Philip Jeck was an English composer and multimedia artist. His compositions were noted for utilising antique turntables and vinyl records, along with looping devices and both analogue and digital effects. Initially composing for installations and dance companies, beginning in 1995 he released music on the UK label Touch.
Jeck performing in 2011
The Sinking of the Titanic (Bryars)
The Sinking of the Titanic is a work by British minimalist composer Gavin Bryars. Inspired by the story that the band on the RMS Titanic continued to perform as the ship sank in 1912, it imagines how the music performed by the band would reverberate through the water some time after they ceased performing. Composed between 1969 and 1972, the work is now considered one of the classics of British classical experimental music.
Cover of the 1975 release of The Sinking of the Titanic in 2006
Cover of the 1995 POINT release of The Sinking of the Titanic
Cover of the 2007 release of The Sinking of the Titanic