1939 - 2017
Another very important musical figure passed on recently: Lou Gare of seminal free music ensemble, AMM.
AMM have been a very important node in my journey through the multiple fields of experimental/avant garde music for the past two decades. First hearing their "laminar" (as coined by Evan Parker, another free music great) music in the form of their mid 1970s duo album, To Hear And Back Again was a head scratching but deeply enthralling experience. It was either 1998 or 1999 when I heard it. Needless to say it confirmed my resolve to look for other albums from the group, especially their first, AMM Music and the sort-of career retrospective, Laminal.
The rapid passing of many such pioneers in recent years means that we need the next generations to step out and up. John Butcher and Seymour Wright keep it up and I hope to see more such talented artists in the years to come.
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