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Old 06-17-2021, 02:14 PM   #31277 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elphenor View Post
lotta Glen Branca live videos

the composer John Cage described as frightening and dangerous (not really, he had a much more interesting critique, one of the best interview segments I've seen on YouTube)
I think in Silence he talks about Branca's music not having a purpose in his eyes beyond an expression of power, which he considered to be a dangerous goalpoint or something along those lines. Iirc that was also his first impression that he walked back a bit.
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