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Richmond, United States (1953 – present)
Arto Lindsay (born May 28, 1953, Richmond, Virginia) is an American guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer. He’s probably best known as a founding member of the influential no wave band DNA, though his work after DNA has been quite prolific.
He has a distinctive soft voice and an often noisy, self-taught guitar style comprised almost entirely of extended techniques, described by Brian Olewnick “studiedly naïve … sounding like the bastard child of Derek Bailey”; his guitar work is contrasted frequently with gentler, sensuous Brazilian music themes.
According to his website:
Arto Lindsay has made a lifelong habit of crossing both geographical and musical borders. Born in the United States and raised in Brazil during the heyday of that country’s pointedly eclectic tropicalia movement of the 1960s, the multi-faceted songwriter/producer/vocalist/guitarist has forged an international reputation as an artist whose work is as seductive as it is challenging. From his late ‘70s recordings of abrasive “no wave” through his acclaimed series of solo albums beginning in the late ‘90s, Lindsay has bonded rhythms and melodies from diverse cultures and genres in provocative new ways, crafting inimitable soundscapes whose impact can range from fragile pop pleasure to sheer sonic assault.
It was the 1978 four-band sampler No New York (produced by Brian Eno) which brought an early taste of international (albeit underground) notoriety to Lindsay’s first band, DNA.
He has a distinctive soft voice and an often noisy, self-taught guitar style comprised almost entirely of extended techniques, described by Brian Olewnick “studiedly naïve … sounding like the bastard child of Derek Bailey”; his guitar work is contrasted frequently with gentler, sensuous Brazilian music themes.
According to his website:
Arto Lindsay has made a lifelong habit of crossing both geographical and musical borders. Born in the United States and raised in Brazil during the heyday of that country’s pointedly eclectic tropicalia movement of the 1960s, the multi-faceted songwriter/producer/vocalist/guitarist has forged an international reputation as an artist whose work is as seductive as it is challenging. From his late ‘70s recordings of abrasive “no wave” through his acclaimed series of solo albums beginning in the late ‘90s, Lindsay has bonded rhythms and melodies from diverse cultures and genres in provocative new ways, crafting inimitable soundscapes whose impact can range from fragile pop pleasure to sheer sonic assault.
It was the 1978 four-band sampler No New York (produced by Brian Eno) which brought an early taste of international (albeit underground) notoriety to Lindsay’s first band, DNA.
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zhelnerovich wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Arto+Lindsay/+images/73064120
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okkultestimmen wrote:
love this nerd.
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BarbaraMuerdter wrote:
Some pictures of Arto Lindsay's show at .hbc Berlin on November 16th, 2011: http://www.popkontext.de/index.php/2011/11/20/arto-lindsay-am-16-11-2011-im-hbc-berlin/
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aannette wrote:
i am loving what last.fm is putting on my radio for him. where would you all recommend i continue?
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fastlane01 wrote:
Coincidentally, I saw that he's to perform in Berlin and Paris.
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v11v11v wrote:
What's happened to Arto since 2006? No news on his website. I hope he's okay. I saw him in 2005, it was one of my favourite ever concerts, which I reviewed here: http://www.eleventhvolume.com/reviews/concerts/files/arto_lindsay.html
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ThousandBPM wrote:
there is just no enough pictures of this guy!
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IntusLegere wrote:
Such an incredible artist. Ou, para fazer jus a sua herança brasileira: que artista incrível.
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tidawilson wrote:
I fall in love with "Kamo (Dark Stripe)" as soon as I hear it. It's been going on and on in my playlist for the past 2 weeks.
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tidawilson wrote:
Noon Chill! Superb album! Enough said.
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helderdutra wrote:
Faz anos que aguardo um show do Arto. Não uma participação, nem uma trilha pra um projeto audio-visual. Quero uma apresentação dele, com faixas de seus trabalhos solo. Canções de Salt, Prize, Invoke...será belíssimo. Na última semana, junto à Rabotinick, Arto se apresentou na abertura do lançamento do Amigo do Tempo, novo disco da Mombojo, aqui no Rio. Na saída perguntei a ele quando teríamos um show dele e ele afirmou estar a procura de um lugar especial para isso. Inclusive citou o Plano B como um palco de seu gosto, para um possível show seu.
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miranditaG wrote:
me encasta! ei¡¡¡ arto, me gustas bien arto UPS...
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DefaultXR wrote:
Crazy how he basically did a 180 after DNA... Listening to Noon Chill right now, totally the inverse of DNA in pretty much every way. It's really good though, I like it a lot.
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zoobird wrote:
cool.
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lovertriphoper wrote:
Genius////// How is beauty music
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ca-ro-li-na wrote:
I LOVE ARTO LINDSAY..Such an spectacular artist!
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BarbaraMuerdter wrote:
Here are some pictures of Arto Lindsay's Penny Parade in the city center of Berlin: http://popkontext.de/Homepage/fotos_arto_lindsay_parade_berlin_1 http://popkontext.de/Homepage/fotos_arto_lindsay_parade_berlin_2
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el_yucatan wrote:
Oh no! Everybody's aging :(
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panty_lies wrote:
he's the best.
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Constipada wrote:
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