KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: Nikolaus Einhorn & Michael Köhler of S Press Tapes, 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
InterviewsOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
OTG.1974.08.28.c1.BProgram Series
Ode To GravityProgram Length
79 minPart
2 of 2Dates
1974-08-28 | broadcast| 1974-08-19 | created
Description
Charles Amirkhanian interviews Michael Köhler & Nikolaus Einhorn, co-founders of S-Press Edition, which has released a series of tapes featuring recordings of performance poetry and text-sound compositions by such respected poets as John Giorno, John Cage, Brion Gysin, and Jerome Rothenberg. The three men discuss the history of experimental acoustic literature in Europe, providing fascinating insights on the early practitioners of the art such as Arno Holz, Raoul Hausmann, Otto Nebel, and Kurt Schwitters. They also compare the more radically ideological philosophies of the Dadaists and Surrealists, with the American Black Mountain school of poets, and the slightly more traditional poets such as Helmut Heissenbuttel and even Gertrude Stein. Also discussed is the relationship, or lack thereof, between avant-garde music and sound poetry.Genres
Sound poetryAvant-garde
Subjects
Sound poetryText-sound compositions
Experimental poetry
Performance poetry
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Einhorn, NikolausKöhler, Michael, 1946-2005