I remember that quote of May's, about music should be as good without drums as it is with - i.e. it should be able to stand on it's own without the rhythm section. Which is funny considering his pseudonym don't you think, and how many of his tracks are rhythm based? Also, what about the lp he was going to be producing of drummers (were they African?)... whatever has happened to that?
And please tell me, is it any day now until the new Black Flag? (massive!) cheers, Dan (trying to keep as on topic as possible!) http://www,geocities.com/Paris/1267/index.html http://www.mp3.com/DanButler > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonny McIntosh [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 November 2000 11:44 > To: 313 > Subject: Re: [313] musical question ... minimal classical > > As well as those already mentioned I'd suggest Varese, he basically wanted > new instruments, so was very interested in electronics, and at times his > earlier stuff is a precursor to Sun Ra's 60s output (I hate that kind of > "classical composer X did it before jazz fella Y" argument too - that's > not > what I'm trying to say, just stick Heliocentric Worlds 2 on after Varese > and > see what I mean) Try for starters his "Offrandes", "Integrales" and > "Octandre" stuff. I don't know about on CD (I don't have one) but there's > an > LP on Nonesuch which contains some (if not all, I don't have it to hand) > of > the above works. Also look out for "Desertes" - the first stereo broadcast > over French airways - and "Poeme Electronique", his most well known work. > > Other folk such as Stockhausen (try for Mixtur, Mikrophonie I & II, > Kontakte, Momente & Originale) & Reich (Sonatas and Interludes just begs > to > be sampled) have already been mentioned. As for first entry into the realm > of 20th century Classical, go for the likes of Satie and Debussy (starting > with their piano music) - especially the latter, who, "if I may be so bold > as to say so", is the father of 20th century music, full stop. It's worth > picking up different recordings of the same pieces, there can be a massive > (and interesting) difference of interpretation. > > So's to keep the purists happy: I mentioned Sun Ra who worked with > Francisco > Mora who worked with CARL CRAIG. I also said the word "electronics". ;) > > Jonny. > > NP: Arthur Russell "World Of Echo" - seems appropriate to the matter in > hand. (Who wanted to make music without drums, which is what DERRICK MAY > said he does first when making music.) > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
