Or something--efforts to characterize his art are bound to fail, turning back on themselves with the fatal realization that the only way to properly experience his work is to be silent and listen to it very carefully.
AAJ Contributor Gordon Marshall spoke with Kelley about his work, influenced by music ranging from Sonic Youth, The Butthole Surfers and The Cure, to Bach, Stravinsky and Mahler.
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