John Somebody
by Scott Johnson
- Type: Album
- Released: 1986
- Label: Icon
- Country: United States
- Length: 39:20
- Community rating: 3.31/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A pioneering work of tape music where fragments of recorded human speech are meticulously looped to dictate the melodic and rhythmic structure of the accompanying electric guitars. The American composer's playful, repetitive approach profoundly influenced subsequent generations of minimalist and post-classical musicians.
Genres
Descriptors: Avant Garde, sampling, avant-garde, repetitive
Tracklist
- Part 1 (5:25)
- Part 2 (8:30)
- Part 3: Involuntary Songs (Beginning) (6:00)
- Part 3: Involuntary Songs (Conclusion) (5:55)
- Reprise (2:05)
- No Memory (11:25)
Credits
- Bill Ruyle - percussion
- Lenny Pickett - woodwind