Julius Eastman is the first artist in our new series Erased Music, which will run over the next three years. His work is the perfect place to start a series on musicians who have been unjustly forgotten and who are worthy of being placed back into the spotlight. Eastman was a composer, pianist and singer from New York. He wrote much more aggressive and haunting minimal music than that of his famous colleagues Philip Glass and Steve Reich. A homosexual African-American, he died in 1990, leaving behind works such as Evil N****r and Gay Guerilla. His pieces will be played by the Grammy-nominated ensemble Wild Up from Los Angeles which specialises in Eastman’s music.

The mediative experience that is Eastman's Buddha is now followed by his most political works: Evil N****r, Gay Guerrilla and Crazy N****r. Three titles that were and are intended to provoke, to prevent people from looking away and to draw attention to the everyday nature of racism. 

Packed with Eastman's usual intensity, rhythm and drama, Wild Up dares to show the master of minimal music once again in a big way.More details here.

YP joining Wild Up ensemble on piano