Jack Irons – Koi Fish in Space & Dream of Luminous Blue
Instruments – Jack Irons
Guitar – Zach Irons (B4)
Music by Jack Irons
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : ORG Music
Original Label : ORG Music (A1-A6) & Breaching Whale (B1-B6)
Mixed by Alain Johannes (A1-A6), Jason Gossman (B1-B6)
Mastered by Dave Gardner
Produced by Jack Irons
Dream of Luminous Blue originally released in 2019
Koi Fish in Space & Dream of Luminous Blue released in March 2022
Tracks :
Side A : Koi Fish in Space
- Passing Through
- The Meter Is Running
- The Merry Go Round Is Broken
- Epic Battle of the Elements
- In Orbit
- At the Coral Reef
Side B : Dream of Luminous Blue
- The Moon
- Atmosphere
- Subtle Realms
- Lie to the Animals
- Saturn
- Cosmic Planes
Reviews :
“It may sound hyperbolic, but without Jack Irons, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam may never have come to exist. The 59-year-old drummer was key to the formation of both of those Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted bands, thanks to lifelong friendships with musicians such as Flea, Anthony Kiedis and Alain Johannes, and to his chance handoff of a 1990 instrumental, pre-Pearl Jam demo tape to a then-unknown San Diego singer named Eddie Vedder, who was afterward invited to join that band within a matter of weeks.
In recent years, Irons has released a host of largely instrumental music on his own, boiling down the essence of his rhythmic prowess into tracks that at times recall the spookier side of trip-hop, the precision cool of Kraftwerk and the spaced-out syncopation of Can. On March 4, Org Music issued a 12-song 12-inch vinyl featuring Irons’ new EP Koi Fish in Space on side one and his 2019 EP Dream of Luminous Blue on side two. A video for the former’s “Epic Battle of the Elements” was directed by Irons’ daughter Amalia.” Jonathan Cohen, Spin, March 7, 2022