Greg Bem, Jason Conger, Joe Chiveney and I have been rehearsing a Sound Poem originally done by the Four Horsemen: bp nichol, Steve McCaffery, Rafael Barreto-Rivera and Paul Dutton. (Their version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahUdQd_YtwM )
Read the comments section there and you get a sense what people think about this kind of poetry, but I think there is something valuable in attempting (sometimes) to communicate in a way that transcends words.
So, for the January edition of The Breadline, we performed as the Four Hoarse Men and it was recorded by Raanan David and posted here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Hyv_Tf_O8
Here’s the score:
4 Hoarse Men Sound Poetry Score | |||||
| Instructions: replicating the unconscious, ecstasy & the dreamlike. 2 conducts. Each scream is 5-6 seconds, facilitated by conductor. Each segment 15-20 seconds. | |||||
1 – Jason | 2 – Paul | 3 – Joe | 4 – Greg | COMMENTS | |
1 | SCREAM 1 | ||||
2 | E e e e e e e e | CONDUCTS | ggg rrr www L L L L L L Z Z Z Z | (2 & 4 silent) | |
3 | SCREAM 2 | ||||
4 | Growling animal, then popping sounds | Choking sounds, gagging lip pops | (2 & 4 silent) | ||
5 | SCREAM 3 | ||||
6 | Vowels grunted with tongue | CH CH CH UH UH UH NK NK NK TU TU TU AA AA AA | (1 & 3 silent) | ||
7 | SCREAM 4 | ||||
8 | E E E E E E K K K K K T T T T T T D D D D D | EEE intermittently E e e e e e | (1 & 4 silent) | ||
9 | SCREAM 5 | ||||
10 | OOOOOOOOH (as in sue) | OOOOO (turns sexual ecstasy and relief, more quiet) | Anthemic O | OOOOO turning to animal sound | |
11 | SCREAM 6 (End) | ||||
I’d welcome your comments.
comment didn’t seem to register, pardon me if this repeats:
howcom the video is unviewable?
& howcom the previous comment is likewise unviewable? weird…