Tony Conrad (1940-2016)

2016-04-11 by praise jimmy EMERITUS | 14 Comments
Tony Conrad, writer, video artist, filmmaker, composer and a pioneer of the drone genre, has died at the age of 76 from complications of pneumonia in New York. Conrad is best known for his contributions to the burdgeoning experimental scene in 1960s New York, and was responsible for the meeting between John Cale and Lou Reed that would spawn the creation of The Velvet Underground. Conrad also worked with the legendary krautrock band Faust, Throbbing Gristle's Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Keiji Haino and Jim O'Rourke. Conrad had been a member of the State University of New York at Buffalo since 1976, teaching in the Department of Media Study until his passing.


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DeafeningEcho
April 11th 2016
11 Comments


Although I am not a crazy fan for his work, I actively enjoy both noise and drone music, so this loss is felt in my heart. RIP

JigglyPDiddy
April 11th 2016
3721 Comments


RIP hard

Totengott
April 11th 2016
4252 Comments


2016 strikes again.

RIP.

SharkTooth
April 11th 2016
15024 Comments


At least it's not another cancer related death

Tunaboy45
April 11th 2016
18954 Comments


terrible news, another true pioneer gone

elliootsmeuth
April 11th 2016
4013 Comments


more 2016 bullshit. i haven't listened to him, but i do enjoy noise, drone, and tvu, rip man

ArsMoriendi
April 12th 2016
42341 Comments


The guy literally was a professor at my college right before he died.

Frippertronics
Emeritus
April 12th 2016
19720 Comments


should've hit him up tbh, would've been dope to talk to him about his work with Faust

ArsMoriendi
April 12th 2016
42341 Comments


Too late now...

Friday13th
April 12th 2016
7624 Comments


RIP never heard of him, but dude sounds like he sparked lots a sweet stuff.

CrazyDiamond7
April 12th 2016
260 Comments


2016 claims another one. Never heard of him and don't care much for drone music, but he created the Velvet Underground so that's pretty cool.

RIP

Frippertronics
Emeritus
April 12th 2016
19720 Comments


he didn't, he was a friend of John Cale. Both went to Pickwick Studios to record something, and while there, Cale met Lou Reed. The rest is history.

JAV
April 12th 2016
3545 Comments


Death is busy as always.
RIP

Asdfp277
April 13th 2016
25679 Comments


rip, he was a good reviewer



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