Gary War is an Avant-Garde musician born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1979. His recordings combine tape and digital collage techniques with heavily synthesized electronic psychedelia, acid punk, musique concrete and certain elements of classical music, progressive rock and dance music into a mutant strain of damaged yet accessible future music. War is currently based in New York City and Gloucester, MA. read more…
Gary War is an Avant-Garde musician born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1979. His recordings combine tape and digital collage techniques with heavily synthesized electronic psychedelia, acid punk, musique concrete and certain elements of classical music, progressive rock and dance music into a mutant strain of damaged yet accessible future music. War is currently based in New York City and Gloucester, MA.
“Too often, experimental pop isn’t experimental at all. There are token nods in the direction of Neu!, or My Bloody Valentine, or whoever the hipster fetish du jour happens to be. There’s nothing in the travesty of The Horrors’ recent ‘Krautrock’ album, or TV On The Radio’s post-punk deformations, that could really jeopardize mainstream appeal — it’s experimental music for pop fans. ‘Horribles Parade’ on the other hand, is absolutely uncompromising in its vision. You couldn’t play these songs on MTV. On your standard portable radio, the pop elements would be submerged by scree and gurgle. It’s a challenging album, which demands you listen for it to reveal its subtleties. Pop for experimental music fans. ‘Horribles Parade’ is the bold statement of an incredibly eccentric vision, a complete rethink of the premises of pop writing.” —Nick Richardson, Wire Magazine
