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KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Words: Program No. 13: John Giorno

Analog Audio

Event Type
Spoken Word
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
W.1969.12.01.c1
Program Series
Words
Program Length
66 min
Dates
1969-12-01 | broadcast
| 402 | created
Description
One in a series of programs produced by Clark Coolidge that feature the works of late 20th century poets, sound poets, and authors. This recording, first broadcast on December 1, 1969, contains five text-sound compositions by John Giorno. Created using multiple tape decks and a MOOG synthesizer these works feature both male and female voices with some minimal electronic manipulation such as reverb and delay. The words themselves are broken up into phrases that are often repeated in full or in part. The subject matter is varied and at times open to interpretation but recurring themes include war and sex.

Note: contains profanity.
Genres
Sound poetry
Poetry
Musical Selections
Lucky Man (10:08) -- Give It To Me Baby (5:30) -- Purple Heart (9:12) -- Johnny Guitar (26:00) -- Cunt (13:08)
Subjects
Text-sound compositions
Sound poetry
Poetry
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.
Related place
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Coolidge, Clark, 1939-
Giorno, John