Lejaren Hiller – Avalanche

Posted by on March 25, 2011

A jarring and exploratory set from Hiller in which unsettling sounds seem to come and go. Forays into electronci computer music with percussion and tape also lend interest. Definitely covering some interesting concepts in taking existing material, cutting it up, combining with other information and constructing new pieces around it. Released on Heliodor in 1970 but the compositions are from as far back as 1961. An interesting LP from a often under-acknowledged player in the Avant-Garde scene of the mid-20th century.

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  • Radio.Video.Jazz says:
    March 30, 2011 at 12:56 am

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  • Benjamin Kapp says:
    April 14, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    Cool! Thanks for posting this record!

  • snufkin says:
    July 17, 2013 at 12:21 am

    Would love to hear more of this album… specifically, the last movement of the Sonata for Two Pianos and Tape, which is phenomenal.

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