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Nels Cline

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Nels Cline

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  • “The Returning Angel”
  • “The 23”
  • “Satomi”
  • “Time Of No Sirens”
  • “Surplus”
  • “Interior Wall”

Nels Cline is a man you need with you within the studio. In a profession that is spanned over 40 years, he is performed with a whole lot of musicians, dealing in something from avant-garde jazz to lo-fi punk, alongside people like Thurston Moore, Mike Watt, Yoko Ono and Carla Bozulich.

In fact, Cline has been a cool, regular hand in Wilco for the final 20 years. So when the LA-born composer and guitarist gathers some nice gamers for a brand new album, you understand we might pay shut consideration. Consentrik Quartet options saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, drummer Tom Rainey and double-bassist Chris Lightcap.

On this session, Nels will discuss making Consentrik Quartet and his time dwelling in New York Metropolis through the ’70s. Plus, as a man who’s performed with a variety of nice musicians over time, Cline shares what he seems for in a collaborator.

This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.

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