Since studying computer science in the 1970s, Jem Finer has worked in a variety of fields, including photography, film, experimental and popular music, sound recording, sculpture and installation.
Much of his work relates to systems, extended processes and extremes of scale in both time and space and includes Longplayer, a long-durational musical composition and The Gurdy Stone, a 12 foot, 3 ton slate set upright in a field in Kingston, East Sussex by Finer and Jimmy Cauty, marking the beginning of an exploration into the sonic possibilities of stone.
Recent music revolves around a fascination with the hurdy-gurdy and includes hrdy-grdy, a cassette released by Benedict Drew’s Thanet Tape Centre, The Hurdy-Gurdy Song by Local Psycho (Heavenly Recordings) and various other collaborations. Underground, music for an exhibition of Jock McFadyen’s paintings of tube stations, was released in February 2024.
https://jemfiner.bandcamp.com
http://jemfiner.net
longplayer.org
