Ep312: The Passion of William Hooker
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2021
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
William Hooker has been paving a unique musical path since his initial independent releases in the early 80s, through to today with the release of the monumental LP "Big Moon". Today William shares his approach, discusses his need to look forward, continue to create and chase his artistic vision.
Topics include:
- Music and art through the pandemic
- Composing his music
- The distance from "...Is Eternal Life"
- Influences on his life and art
- Finding music in nature
- Recommending music
- Where to begin with Free Jazz
- Tension and creativity with other artists
- Big Moon and Symphonie of Flowers
- Let's meet in Japan!
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| 0:32.3 | And now, on with the show. |
| 0:35.9 | Well, hey, everyone, it's Nate. |
| 0:38.0 | Welcome to episode 312 of the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds. |
| 0:44.9 | And today we welcome Mr. William Hooker, an absolute legend in the world of music, |
| 0:51.0 | a staple of the New York no wave scene, and such a creative gentleman, |
| 0:55.6 | and a wonderful soul. |
| 0:57.2 | Williams' music really defies all definition. |
| 1:00.0 | There's no genre that captures accurately what he does. |
| 1:03.8 | There are elements of jazz, electronica, noise rock, avant-garde, even punk rock and beyond |
| 1:10.0 | in Williams' work. The best way to describe his music is |
| 1:12.9 | really just to hear it for yourself. William's new album, Big Moon, is out now. It's on all |
| 1:19.0 | streaming services, and physical copies can be had from your independent local music shop |
| 1:24.1 | or by ordering direct from orgmusic.com. I recommend while you're grabbing a copy of |
| 1:29.8 | Big Moon, also get a copy of Symphony of Flowers, another great William Hooker album. Again, |
| 1:36.4 | ask your local record shop for a copy or get yours direct from orgmusic.com. Now, I truly hope you |
| 1:43.3 | enjoy our conversation today with William. We've got an |
| 1:46.6 | extended version of this interview available only to supporters of the Vinyl Guide podcast at |
| 1:52.7 | Patreon.com slash vinyl guide. By going to patreon.com slash vinyl guide and supporting our show for |
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