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Carl Stone Talks Japan and How He Categorizes Art

In this interview with Aquarium Drunkard, composer and electronics pioneer Carl Stone talks about why he moved to Japan, why the sounds of New York bore him, and how time spent dubbing multiple records simultaneously in a CalArts dungeon changed his life. Best line? “I don’t categorize things as high art or low art. If something moves me in some way, that makes it high as far as I’m concerned.”

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BIG EARS
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Knoxville, TN · USA

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