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Terry Riley – Diamond Fiddle Language I
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Colfax CA, United States (1935 – present)
Born in Colfax, California, Riley studied at Shasta College, San Francisco State University, and the San Francisco Conservatory before earning an MA in composition at the University of California, Berkeley, studying with Seymour Shifrin and Robert Erickson. He was involved in the experimental San Francisco Tape Music Center working with Morton Subotnick, Steve Reich, Pauline Oliveros, and Ramon Sender. His most influential teacher, however, was Pandit Pran Nath (1918-1996), a master of Indian classical voice, who also taught La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela. Riley made numerous trips to India over the course of their association to study and to accompany him on tabla, tambura, and voice. Throughout the 1960s he traveled frequently around Europe as well, taking in musical influences and supporting himself by playing in piano bars, until he joined the Mills College faculty in 1971 to teach Indian classical music. Riley was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Music at Chapman University in 2007.
While his early endeavours were influenced by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Riley changed direction after first encountering La Monte Young, in whose Theater of Eternal Music he later performed from 1965-66.
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A Rainbow in Curved Air
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Terry Riley: A Rainbow In Curved Air; Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
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aknuds-1
For all the lovers: Moscow Conservatory Solo Piano Concert April 18th, 2000
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GiaNXGX
dude must've been a stoner
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aknuds-1
@optimistic_tour Well, an old favourite I would say ;) Recall a noted electronic musician leeching it off me on slsk back in the day...
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MalgreMoi
Really really interesting, loved the Bird of Paradise parts
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BoothsBullet
such a huge influence! if you like his music, you might dig mine: http://willbrant.bandcamp.com/album/loree-way
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optimistic_tour
Descending Moonshine Dervishes! holy hell, a new favorite???
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SHRI CAMEL [3]
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Atomizer_
The Poppy Nogood All Night Flight is really mindblowing stuff
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Filthatmand
This guy's a genius. Especially I like him playing the piano, but everything else he does is also great.
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RodeoRadio
Music for The Gift was indeed recorded in 1963 in Paris.
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fergalmc
Music for the Gift strangely documents the playing of Chet Baker.
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satanicazrael
yep those recordings were done in the early 60s
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optimistic_tour
is the Music for the Gift material really old? at least that particular piece? it seems so.. well primitive, for being released in 2000. I'm going to assume so.
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robbyb0t
Music for the Gift is the most trippy jazz music I've ever heard.
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themiurge
http://starling.bandcamp.com/ SPAMBIENTH
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RussellChap
Eternal music...The sound of the cosmos.
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SHRI CAMEL [2]
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silent_phace
Lifespan is fantastic
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Last Camel In Paris
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Terry Bruge-Hiplo
All 256 shouts
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