Indeterminate Activity of Resultant Masses
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Indeterminate Activity of Resultant Masses is a CD release by Glenn Branca
from 2007, recorded in 1982. The CD also features an interview by Wim Mertens
with John Cage
who gives a very negative opinion about the music of Glenn Branca. The CD was released by Atavistic Records
.
Glenn Branca
Glenn Branca is an American avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his use of volume, alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series. In 2008 he was awarded an unrestricted grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.-Beginnings: 1960s and early 1970s:Branca...
from 2007, recorded in 1982. The CD also features an interview by Wim Mertens
Wim Mertens
Wim Mertens is a Flemish Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist.-Life and work:Mertens was born in Neerpelt, Belgium...
with John Cage
John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
who gives a very negative opinion about the music of Glenn Branca. The CD was released by Atavistic Records
Atavistic Records
Atavistic Records is an American rock and jazz record label based in Chicago, Illinois, known particularly for its No Wave and free jazz recordings. It has released albums by Glenn Branca, Nels Cline, Lydia Lunch, Peter Brötzmann, various Ken Vandermark projects, Pinetop Seven, Swans, Elliott...
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Tracklisting
- Indeterminate Activity of Resultant Masses (1982) - 31:11
- So That Each Person is in Charge of Himself (1982 interview with John CageJohn CageJohn Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
) - 18:47 - Harmonic Series Chords (1989) - 7:15