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Machine Gun
The 801st greatest album of all time
Machine Gun is a 1968 album by Peter Brötzmann's octet that captures a raw, high-energy strain of free jazz. The music emphasizes collective improvisation, dense and often abrasive textures, forceful horn interplay and extended techniques supported by a driving rhythm presence. Its unrelenting intensity and focus on group dynamics mark it as an important early statement in European free improvisation.
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