Jad Fair

Jad Fair (født 9. juni 1954) er en amerikansk sanger og avantgardemusiker.

Historie 
Fair er forsanger i Half Japanese, et eksperimentelt noise rock-punkband, som i slutningen af 1975 havde stor indflydelse på udviklingen af punkrock, noise rock, post-punk og eksperimentel rock. Selv om han kun har haft begrænset kommerciel succes, er Jad betragtet som én af de vigtigste innovatører af noise rock og relaterede genrer.
Efter tiden med Half Japanese har Fair haft varierende succes gennem sin 25 år lange solokarriere.
Han samarbejdede med R. Steve Moore, Daniel Johnston, Mark Kramer, Steve Shelley & Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Teenage Fanclub, Yuri Landman, Jason Willett, Fred Frith, Moe Tucker og Yo La Tengo.

Diskografi 
 The Zombies of Mora-Tau EP7 (UK Armageddon) 1980 (Press) 1982
 Everyone Knew ... But Me (Press) 1982
 Between Meals – Oh No I Just Knocked Over a Cup of Coffee (Iridescence) 1983
 Monarchs (Iridescence) 1984
 Best Wishes (Iridescence) 1987
 Jad Fair & Kramer – Roll Out the Barrel (Shimmy-Disc) 1988
 Great Expectations (Ger. Bad Alchemy) 1989
 Attack of Everything no CD – Jad Fair (Paperback – 1990)
 Coo Coo Rocking Time – Coo Coo Party Time (50 Skidillion Watts) 1990
 Greater Expectations (Psycho Acoustic Sounds/T.E.C. Tones) 1991
 Jad Fair EP – Jad Fair (LP Record – 1991)
 Jad Fair and the Pastels – This Could Be the Night EP (UK Paperhouse) 1991
 No. 2: Jad Fair and the Pastels (UK Paperhouse) 1992
 I Like It When You Smile (UK Paperhouse) 1992
 Jad Fair/Jason Willett/Gilles Rieder (UK Megaphone) 1992
 Workdogs in Hell – Workdogs in Hell (1993)
 Jad & Nao – Half Robot (UK Paperhouse) 1993
 Mosquito – Oh No Not Another Mosquito My House Is Full of Them! (Psycho Acoustic Sounds) 1993
 Mosquito – Time Was (ERL/Smells Like) 1993 (Aus. Au-go-go) 1993
 Mosquito – UFO Catcher (Japan. Time Bomb) 1993
 Mosquito – Cupid's Fist (Hol. Red Note) 1994
 Greater Expectations – Jad Fair (1995)
 I Like It When You Smile – Jad Fair (1995)
 Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair (1995) (50 Skidillion Watts) 1989
 SPOOKY TALES: SPIRIT SUMMONING STORIES / SPOOKY SOUNDS OF NOW [boek & cd] – Jad Fair (1997)
 Jason Willett & Jad Fair – It's All Good, Megaphone Limited
 Jad & Nao – Half Alien (Japan. Sakura Wrechords) 1997
 Jad Fair & Kramer – The Sound of Music: An Unfinished Symphony in 12 Parts (Shimmy-Disc/Knitting Factory) 1998
 26 Monster Songs for Children – Jad Fair & David (1998)
 Roll Out The Barrel (1999) m& Kramer
 I Like Your Face – Jad Fair & Shapir-O'Rama (1999)
 meer dan 13 cd's (1995-2007) & Jason Willett waaronder The Mighty Super-Heroes, Marginal Talent (MT-426)
 Monsters, Lullabies, and the Occasional Flying Saucer (1996) met Phono-Comb, (Can. Shake)
 Jad & David Fair – Best Friends (UK Vesuvius) 1996
 Jad Fair & The Shapir-O'Rama – We Are the Rage (Japan. Avant) 1996
 Jackpot, Songs and Art – Jad Fair (Paperback, 1997)
 Strange But True (1998) &Yo La Tengo
 The Sound of Music (1999) & Kramer
 The Lucky Sperms – Somewhat Humorous (Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston), 2001
 It's Spooky (1989) med Daniel Johnston 2001
 Strobe Talbot – 20 Pop Songs, alternative tentacles, (Jad Fair, Mick Hobbs, Benb Gallaher) 2001
 Words Of Wisdom And Hope (2002) Teenage Fanclub
 We Are the Rage – Jad Fair & the Shapir-O Rama (2002)
 The Attack of Everything (Paperback + cd) – Jad Fair & Jason Willett (2002)
 Six Dozen Cookies – Jad & David Fair (2006)
 FairMoore – Steve Moore & Jad Fair (2006)
 Superfine – Jad Fair & Jason Willett (2007)

Download 
 Elenor – Jad Fair (Music Download)
 Something To Sing About – Jad Fair (Music Download)
 A Reason – Jad Fair (Music Download)
 Here Comes Roxanne – Jad Fair (Music Download)
 Smile – Teenage Fanclub & Jad Fair (Music Download)
 Stale Spaghetti – Jad Fair (Music Download)
 Sunshiney Sunshine (free album)

Dokumentar 
 The Devil and Daniel Johnston (DVD – Sep 19, 2006)

Litteratur 
 Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 – Michael Azerrad (Paperback – 2002)

Eksterne henvisninger 

 www.jadfair.org 

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