''Put My Dream on This Planet'' is the 29th album by

Jandek Jandek is the musical alias of Houston, Texas based lo-fi folk singer Sterling Smith. Since 1978, Jandek has independently released over 45 albums without granting interviews or providing any biographical information, releasing on a self-made lab ...

. It was his only new release of 2000 (note that there were numerous reissues of the oldest material). The first of three consecutive a capella albums, it is Corwood Industries #0767. Initially thought by fans to have been recorded on a voice-activated microcassette recorder, Jandek clarified in his 2014 cover interview for ''

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'' that he recorded this album, as well as the two a capella followups, ''

This Narrow Road ''This Narrow Road'' is the 30th album by Jandek, and the first of two new discs (there were several reissues) released in 2001. It is also the second of three (so far) spoken word Spoken word refers to an oral poetic performance art that is ...

'' and ''Worthless Recluse'', on a standard consumer-grade

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recorder, and that the pauses in the recording were removed per his request with a noise reduction gate during the mastering stage.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "Jandek sounds old, with a deep, grainy, Johnny Cash-like voice that appears to be recorded by a portable microphone, as opposed to a crisp studio recording." ''

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'' thought that the album "would try the patience of the saints of any faith."

Track listing

References

External links

Seth Tisue's ''Put My Dream on this Planet'' review
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