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Metal Machine Trio

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October 30, 2010

"We have formed a recording unit Called BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE. We intend to put out different types of my music - from industrial to meditative to songs and all subway stops in between. - CREATE!"

--Lou Reed

Latest:

Photos of Noise Night, Sydney

Jul. 10, 2010

Filed Under: Intrigue, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Marc Ribot, Metal Machine Trio, Sarth Solo Projects, photo
Tags: Bardo Pond, Lou Reed, Marc Ribot, Melt Banana, MWMCG, Night Terrors, Noise, Opera House, Rice Corpse, Sydney, Zond

Cool review comparing Creation of The Universe to Metal Machine Music

Jul. 7, 2010

Filed Under: Lou Reed, Metal Machine Trio, Press Clips, Ulrich Krieger
Tags: Creation of the Universe, Lou Reed, Metal Machine Music, MM3, Sarth, Ulrich Krieger

mm3 in brussels, video from youtube

Jul. 1, 2010

The post embedded a YouTube video (yiyoNy2aNKs) that is no longer on YouTube.

came across this randomly and always like to see myself jumping up and down. tommy’s tees in the house.

Filed Under: Intrigue, Lou Reed, Metal Machine Trio, Ulrich Krieger, Video

MM3 interviewed in Art Rocker

Apr. 21, 2010

Art Rocker interviewed us about the upcoming tour … I always felt like the conversation was tilting and spiraling ….

Filed Under: Metal Machine Trio, Press Clips

Video: Metal Machine Trio infiltrates Lucibel Crater

Mar. 22, 2010

Filed Under: Leah Coloff, Lucibel Crater, Metal Machine Trio, Paul Chuffo, Video
Tags: Video

Discography:

Metal Machine Trio “The Creation of the Universe”

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September 9, 2014

"We have formed a recording unit Called BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE. We intend to put out different types of my music - from industrial to meditative to songs and all subway stops in between. - CREATE!"

--Lou Reed

In 2008 Lou called me up and told me he was doing a free improvised noise gig at The REDCAT in LA with saxophonist and composer Ulrich Krieger. Ulrich had made a real impression on Lou by arranging Metal Machine Music for orchestral ensemble ... a rare and some might say unnatural feat that should be impossible. I had done a tour with Lou's rock band, processing and sampling the various instruments on stage, and we had talked talked about doing some duet shows performing the meditation music we'd been working on. That stuff was drones and melodies combined with pure noise, so this seemed only natural. Ulrich had billed us as "Unclassified" because obviously the group had no name yet.

The shows in LA were great, they sold out right away and we added a second set on one of the nights. We recorded the sets with a matched pair of Schoeps and a stereo Royer, and released them as is, pure ambient microphone tracks with no direct lines. That stuff was released as a double live CD, "Creation of the Universe."

This was the start of the group which was eventually renamed The Metal Machine Trio, and we went on to play in Europe, Brazil, and Australia.

We called the music "Deep Noise" because that's what it was. At times though, it felt almost like improvised classical music, or something which didn't have a name.

Latest:

Metal Machine Trio in 10.1 Ambisonic Installation

Jan. 16, 2012

Filed Under: Intrigue, Lou Reed, Metal Machine Trio, Ulrich Krieger
Tags: 10.1, ambisonic, arup soundlab, continuum fingerboard, csulb, kyma, live processing, Lou Reed, metal machine trio, MM3, Ulrich Krieger

Some photos from the Blender Theater

Dec. 6, 2011

Filed Under: Lou Reed, Metal Machine Trio, photo, Ulrich Krieger