Ward McLain:The Wind Harp (1972)

Ward Mclain:The Wind Harp (1972)
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“The Wind Harp” was a 1972 sculpture by Ward McLain, an aeolian harp.
I picked up the double album in a 2nd hand shop in the early 80s. This record, together with “Pagan Muzak” by NON (aka Boyd Rice), permanently changed the way that I listened to and thought about music. I had previously been very rigid in my thinking and thought of music as something which you “pushed” out into the world through force of will, yet here was something different, a sculpture played by the wind which transcended human composition (apart of course from the choice of string tuning and the choice of edit).”

(curated and notes by Alan Morse Davies)
Ward Mclain: The Wind Harp (via Discogs)
Boyd Rice/NON: Pagan Muzak (1978)
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