Wonderful to see our dearest colleague Ryan Muncy mentioned recently in The New York Times in relation to Ash Fure’s work. Beautiful reminder of Ryan’s spirit and dedication to our community.
“BERLIN — In 2018, after a visit to Berghain, the storied techno club here, the saxophonist and curator Ryan Muncy called the composer Ash Fure, a friend and collaborator.
“God spoke to me in the subwoofers,” Muncy told her. “‘Bring me Ash Fure.’”
Soon Fure, at the time a fellow at the American Academy in Rome, boarded a plane to Berlin. She and Muncy went straight to Berghain. “I remember so vividly every single detail,” Fure said in a video interview. She recalled watching as the other club-goers shed their coats and donned futuristic outfits. She explored the labyrinthine architecture, discovering vantage points from which to watch and listen. She got close to the famous Funktion-One sound system, which engulfed her with its volume but never hurt her ears. She stayed for 14 hours.” — Jeffrey Arlo Brown