Pocket (musician)

Pocket is the remixer/producer alias for Richard Jankovich, singer and producer for Burnside Project. Since 2005, he has released many "pocket mixes" for artists like Joanna Newsom, Beck, Kristin Hersh, Antony and The Johnsons, Radiohead, Cat Power, Of Montreal and others.

Biography

Pocket released his first remix in 2005 to critical blog acclaim.^[1] Many of his subsequent remixes have received positive critical reviews from websites such as Stereogum,^[2] Pitchfork^[3] and Pampelmoose.^[4]

In 2007, Pocket's remix for Radiohead's cover of Björk's "Unravel" was nominated for the 2007 Village Voice Pazz and Jop poll by Will Hermes.^[5]

In 2009, Pocket began releasing a series of singles featuring guest singers like Robyn Hitchcock, Craig Wedren (Shudder to Think), Steve Kilbey (The Church), Danny Seim (Menomena) and Mark Burgess (The Chameleons). In an interview with Zaptown Magazine, Pocket revealed that the collection of singles was made from a "dream list of all the people he wanted to collaborate with" and that the project took over three years to complete.^[6] Each single was released with a B-side and three remixes of the A-side. Remixers included Styrofoam, Justus Köhncke, Mux Mool and G.D. Luxxe. In 2012, these singles were collected on an album, All of This Happened, released on Tirk Records.^[7]

Pocket admits the name was bestowed upon him by Brooklyn Vegan when the blog posted his Joanna Newsom "Bridges and Balloons (Pocket Mix)" and referred to him directly as Pocket.^[8]

Discography

Albums

• All of This Happened - featuring Steve Kilbey, Robyn Hitchcock, Tanya Donelly etc. (2012, Tirk Records)

Singles

• "Surround Him with Love" featuring Robyn Hitchcock - (2009, 24 Hour Service Station)
• "Sampo" featuring Yuki Chikudate (Asobi Seksu) - (2009, 24 Hour Service Station)
• "Hear in Noiseville" featuring Steve Kilbey (The Church) - (2009, 24 Hour Service Station)
• "Beautiful Gray" featuring Dave Smalley (Dag Nasty, Down by Law) - (2009, 24 Hour Service Station)
• "Someone to Run Away From" featuring Craig Wedren (Shudder to Think) - (2009, 24 Hour Service Station)
• "A Force of Nature" featuring Mark Burgess (The Chameleons) - (2009, 24 Hour Service Station)
• "Backwards from Ten" featuring Danny Seim (Menomena) - (2010, 24 Hour Service Station)
• "Subculture" featuring Shaun Robinson and Tracy Shedd - (2010, 24 Hour Service Station)
• "Jars of Fireflies" featuring Tanya Donelly (Belly, Throwing Muses) - (2010, 24 Hour Service Station)
• "Hear in Noiseville" featuring Steve Kilbey with remixes by Brioski, Justus Köhncke, Alien Skin and Peter Flowers (2011, Tirk Records)

Remixes

• "Bridges and Balloons (Pocket Mix)" - Joanna Newsom (2005)
• "My Lady Story (Pocket Mix)" - Antony and The Johnsons (2005)
• "Hate (Pocket Mix)" - Cat Power (2006)
• "How Lester Lost His Wife (Pocket Mix)" - Of Montreal (2006)
• "Marfa Lights (Pocket Mix)" - Dirty on Purpose (2006)
• "Ana (Pocket Mix)" - Vieux Farka Toure (2007)
• "Cherries in the Snow (Pocket Mix)" - Elk City (2007)
• "Elephants Meandering (Sal P and Dennis + Pocket Mix)" - Tussle (2007)
• "Unravel (Pocket Mix)" - Radiohead (2007)
• "Lost My Taste (Pocket Mix)" - Mendoza Line (2008)
• "Slippershell (Pocket Mix)" - Kristin Hersh (2008)
• "Gamma Ray (Pocket Mix)" - Beck (2008)
• "We're Here to Save the Day (Pocket Mix)" - The Constellations featuring Asher Roth (2009)
• "Your Friends (Pocket Mix)" - Faux Hoax (2009)
• "Blood Pressurize (Pocket Mix)" - RemoteTreeChildren (2009)
• "My Beautiful Girl (Tokyo) (Pocket Mix)" - XO (2009)
• "Chasing Rainbows (Pocket Mix)" - A Secret Life (2009)
• "Nine O'Clock in France (Pocket vs. Ray Ketchem Mix)" - Elk City (2010)

Compilation Appearances

• "Subculture" featuring Shaun Robinson and Tracy Shedd on Ceremony – A New Order Tribute - (2010, 24 Hour Service Station)

References

External links

• Official Pocket site
• Stereogum article on Pocket Mix for Beck
• New York Magazine review of Pocket Mix for Beck
• Stereogum article on Pocket Mix for Radiohead