Re: [microsound] Re: Metal Machine Music

[Björn Eriksson <nowerik@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Have a really strong memory of buying this record back when I was 14 or so.
Was really disappointed as I supposed something like ordinary Reed och VU
(and the album cover looked real cool too). But I remember that in my
disappointment I forced myself to listen to all four sides completely...
Some years after that this was my reference album of "unusual" music driving
my friends crazy but making me happy having my fist glimpses of another
universe.

Interesting to see that he used La Monte Youngs Dream Music on this. Did he
sent it thru the Marshall stacks?

Thank you Lour Reed! and Philip bringing those great memories up again!

Yours,
Björn Eriksson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pelagius pelagius" <pela_gius@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:40 PM
Subject: [microsound] Re: Metal Machine Music


> >From: Philip Curtis <pcurt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Thinking more of this of this "no input mixing board"
> >issue and historical uses, I'm wondering if Lou Reed's
> >"Metal Machine Music" didn't use this? What info I can
> >find seems to suggest it was just mic/guitar feedback,
> >but who knows... (another one of those pieces I've
> >heard a lot about but never heard, or maybe only
> >briefly). Anyone know?
>
> There was a good article about the making of that album in some zine
several
> years ago and I think it was online at one point.  As far as I remember it
> was mostly guitar feedback but run through tons of effects pedals (lots of
> trememlo and fuzz) and multiple amps.  Then I think there was a lot of
> layering of tapes in the studio, possibly the same recording layered on
top
> of itself forward and backwards so the different sides of the album are
> mirror images (not sure if that part is true).  So, it's not really
related
> to the no-input idea but what a great album!  Pick it up if you have a
> chance and are at all interested in noise and "minimalism".  It's like the
> rock & roll Terry Riley - Persian Surgery Dervishes through a wall of
> Marshalls.
>
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