“Gearhound” by J Lesser received a Honorary Mention in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2001.
Touring extensively with Thrill Jockey’s postrock darlings A Minor Forest, Lesser built up notoriety on the electronic underground. Now the mainstream press is crashing the party: Lesser’s side project DISC garnered a rave review from legendary rock critic Richard Meltzer, who called it “the greatest work of…
About J Lesser
J Lesser (US) spent formative years in the indie-rock wastelands of San Diego, playing in bands with members of Heavy Vegetable, Optiganally Yours, Crash Worship, Physics and A Minor Forest.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.