JACEK SIENKIEWICZ
- (Recognition, Cocoon) Warszawa/PL
 Jacek Sienkiewicz was born in Warsaw in 1976. After developing a taste
for early hip hop music in his early teens, attending first warehouseacid parties and moving towards underground electronic beats was a
natural development.
Jacek started playing as a DJ in 1995, but soon realised that full
artistic expression is possible only through creation. From his first
303 to today's fully digital setup, Jacek gained both gear and
experiences. After two years of completing gear and experimenting
with sounds, his first CD was released in early 1999.
Its title "Recognition" also became the name of Jacek's own record
label. Until now, five nine EPs have been released, selling out
immediately worldwide and being reviewed both as guaranteed, powerful
dancefloor techno tools and carefully crafted, original compositions.
At the very base of Jacek's style lies originality: although
inspirations are obvious sometimes, the tracks always manage to retain
a very individual edge, keeping with a very special kind of
string-driven melancholy over accelerating beats. But the artist's
imagination reaches beyond the dancefloor: recently also some
experimental tracks started to surface. Firstly "Item", an EP for
Berlin's prominent magazine De:Bug, and in early 2001 another one,"Pocket Control" for Cologne-based Trapez Records.
Jacek still plays out as a DJ, although he definitely prefers playing
live. He appeared several times live with more experimental sets,
accompanying artistic performances at Warsaw's Centre for Contemporary
Art or supporting the likes of Mouse On Mars.
Being widely appreciated outside Poland, Jacek tries to stay aside the
Polish techno scene, doing his thing rather than following current
trends. And the music speaks for itself: crafted with soul and passion,
this is techno for the future, combining clubby dynamics with deeply
original sound design.
In 2002, Jacek released his first Artist Album "techne". The Greek
word "techne" simply means "a way to know things". Therefore"technology" and further "techno" should be understood as "a way
of creation through knowledge". It shouldn't be perceived as "new" - it
is more a mode of understanding and perception. It is not the object
that counts but rather the way we understand it. The Human Mind is an
arrangement of simple neural nets, an enormous collection of simple
processes formed into so-called "consciousness".
But, despite all limitations and knowing that it is almost impossible
to use all the "stored" knowledge at one time, computer-generated
art - processing tons of information from a myriad of sources - will
always lack something. Despite this giant leap in technology we are
currently witnessing, the central driving force of what we call "art"
will always be soul.
More and more sophisticated machines surely will be able to reproduce,
but could never create anything similar to human feelings. Machines
surely can build something new out of given sources, but cannot
improvise. There is no algorithm for soul.
Soul also seems to be a keyword for the creator of these pieces.
Jacek Sienkiewicz, was focusing on developing his own style through his
Recognition label during the past few years. And music speaks for itself: created with soul and passion,
this is techno for the future, combining clubby dynamics with deeply
original sound design."Techne", the second album of Jacek Sienkiewicz was released on March
4th 2002, being the first artist album to be released on Cocoon
Recordings.
Discography
Recognition Recordings releases:
Jacek Sienkiewicz
The Evidence
R- EP009
Jacek Sienkiewicz
Narrative
R- EP007
Jacek Sienkiewicz
Real Link
R- EP005
Jacek Sienkiewicz
The Truth
R- EP004
Jacek Sienkiewicz
Meaning
R- EP003
Jacek Sienkiewicz
Directions
R- EP002
Jacek Sienkiewicz
Recognition EP
R- EP001
Jacek Sienkiewicz
Recognition CD
Recognition CD001
other releases:
Jacek Sienkiewicz "Item"
De:Bug Hartwaren 02
Jacek Sienkiewicz
"Pocket Control EP"
Trapez 04
Jacek Sienkiewicz
"Slope"
Klang Elektronik
Jacek Sienkiewicz
"Case Theory"
WMF Rec.
Jacek Sienkiewicz
"Techne" CD/LP album
Cocoon Recordings
Sven Väth "Strahlemann und Soehne Rmx"
Jacek Sienkiewicz Remix
Virgin
"This night with the Eagle" track on WMF-Records Compilation
"Sucker DJ Rmx" WMF Rec.
"Multiple" Track on Cocoon Compilation C
Jeff Samuel "Knob"
Jacek Sienkiewicz Remix"
Trapez
Jacek Sienkiewicz
"Dream Machine"
Cocoon Recording
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