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Metal Machine Musc [CD + DVD]

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I've always been surprised from the first time I heard it at the outrage MMM generates; I mean I understand the 70's fan expecting another Sally Can't Dance being let down. But anyone who dug Lou Reed could see from the first it wasn't a Pop album & knew to expect miracles.
Which is what MMM was & is: That the original got released at all ~ WOW! That anyone could TRANSCRIBE the music, as Zeitkratzer has done here. That it could be so incredibly beautiful, original & unique still after all this time. I'm blown away. The present rendition tops anything in the entire Kronos Quartet output & makes the music they choose seem predictable & conventional, which if you add quite boring is how I find Kronos.
MM has always reminded me of Swastika Girls by Eno & Fripp, but as a much more purpose driven creation. There's something inescapably elusive (I'm trying to convey an intangible) about this musical atmosphere. Give it enough listens to grow on you. This music is Avant Guard as can be; including the most important aspect of experimentation to me: Successful results. While I expected it, many will find this sound surprisingly listenable.
Hear it & be pleased with the results, I say. 5 STAR originality at it's Finest! Bravo!
Zeitkratzer includes a DVD video of the performance of this music. The DVD also features a discussion with Lou reed. who plays guitar on Part III of the present outing. It all seems to come as quite a surprise (& a good one, for once) to Reed himself.