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Basil Kirchin (1927-2005) was an English drummer and composer who explored avant-garde, big band, free jazz and electronic music. He used tape manipulation of sounds of birds, animals, insects and children in his experimental works.
Feb 15, 2017 · Basil Kirchin was a maverick musician and pioneering composer who is credited as a founding father of ambient music. Yet despite being hailed by acts such as Brian Eno and St Etienne, he...
Basil Kirchin (August 8, 1927 - June 18, 2005) was a British drummer and composer. His career stretched from playing drums in his father's Big band at the age of 13, through scoring films, to experimenting with the manipulation of recorded sounds which has seen him cited as "the father of ambient music".
Basil Kirchin was an English composer and drummer. He lived from 8 August 1927 to 18 June 2005. His career included playing drums with his father’s big band when he was 13, scoring films, and electronic music that uses tape manipulation to create sounds for birds, animals and autistic kids.
Basil Kirchin (8 August 1927 – 18 June 2005) was an English drummer and composer. His career spanned from playing drums in his father's big band at the age of 13, through scoring films, to electronic music featuring tape manipulation of the sounds of birds, animals, insects and children.
Feb 15, 2017 · Basil Kirchin: Making music from autistic children's voices. Maverick musician and experimental composer Basil Kirchin, who is credited as a founding father of ambient music, was...
Biography by Roger Cotterrell. A profile of the brilliant drummer and controversial composer. The British drummer and composer Basil Kirchin is profiled here through a range of contributors in an article written in 2000, which celebrates his experimental style. Jimmy Knepper: Interview 1.
