Fourth World

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 183

BROWN RICE DON CHERRY (1975) A1: BROWN RICE (5:15); A2: MALKAUNS (14.00). B1: CHENREZIG (12:50); B2: DEGI-DEGI (7:07). CATEGORY: FOURTH WORLD | DURATION: 39 MINUTES The first fully-formed manifesto of fourth world music, a mesmeric and hallucinatory fusion of global styles synthesized from Africa, India and…

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Drone

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 181

METAL MACHINE MUSIC LOU REED (1975) A1: METAL MACHINE MUSIC A-1 (16:01). B1: METAL MACHINE MUSIC A-2 (16:01). C1: METAL MACHINE MUSIC A-3 (16:01). D1: METAL MACHINE MUSIC A-4 (16:01). CATEGORY: NOISE | DURATION: 64 MINUTES After a succession of below-average solo albums, former Velvet…

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Avant-Pop

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 180

NEU! 75 NEU! (1975) A1: ISI (5:00); A2: SEELAND (6:58); A3: LEB’ WOHL (8:51). B1: HERO (6:15); B2: E-MUSIK (10:47); B3: AFTER EIGHT (4:42). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL POP | DURATION: 43 MINUTES Neu!’s last blast sees them neck-and-neck with Brian Eno at the forefront of boundary-pushing…

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