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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

10. Maryanne AmacherSound Characters (Making The Third Ear)

I met her along with Charlemagne. She was older than me so I was wowed, and again, it was music of long duration. She had all kinds of crazy ideas. She did a piece that was kind of like tinnitus. Even if you don’t have it you can always hear a high-pitched sound – Maryanne did a duet with sounds you hear in your head and external frequencies. It was really beautiful, because you couldn’t tell what you were hearing in your head and what was outside. All her pieces had that explorative quality.

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