Crucial Listening #93: Yan Jun
Everybody against everybody, the left hand of the Qin master, tin can Beatles. The Beijing-based musician and poet talks about three important albums.
Alvin Lucier
Crucial Listening #67: Daniel Menche
Battling the beast of boredom, choosing the bloodstream over the live stream, being cooler than Santa Claus. The Portland-based abstract sound musician discusses three important albums.
Daniel’s picks:
Alvin Lucier – Music On A Long Thin Wire
Die Kreuzen – S/T
Diamanda Galás – Litanies Of Satan
Daniel’s wonderful new
Review: Manuel Zurria - Loops4ever
Loops4ever goes beyond merely reconstructing pieces and awkwardly planting the “Zurria” trademark on top. The double album is part of an extensive research project into repetition in music that has also included the triple CD Repeat! (put out on Die Schactel back in 2008), taking him beyond the loops themselves