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Episode: Transmissions :: Marc Ribot
Description: In âLies and Distortion,â the opening essay of his book Unstrung: Rants And Stories Of a Noise Guitarist, Marc Ribot writes: âWe seem to love broken voices in general: vocal cords eroded by whiskey and screaming, the junked-out weakness of certain horn players, distortion which signifies surpassing the capabilities of a tube or a speakerâvoices that damage, but (at least in performance) donât actually dieâŚWas this always true? I donât know.âIn a way, that speaks to Ribotâs own playing, on his own and with many luminary collaborators. Though he can certainly play delicately, a...