Londoner Janek Schaefer began deconstructing music at the tender age of six, when he assembled a sound collage called "Journey." While studying architecture at the RCA, he began his sound art experiments with a piece called "Recorded Delivery," which premiered at an exhibition organized by Brian Eno and Laurie Anderson. The piece consisted of a sound-activated dictaphone travelling overnight in a box through the British postal system. #1 show in Tine Out 1995. A spate of iconic live gigs and installation pieces followed using his own unique tools for music making, including a three-armed "tri-phonic" turntable and several highly specialized vinyl mastering techniques. Schaefer also has a strong interest in field recordings as a compositional tool. His interests converged on his fantastic studio album debut Above Buildings, which was released on Fat Cat in 2000. With its harsh and beautiful sonics, the record put Schaefer on the level of abstract music makers like Fennesz and Oval. Since then he has toured 30 countries, won major awards, and released nearly 40 albums including stellar collaborations with William Basinski, Charlemagne Palestine, Philip Jeck, Stephan Mathieu, Robert Hampson. ‘ . . . on reflection’ was voted #1 Minimalist Album of 2022 by a worldwide audience.