La Monte Young Iv (agp161) -

Recordings from the 1960s involving the Theatre of Eternal Music.

La Monte Young is widely considered the "father of Minimalism." His work in the 1960s moved away from traditional musical structures in favor of: La Monte Young IV (AGP161)

AGP161 is a digital preservation release focusing on rare, out-of-print recordings by La Monte Young. The AGP series was a curated effort to digitize experimental and avant-garde music that had never seen a CD or digital reissue, making these seminal works accessible to modern listeners. Included Works Recordings from the 1960s involving the Theatre of

Because Young is notoriously protective of his archives and official releases are rare and expensive (such as the Well-Tuned Piano box sets), the AGP161 collection served as a vital resource for scholars and fans of the American avant-garde. It captures the raw, often abrasive sound of his early experiments with amplification and frequency oscillation. Technical Note Included Works Because Young is notoriously protective of

Tuning instruments to pure mathematical ratios rather than the standard Western "Equal Temperament." Significance of the Release

An early electronic work utilizing metallic drones and feedback.