Jarek produce some extremely chunky sounds, combining ambient and textural samples, clarinet, glockenspiel, melodeon, and piano accordion with guitars, bass, keys, percussion and drums.
At times dark and intense and then surprisingly uplifting, Jarek's focus is on the spaces between the sounds, ensuring each note, chord and beat gets plenty of breath and life. The result is a textural blend of instrumentals that you feel like you could almost reach out and touch.
Jarek consists of Jared Brentnall on acoustic guitar, kick drum, and samples. Floyd Brentnall on bass, Peter Clancy on electric guitar, Bevan May on Keys, Clarinet & Melodian, Brett Cusack on Electric / Midi Guitar & Damien Bennett on Trumpet, Keys and Tabla.
All the music is mainly instrumental with the exception of some vocal samples allowing the group to colour and shade the music with sound fx, loops, and ambient samples. The Jarek live experience is as much about the music as it is about the visual performance with the use of ambient lighting, smoke, and video projections that accompany the music.
Jarek's live shows are a thought provoking, captivating and hypnotic experience. If you haven't seen Jarek or heard their music then go to ....
Listen back to Pojama People with Chris Pearson, for a live set from Jarek.
