Keith Rowe's band AMM heavily influenced Syd Barrett and early Pink Floyd. They were a free-form experimental combo that embraced anti-technique driven music, anti-ego driven music. Avante garde at its best.
@09jackstraw the fact that you would state that AMM is "Keith Rowe's band" tells me that you probably haven't heard AMM (other than what is on youtube) and don't know much about AMM and their aesthetic.
@triadicmemories I know just what I've read and what little I've heard. Pardon me if my vernacular is off. The main thrust of my post is, I believe accurate, is it not? My interest in AMM really begins and ends with their influence on Floyd, which is much closer to my own preferable aesthetic. Rather than appear priggish, perhaps you could enlighten us as to what in my post is inaccurate besides the reference that AMM was Rowe's "band". It looks to me like a fairly good, quick summation of them.
Arachnidius, you lack imagination. Judging by your name, I imagine you enjoy heavy metal mastubatory soloing - those guys alwasy seems to confuse issues of skill with issues of talent.
Just because he makes it look like he knows what he's doing, he obviously doesn't. Hitting the guitar strings is still just hitting the guitar strings. Call me narrow-minded, but this is shit. Ok, past 2:00 it became more interesting. Interesting as in he varied the object with which he hit the strings, as in still shit. Give an idiot with no musical talent lots of weed, a load of ordinary household items and a guitar and they would undoubtedly produce this. I hate pretentious cunts. Rant over.
This is cool and he is an innovator. he does with a spoon what idiots buy a $400 pedal to do. music is not just about pitches and rhythm. And it's also not just about pleasure ,and for guitarists, the extension of their cocks as overcompensation for limited brain power. this is not even crazy. listen to the word around you and forget your shredding bullshit.
@nycjoejones So, Whats your point? Shredding is just another form of expression like anything else and how do you know this isnt an extension of his cock? Maybe his cock is a little crooked or bent and this is how he "expresses" his cockery? What if his limited brain power led him to not play the guitar conventionally? Jeff Healeys "limited" eyesight led him to lay the guitar in his lap and shred did it not? If you go with the concept that "art is art because you call it art" then its all art.
No one questions these types of ambient tones and sounds when they back a Bjork track or you hear them in a movie. Just because he's not ripping up and down a dorian scale like the soft core porn of music doesn't mean he isn't creating music that stimulates you or makes you think or creates debate.
My only criticism of free musics is that often it isn't free and accidental. Thus not an intention of the performer or composer. Then it would be like listening to the wind and crediting mozart.
the fact that he studied guitar enough to know exactly how to produce these sounds is remarkable in itself. While i don't believe that this by itself will become a genre of music, I DO believe that many musicians will innovate these ideas, techniques and sounds into their music.
When I look at him I see myself 20 years from now living in a dungeon with all the effectpedal in the world, 1 billion guitar strings, a box full of tools like screwdrivers etc, a Telecaster and a notebook loaded with porn.
ein geschmackloses t-shirt und viel zu viel bewegung: wie um dem publikum zu demonstrieren, dass klängen und klängeren harte arbeit ist. unnötig hektisch.
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frisell1968 1 month ago
Keith Rowe's band AMM heavily influenced Syd Barrett and early Pink Floyd. They were a free-form experimental combo that embraced anti-technique driven music, anti-ego driven music. Avante garde at its best.
09jackstraw 7 months ago
@09jackstraw the fact that you would state that AMM is "Keith Rowe's band" tells me that you probably haven't heard AMM (other than what is on youtube) and don't know much about AMM and their aesthetic.
triadicmemories 6 months ago
@triadicmemories I know just what I've read and what little I've heard. Pardon me if my vernacular is off. The main thrust of my post is, I believe accurate, is it not? My interest in AMM really begins and ends with their influence on Floyd, which is much closer to my own preferable aesthetic. Rather than appear priggish, perhaps you could enlighten us as to what in my post is inaccurate besides the reference that AMM was Rowe's "band". It looks to me like a fairly good, quick summation of them.
09jackstraw 6 months ago
I like it.
kubiksahara 8 months ago
Arachnidius, you lack imagination. Judging by your name, I imagine you enjoy heavy metal mastubatory soloing - those guys alwasy seems to confuse issues of skill with issues of talent.
tootlefly1 8 months ago
Just because he makes it look like he knows what he's doing, he obviously doesn't. Hitting the guitar strings is still just hitting the guitar strings. Call me narrow-minded, but this is shit. Ok, past 2:00 it became more interesting. Interesting as in he varied the object with which he hit the strings, as in still shit. Give an idiot with no musical talent lots of weed, a load of ordinary household items and a guitar and they would undoubtedly produce this. I hate pretentious cunts. Rant over.
