The 21st Century Hard-y-Guide-y Man

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'The 21st Century Hard-y-Guide-y Man' finds Japanese avant-garde provocateur Keiji Haino exclusively utilizing the hurdy-gurdy, filtering the medieval instrument through his signature extreme sonic philosophy. Foregoing traditional melodic structures, Haino manipulates the instrument's mechanical drones to create harsh, immersive walls of dense acoustic texture. The performance exemplifies his radical approach to historical instrumentation and boundary-pushing acoustic noise.