Audio interview with Jan St. Werner for Trickhouse.org. 

Before the first interview Eric Jordan had with Jan St. Werner, possibly best known as one-half of Mouse on Mars (Andi Toma being the other half), Jan's tour manager advised him: "Be careful, he wanders." Nothing of the sort happened however. The day was slightly warm and sunny and they went only across the street for coffee. Thinking back, it was Eric that initiated the jaywalking. 

At the risk of unnecessary parallels to other sound work and compositional form, to describe St. Werner's work becomes tricky, as lines are drawn through and around disciplines and practices, which is a fantastic strength. The sound is alive and at times very wild. There is an awareness, sometimes referential, other times of their own language. Some of it is immediately recognizable as being of a certain hand. From early releases up to present time, there is a progression, strengthening, and refinement of sound and structure. Even while some ideas dovetail back to earlier pieces, they seem more of another aspect to that idea, something passing beyond time to speak its mind in another way.

The initial interview was lost to a fussy memory card. This phone interview  approximates what transpired.

Trickhouse Podcast: Jan St Werner Interview

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