Ear Rational: Sound Poems 1966-1980

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British Columbia Experimental & Electronic 1980's
Year 1982
Label Membrane Press New Fire Tapes (Milwaukee, USA)
Format cassette
Genre Spoken Word Poetry Sound
Keywords Unknown
Purchase / Links bpnichol.ca
Value USD $500.00

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Ear Rational: Sound Poems 1966-1980

By: bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)

Origin: Unknown

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  • Dada Lama

    Track 1 Side 1 02:15

  • Pome Poem

    Track 2 Side 1 02:34

  • 060173

    Track 3 Side 1 01:06

  • Eight Part Suite

    Track 4 Side 1 02:11

  • Cosmic Piece for Orchestra & Chorus

    Track 5 Side 1 01:58

  • Art in Upheaval

    Track 6 Side 1 05:36

  • Generations Generated

    Track 7 Side 1 09:32

  • Afternoon Attentions

    Track 8 Side 1 01:44

  • meeln

    Track 9 Side 1 00:23

  • Acres Rare Meet

    Track 1 Side 2 07:01

  • Ballads of the Restless Are

    Track 2 Side 2 08:49

  • White Text Sure: Version I

    Track 3 Side 2 05:29

  • Outsize Reference

    Track 4 Side 2 01:34

  • Translating Translating Apollinaire

    Track 5 Side 2 03:50

  • The Alphabet Game

    Track 6 Side 2 05:24

  • Interrupted Nap

    Track 7 Side 2 01:55

Insight

Ear Rational contains all the single voice pieces i composed in the years 1970 thru 1980 other than sections of The Martyrology Bk V & a part of the May Day Book. In addition i have included: a live recording of the only seven voice piece I've done, Acres Rare Meet; an alternate version of Dada Lama, previously unreleased; the first adequate realization of my composition Cosmic piece for Orchestra & Chorus; and the only remaining unrecorded single voice text from the 60's - Ballads Of The Restless Are. In the seventies I put the bulk of my energy in sound into composing for & with the Four Horsemen. In the single voice pieces the interest began to shift toward the more narrative & prose-based concerns evident in the most recent compositions on this tape, Interupted Nap & Art In Upheaval. This cassette is dedicated to Steve McCaffery, my partner in the C rimes in both the Toronto Research Group & the Four Horsemen. bpNichol, Toronto, January 1982

Dada Lama was recorded at CBC Studios (Toronto) circa 1969
The Alphabet Game was recorded at CBC Studios (Toronto) circa 1972
Acres Rare Meet was recorded live in Toronto, October 1977
All others were recorded at the studios of T.R.G. January 10, 1982

New Fire Tapes a division of Membrane Press, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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