Fans of Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music (or even the noisier side of The Velvet Underground) might be stoked to hear about Lou Reed’s new Metal Machine Trio featuring Ulrich Krieger and Sarth Calhoun. The trio did a back-to-back two-night gig at Blender Theatre in NYC last year and are now doing a five-day stint in Europe this April. Lou has been calling these events “A Night of Deep Noise” and will feature Lou on guitar and electronics, Ulrich Krieger on tenor sax and live electronics, and Sarth Calhoun on live processing and Fingerboard Continuum. The trio takes inspiration from Reed’s controversial 1975 album Metal Machine Music, but the performance isn’t a direct remaking, as made obvious by the trio’s instrumentation. So, anyone getting ready to call out for their favorite part of MMM are gonna be a little disgruntled when all they hear is Lou Reed actually playing his guitar opposed to pushing it up against his amp.
If you wanna hear the trio before shelling out the dough, check out the recordings from last year’s NYC events, released as The Creation of the Universe, or check out Lou’s own video of the trio here. If you’re just gonna shell out the dough either way, here are the dates:
04.17.10 - Cambridge, UK - Cambridge Junction
04.18.10 - Oxford, UK - Oxford 02 Academy
04.19.10 - London, UK - Royal Festival Hall
04.21.10 - Paris, France - La Cigale
04.22.10 - Brussels, Belgium - A/B, Ancienne Belgique
04.24.10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - DR Koncerthuset
04.26.10 - Oslo, Norawy - Sentrum Scene
04.27.10 - Bergen, Norway - Ole Bull Scene
04.30.10 - Mallorca, Spain - Teatre Principal de Palma
• Lou Reed: http://www.loureed.com
