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Peter Rehberg’s Candid Interview with Tiny Mix Tapes

Speaking of Editions Mego, did you know that Peter Rehberg—the head of that label, one of the most vital forces in experimental music for the last two decades—will be at Big Ears 2019, playing with Sunn O)))’s Stephen O’Malley in KTL? In this interview with Tiny Mix Tapes, he talks candidly about the difficulties of being a musician while running a busy label, the thrill of working with co-conspirators, and the great ways music and the culture around it have changed in the last 25 years. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s good that I have the privilege of doing my hobby… instead of working somewhere, you know, normal.”

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