digital instruments, the band also fits
trance
Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...
rhythms, ambient
textures,
samples, fragments of movie dialogues and archival radio transmissions into it.
Thematically the Job Karma's compositions are focused on negative aspects and dangers of modern
civilization
A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of a state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system).
...
, addressing social, political and religious issues.
From 2000 the band realizes the project „Rytuał" (Ritual), in which during live performances they join the music and music materials together with sacral and industrial architecture.
From 2001 Maciej Frett and Arkadiusz Bagiński are the organisers of the
Wrocław Industrial Festival.
The musicians are in good relations with
In The Nursery
In the Nursery are an English neoclassical dark wave and martial industrial band, characterized by their cinematic sound. The duo has provided soundtracks to a variety of TV programmes and films, and is known for its rescoring of silent film ...
band and the
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...
based record label Redroom.
Their 2005 album ''Strike'' included a cover version of the track ''Radioactivity'' by
Kraftwerk and a ''I'll Watch You Drown'' remix by Matt Howden of Redroom studios.
Matt Howden and Job Karma have released a new album in May 2012, ''Anthems Flesh'', under the band name ''7JK – Sieben Vs. Job Karma''.
Discography
* ''Cycles per Second'', 1999, CDr
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* ''Cycles per Second'', 2000, CD (Arc Ov Light /USA)
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* ''Newson'', 2001, CD (Obuh /Poland)][n polish />
* ''98 MHz to Extinction'', 2002, mini CD (Malahit /Poland)][n polish />
* ''Ebola'', 2003, CD (Weird Amplexus /Italy)][n polish />
* ''Ebola'' + ''Live at Ambient 2002'', 2003, CD+CDr, (Amplexus /Italy)][n polish />
* ''Strike'', 2005, CD, (Ars Benevola Mater /Italy)][n polish />
* ''Tschernobyl'', 2007, CD, (Ars Benevola Mater /Italy)][n polish />
* ''Punkt'', 2010, CD, (Obuh / Poland)][n polish />
* ''Society Suicide'', 2014, CD/LP (Klanggalerie /Austria + Requiem/Poland)][n polish />
;under the name ''7JK''
* ''Anthems Flesh'', 2012, album CD, (Redroom, England)
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Videography
* ''Oscillation Ritual'', 2000, VHS, DVDr (Ars Morta Universum /Czech Republic)[n polish />
* ''Ecce Homo'', 2005, DVDr, (Ars Benevola Mater /Italy)][n polish />
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See also
*List of ambient music artists
This is a list of ambient music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as those who have been on a major label). This list does not include little-known ...
Footnotes
Bibliography
* Rafał Kochan: ''Encyklopedia Muzyki Industrialnej VOL III'' (check the corresponding part on jobkarma.p
jobkarma.pl
External links
Official band website
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Polish industrial music groups
Polish musical groups