Paul McCartney

Avant Garde Music

Until researching for this website I had no idea that Paul McCartney had been involved making fringe music for many years...

The Unknown Paul McCartney: McCartney & The Avant Garde

"...Macca has always been a little more complicated than people give him credit for. His side interests have always fascinated me. The author covers some general history of the avant garde scene, enough to show you Macca just didn't dabble, and he was in rather deep..." Michelle Hensley

Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, 1994

"...once you get used to the strange sounds and plodding rhythms, this CD can become an excellent piece of background music. It's simplistic and stays out of the way. This album is very much in the same style as modern composer Steve Reich especially with his composition entitled "Drumming". Both feature the same idea of trance-like rhythms with uncompilcated melodic and harmonic patterns..." Louie Bourland

Rushes, 1998

"...I first heard some of this as the lead-in to Macca's "Driving USA" concert. I was mesmerized, and intrigued about the source of the world-music instrumentals. When various websites pointed me to this CD, I just had to have it. It's a terrific concept album, and the fact that this is the same Sir Paul that we've loved for forty years makes it even more special. He has once again reinvented himself. Buy it, turn the lights down, and let your imagination roam..." Hollywood Watson

"...It is quite different from all of McCartney's other works. Though it has more techno than a typical McCartney release, it also has an occasional blend of classical instruments and distant voices. The work is almost like how a person might perceive listening to the sounds of one's dream. Sound mixes include: rising and receding tides, long repetitions of piano notes, voices from afar, and psychedelic elements reminiscent of The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour..." Jon Strickland

Liverpool Sound Collage, 2000

"...It was so nice to hear the sound clips of the Fabs on this CD. Along w/ the sounds of Liverpool: windstorms,rain,traffic,fish 'n' chips hawkers...we had John,Paul,George and Ringo chatting about broken guitar strings, etc. The CD really is a gift and a gem..." Dennis York

"...THIS IS PAUL. Experimental music at its finest. From the man who helped bring you Rubber Soul and Sgt. Pepper. The Walrus who turned John on to Stockhausen and.....oh yeah, was one of four guys who changed Western Culture. I don't know WHO that guy in Wings was..." William R Nicholas

"...if you can handle drum samples and a beat-box generated rhythm or two, give this...a chance. Your kids will be proud of you and think that you're cooler..." R. Schaad