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Aquarius Records on "Western Violence & Brief Sensuality":
"Images of magnetic storms, train engines, electrical lines, and the high-powered industry that Collins evokes through his guitar work are tempered by quietly restrained passages that harbor introspective reflection over the vast and contradictory landscape of mountains, arid deserts and broken mesas." -Aquarius Records ( aquariusrecords.org )
KUSF on "Western Violence & Brief Sensuality":
"A truly beautiful record with layer upon layer of fuzz, drones, and field recordings. sometimes old timey, sometimes sweet, sometimes reflective, sometimes destructive. A perfect record for those somber days of summer." - KUSF radio station , San Francisco
earlabs.org on "Western Violence & Brief Sensuality":
"Fans of guitar-based ambiance will not be disappointed with the variety of styles that Collins makes use of here - psychedelic rock, country, metal, noise, drone, and abstract avant-garde." - Larry Johnson, earlabs.org
"Collins’ textured soundscapes have ambient and noise elements, but he manages to keep just the right amount of activity going. His improvisation is assured and restrained. " - Gridface.com
Disquiet on "Untitled Dream 1" and "Untitled Dream 2" from "Western Violence & Brief Sensuality":
"Collins composed a pair of untitled dreams, both of which mix guitar into a rough audio terrain, something along the lines of what Ennio Morricone might have done had he studied contemporary music at Mills College in the early 21st century, as did Collins."
- Disquiet.com
BIO:
Originally from rural New England and now living in New Mexico, William Fowler Collins (b.1974) is a musician whose work explores and synthesizes both musical and extramusical elements. Improvisation, field recordings, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, laptop computer, processed recordings, microcassette tape recorders, and home-made electronic devices all play roles in the creating, performing, and recording of his music.
In 2004 Collins graduated from Mills College, with an MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media where he studied with Fred Frith, Annie Gosfield, Alvin Curran, Maggi Payne, Chris Brown, and Pauline Oliveros.
In March 2007, he was invited on a brief tour with Brightblack Morning Light and Women & Children, playing shows in Tucson, AZ (03/07) and Denver, CO (03/10). On April 19 he performed at the IPI Festival in Santa Fe, NM.
On Spetember 26, 2007 he performed at the Issue Project room in Brooklyn, NY, sharing the bill with Ikue Mori.
