Bill Nace

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Bill Nace
Bill Nace 2022 promo photo from Drag City.jpg
Background information
Genres Avant-garde jazz, [1] free jazz, [1] experimental [2]
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record label owner
Instrument(s) Guitar, Taishōgoto
Labels
Member of Body/Head
Website billnace.bandcamp.com

Bill Nace is an American experimental guitarist and visual artist, from New Jersey. [1] Nace has collaborated with Joe McPhee, [1] Steve Gunn, [1] Thurston Moore, [1] Yoko Ono, [3] Okkyung Lee, [1] and Kim Gordon. [4] With Gordon, Nace is part of the experimental electric guitar duo Body/Head. [5] [6]

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He currently runs a label called Open Mouth Records, out of Philadelphia. He is also a prolific visual artist; drawing, designing various shirts, album covers, and flyers. [7]

Discography

With Body/Head

With X.O.4

With Paul Flaherty

With Evan Parker

As sideman

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Masters, Marc (May 25, 2020). "Bill Nace: Both". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. "Bill Nace". Talk House. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "Bill Nace :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview". Aquarium Drunkard. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Cea, Max (July 11, 2018). "Kim Gordon and Bill Nace Are Having Their Twin Peaks Moment". GQ . Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Meyer, Bill (March 20, 2020). "Bill Nace uses his guitar to make unguitarlike sounds on Both". Chicago Reader . Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. Bienstock, Richard (July 16, 2018). "Body/Head: Kim Gordon and Bill Nace Talk New Genre-Defying Noise Project". Revolver . Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. Breihan, Tom (September 13, 2021). "Kim Gordon's Body/Head Team With Aaron Dilloway For Collaborative Album, Share New Song "Goin' Down"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 14, 2021.