Trance is an important aspect in Angus MacLise’s sound works. The drummer, composer, poet and calligrapher was a link between Beat culture, New York City’s art scene in the Sixties, and the hippies. 78 minutes with material by an originator who never released a record during his short life.
Most artists involved in what critics called no wave in 1978 shared a nihilistic mindset as they explored realms ranging from abrasive noise to mutant disco in New York City. 44-minute mix featuring tracks by Boris Policeband, Bush Tetras, Jill Kroesen, Konk and others.
Tellus – New York City’s Art Scene on Tape (1983-93)
- 17. June 2022
- Tagged as: Alexis Alrich, Blackhouse, Carol Parkinson, Claudia Gould, David Blair, George Brecht, George Elliot, George Maciunas, Glenn Branca, Gretchen Bender, James Tenney, Jamie Daglish, Jane Bauman, John Fekner, Jonathan Borofsky, Joseph Nechvatal, Kathryn High, Liquid Liquid, Live Skull, Marjorie van Halteren, Paul Bowles, Peter Chamberlain, Rais Mahamad Ben Mohammed and Ensemble, Steve Pollack, Tape, Tellus, Wolfgang Staehle
When sound became portable with the Walkman in the early Eighties, the subscription-only Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine begins to feature New York City’s expansive Downtown art scene on tape. 41-minute mix with Gretchen Bender, Jonathan Borofsky, Live Skull, Marjorie Van Halteren and others.
Spreading Freedom the Rough Way – War (1955-2005)
- 22. March 2022
- Tagged as: Ami Shavit, Apocalypse Now, Biafra/Nigerian civil war, Deben Bhattacharya, Dost Muhammad, Gulf War, James Whitehead, K Foundation, Nuclear War, Ruth Maleczech, Sun Ra, The Android Sisters, The KLF, The Psychic Workshop, The Red Army Choir, The Tape-beatles, Valaria Wasilewski, war, William Onyeabor, Yom Kippur War
War is eternal, its accompanying aspects, however, have changed in the 20th century. 45 minutes with artists reflecting war‘s presence in the media, traumatic experiences, the home front, and the utopia of world peace. With Ami Shavit, The Android Sisters, K Foundation, Sun Ra and others.
“The ecological catastrophe begins rehearsing in the Sixties”, writes Allen Ginsberg in 1970; and for more than half a century, political systems are unwilling to fight that development. 45 minutes with sounds of protest – uttered by Appleblim, Diane Di Prima, Leslie Winer, Piero Umiliani and others.
Aware of musical traditions and eager to incorporate the latest technology in his productions, Haruomi Hosono is one of the most versatile and influential figures in Japanese popular culture. 44 minutes with various collaborations and solo works by the co-founder of Yellow Magic Orchestra.
A politician’s elusion becomes poetry, music of the collective subconscious is transferred into a dreamy landscape, and insects’ microtonal sounds get rhythmic. 36 minutes with pieces by Blancmange, Graeme Revell, Gregory Whitehead, Holger Hiller and others.
During the Seventies, musical traditions are being rediscovered in Japan. By blending them with their own preferences, artists create new sound worlds. 46 minutes with Akio Suzuki, Haruomi Hosono, Jun Togawa Unit, Toshi Ichiyanagi and others.
Sekt oder Karies – West-Germany in the 80s
- 21. August 2020
- Tagged as: Alexander Hacke, Andreas Dorau, Claudia Skoda, Conrad Schnitzler, DAF, Der Plan, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, Die Dominas, Die Tödliche Doris, Die Zimmermänner, Düsseldorf, Einstürzende Neubauten, Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle, Hamburg, Holger Hiller, Ingrid Wiener, Ingrid Wiener & Chor, Kumpelnest 3000, Manuel Göttsching, Martin Kippenberger, Max Müller, München, Rosi Müller, Santrra, Säurekeller, Sentimentale Jugend, Sternhagel, Xao Seffcheque, Zickzack
Owing to a straightness rooted in punk, new things and personalities get invented everywhere and all the time in West-Germany’s music scene of the Eighties. 53 minutes with Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle, Holger Hiller, Ingrid Wiener & Chor, Martin Kippenberger and others.
In the late Sixties, women composers start mixing various kinds of sonic material. Often their idea of intermedia art has a link to human life. 88 minutes with Christina Kubisch, Eliane Radigue, Frankie Mann, Ruth Anderson and others.
For some, the piano is the instrument of instruments. Here are ten good reasons why. 40 minutes with works by Charlemagne Palestine, Graeme Revell, Henry Cowell, Johanna Magdalena Beyer and others.
Big Egos – Sound Works by Visual Artists (1981-2006)
- 12. April 2020
- Tagged as: Carole Caroompas, Dan Lander, Dieter Roth, Fred Curchack, Gregory Whitehead, IXNA, Janice Felger, Jess Holzworth, Jill Kroesen, Joan Hugo, Jutta Koether, Kim Rosenfield, Lawrence Weiner, Magazzini Criminali, Marina La Palma, Peter Rose, Richard Prince, Rüdiger Carl, Shrigley Forced To Speak With Others, Tellus, Willie Cole
Artists see things differently. 45 minutes with sound works by Carole Caroompas, Dieter Roth, Jess Holzworth and Jutta Koether, Magazzini Criminali and others.