song that can be found on the mythical but unfortunately very rare compilation 125g de 33 1/3 tours (1979) of the Oxigène label (first “french punk” sampler)
and a brief remembrance by film director JEFF FEURZEIG
learned composer-y types actively working towards “New Music”
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Charles Curtis, Alan Licht, and Dean Roberts - May 99 LP xx1997 song that can be foundIn the spring of 1999, Charles Curtis, Alan Licht, and Dean Roberts brought an unconventional mix of drone, improvisation, and experimental rock on an eleven stop tour of Europe. The concept was straightforward, yet novel: each night, they would improvise a single piece while sustained sine waves played for the duration of the concert. May 99, culled from three shorter pieces recorded for a radio program at Amsterdams VPRO near the end of the tour,