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Born: Mar 14, 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Died: Jun 21, 1979 in Katmandu, Nepal of hypoglycemia.

Drummer of the very early Velvet Underground line-up and significant collaborator with avant-garde musician La Monte Young. Married to Hetty MacLise until his passing in 1979. Their son, Ossian Maclise was born in 1967. Both Angus and Hetty are considered legends among vintage psychedelic/avant-garde aficionados.

ALBUMS


Angus MacLise
The Kathmandu Cycle
2023, Cass, Ltd, RE, Counter Culture Chronicles
Angus MacLise
The Kathmandu Cycle
2019, Cass, S/Sided, Ltd, Counter Culture Chronicles
Angus MacLise
Tapes
2015
Angus MacLise
New York Electronic, 1965
2014
Angus MacLise
Dreamweapon IV
2011, CDr, Album, Ltd, Boo-Hooray
Angus MacLise & Hetty MacLise
Dreamweapon II
2011, ,
Experimental
Angus MacLise / Tony Conrad
Dreamweapon III
2011, ,
Experimental
Angus MacLise / Tony Conrad / Jack Smith
Dreamweapon I
2011
Angus MacLise
The Cloud Doctrine
2003
Angus MacLise
Astral Collapse
2003, ,
Experimental
Angus MacLise
Brain Damage In Oklahoma City
2000, CD, Siltbreeze, Quakebasket
John Cale / Tony Conrad / Angus MacLise / La Monte Young / Marian Zazeela
Inside The Dream Syndicate Volume I: Day Of Niagara (1965)
2000
Angus MacLise
The Invasion Of Thunderbolt Pagoda
1999, CD, Siltbreeze, Quakebasket, Siltbreeze, Quakebasket, ,
Psychedelic/Experimental
Angus MacLise
Trance
1987, 7", S/Sided, Fierce Recordings
Theatre Of Eternal Music
Day Of The Holy Mountain
2020
The Velvet Underground
Pre-VU Preview
2009, 2xCDr, Comp, Unofficial, Purple Chick, ,
Rock & Roll
The Velvet Underground
Caught Between The Twisted Stars
1998, 4xCD, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, Scorpio (3), ,
Psychedelic Rock/Garage Rock
Angus MacLise
Angus MacLise
1997
The Velvet Underground
Ultra Rare Trax Vol. 3
1995, CD, Comp, Unofficial, 3D Reality, ,
Art Rock/Psychedelic Rock
The Velvet Underground
A Symphony Of Sound
1991, 2xLP, Unofficial, Brigand, Brigand, ,
Psychedelic Rock
The Velvet Underground
More Bermuda Than Pizza
1987, Vinyl, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Glam
The Velvet Underground
"Searchin' For My Mainline" Live, Wild & Unreleased
1987, ,
Psychedelic Rock
Theatre Of Eternal Music
1960, 1963
Cass, Unofficial, C90, Velvet Underground Appreciation Society

APPEARANCES +


Coil
Moon's Milk (In Four Phases)
2024
156
Eight Steps In The Dance
2013, Cass, Ltd, Goat Eater Arts, ,
Experimental
Rz19.84*
A Dog's Anguish
2009, File, MP3, Kaos Ex Machina Promotions, ,
Black Metal/Experimental/Industrial
Ira Cohen
The Invasion Of Thunderbolt Pagoda
2006, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
John Cale
New York In The 1960s
2004, ,
Experimental/Minimal
Coil
Moon's Milk (In Four Phases) Bonus Disc
2002, ,
Experimental/Ambient
John Cale
Stainless Gamelan: Inside The Dream Syndicate Volume III
2001, CD, Album, Table Of The Elements, Table Of The Elements, Audio ArtKive
John Cale
Dream Interpretation: Inside The Dream Syndicate Volume II
2001, ,
Drone/Minimal/Experimental
Various
The Wire Tapper 6
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, S/Edition, Wire Magazine, ,
Leftfield/Indie Rock/Free Jazz/Krautrock/Abstract/Avantgarde/Post-Punk/Folk/Free Improvisation/Downtempo/Dub/Experimental/Hip Hop
Gerard Malanga
Up From The Archives
2000, CD, Sub Rosa, ,
Dialogue/Spoken Word/Indie Rock/Field Recording/Avantgarde/Hard Rock
Various
Green Groceries No.1
2000, CD, Comp, Green Onion, ,
Drone/Experimental/Indian Classical/Techno
Jack Smith
Les Evening Gowns Damnees - 56 Ludlow Street 1962-1964, Volume I
1997, CD, Album, Table Of The Elements, Audio ArtKive, ,
Dialogue/Spoken Word/Experimental
Ira Cohen
The Majoon Traveler (The Poetry Of Ira Cohen With DJ Cheb I Sabbah's Cut Up Mix Of Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, Angus MacLise, Lights In A Fat City, Jilala)
1994, ,
Spoken Word/Bop/Field Recording/Poetry/Ambient/Post Bop/Tribal
Various
An Unholy Montage
1990, ,
Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/Rock & Roll/Indie Rock/Punk
Spontaneous Sound / The Joyous Lake
Dreamweapon: Aspen No 9 Winter Spring
1970, Flexi, 8", Roaring Fork Press, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Free Improvisation/Experimental
Various
Mixed Bag Of Rarities
Cass, Velvet Underground Appreciation Society,
Various
Strength Through Failure: Plague Year Edition 2021
2021, CDr, Comp, Pre, Not On Label, ,
Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Industrial/Fusion/Minimal/Drone/Modern Classical/Ambient
Various
From The Archives Vol. 1
2020, Cass, Ltd, Counter Culture Chronicles
Sarah Davachi
RA.648
2018, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Resident Advisor
Jesse Dewlow*
Jesus Is A Flower
2017, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Oath of Janta, ,
Experimental/Abstract/Industrial
Visible Cloaks
RA.560
2017, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Resident Advisor, ,
Abstract/Ambient/Downtempo/Experimental
Various
Antología De La Música Electrónica Y Del Arte Del Ruido
2015, 2x CD, Box Set, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Noise/IDM
Stephen O'Malley
FACT Mix 445
2014, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, FACT Magazine
Ben Lukas Boysen
Gravity Mix
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Headphone Commute, ,
Modern Classical/Ambient/Experimental
Laurel Halo
Get Us The Hell Out Of Here
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Vice Italia, ,
Experimental/Ambient/Vocal/Minimal Techno/Hip Hop/Synth-pop/House/Leftfield/Dub
Various
Pensive Platforms
2004, CD, Sonic Arcana, ,
Experimental/Ambient
Various
Sub Rosa Sampler
2003, CD, Smplr, Rockers Publishing, ,
Glitch/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music / First A-Chronology 1921-2001
2002, 2x CD, ,
Illbient/Noise/Minimal/Experimental/Musique Concrète
Various
Breathe On The Living
1989
The Theatre Of Eternal Music*, La Monte Young
The Theatre Of Eternal Music
2013, LP, Ltd, Unofficial, Not On Label (La Monte Young), ,
Avantgarde/Experimental
Coil
Moon's Milk (In Four Phases / Bonus)
2012
La Monte Young
The Theatre Of Eternal Music
1995, LP, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label (La Monte Young), ,
Drone/Experimental
La Monte Young
Sunday AM Blues / B♭ Dorian Blues / The Well Tuned Piano / Map Of 49's Dream
1992, 2xLP, Unofficial, RRRip, ,
Modern Classical/Drone/Minimal
La Monte Young
III
Cass, Unofficial, C90, Velvet Underground Appreciation Society, ,
Experimental