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Bruce Clifford Gilbert (born on 18 May 1946 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English musician, one of the founding members of the influential and experimental art-punk band Wire and a pioneer in the experimental noise scene.
He studied art in a British art school and found a niche in the budding avant-garde music scene in late-1960’s England. Gilbert’s experimental inclinations in his musical tastes later influenced his guitar playing in the art-punk band Wire. While in Wire he was known as the most experimental member of the group.
Gilbert was the guitarist of punk band Wire, which began in 1976. Though not properly trained as a guitarist, he provided much of the experimental base heard in most Wire songs with distortion pedals and other effects.
Gilbert explains how he became a member of Wire; “It all came about by accident. I was working as an AV technician in charge of a small studio at Watford college. I was fiddling about as usual, making strange tapes with one of the students. We were planning to do a Tangerine Dream-ish sort of thing, but more harrowing, not as soporific. At that time, I was unaware of the other things that were happening in Germany, the experimental, harder stuff, but I suppose that was what I was working towards, without knowing it. Then a chap who played guitar started dropping by to make use of the facilities. Somehow, the studio just became a focus for people, so some of us just started playing things together. I was very wary of where it might lead. I’m not impressed by ‘technique’ and to begin with, my role in the proceedings was to make sure that it didn’t get in the way of what we were trying to do.”
He studied art in a British art school and found a niche in the budding avant-garde music scene in late-1960’s England. Gilbert’s experimental inclinations in his musical tastes later influenced his guitar playing in the art-punk band Wire. While in Wire he was known as the most experimental member of the group.
Gilbert was the guitarist of punk band Wire, which began in 1976. Though not properly trained as a guitarist, he provided much of the experimental base heard in most Wire songs with distortion pedals and other effects.
Gilbert explains how he became a member of Wire; “It all came about by accident. I was working as an AV technician in charge of a small studio at Watford college. I was fiddling about as usual, making strange tapes with one of the students. We were planning to do a Tangerine Dream-ish sort of thing, but more harrowing, not as soporific. At that time, I was unaware of the other things that were happening in Germany, the experimental, harder stuff, but I suppose that was what I was working towards, without knowing it. Then a chap who played guitar started dropping by to make use of the facilities. Somehow, the studio just became a focus for people, so some of us just started playing things together. I was very wary of where it might lead. I’m not impressed by ‘technique’ and to begin with, my role in the proceedings was to make sure that it didn’t get in the way of what we were trying to do.”
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b060113last wrote:
Bruce, thanks for the CD. Perfect. and prompt !
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Zimmerman333 wrote:
Simplemente me encanta Eline Cout Ⅱ... Es asombroso Épico.
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drilldrilldrill wrote:
I like the idea of a Bruce GIlbert ringtone. That would stir them up on the bus.
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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
Amazing experimental noise *__*
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adamac wrote:
The real BC is unreachable, to my best knowlege
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ORALrecords wrote:
Who knows how ro reach Bruce Gilbert ?
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ralebol wrote:
http://www.lastfm.fr/group/Mika+Vainio+and+Ilpo+V%C3%A4is%C3%A4nen
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ScBrand, Radio-Lune and FemCuMaker added Bruce Gilbert to their libraries. Tuesday afternoon
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AlexMakedon tagged Bruce Gilbert with electronic, noise, industrial and one other tag. last month
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planthater and jade_enterprise added Bruce Gilbert to their libraries. December 2011
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bitlounge added Bruce Gilbert to the lineup of Fim de Semana Especial #3 at Teatro Maria Matos. December 2011
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nabraxas and god_maggot added Bruce Gilbert to their libraries. December 2011
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AlanRanta wrote about Bruce Gilbert in PopMatters Picks: The Best Electronic Music of 2011. December 2011
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Rock-A-Rolla wrote about Bruce Gilbert in Rock-A-Rolla back issues: #24. December 2011
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Rock-A-Rolla wrote about Bruce Gilbert in a deleted journal. December 2011
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Rock-A-Rolla wrote about Bruce Gilbert in a deleted journal. December 2011
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Rock-A-Rolla wrote about Bruce Gilbert in a deleted journal. December 2011
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PopMatters Picks: The Best Electronic Music of 2011
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12 Dec 2011
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Rock-A-Rolla back issues: #24
by Rock-A-Rolla |
8 Dec 2011
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“Space is the Place” - Extended Playlist 281111 - www.2ser.com 107.3FM
by Lars_ollo |
28 Nov 2011
Groups (7)
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Wire
317 members
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Acousmatique
277 members
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Mute America UK Deutschland
103 members
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Sahko Recordings
79 members
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Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen
54 members
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