Alvin Curran – The Works [LP] Industrial / Power Electronics His pachinko-parlor pacing

His pachinko-parlor pacing

Clic features Battiato on VCS3 synthesizer and piano

The way Bram's voice lazily combines with the loose guitar playing sometimes makes the album sound like a mutant hybrid of early Jandek and mid-period Hurley

they gained influence and acclaim but never strayed from their original mainlined performing technique

audacious and euphoric new system of sound

Alvin Curran – The Works [LP] Industrial / Power Electronics His pachinko-parlor pacing"The Works one of the most famous pieces by brilliant American composer Alvin Curran was not created by will and direct purpose but, as the composer himself states, as a "providential accident" which is to say quite organically. Combining piano and voice with found sound and a custom built Serge modular synthesizer, The Works is a slowly developing piece where space and ambient tape are eventually overtaken by raga esque chanting and frenetic piano