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Lary 7 is a New York downtown legend who has blessed the city’s experimental music scene with his creative presence since the early 80s. As a musician, he has worked and/or collaborated with artists and bands such as The Jickets, Swans, Jarboe, Jimi Tenor, Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten, to name but a few, and he has a yet unfinished album together with Tom Verlaine to come. As a photographer, Lary 7 has worked with artists including Matthew Barney and The Andy Warhol Foundation. He has also hosted evenings in Manhattan for years, usually in basements, showcasing experimental film and strange performances.
Lary 7 does not use digital technology and is strictly devoted to analogue equipment and old instruments, often using objects found in the streets of New York, at flea markets or in junk yards.
“The End of an Era” was recorded live at Fylkingen in 2006. The front cover photo shows a cassette trapped inside NYC sidewalk concrete. Lary 7 says it has been there for years. It is slowly disappearing; a beautiful image of old technology slowly fading away – and an illustrating image of the title of this record.
Figure de la scène expérimentale new-yorkaise depuis le début des années 80, Lary 7 a croisé la route de Tony Conrad, Felix Kubin, The Jickets, Swans, Jarboe, Jimi Tenor, Alexander Hacke de Einstürzende Neubauten ou Tom Verlaine, pour n’en citer que quelques uns. Il ne travaille qu’avec des outils analogiques et joue avec la fragilité et la dégradation des supports.
Ce disque a été enregistré en 2006 à Fylkingen. Une performance qui joue sur des résonances amplifiées (visiblement à base de resorts) et réinjectées dans l’enregistreur même pour créer un champ de feedback savamment entretenu, plus une présence permanente de mécanismes indescriptibles telle une horlogerie autonome et des enregistrements extérieurs (animal ? machine ?).
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