Craig Leon, Suicide, Ramones, Blondie, Cassell Webb

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Craig Leon "She wears a hemispherical skullcap"

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Drakeford Presents: Craig Leon Interview Audio

Craig Leon - Nommo

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Taken from Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1: Nommos / Visiting.


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Craig Leon - Nommo

Craig Leon - Donkeys Bearing Cups

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Craig Leon - Donkeys Bearing Cups

Tracklist here: http://www.factmag.com/2014/09/08/fact-mix-459-craig-leon/

2014 has welcomed Kevin Saunderson and Damon Albarn to the FACT Mix controls – but the man behind mix 459 is arguably the most storied mixer of the year so far. 

Craig Leon’s CV as a producer is about as distinguished as they come; in fact, our 100 best albums of the 1970s list would look very different without him. The Florida native was a pivotal figure in the US punk and new wave scenes, manning the controls on early singles from the Ramones and Blondie. Production credits include Suicide’s game-changing 1977 debut LP, Richard Hell and the Voidoids’ Blank Generation, and Jeffrey Lee Pierce’s Flamingo.

He’s also forged an impressive, if lesser-known, career as a recording artist. His 1981 solo debut Nommos, a skittering collection of processed percussive tattoos and wonky electronics, is an out-and-out classic, and we duly ranked Superior Viaduct’s (unauthorized) edition as our favourite reissue of 2013. Other releases include 1982’s Waiting and a collaborative LP with Arthur Baker. His solo work’s been spotlit once again this year: a definitive new RVNG release, Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1, presents a spruced-up, alternative version of Nommos, painstakingly re-recorded from Leon’s original studio notes and bundled alongside a remastered version of Waiting.

Leon’s spent much of the last 25 years working on modern classical releases, and his FACT mix draws from that milieu, blending drone, gamelan, krautrock and microtonal work. It’s gorgeous, and features a sprinkling of unreleased works to boot. Bernard Parmegiani, Annette Peacock, Tony Conrad and George Gerschwin all feature.

FACT Mix 459 - Craig Leon (Sept '14)

The electronic artist and industry vet talks Blondie, aliens and African tribes.

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EX.239 Craig Leon

Saturday, January 31st, 2015
CTM 2015 – Un Tune
Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin

In this year’s Live Exchange at CTM, Resident Advisor’s Will Lynch meets with Craig Leon, a composer, A&R manager and music producer. With a keen ear for anticipating advancements in sound and style, Leon is credited with the discovery and development of groups such as The Ramones, Blondie, The Talking Heads, and Suicide.

CTM 2015: RA Live Exchange: Craig Leon in Conversation with Will Lynch.

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Craig Leon Interview — Boiler Room London

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Craig Leon Online Radio Festival x Boiler Room Live Set

My interview with record producer, Craig Leon for NYC classical radio station, WQXR in 2009. 

CRAIG LEON FOR WQXR

Arthur Brown and Craig Leon - Take a Picture

Joy to the World (Anonyme att. to G.F. Handel)Orchestre d'Auvergne, Craig Leon

Pepperland

The Pepperland Suite: Pepperland

Belle étoile

Craig Leon - One Hundred Steps

Craig Leon - Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon

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Craig Leon - Standing Crosswise In The Square

Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon

The Gates Made Plain

Craig Leon - The Gates Made Plain

Musician and composer Craig Leon might be best known for his production for bands like Suicide, the Ramones, Talking Heads, Richard Hell, Blondie and many other artists who shaped the New York City downtown sound of the ’70s and early ’80s. In 1981 he released his debut solo work Nommos (on John Fahey’s Takoma Records), a minimal synth album inspired by the creation myth of Mali’s Dogon people, who believe that an alien race visited ancient Earth to impart their wisdom and culture. A year later he released Visiting, the continuation of this imaginative, anthropologic sonic exploration. Almost 40 years on, with his new Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Vol 2: The Canon, he continues his extraterrestrial investigations and expands on the concept of an Earth inextricably linked to the cosmos. Consciously utilizing many of the same synthesizers and programs of his early works, Leon and his partner Cassell Webb reopen the portal to propulsive and spacious productions. Today we listen to Lauren Martin and Leon discuss the narrative thrust of this latest addition to his cosmic lore, some of his favorite sci-fi fiction and the mathematics of the Dogon.

Originally broadcast on Red Bull Radio on May 13th 2019

Peak Time with Craig Leon

Craig Leon is an American musician, conductor, composer and producer whose work has become increasingly concerned with finding a sonic space between Earth and outer space. Starting out in the early ’70s as a producer and A&R for Sire Records, he helped shape the sound of bands like Suicide, the Ramones, Talking Heads and Blondie. For the last 30 years, he’s worked within modern classical and experimental electronic synthesis, composing for orchestras and ensembles and working with vocalists like his long-term partner Cassell Webb. Nearly 40 years after releasing his first two albums, 1981’s Nommos and 1982’s Visiting, Leon returns in 2019 with a solo full-length electronic album, Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Vol 2: The Canon, for Rvng Intl. Inspired by ancient mythologies and religions, outer space and imagined alien beings, in this Fireside Chat Leon talks about creating ambient music with and for a vivid imagination.

Originally broadcast on Red Bull Radio on April 18th 2019.

Fireside Chat with Craig Leon

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