Miles Davis – Dark Magus [USED 2LP] DIY / Lo-Fi / Pop But it was Harsh 70s

But it was Harsh 70s Reality that left the decade stronger and more resonant than it came in

it's hard to imagine anyone reading this to fall short of knowing how immense his influence was

This manifests in his work through an exploration of the interface between incidental noise (field recordings and/or 'live' microphones hung outside the locations being performed in) and the physical response to these sounds via the 'gestural' use of electronic and acoustic instruments

Aged 6: his first concert

burning rubber on the tar as it drives a giddily simple riff down the highway

Miles Davis – Dark Magus [USED 2LP] DIY / Lo-Fi / Pop But it was Harsh 70sinfamous acid fried double live from '74, a full burnout of a session. piles of rhythm, scabrous guitar, broken drum machines, that fkn organ screech. melted set, best ever. CBS Sony, 1981