Broken Music
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
Rainforest IV (LP)
Original 1981 mint copies of the first edition of Tudor's electronic environment masterpiece from 1973 published by the legendary Edition Block.
Broken Music: Artists' Recordworks
**Facsimile edition of the definitive (and legendary) guide to records by artists. Comes with flexi 7"** Broken Music’ is a holy grail avant-garde music publication, a compendium of recordings, record-objects, artwork for records, and record installations created by thousands of visual artists between WWII and 1989. Unavailable since the original, sought-after 1989 edition, it features essays by its compilers Ursula Block and Michael Glasmeier, as well as Theodor W. Adorno, Milan Knížák and Lasz…
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 …
Quarter Tone Music - Musique Ultrachromatique
The opus magnum of microtonal composition - a rare testament to ultrachromatic exploration
Australian Sound Sculptures
A pioneering testament to environmental sound art of the 1970s and 1980s
Pictures of Pictures From Pictures of Pictures (1975-1979)
This extremely rare and long out of print LP from 1983 documents a remarkable multidisciplinary artistic collaboration between Philip Corner, one of America's most important experimental composers and Fluxus pioneers, and Klaus Peter Brehmer, a leading figure of German conceptual art. Selected by Ursula Block for her legendary gelbe MUSIK label in Berlin, this work represents a unique translation between visual art, music, and scientific analysis. Philip Corner (born 1933, The Bronx) is internat…