It's Avant-Folk Week.

TockTockTock · 11-09-2011, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

The main inspirations behind the album's sound were from La Monte Young, John Cage and Fluxus. Yeah, Reed was influenced by Dylan, namely his electric output, but he was also influenced by 60's pop and R'n'B. It may have elements, but I honestly don't think it's a folk album in the slightest. I appreciate your angle though, it's an interesting thought - just one I don't subscribe too.

Fair enough. Although, I never argued it was a folk album... I just meant it held folk as influence. If you remember... the older recordings of both "Heroin" and "All Tomorrow's Parties" were done in a folk format (until Cale came in and made them better)

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It's difficult to describe The Black Angel's Death Song, let alone assert a genre to it

Yea, that's sort of how I came about thinking it was avant-folk. I honestly didn't know what the hell it was (I still don't).

Sneer · 11-09-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Pat

Fair enough. Although, I never argued it was a folk album... I just meant it held folk as influence. If you remember... the older recordings of both "Heroin" and "All Tomorrow's Parties" were done in a folk format (until Cale came in and made them better)
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I'm a little conflicted now, because I'm going through it, and there are clear world folk influences that I overlooked. Like the raga in Venus in Furs and tribal sound of European Son.

Yeah I agree with you, it imbues elements of world music into the songs, and blends them with drones, dissonance, whateverelsethefuck they do on that album to create something totally new.

It's avant-punk.