The Ruins of Adventure

The Ruins of Adventure
Studio album by Jandek
Released	December 2006
Genre	Folk music, outsider music
Length	46:38
Label	Corwood Industries
Producer	Jandek
Jandek chronology
Austin Sunday (2006) The Ruins of Adventure (2006) Manhattan Tuesday (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[2]
Brainwashed	Positive[3]

The Ruins of Adventure is the 49th album by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, the 45th 'studio' album released by Corwood Industries around December 2006 (#0787). The photograph used for the album's front cover appears to be the same one used for Jandek's previous release What Else Does The Time Mean?, only instead cropped to the man's face.

Notes

After a few consecutive live releases, this album finds the artist back in a good sounding studio playing solo fretless bass and vocals. In contrast with the more expansive live work that had been recently released, this album was denser, with long songs describing a man building a park that nobody else could go to ("The Park") to extremely harsh blasts at various individuals, finishing with the declaration that he will "not fall into your stinking hole." It is closer in sound to such studio albums as Shadow of Leaves, though the bass work here is somewhat different, more languid than before. Vocally the album toys with several singing styles, including a howling blues vocal but also a more spoken voice that sets up long runs of image-filled lyrics.

Track listing

1. "The Park" — 10.08
2. "Bluff Brink" — 8.10
3. "Completely Yours" — 7.10
4. "Mysteries of Existence" — 6.42
5. "The Ruins of Adventure" — 14.28

References

1. Berquist, John. "Jandek: The Ruins Of Adventure". PopMatters. Retrieved July 18, 2007.
2. Haney, Paul (September 14, 2014). "Jandek - The Ruins Of Adventure". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2007.
3. Mckeating, Scott. "Jandek, "The Ruins Of Adventure"". Brainwashed. Retrieved March 7, 2007.