Cold Tropics » minimalism

don’t walk too fast

paul j. — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:14:22 +0000

It doesn’t take much for a simple rock and roll bass line to turn into bizarre organ drone.

the primitives

paul j. — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:32:25 +0000

Before Lou Reed was in the Velvet Underground he was a hack songwriter at Pickwick Records. John Cale & Tony Conrad were shocked to discover that Reed got his guitar sound by tuning all the strings to the same note, a technique they felt created a drone sound similar to what they were doing with La Monte Young. Pretty crazy stuff for a throwaway pop song.

notice of housekeeping absence

paul j. — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:59:58 +0000

Most of this month, as well as early January, I’m going to be traveling. As a result, blogging will be even lighter during the holiday season, and definitely do not expect any podcasts anytime soon. So please enjoy keeping it minimal.

Theater of Eternal Music

paul j. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:26:48 +0000

I’ve always come down on the Tony Conrad side of the split between him and La Monte Young, but it’s all pretty amazing and worth delving into.