Throughout Through Death*
Pioneering avant-garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen died Wednesday, according to a press release posted yesterday by the Stockhausen Foundation. While neither a household name nor always the easiest to listen to, his work still was a profound influence. From Aphex Twin to Frank Zappa, The Beatles and Pink Floyd to Sonic Youth and Björk, musicians of all disciplines cite Stockhausen as a critical reference point.Let's all tip a sip for Karlheinz tonight.
* Post title taken from a Stockhausen quote, listed in his Memorial Booklet [PDF].
3 comments:
I'm tipping one right now. Although, you could have picked a photo where he didn't look as though Dustin Hoffman were playing him.
Heh. I hadn't seen it that way. I thought it had a certain "mad scientist" vibe that felt right.
I heard Stockhausen when I was a kid - the same year Queen released Bohemian Rhapsody. That should explain something, but it doesn't.
_mph
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