John Wall

British sampling composer John Wall's work creates new compositions from fragments of CD and LP recordings. Interests in classical composition, computer music, and free improvisation are all apparent in the work of this north London composer, who became active in avant-garde music circles in the early '80s. His working process is to reconfigure some of the more abrasive shards of modern classical music. He splices them hard up against an explosive soundbite from metalers Carcass or free-improv from the Derek Bailey school of thought, often parallel mixing these sample arrangem...