Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone: Glenn Branca – The Ascension

Stuarts Album der Woche ist Glenn Brancas Debütalbum „The Ascension“ aus dem Jahr 1981 – ein No-Wave-Klassiker und Meilenstein der experimentellen Gitarrenmusik, der auf der Überlagerung von E-Gitarren in alternativen Stimmungen basiert.

Außerdem in der dieswöchigen Zusammenstellung abenteuerlicher und avantgardistischer Musik: Art-Rock aus Donegal, Folk-Noir aus Brighton, ein Bonus-Ausschnitt aus Stuarts Interview mit den Pet Shop Boys sowie Stuarts Lesung Ihrer Zuschriften.

© BBC Radio, Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone, 18.10.2026

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