Rhys Chatham
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Biography
[Edit]Post-minimalist composer and New York downtown music figure Rhys Chatham was involved in music at an early age. He studied classical flute, and was already playing works by contemporary composers such as Luciano Berio and Pierre Boulez by the time he began studying composition (including serialism) in his early teens. Chatham started writing electronic works after meeting Morton Subotnick in college, and came into contact with Eliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher, and Ingram Marshall, among others, at NYU's Studio for Electronic Music. Starting in the '70s, Chatham began composing in just intonation, and made a living tuning instruments, sometimes in trade for lessons, as he did with LaMonte Young. He played in Young's Dream House band and in a group with Tony Conrad during this time. Later in the '70s, Chatham began incorporating rock elements into his music and explored non-notated forms. The rock part of his work mainly focused on electric guitars which he was inspired to love after seeing the Ramones play at CBGB's. Chatham's guitar works — the first of which, "Guitar Trio," was premiered by a trio including Glenn Branca — were played at high volumes, revealing the overtones, which can sound like voices, but also resulted in tinnitus for him by the early '80s. Chatham's better-known guitar works include "Drastic Classicism" (1982) for four guitars with alternate tunings, and the symphony "An Angel Moves Too Fast to See" (1989) for 100 electric guitars (with bass and drums). Performances of his large-scale works utilized guitarists including Bill Brovold (who went on to form Larval) and Robert Poss (Band of Susans). Chatham began composing for brass (such as "Factor X") in addition to guitar, and resumed notating his works. After years of living in NYC, he relocated to Paris. Chatham also began incorporating his trumpeting (often electrified, with effects) after about a decade of studying the instrument. You can hear his trumpet on Hard Edge (1999, Wire Editions) and Neon (1996, NTone), an album by Chatham and Martin Wheeler. In the late '90s, Chatham co-founded the group Septile with a Bronx DJ and ex-Swans drummer Jonathan Kane.
Title: Pythagorean Dream
Artist: Rhys Chatham
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Punk Rock, Experimental, Classical, IDM, Classical Crossover
Collections
Title: East - Westercism
Genre: Electronica, World Music
Title: Minimalism
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Classical
Title: Century XXI USA (Electronics, Electricacoustic)
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Title: Diogenes Xmas Compilation 2010
Genre: Electronica
Title: Maurizio Marsico: The Composer's Cut
Genre: Electronica
Title: $ 100 Guitar Project (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Avant Garde Jazz, Experimental
Title: The Wire Tapper 02
Genre: Alternative, Experimental
Title: The Wire Tapper 03
Title: The Ad Hoc Comp
Genre: Ambient, Indie Rock, Synth Pop, Psychedelic, Experimental
Title: The Wire Tapper 50 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Experimental
Featuring albums
Title: $100 Guitar Project
Artist: Amy Denio, Elliott Sharp, Alex Skolnick, Steve MacLean, Blancah, Hans Tammen, Chris Murphy, John Shiurba, Taylor Levine, Nick Didkovsky, David Starobin, Michael Bierylo, Han - Earl Park, Phil Burk
Genre: Rock