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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”
  • “Internal 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 bunch 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.

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

On this session, Nels will speak about making Consentrik Quartet and his time dwelling in New York Metropolis throughout the ’70s. Plus, as a man who’s performed with numerous nice musicians through the years, Cline shares what he appears to be like 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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