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Ulrich Krieger
Born 1962, in Freiburg, Germany, he lived in Berlin from 1983-2007 with longer residencies in the USA and Italy from 1991-97. In September 2007 he moved to California, where he is professor for composition and experimental sound practice at the 'California Institute for the Arts'. He studied classical saxophone, composition, electronic music and musicology at the Manhattan School of Music (NYC), the Universität der Künste (Berlin) and the Freie Universität (Berlin), as well as pursuing independent studies and research in the didjeridu and Australian Aboriginal music and culture. Krieger has worked with Lou Reed, Lee Ranaldo, Phill Niblock, David First, Thomas Köner, Alan Licht, Michiko Hirayama, Witold Szalonek, Mario Bertoncini, Miriam Marbe, Seth Josel, Zbigniew Karkowski, Merzbow, zeitkratzer and many others performing in Europe, North-America, Asia and Australia.
His works are being performed by the California EAR Unit, zeitkratzer, KontraTrio, Soldier String Quartet, Wandelweiser Ensemble, and many others. Krieger received grants from the German DAAD program, the Darmstadter Summer Courses for New Music, the city of Berlin and many others and was a Composer-In-Residence at Villa Aurora (Los Angeles), Villa Serpentara (Rome), German Research Centre Venice (Italy), University of East Anglia (England), the City of Bologna (Italy) and the Music Centre North Queensland (Australia). He has released over 50 CDs of his original compositions, improvisations, with his groups and as a collaborator with many musicians.
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Ulrich Krieger: Bringing Metal Machine Music to Life
by John Eyles
Lou Reed's 1975 release Metal Machine Music--often referred to as “MMM"--is one of the most notorious and misunderstood albums in rock history. Its four sides of guitar feedback were not well received by Reed fans used to songs and vocals. The album was critically panned and withdrawn three weeks after release. Many who bought it returned their copies.
In the years that followed, the album gradually acquired cult status, as others listened to the album at length and digested its ...
read moreUlrich Krieger/Sonic Boom @ Calarts Monday May 3rd
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SoCal Creative Music
Sonic Boom, CalArts' experimental rock group, presents a LOUD show of death, black, and ambient metal.Original music by:Blake BaldwinZac EzrinAlex SramekStephanie SmithBob AllairePlus covers of:DeicideImmortalUlverEnsemble features guitars, keys, drums, vocals, cello, winds (bassoon, bass clarinet, saxes, flute), electronics.In-person attendance is recommended to experience the loud awesomeness, but the webcam should be working for those too far away to attend: music.calarts.eduMonday, ...
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Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio Tour Europe in April
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Noble PR
Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio, consisting of Lou Reed, saxophonist Ulrich Krieger and electronics wizard Sarth Calhoun, tour Europe in April. The threesome play Cambridge Junction (April 17), Oxford O2 Academy (April 18) and London Royal Festival Hall (April 19), La Cigale, Paris (April 21), Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (April 22), Koncerthuset, Copenhagen (April 24), Sentrum Scene, Oslo (April 26)Ole Bull Scene, Bergen (April 27), Teatre Principal de Palma, Mallorca (April 30).
The 1975 album Metal Machine Music, which inspired the ...
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Metal Machine Trio's Ulrich Krieger Interviewed at AAJ
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All About Jazz
Lou Reed's 1975 release Metal Machine Music--often referred to as “MMM"--is one of the most notorious and misunderstood albums in rock history. Its four sides of guitar feedback were not well received by Reed fans used to songs and vocals. The album was critically panned and withdrawn three weeks after release. In the years that followed, the album gradually acquired cult status, as others listened to the album at length and digested its contents. MMM spawned categories such as “noise" ...
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Text of Light (Feat. Lee Ranaldo, Alan Licht, and Ulrich Krieger) @ Cinefamily
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SoCal Creative Music
This Wednesday night Text of Light in Los Angeles! This is a truly rare and incredible west coast performance:Join Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo, collaborating live with saxophonist Ulrich Krieger and guitarist Alan Licht, as he goes to the blasphemous extreme with live scores to the films of Stan Brakhage and other mid-century American cinema avant-gardists. According to Licht, Text of Light “does not perform soundtracks to the films of Stan Brakhage. Rather, it uses the films as ...
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