AMM

The Profile

AMM are a British group formed in the mid-1960s, pioneers of electroacoustic and free improvisation. Across shifting lineups—featuring Keith Rowe, Eddie Prévost, John Tilbury, Cornelius Cardew, Lou Gare, among others—they developed a distinctive, non-jazz, non-jam approach built on collective listening and restraint.

Founded in 1966; associated with Keith Rowe, Lou Gare, Cornelius Cardew, Lawrence Sheaff, Christopher Hobbs, Eddie Prévost, and John Tilbury. Performances are unprepared by rule and not discussed afterward. Newfoundland (1992) is a single 76-minute track recorded by Rowe/Tilbury/Prévost in Canada. AMMMusic dates to the late 1960s and embodies their radical, hybrid freedom outside jazz and rock audiences.

Two reviews trace AMM’s evolution from the radical freedom of AMMMusic (1967) to the 76-minute expanse of Newfoundland (1992). The writers stress AMM’s strict, non-jazz, non-jam approach: nothing is prepared, nothing is discussed afterward. Lineups shifted across decades, featuring figures like Rowe, Prévost, Tilbury, Cardew. The music is portrayed as tense, spacious, and uniquely personal, often evoking stark landscapes.