Broken Music
Gelbe Musik (1991)
A rare signed and numbered screenprint created for the tenth anniversary of Ursula Block's legendary gelbe MUSIK record store in Berlin. Edition of 60, signed and numbered, 54 x 100 cm. Founded by Block in 1981, gelbe MUSIK was one of the world's most important places for New Music enthusiasts, a gathering point for collectors, artists, and radical sound practitioners. Cage (*1912 Los Angeles – †1992 New York City), student of Henry Cowell and Arnold Schoenberg, was among the most influential co…
Künstlerschallplatten. gelbe MUSIK (Poster)
Original exhibition poster, 1987. Big Size. A rare document from the origins of the legendary Broken Music project. In 1987, a small Hamburg gallery—an artists' cooperative—invited Ursula Block of gelbe MUSIK to organize a groundbreaking exhibition of artists' records. To accompany the show, this poster was printed, featuring images of exhibited objects and short texts. The exhibition followed Block's first KÜNSTLERSCHALLPLATTEN (Artists' Records) show at gelbe MUSIK in Berlin in 1986, which inc…
Afrika Para Noia
A.R. Penck makes his explosive entry into recorded sound with Hinter der Wüste sterben die Gespenster (Afrika Para Noia). This is Penck's first record—a monumental document from 1979, released as an extremely rare private pressing. The legendary neo-expressionist painter channels his raw visual power into uncompromising free jazz, leading TTT with Frank Wollny on drums, Heinz Wollny on saxophone, and himself on drums. Recorded live, the music erupts with primal energy and fierce collective impro…
1965/1-∞
** condition: M/NM ** Limited edition of 400. Gatefold sleeve. In 1965, while sitting at the Café Bristol in Warsaw waiting for his wife to arrive, French-born Polish painter Roman Opałka conceived an idea that would consume the rest of his life: to paint numbers sequentially from one to infinity, a project that would become one of the most profound meditations on time, existence, and mortality in contemporary art. Upon arriving at his studio the following day, Opałka began painting small number…
Das Leben Chopins Und Andere Ton-Dichtungen
A rare double LP from 1988 presenting a comprehensive collection of "sound poems" by Gerhard Rühm (born 1930), one of Austria's most important experimental artists and a founding member of the revolutionary Wiener Gruppe (Vienna Group). Released by Edition Block in Berlin, this recording documents Rühm's groundbreaking work at the intersection of literature, music, and visual art, featuring compositions created between 1978 and 1984 that exemplify his unique approach to what he terms "auditory p…
The Golden Violin
Original 1981 copy in perfect condition of this rare document from Poland's underground conceptual art movement
Was ist das (Piece No.2)
Arthur Köpcke (1928-1977) was one of the most relevant German Fluxus artists, a self-taught visionary whose life and work embodied the movement's radical fusion of art and life. In his famous quotation ("I think every night about Addi Køpcke, Joseph"), Joseph Beuys expressed his respect for Köpcke as both person and artist, underscoring the importance of a figure who died in 1977 at the young age of 49. Was Ist Das - Piece No. 2 is a complex fusion of music, poetry, and visual art, representing …
Schottische Symphonie / Requiem of Art
Joseph Beuys and Henning Christiansen – Schottische Symphonie (Requiem Of Art). A monumental collision of two visionary minds. Released in 1973 on Edition Schellmann, this rare document captures the legendary collaboration between artist-shaman Beuys and composer Christiansen. Schottische Symphonie (from "Celtic") was recorded live at Edinburgh College of Art on August 21, 1970—a mono recording that preserves the raw intensity of the performance. Requiem Of Art (from "Celtic") (Fluxorum Organum …
Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee
Joseph Beuys – Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee. The voice of one of the twentieth century's most radical artists, captured in sound. Released in 1970, this legendary document presents Beuys in pure vocal performance—no instruments, no mediation, just the artist's voice as raw material and conceptual force. Recorded live, Beuys transforms language into rhythm, mantra, and protest. The repetitions of "Ja Ja Ja" and "Nee Nee Nee" become hypnotic incantations, political gestures, and sonic sculptures. This is …
Airwaves
Airwaves. A legendary document of 1970s American performance and sound art. Released in 1977 on One Ten Records (OT 001/2), this groundbreaking double LP compilation captures the radical intersection of visual art, performance, and experimental sound. Edited by Bob George, Airwaves: Two Record Anthology of Artists' Aural Work & Music features Vito Acconci, Laurie Anderson, Meredith Monk, Dennis Oppenheim, Terry Fox, Connie Beckley, Diego Cortez, Jacki Apple, Julia Heyward, Leandro Katz, Richard …
Australian Sound Sculptures
A pioneering testament to environmental sound art of the 1970s and 1980s