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The Velvet Underground - Connections Central

The Velvet Underground - Connections Central

The Velvet Underground where one of the most influential and referenced groups and following their influence and connections leads in all sorts of directions

Electronic Music

Electronic Music

Blame it on Dr Who, like many others I suspect, the first piece of "electronic music" I heards was the "Dr Who Theme" by Delia Derbyshire. I was hooked and wanted to hear more of this new strange sounding music. I went to the library and learnt that electronic music

Muze - Genres, Lists & Guides

Muze - Genres, Lists & Guides

For your ears only, a listeners blog on things musical and related We know that first impressions are important, so we've populated your new site with some initial Getting Started posts that will help you get familiar with everything in no time. This is the first one! What I like:

"Krautrock" / "Kosmische Musik" - German Rock Listeners Guide

"Krautrock" / "Kosmische Musik" - German Rock Listeners Guide

While at school (early 1970s) a friend, Mark Weeks, used to regulary visit to tell me about his latest music discoveries. We would play the records he brought on my old battery powered mono "phonograph". I remember sitting next to the family pool, listening to and getting briefed on his

No Wave

No Wave - I found it via "No New York" the Brian Eno produced compilation near the time of its release. I know that was true as I read a review of the record in "Rollingstone" magazine, after I had already got he record. It had an instant appeal to

Rock and Avant Garde Intersection

Rock and Avant Garde Intersection

Edgar Varese, Karlheinz Stockhausen, La Monte Young, Philip Glass and Steve Riech have all had impact on rock musicians.