Marc Masters
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Like the Velvet Underground before them, Kilgour and The Clean inspired tons of musicians to embrace impulsive creativity.
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The prolific artist was a mentor to generations of experimental musicians.
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With seven tracks stretched across 75 minutes and four LP sides, The Morning Star is the acoustic guitarist's most ambitious effort so far.
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This UK-based funk ensemble took its name from a Sun Ra album. One listen to A World Of Masks and you'll hear why.
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The veteran composer crafts a masterfully emotional and poignant score to Yoji Yamada's heartbreaking new film. The 28 tracks here are so patient, they can make the world seem to move in slow motion.
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The American Primitive-style acoustic guitarist makes albums that fit together beautifully, working together rather than merely occupying the same piece of vinyl.
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A brief, richly suggestive drone piece that conjures chilly atmospheres and faded family memories.
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Blowing in from Chicago, a collaboration between two groups who've become staples on the city's underground improvisation scene.
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The guitarist, an outstanding young purveyor of a form called American Primitive, finds new levels of sharpness and confidence in River's seven masterful songs.
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The film director is known for composing and performing his own soundtracks. On Lost Themes, he reaches beyond the movies to craft a collection of understandably cinematic-sounding music.