Lucky find, one last copy - 80 copies only, the second massive mind-blowing deluxe presentation of record collector dreams-style 7LP box bundle of original rare Alga Marghen records. The vocson series might be identified as the starting point of all the alga marghen activities. this series, which still continues to present on limited lp records the most advanced international vocal experiments, is mainly dedicated to the documentation of sound poetry. since most of the titles immediately sold out, alga marghen decided to issue a kind of anthology, specially issued for artbasel where alga marghen will present its catalogue following an invitation by maurizio nannucci of the artists record pavillion. this also in order to give the opportunity to those who missed the now rare original editions to be able to find the now, even if in a very limited run. each lp is numbered on the vocson innersleeve expressly conceived for this edition. this luxury boxset edition actually includes the second group of 7 lps issued for the vocson series


brion gysin "poems of poems" lp (8vocson021)
very early poetical experimentation recorded in 1958 at the beat hotel, paris. the origins of cut up are documented in this radical edition. you will experience why brion gysin was a strong reference for henri chopin and bernard heidsieck.
bernard heidsieck "50/70" lp (9vocson022)
the third bernard heidsieck lp issued by alga marghen draws the picture of two specific moments on artistic creation: the 1950s and the 1970s. close to "poème-partition x" and in the same group of early works are "poéme-partition b" (6:20) and a2 "poéme-partition m" (11:20). more centered on electronic and the use of tape manipulations are the 1970s works. "démocratie ii" (6:44) and expecially "publicité" (24:09) are two clear examples of radical electronic poetry in the heidsieck style.
jose luis castillejo "the book of i's" lp (10vocson025).
very limited and immediately sold out edition of castillejo conceptual recordings. jose luis castillejo books always included him among the concrete poems and were regarded as very special graphic creations. a deep exploration of his abstract and radical poetry will lead to a more conceptual and philosophical understanding as this lp clearly states. tracklisting: a1 "the book of i's" (13:38) recorded in the circulo de bellas artes, sala de columnas, madrid on october 22, 1997. all other tracks recorded at the studio rds, milano, on june 25, 1998. a2 "a book of a book" (13:04); b1 "the book of eighteen letters - 1st fragment" (13:59); b2 "the book of eighteen letters - 2nd fragment" (10:26) are both dedicated to walter marchetti.
gil j. wolman "l'anticoncept" lp (11vocson032).
edition of gil j wolman megapneums, or the beginning of the whole sonic adventures. if gysin was a strong conceptual influence for the henri chopin and bernard heidsieck generation, wolman was showing them the sonic direction. just with the use of the breath and respiration, his megapneums had the same intensity of the electronic manipulation that will make chopin's audiopoems so radically new and uncompromising. this lp also include excerpts from wolman sound-film "l'anticoncept" from 1952.
isidore isou "poèmes lettristes 1944-99" lp (12vocson033).
historical edition by isidore isou. this is the first record lp ever published by the father of lettrism. poems from 1944 to 1999 including a breath taking improvisation, some 1970s recordings by maurice lemaitre and an early, primitive and incredible performance by francois dufrene. recorded at isou apartement in 1999. tracklisting: a1 "poème pour broyer le cafard" (2:05); a2.1 "marbre pour dante - enfer" (3:02); a2.2 "marbre pour dante - purgatoire" (3:08); a2.3 "marbre pour dante - paradis" (1:15); a3 "boxe" (2:23); a4 "bonne nuit, madagascar" (2:38); a5 "heureux les pacifiques" (1:52); a6 "sonnet" (1:20); a7 "jungle" (1:57); a8 "en souvenir de gabriel pomerand" (1:47); b1 "les djinns" (7:47); b2 "improvisation" (1:31); b3 "invitation au voyage" (4:07); b4 "neige" (3:32); b5.1 "lances rompues pour la dame gothique" (1:40); b5.2 "interlude" (0:55) written by - françois dufrêne , isidore isou; b5.3 "recherches pour un poème en prose pure" (2:45); b5.4 "coda sémantique" (0:05) written by - françois dufrêne , isidore isou ; b6 "isou performed by françois dufrêne" (2:29).
juan hidalgo "una voz" lp (13vocson040)
first ever zaj lp record! an historical recording of juan hidalgo "una voz", including concrete sound interventions by walter marchetti. a large size booklet with the transcription in english and spanish of the spoken text is also included. capital!
arrigo lora-totino "fonemi" lp (14vocson043)
arrigo lora-totino is probably best known for having been the editor of the famous sound poetry anthology issued by cramps records in the 1970s with the title "futura". but only a few know about his sound poetry production. following henri chopin's idea that poetry is above all an expression of the body through its own language, lora-totino started his important poetical practice in 1965 with 'fonemi', a sound sample of erasure: the reading of a text recorded on tape is filtered through an electronic pulse generator that splits it into small fragments. also featured on this lp is 'poesia liquida & liquimofono': in 1968, together with the artist piero fogliati, lora-totino staged a 'liquid poetry and music' show. while he 'dove' and 'drowned' words into the idromegafono and watered the audience with liquefied consonants, fogliati operated on the liquimofono, a sort of water organ, thus producing liquid music.