John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend - John Cale

New York 1964-02-xx

Rehearsal at La Monte Young's 275 Church Street loft in February, 1964. Start of Pre-Tortoise Dream Music, with new emphasis on drone. Young began to hold longer tones on the saxophone, Conrad and Cale began (at Tony Conrad's suggestion) amplifying their instruments with contact mics. Cale and Conrad had not yet developed the endurance that would characterize their later performances (as Dream Sydicate).

La Monte Young: sopranino saxophone
Marian Zazeela: bowed gong, voice drone
John Cale: three- and four-string (amplified) viola drone
Tony Conrad: violin (amplified)
Terry Jennings: sopranino saxophone

They played Pre-Tortoise Dream Music. Can be found bootlegs.



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