Machine Music

by John White & Gavin Bryars

Machine Music cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Obscure
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released on Brian Eno's highly influential Obscure label, this split album pairs two monumental figures of the British experimental music scene. The repetitive, avant-garde compositions explore the boundaries of minimalism and process music, utilizing unconventional instrumentation to create mesmerizing, mechanical soundscapes.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, avant-garde, instrumental, experimental, minimal, conceptual, long-form, ensemble

Tracklist

  1. Autumn Countdown Machine
  2. Son Of Gothic Chord
  3. Jew's Harp Machine
  4. Drinking And Hooting Machine
  5. The Squirrel And The Ricketty Racketty Bridge

Credits

  • Christopher Hobbs - bassoon, percussion, piano, jew's harp, percussion [bottle]
  • Sandra Hill - double bass
  • Michael Nyman - jew's harp
  • Sue Dorey - percussion [bottle]
  • Derek Bailey - acoustic guitar [steel stringed]
  • Fred Frith - electric guitar [double-headed]

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