Great interview, Henry! Terry Riley has been a favorite of mine for decades. I like how the technical material is described in a way that does not leave the non-musician behind. Mr. Riley is an American Original and deserves more recognition!
Dont know if anyone gives a shit but if you're bored like me atm you can watch all the latest movies on instaflixxer. Been streaming with my brother during the lockdown :)
Wow-wonderful interview with one of my lifelong favorite musicians, ad a nice guy as well. I had no idea who Riley was around 1978 when I saw, in the 'Import' section of a favorite record store, the very same LP (French) of 'Lifespan' that we see there on the table. I bought it thinking Riley was some obscure European musician, simply because the back cover photo of Riley sitting at the big organ suggested to me that I would probably dig the music Plus I love albums where one musician plays all the parts himself, and indeed Riley also does saxophone, voice, and tabla on this recording as well. Matter of fact decades later I finally bought a VHS (and even later a DVD) of the film. Eventually I learned much more about Riley and his background, being respected as a serious musician and 'minimalist' founder. I can still recall driving home with the LP on a cold winter day, getting home and playing it, over 4 1/2 decades ago. It became, and remains to this day one of my very favorite albums, and the first album I ever transferred from LP into my computer when music software and CD burners came into existence. Though, finally, a CD of 'Lifespan' was released many years later which i'm thrilled to also own. There was a very brief 'extra' on the 'Lifespan' movie DVD about Riley and the soundtrack... -Gary
Wonderful interview thanks. Surprised, and a little disappointed that they didn't discuss, or even mention Harp of New Albion. However the opportunity to hear and see Terry demonstrate his techniques is a privilege. Thank you for uploading this.
Thank you so very much for sharing this. I have gotten to my own musical journey recently that I am able to actually hear this music, if that makes any sense. This perspective is very valuable to me. ❤
I have that exact same organ, the Ace Tone Top 5. As well as another one Terry favoured, the Yamaha YC-45D. I look foward to a duet with the great man one fine day. There is a slight possibility.
I look forward to doing this sort of thing with my 76 key workstation from Casio whilst contains a 6 channel digital recorder, once I can get a laptop and a looper pedal, and want to go out and play limited small theater and open air gigs, and of course, it would be a dream to actually collaborate with Terry in some capacity while there's still time-- for both of us...
I've listened to the part around minute 7:00 three times now - Terry describes the invention of the livelooping technique with the two machines, back in Paris in 1963 - but I still don't understand WHO the person was who he refers to, the person who invented this technique on the spot. Does anyone get this?
It sounds like he was just a recording engineer who, when presented with the idea/problem that Terry had, came up with that particular solution! Good thing there were two tape machines in the studio.
and that is actually what Riley describes in the liner notes of this recording ... too bad we don't know the name of this engineer ... he needs to be celebrated
I learned the technique in a Musique Concrete (imagine diacritical mark) class in the fall of1978 at Northern Illinois University. I had the impression that it had been well-known since around the time the people working in this form shifted from primarily using turn tables to primarily using reel-to-reel machines. It seems to me likely that various people came up with the same idea independently, such that it doesn’t really matter who was strictly first.
@@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 Agreed - Terry is totally unphased, but the interviewer had these questions ready in advance and didn't do as much impromptu followup as I would like before changing the subject quite rapidly. Maybe it's my autism, it just bugs me with interviewers a lot.
Great interview, Henry! Terry Riley has been a favorite of mine for decades. I like how the technical material is described in a way that does not leave the non-musician behind. Mr. Riley is an American Original and deserves more recognition!
God bless Terry! Wishing him good health and many more years of creativity!
Dont know if anyone gives a shit but if you're bored like me atm you can watch all the latest movies on instaflixxer. Been streaming with my brother during the lockdown :)
@Quentin Ford definitely, have been using instaflixxer for years myself :)
@Quentin Ford Yea, I've been using instaflixxer for years myself =)
@Quentin Ford Yea, have been using instaflixxer for months myself :D
@Quentin Ford yea, I have been watching on instaflixxer for since november myself :D
Enjoying this interaction, the level of understanding and care
wow wow wow this makes me so happy
Thank you Henry.
I love this thoughtful and deep look at Terry's sonic exploration!
