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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 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...
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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".
Learn about the life and work of Basil Kirchin, a pioneer of electronic and experimental music who created his own musical language called Worlds Within Worlds. Discover his career as a drummer, band leader, film and TV composer, and his influential albums released by Trunk Records.
Dubbed a "founding father of ambient music" by Brian Eno, Basil Kirchin’s influence on 20th-century music is huge. Yet, for much of his life, he worked in almost total anonymity. Late Junction...
And now, thanks to the Hull weekender, Basil has even more friends - he’s better known, less obscure and there is a new light shining on his work; it’s a light that also illuminates people’s lives once they meet with his incredible and often very beautiful musical world.
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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.
