Saturday, April 28, 2007

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music

By myrkursoli

Artist: Lou Reed
Album: Metal Machine Music
Released: 1975
Genre
: Noise




Greek

Ιούλιος 1975: Ο Lou Reed, ενώ απολαμβάνει το peak της καλλιτεχνικής του πορείας, αποφασίζει να κυκλοφορήσει το διπλό LP Metal Machine Music”. Ακατάσχετος θόρυβος, ατέρμονο feedback, ξεκούρδιστες κιθάρες που παίζουν μόνες τους (;), απουσία μουσικών δομών. Κακόγουστο αστείο; Προσπάθεια του Reed να σπάσει το συμβόλαιο με την RCA; Καλλιτεχνικός θρίαμβος; Κοινό και κριτικοί αγανακτούν, ο καλλιτέχνης ισχυρίζεται πως όλα έγιναν με πρόθεση (χμμ, συν κάποια χρήση ουσιών) και πως ο ίδιος εφηύρε το heavy metal, επηρεασμένος από Beethoven, Xenaki και την free-jazz του Coleman! Το album θεωρείται σήμερα σημείο αναφοράς για το no wave, τη noise, τον experimental ήχο γενικότερα, ενώ φαν δηλώνουν οι Sonic Youth, ΝΙΝ, Merzbow, TV On The Radio. O μεγάλος Lester Bangs είπε πως αυτός ο δίσκος ήταν ό,τι πιο σπουδαίο είχε ηχογραφηθεί ποτέ από ανθρώπινο εγκέφαλο…

English
July, 1975, Lou Reed responded to his glam rock success with a commercial failure, a double album of electronically generated audio feedback, Metal Machine Music. A rare proto-noise “musical” experience consisting of guitars playing by themselves, conducted by Reed’s distorted/sonic feedback illusions. What was all about then? Critics interpreted it as a gesture of contempt, an attempt to break his contract with RCA or to alienate his less sophisticated fans. But Reed claimed that the album was a genuine artistic effort, dubbing himself at that time “inventor” of heavy metal music! In fact, Reed was following the works of Beethoven, Xenakis and Ernest Coleman’s free-jazz. Today the record is seen as an early form of ambient music and a defining pillar of the no-wave, noise and industrial music movements, having a huge impact on the works of Sonic Youth, NIN, Merzbow, TV On The Radio. Lester Bangs called it genius and that above all, this was the greatest album ever made…
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3 comments:

Kewenay said...

Thanks for that. I'd been wanting to hear it for years, but hadn't been so curious to want to buy it. Genius or shite? I don't know, but it doesn't make particularly pleasant listening. Certainly not when you're doing the washing up...

Anonymous said...

a re-upload would be nice, your link is dead (cos of inactivity)
tnx in advance

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