The four-disc Early Minimalism, Vol. 1 is probably the closest modern listeners will come to experiencing the visionary brilliance of the Theatre of Eternal Music at their peak -- with an official release of the ensemble's original mid-'60s recordings still nowhere in sight, Tony Conrad has instead assembled a number of latter-day experimentalists (including the always-intriguing Jim O'Rourke) in an attempt to recreate the group's groundbreaking explorations of sound. It's impossible to know to...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. An exclusive vinyl release of the live violin collaboration between avant-garde legends Tony Conrad and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge featuring percussion by Morrison Edley. Presented by filmmaker Marie Losier and recorded live in January, 2009 at Issue Project Room in Brooklyn, NY. LP limited to 500 hand-numbered copies.

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VINYL FORMAT. In 1962 Tony Conrad's amplified strings introduced the sustained drone of just-intonation into "minimal" music. Conrad, together with John Cale, Angus MacLise, La Monte Young, and Marian Zazeela formed a performance collaboration from 1962-65 sometimes known as the Dream Syndicate. Utilizing long durations and precise pitch, their aggressively mesmerizing "Dream Music" denied the activity of composition, articulated their shared ideas of performance, and established the Big Bang of "minimalis...   [ read more ]

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