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Rhys Chatham (b. New York City) is an American avant-garde composer, guitarist, and trumpet player. He currently lives in France.
In the early 1970s Chatham was the first music director of The Kitchen in New York. His early compositions owed a significant debt to La Monte Young and other minimalists.
His concert productions included experimenters Maryanne Amacher, Robert Ashley, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros, Steve Reich, and early alternative-rockers such as Brian Eno, Robert Fripp and Fred Frith.
By 1977, Chatham’s music was heavily influenced by punk rock (having seen an early Ramones concert), particularly what would come to be named No Wave (influenced in the minimalist leanings of Tony Conrad, who he played with in an early group). That year, he began performing Guitar Trio around downtown Manhattan with an ensemble that included Glenn Branca. During this period he wrote several works for large guitar ensembles, including Drastic Classicism, a collaboration with dancer Karole Armitage.
Chatham began taking trumpet lessons in 1983, and his more recent works explore improvisatory trumpet solos (performed by the composer, employing much of the same amplification and effects that he acquired with the guitar) over synthesized dance rhythms by the composer Martin Wheeler, released on ninja tunes in the late nineties. In 2002, he enjoyed a resurgence following the release of the boxed set An Angel Moves Too Fast to See, whose title comes from Chatham’s composition for 100 guitars.
In the early 1970s Chatham was the first music director of The Kitchen in New York. His early compositions owed a significant debt to La Monte Young and other minimalists.
His concert productions included experimenters Maryanne Amacher, Robert Ashley, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros, Steve Reich, and early alternative-rockers such as Brian Eno, Robert Fripp and Fred Frith.
By 1977, Chatham’s music was heavily influenced by punk rock (having seen an early Ramones concert), particularly what would come to be named No Wave (influenced in the minimalist leanings of Tony Conrad, who he played with in an early group). That year, he began performing Guitar Trio around downtown Manhattan with an ensemble that included Glenn Branca. During this period he wrote several works for large guitar ensembles, including Drastic Classicism, a collaboration with dancer Karole Armitage.
Chatham began taking trumpet lessons in 1983, and his more recent works explore improvisatory trumpet solos (performed by the composer, employing much of the same amplification and effects that he acquired with the guitar) over synthesized dance rhythms by the composer Martin Wheeler, released on ninja tunes in the late nineties. In 2002, he enjoyed a resurgence following the release of the boxed set An Angel Moves Too Fast to See, whose title comes from Chatham’s composition for 100 guitars.
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Outdoor Spell
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SIRIUSACMA wrote:
guitar trio is my life!
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MilesBachman wrote:
just out: http://northern-spy.com/products-page/rhys-chatham-outdoor-spell/
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XXITheWorld wrote:
Lol Animal Collective
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CXH1437 wrote:
@ Analogue_Rock - RHYS CHATHAM IS RHYS CHATHAM !! stop to compare everything to stars of the lid, animal collective, etc - its annoying
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xxSuNBurNxx wrote:
Думал только Глен Бранка такую музыку играет, а оно еще есть)
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zengiz wrote:
War in Heaven has to be the best thing I've heard this year, so far. Absolutely breathtaking.
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Analogue_Rock wrote:
A Crimson Grail is amazing. It's like Glenn Branca meets Stars of the Lid or something.
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POTDL wrote:
guitar trio is so easy but so fucking cool. and every fucking idiot can play it :) just e
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treefortress wrote:
what a legend
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fffandoooom wrote:
some stuff on the bern project sound even better than his older works.
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ghemison wrote:
il suono dell'entropia.
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Aeroaviones wrote:
Listen to the Bern Project, guys, it's pretty awesome. Perhaps not as body-melting as other of his works but it's great anyhow.
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marzuki1 wrote:
a crimson grail is surprising and great
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pathtoyirah wrote:
Drastic Classicism, Guitar Trio and For Brass are pretty freakin cool.
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haloedeyes wrote:
i see what he's trying to do with it but it's not as good as his other works.
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cjkisaragi wrote:
What's the consensus on the Hard Edge CD (sold thru the Wire's site)?
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VisitationRites wrote:
Rhys Chatham's Astrology Column for Experimental Musicians, May http://visitationsmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/rhys-chathams-astrological-advice-for.html
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VisitationRites wrote:
Check Visitation Rites for Rhys Chatham's Monthly Astrology Column for Musicians, starting April 1st 2009! http://visitationsmusic.blogspot.com/
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VisitationRites wrote:
Article on Drastic Classicism revival at the Kitchen, with interviews with Rhys Chatham, Karole Armitage, John King, Sarah Lipstate, Steve Gunn, Tom Gerke, Kevin Shea, Matthew Mottel http://visitationsmusic.blogspot.com/2009/03/extremely-drastic-case-of-deja-vu.html
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phillip360 wrote:
Yes Septile is the name of the trio of Rhys Catham, Jonathan Kane & DJ Elated System AND that album they recorded.
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Ecstatic Music Fest: Oneida and Rhys Chatham
Merkin Concert Hall, New York NY, United States
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Mar
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Mission Creek Festival 2012
Various Venues, Iowa City, United States
8 going
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