Rhys Chatham
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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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A Crimson Grail
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The Bern Project
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Outdoor Spell
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An Angel Moves Too Fast To See (Disc 2)
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IAmDillin
first post-rock artist
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phillip360
Brief review of 'A Crimson Grail', Liverpool, http://www.last.fm/user/phillip360/journal/2012/09/17/5lzrwr_a_crimson_grail
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oaquard
Two gongs is pointless.
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SIRIUSACMA
guitar trio is my life!
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MilesBachman
just out: http://northern-spy.com/products-page/rhys-chatham-outdoor-spell/
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XXITheWorld
Lol Animal Collective
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CXH1437
@ 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
Думал только Глен Бранка такую музыку играет, а оно еще есть)
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zengiz
War in Heaven has to be the best thing I've heard this year, so far. Absolutely breathtaking.
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POTDL
guitar trio is so easy but so fucking cool. and every fucking idiot can play it :) just e
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treefortress
what a legend
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fffandoooom
some stuff on the bern project sound even better than his older works.
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ghemison
il suono dell'entropia.
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Aeroaviones
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
a crimson grail is surprising and great
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pathtoyirah
Drastic Classicism, Guitar Trio and For Brass are pretty freakin cool.
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haloedeyes
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
What's the consensus on the Hard Edge CD (sold thru the Wire's site)?
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VisitationRites
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
Check Visitation Rites for Rhys Chatham's Monthly Astrology Column for Musicians, starting April 1st 2009! http://visitationsmusic.blogspot.com/
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