Wow-wonderful interview with one of my lifelong favorite musicians, ad a nice guy as well. I had no idea who Riley was around 1978 when I saw, in the 'Import' section of a favorite record store, the very same LP (French) of 'Lifespan' that we see there on the table. I bought it thinking Riley was some obscure European musician, simply because the back cover photo of Riley sitting at the big organ suggested to me that I would probably dig the music Plus I love albums where one musician plays all the parts himself, and indeed Riley also does saxophone, voice, and tabla on this recording as well. Matter of fact decades later I finally bought a VHS (and even later a DVD) of the film.
Eventually I learned much more about Riley and his background, being respected as a serious musician and 'minimalist' founder.
I can still recall driving home with the LP on a cold winter day, getting home and playing it, over 4 1/2 decades ago. It became, and remains to this day one of my very favorite albums, and the first album I ever transferred from LP into my computer when music software and CD burners came into existence. Though, finally, a CD of 'Lifespan' was released many years later which i'm thrilled to also own.
There was a very brief 'extra' on the 'Lifespan' movie DVD about Riley and the soundtrack...
-Gary
still love his music!!
Thank you so much ❤️ Terry is proof of the Divine
"Arjuna: I am Talent in man.
thankyou so much xxxxxxxx love from new zealand
this is fantastic! real love, and wonder🎉!
Wonderful interview thanks. Surprised, and a little disappointed that they didn't discuss, or even mention Harp of New Albion. However the opportunity to hear and see Terry demonstrate his techniques is a privilege. Thank you for uploading this.
Awesome interview, Kaiser talking with Riley.
Thanks!
Awesome!
Beautiful!
great interview
Thank you so very much for sharing this. I have gotten to my own musical journey recently that I am able to actually hear this music, if that makes any sense. This perspective is very valuable to me. ❤
So cool...thanks so much for posting this! Illuminating.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this!!
Hey i would love to know what is the delay
settings during the interview
Especially around 29:36
Henry - brilliant work to upload your interview. Many thanks.
I have that exact same organ, the Ace Tone Top 5. As well as another one Terry favoured, the Yamaha YC-45D. I look foward to a duet with the great man one fine day. There is a slight possibility.
I look forward to doing this sort of thing with my 76 key workstation from Casio whilst contains a 6 channel digital recorder, once I can get a laptop and a looper pedal, and want to go out and play limited small theater and open air gigs, and of course, it would be a dream to actually collaborate with Terry in some capacity while there's still time-- for both of us...
And it basically happened eh? Had the utter privilege of seeing Terry play in Morgan’s living room recently-ish. Brilliant ❤
Is the infrared Stockholm concert (18:18) available to view online?
Cuneiform Records Fine Quality recordings.
Henry appears to be kneeling in the presence of Terry.
What piece is he playing near the end?
I've listened to the part around minute 7:00 three times now - Terry describes the invention of the livelooping technique with the two machines, back in Paris in 1963 - but I still don't understand WHO the person was who he refers to, the person who invented this technique on the spot. Does anyone get this?
Claude, the mystery man of the looping history :-)
It sounds like he was just a recording engineer who, when presented with the idea/problem that Terry had, came up with that particular solution! Good thing there were two tape machines in the studio.
and that is actually what Riley describes in the liner notes of this recording ... too bad we don't know the name of this engineer ... he needs to be celebrated
@@veloopity Yes, very true.
I learned the technique in a Musique Concrete (imagine diacritical mark) class in the fall of1978 at Northern Illinois University. I had the impression that it had been well-known since around the time the people working in this form shifted from primarily using turn tables to primarily using reel-to-reel machines. It seems to me likely that various people came up with the same idea independently, such that it doesn’t really matter who was strictly first.
mad denim fits
please could you activate the youtube auto translate please ????
i want to play drums for/with you henry.
Interviewer was too forceful in parts, tried to speed things along faster than Riley wanted to. Other than that, fine segment.
I also could sit for hours w these masters - but Terry does not sound rushed. Ever
@@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491
Agreed - Terry is totally unphased, but the interviewer had these questions ready in advance and didn't do as much impromptu followup as I would like before changing the subject quite rapidly. Maybe it's my autism, it just bugs me with interviewers a lot.
24:30 sounds like Ciani's Buchla concerts
you are right! similar to her synthesizer
haha: "simple minded idiot polyphony" - terry riley
They're both wearing long-sleeve denim collar shirts hmmm.