If, Bwana
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If, Bwana is the pseudonym of the influential noise music artist Al Margolis.
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[edit] History
Al Margolis has been working under the musical pseudonym If, Bwana since New Year's Day 1984. He has since earned an international reputation for his experimental noise music.
[edit] Recording history
If, Bwana music is a fusion of ambient, industrial, and musique concrètesounds, often featuring strange soundscapes that are both balmy and unnerving at the same time.[1]
Margolis has also been very active as the owner of two prolific labels, the cassette label Sound of Pig and, since the 1990s, Pogus Productions, a CD label with a focus on experimental contemporary classical music.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Paul Hegarty, Noise/Music: A History (2007) Continuum International Publishing Group
- Thurston Moore, Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture (2004) Universe
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ [1] If, Bwana
- ^ http://www.pogus.com/ Pogus Productions
