Ever since Dadaists and Futurists paved the way for letters and numbers in the art world, they have been used as a means of expression.
40-minute mix with works by Brion Gysin, Demetrio Stratos, Henri Chopin, Khan, Lawrence Weiner and others, invented between 1917 and 2006.
Featured cover art: Konkrete Canticle – Experiments In Disintegrating Language
Playlist
Peter Downsbrough – Taken down
Words, numbers, and music as ingredients for a poetic work. (1978, La Box)
Neil Mills with Elaine Mills – Number Poem for 2 Voices
On the importance of intonation and rhythm when reading poetry. (1971, Arts Council of Great Britain)
Halim El-Dabh – Electronics and the Word
The relationship between electronic sounds and language. (1959, Without Fear)
Brion Gysin – Pistol-Poem
Modified gunshots accompanied by numbers. (1960, Revue Ou / RE: 2002, Alga Marghen)
bpNichol – Clover
Poetry from the perspective of letter objects. (1971, High Barnet Company)
Vasily Kamensky – Poem To The Letter ‘k’
Contribution to visual literature. (1917, ReR Megacorp)
Henri Chopin – French Lesson
French for beginners. (1974, ? Records)
Nelson Morpurgo – Amore (read by Vittore Baroni)
Visual poetry, written in ascending and descending letters. (1923, VEC Audio Edition)
Christof Migone – Analphabète
A slightly contorted alphabet. (1996, Avatar / OHM éditions)
Demetrio Stratos – Le Sirene
The relationship between the voice and the subconscious. (1978, Cramps Records)
Lawrence Weiner – Having Been Done At / Having Been Done To
Letters as code. (1973, Tellus)
Klaus Groh – 100 Drops
Numbers as a means of connecting language and nature. (1982, Assessorato Cultura Comune Bondeno)
Khan – MAN SAH DAS MEER SO WIE MAN SAH
An endless stream. (2006, Intermedium Records)
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