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Angus MacLise was an American percussionist, composer, poet and occultist who played with the Velvet Underground briefly. He later became a Buddhist monk and a drone musician, and died in Nepal in 1979.
Jan 24, 2022 · Angus MacLise (1938-1979) was, as the Velvet Underground’s original drummer, an essential element of their early free-form sound, particularly on songs like “Heroin,” “Venus in Furs” and “Black Angel’s Death Song”. Because he left the band before they released an album, he was overlooked in earlier accounts of the pre-punk scene ...
Angus William MacLise was born in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1938, the son of a book dealer. He had some formal training as a percussionist, but by the early 1960s his playing had become so ...
May 10, 2011 · Learn about the life and work of Angus MacLise, a poet and musician who played with the Velvet Underground before Maureen Tucker and collaborated with La Monte Young and others. See his art, recordings, publications and ephemera at a gallery show in New York.
May 10, 2011 · An exhibition and publication celebrating the multifaceted artistic legacy of Angus MacLise, the original drummer of the Velvet Underground and a collaborator of Fluxus, Theatre of the Ridiculous, and Jack Smith. Explore his music, poetry, calligraphy, performance, and more through original artifacts, recordings, films, and books.
Mar 17, 2003 · Angus Maclise, on the other hand, was far more the Renaissance Man: making his own calendars, doing calligraphy, publishing homemade collections of his poems and spiritual tracts, and acting in ...
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Apr 17, 2023 · Angus MacLise is something of a legend within the realms of avant-garde sound. A central figure of the 1960s New York underground, the percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher contributed to the early Fluxus newspaper, VTre, was an early member of the Theatre of Eternal Music, alongside La Monte Young, John Cale, Tony Conrad, and Marian Zazeela, and was the first drummer for ...
