The soundscapes of this dense, abstract, controversial album serve as a reference point for Metal Machine Trio's improvisations.
No vocals.”[3] MM3's music has an eclectic approach to improvisation including ambient drones, electronic sounds, noise music, aggressive free playing, heavy distortion on guitar and saxophone, extended feedback passages, raga-like drones, for which the Velvet Underground were famous, and occasional rhythm and blues and heavy metal reminiscence.
Other avant-garde outputs he ventured into since the 2000s included his improvisational meetings with John Zorn,[6] who was surprise guest artist at the second night at Blender Theater,[4] Laurie Anderson in their duo‚ Yellow Pony, and his electronic ambient drone release Hudson River Wind Meditations.
The group premiered at REDCAT, part of the Disney Concert Hall Complex in downtown Los Angeles, California, on October 2 and 3, 2008, under the title "Unclassified: Lou Reed and Ulrich Krieger".
[9] A live double CD of these shows, entitled The Creation of the Universe, was released December 22, 2008 on Reed's own label Best Seat in the House.