Editing Free improvisation (section)

=== Electroacoustic improvisation ===
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A recent branch of improvised music is characterized by quiet, slow moving, minimalistic textures and often utilizing laptop computers or unorthodox forms of electronics.

Developing worldwide in the mid-to-late 1990s, with centers in New York, Tokyo and Austria, this style has been called ''[[lowercase music]]'' or EAI ([[electroacoustic improvisation]]), and is represented, for instance, by the American record label [[Erstwhile Records]] and the Austrian label [[Mego Records|Mego]].

EAI is often radically different even from established free improvisation. Eyles writes, "One of the problems of describing this music is that it requires a new vocabulary and ways of conveying its sound and impact; such vocabulary does not yet exist – how do you describe the subtle differences between different types of [[audio feedback|controlled feedback]]? I've yet to see anyone do it convincingly – hence the use of words like 'shape' and 'texture'!"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=22196|title=4g: cloud|last=Eyles|first=John|date=21 June 2006|magazine=All About Jazz|access-date=2008-04-04}}</ref>