10+2: 12  American Text Sound Pieces

 

Just Charles Amirkhanian

Heavy Aspirations Charles Amirkhanian

Preface Clark Coolidge

62 Mesostics John Cage (Jack Briece, vocalist)

Give It to Me, Baby John Giorno

Population Explosiion Anthony Gnazzo

When I Am with You Charles Dodge

He Destroyed Her Image Charles Dodge

In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Men Robert Ashley

Torero Piece Beth Anderson

Come to Free the Words Brion Gysin

Border Dissolve . . . Liam O’Gallagher

crickets Aram Saroyan

 

Total time: 64:31

 

At the time of its release in early 1975, unpitched speech was not taken for granted as musical material by composers, nor was there a widespread movement of sound poetry in the U.S. This now-legendary anthology, therefore, was a novelty and for some an inspiring revelation. Long prized by collectors (it has been out-of-print since 1984), this album of sound art made of spoken words inspired a burst of related activity during the decade of its circulation. A younger generation of American composers and poets began to adopt speech music, pre-dating rap, poetry slams, or even the storied emergence of performance artist Laurie Anderson.. Thirty years after its first appearance, Other Minds is pleased to present the first CD version of 10 + 2.

 

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