Arachnidius 8 months ago
He`s doing this since 60`s? might be art but i dont like it . NO
mitmirit 9 months ago
Dear Demafon: you can tell yourself that shredding is expression or art if you like, but technique is just a means to an end. think before you write.
nycjoejones 9 months ago
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I actually enjoyed this.
jalle71002 10 months ago
someone should tell him thats not how you play guitar
thenamesfrancisco 11 months ago
thats not innovation thats insanity in noise
4FrakkinReal 1 year ago
This is cool and he is an innovator. he does with a spoon what idiots buy a $400 pedal to do. music is not just about pitches and rhythm. And it's also not just about pleasure ,and for guitarists, the extension of their cocks as overcompensation for limited brain power. this is not even crazy. listen to the word around you and forget your shredding bullshit.
nycjoejones 1 year ago 4
@nycjoejones So, Whats your point? Shredding is just another form of expression like anything else and how do you know this isnt an extension of his cock? Maybe his cock is a little crooked or bent and this is how he "expresses" his cockery? What if his limited brain power led him to not play the guitar conventionally? Jeff Healeys "limited" eyesight led him to lay the guitar in his lap and shred did it not? If you go with the concept that "art is art because you call it art" then its all art.
demafon 11 months ago
THAT POOR GUITAR!!........
JUSTING101 1 year ago
i like how they made him play abstract music in front of abstract art
FakeFlourescentSkies 1 year ago
shit! wath fuck is this?
LadyDarknnes 1 year ago
shit!
LadyDarknnes 1 year ago
My favorite part is 1:15
bigthene5er6ish 1 year ago
No one questions these types of ambient tones and sounds when they back a Bjork track or you hear them in a movie. Just because he's not ripping up and down a dorian scale like the soft core porn of music doesn't mean he isn't creating music that stimulates you or makes you think or creates debate.
My only criticism of free musics is that often it isn't free and accidental. Thus not an intention of the performer or composer. Then it would be like listening to the wind and crediting mozart.
TheCompleteGuitarist 1 year ago
the fact that he studied guitar enough to know exactly how to produce these sounds is remarkable in itself. While i don't believe that this by itself will become a genre of music, I DO believe that many musicians will innovate these ideas, techniques and sounds into their music.
InsightSkate 1 year ago
@InsightSkate haha ....the "will"??? you mean they "have" and for decades now
brw0044 1 year ago
Why is this so cool ? Looks like a fucking nutcase to me. Genius? No. Madman? Yes. Maybe.
pacrat90 1 year ago
When I look at him I see myself 20 years from now living in a dungeon with all the effectpedal in the world, 1 billion guitar strings, a box full of tools like screwdrivers etc, a Telecaster and a notebook loaded with porn.
Am I a strange person?
MoonlightShadowlolz 1 year ago 7
early influences for syd barret...
shortnanehdooz 1 year ago
I love it :D This man is a fooking mental genius :D
TomBandfield 2 years ago
poor guitar !
judas68fr 2 years ago
A real toetapper that one .....
sbilts 2 years ago 11
yip defo sounding japanese wot a load of syite
keithflying1 2 years ago
Holy Crap...That's So Cool...
timwest7 2 years ago
music of a scary movie mouahahahahaha
beastrock666 2 years ago
tony conrad eating ucm cakes
fixing the boxing bronsione situationist
clobber
STRAUSSMASTER 2 years ago
THE MAN IS A GENIUS!!!
LibsClash 2 years ago 9
@LibsClash if hes a genius im albert einstein
RcUniverseGuy 1 year ago
I don't know why, but I like it.
sodomit777 2 years ago 2
ein geschmackloses t-shirt und viel zu viel bewegung: wie um dem publikum zu demonstrieren, dass klängen und klängeren harte arbeit ist. unnötig hektisch.
vandaale 2 years ago
@vandaale some truth to this actually , with regarding the "movement" aspect ...
johnnyecho 8 months ago
AMM is some scary shit if your sitting in your room with the lights off at 3 in the morning
noiseislikebuttsex 2 years ago 2
sounds like the guy who does the 'santana shreds' videos!!
00sven00sven00 3 years ago
i dont get it what exsactly is her doing
lovespiper 3 years ago
Brilliant!
JRC0519 3 years ago 2
i think this man should collaborate with popular R&B artist T-Pain.
Breeg992 3 years ago 4
Featuring the auto-tune
Pasta0fMuppets 2 years ago
I just can´t stop dancing!! grooooove ho ho ho
rulilucca 3 years ago
He must go through strings at a phenomenal rate.
RumMonkey2 3 years ago 3
Do not treat it as spam, please! Its just a proposition recently I found something interesting on youtube; it is called ZHEIMEER, I think its something for people who like strange things!
Check it out!
tyhfs432 3 years ago
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he disgusts me thinking hes a musician.
daz4ninjas 3 years ago
he disgusts me thinking hes isnt a musician.
wormword 3 years ago 3
Sweet.
AlbertMondback 3 years ago
Cue the Ethnic Dancing
superjules 3 years ago
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wtf was that retard?
tasslehoff37 3 years ago
A tard in rewind.
wormword 3 years ago
make em clap to this.
JoelmanJames 3 years ago