KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Variations on an Allegation

Analog Audio

Event Type

Spoken Word

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1974.10.XX

Program Length

8 min

Dates

1974 | created

Description

An electro-acoustic, text-sound, realization by Terry Goodman and Edward Hammond, using as its core material a recording of a press conference held by KPFK General Manager Will Lewis in response to a search of KPFK by the Los Angeles Police Department, in October of 1974. This nearly 8 minute composition includes electronic sounds and ambient recordings, probably of whale songs, mixed with selections from Lewis’ press conference in which he discusses the Los Angeles Police Department’s attempts to obtain a communiqué claiming responsibility for the bombing of the Sheraton Airport Hotel on October 5, 1980, that was received by the radio station and read over the air.

Genres

Sound poetry
Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

Variations on an Allegation (1974) (7:43) / Terry Goodman & Edward Hammond

Performers

Will Lewis, speaker

Subjects

Text-sound compositions
Electronic music
Whale sounds

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Related Entities

Goodman, Terry
Hammond, Edward
Lewis, Will