Hans Reichel,Festival Phonomanie, Ulrichsberg 6.12.09.

Suggested by Russ Grant

Recorded at "Mózg" in Bydgoszcz (Poland) on 24.06.2006

Jazzmaster abuse, featuring stainless steel rods, twine, drywall anchor, alligator clips, bass bow, steel guitar bar and surgical steel cup.

Johann Sebastian Bach ; Toccata & Fugue in Dm, BWV 565 Live recorded in Segovia ( Spain ) , Aug 2014 .Video produced by NURILANDS FILMS, directed by Núria García.
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Suggested by Russ Grant - an exmaple of a guitar orchestra

Derek Bailey Bill Laswell Jack DeJohnette DJ Disk

`I didn't have a grandaddy nearly as hip, weird or happening as Derek Bailey. 1997. He said: "there is more playing per cubic unit in free playing than there is in any other kind of music" is the youtube commentary

Prepared Guitar with Duane Denison 0:15

• Sonic exploration: prepared guitar 0:30 -
• What is prepared music 1:20 -
• Guitar preparation #1:
• a plastic twist tie 2:00
• Example: a metallic, clanging sound or a very percussive sound 3:15
• Guitar preparation #2: the snare guitar (manipulating the strings naturally) 4:45 -
• Example: a snare sound 6:30 
• Guitar preparation #3: mixing multiple wraparounds 7:00 
• This will never sound the same way twice - there's an element of chance that is conceptually interesting

Legendary innovator, UK 'tabletop' guitarist Keith Rowe

The Noise Upstairs will be running a free-improv and experimental music jam night upstairs at The Golden Lion in Todmorden. Perfect, right?