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.
Relics – Miniatures on Air (1953-2019)
- 30. October 2021
- Tagged as: Alec Finlay, Allen Ginsberg, Alva Noto, Andy Warhol, Anne James Chaton, Anne Waldman, Brian Hodgson, Cardboard Air Band, Chris Watson, Daphne Oram, David Soldier, Dragibus, Helga Goetze, Ingrid Wiener & Chor, Jack Smith, Jürgen Ploog, Karen Michel McPherson, Katsuro Tajima, Ken Nordine, Kraftwerk, Laurie Anderson, Laurie Spiegel, Lou Giansante, Magazzini Criminali Music, Maria Jardardottir, Mark E. Smith, Max Brand, Moondog, Paul de Vree, Paul Vangelisti, Peder Mannerfelt, People Like Us, Richard Lair, Soliman Gamil, The Fugs, Timothy Leary, Yasuaki Shimizu, Zigaretten rauchen
Relics tell stories, take listeners on acoustic journeys, or document situations. They can be poems, studio productions, field recordings, or something completely different. 53-minute mix representing Paul Paulun’s series Fundstück on DLF-Kultur with pieces by Anne Waldman, Helga Goetze, Mark E. Smith, Timothy Leary and 26 other artists.
Ten pieces about the mysteries, realities, and prospects of airwaves. 30-minute mix with works by The Android Sisters, Dan Lander, Negativland, Phil Harmonic and others.
Enhanced Poetry (1956-1991)
- 30. May 2020
- Tagged as: Augusto De Campos, Bernard Heidsieck, Bob Cobbing, bpNichol, Charles Amirkhanian, Demetrio Stratos, Enzo Minarelli, Ernst Jandl, Four Horsemen, Gerhard Rühm, Henri Chopin, Jean-Claude Gagnon, Ladislav Novák, Neil Mills, Paul de Vree, Poetry, Polypoetry, Sten Hanson, text sound, Tibor Papp
With reel to reels, poetry reaches the next level in the 1950s – language gets arranged in completely new ways. 37 minutes with Ernst Jandl, Henri Chopin, Neil Mills, Sten Hanson 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.
Letters & Numbers – Ingredients for Sound Art (1917-2006)
- 22. April 2020
- Tagged as: bpNichol, Brion Gysin, Christof Migone, Dada, Demetrio Stratos, Dieter Roth Orchester, Elaine Mills, Futurism, Halim El-Dabh, Henri Chopin, Khan, Klaus Groh, Lawrence Weiner, Letters numbers, Lettrism, Neil Mills, Nelson Morpurgo, Peter Downsbrough, Tellus, Vasiliy Kamensky, Vittore Baroni
Letters and numbers as material for expression. 40 minutes with inventions by Brion Gysin, Demetrio Stratos, Henri Chopin, Lawrence Weiner and others.
39 minutes of ideas being expressed with sound: made up trains, works with found sounds, or a collective approach in making music – realized by Amy Taubin, Angus & Hetty MacLise, Tom Recchion, Tuli Kupferberg and others.