An Anthology of Chance Operations (Book + Poster)
English edition ** 63 pages, B&W, soft cover, square format. Includes complimentary A3 poster ** An Anthology of chance operations, concept art, anti art, indeterminacy, plans of action, diagrams, music, dance constructions, improvization, meaningles…
Interviews by Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Spiegel, Clara Rockmore, Beatriz Ferryra
Spanish/English edition. Perfect bound. 110 pages, edition of 50 copies This publication gathers interviews with four artists who are pioneers in the in the field of electronic experimental music, Clara Rockmore interviewed by Robert Moog, Pauline Ol…
R. Schumann, Balilla Pratella, Luigi Russolo, Edgard Varese
Spanish/English edition. 85 pages, edition of 50 copies. A compilation of seminal texts for the young electronic musician. Perfect bound / ByW /
R. Schumann - Consejos para Jóvenes Músicos
Balilla Pratella - Manifesto para Músicos Futuristas
Luigi R…
The Guests Go in To Supper (Book)
Rare 1st edition from 1986. Nearly 400 pages, large size, paperbound, smythe-sewn. Texts, scores and ideas of 7 American composers using language in composition: John Cage (Mushrooms et Variationes), Robert Ashley (Improvement), Yoko Ono, Laurie Ande…
Qicksand (Book)
Quicksand was written to be an opera libretto. But it was written in the form of a novel. . . . I am devoted to "mystery" stories. I read them one after another, mostly two or three times. Some of the best writers today are writing in this form. So, …
Atalanta (Acts of God) (Book)
Rare 1st edition hard cover. The definitive text of Atalanta (Acts of God) is followed by an Afterword by Robert Ashley. An excerpt from the Afterword: "I had already decided who the three characters of Atalanta (Acts of God) would be: Max Ernst, a l…
Perfect Lives
Rare 1st edition hard cover. The definitive text of Perfect Lives is accompanied here by Robert Ashley's plot synopsis and his own candid account of the making of the opera. This is the first publication of the complete narrative of this major work o…
Graphème Vol.2
* This second volume contains 12 new scores in full colour and in b&w as well as an insert poster score! * Welcome to the second instalment of Graphème, a publication for experimental and graphic music scores. As in the first edition, we find new wa…
Grammofon-Missionen - Swedish Jesus Music Aesthetics 1960 - 1990
With a preface by Johan Kugelberg and additional interviews by Emil Karlsson. This lavish coffee table book takes an in-depth visual look back at the amazing art and graphics of the so-called Swedish Gramophone Mission. The book presents the largest …
Spacescapes – Dance & Drawing since 1962 (Book)
A collection of original essays focusing on the specific interaction of dance and drawing during the second half of the 20th century.Dance and drawing are intimately linked to the gesture that performs them. The dancing body creates a figure in space…
Seismographic Sounds – Visions of a New World (Book)
Last copies, long sold out at source. 504 Pages!| Scholars, journalists, bloggers and musicians from Bolivia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Switzerland and forty-six other countries discuss artistic expressions that may not make big headlines yet, but anticipat…
Written on The Wind (Book)
With clear references to navigation, Written On The Wind presents the work of Lawrence Weiner (New York, 1942), one of the most significant artists of the past fifty years through his drawings, which are probably the least known aspect of his oeuvre.…
Vito Hannibal Acconci Studio (Book + Dvd)
* Lucky restock, longtime sold out at source. Light wear on covers* This reference monograph (450 pages!), conceived in close collaboration with Vito Acconci, presents the whole of his work, starting at the end of the 60s until today's Acconci Studio…
Scott: The Curious Life & Work of Scott Walker
** Hardcover edition ** The extraordinary personal and professional journey of Scott Walker who went from golden-voiced sixties pop-singer to iconoclastic musical adventurer. Author Paul Woods examines how the celebrated vocal range and philosophical…
John Zorn
In Italian Una ricca monografia dedicata da Maurizio Principato a uno dei maggiori protagonisti della nuova musica, tra jazz, colta e sperimentazione. John Zorn è uno dei musicisti di punta della scena newyorkese e questo libro esplora per la prima …
Demetrio Stratos. Scritti, documenti, testimonianze
In Italian Una ricca antologia definitiva curata da Claudio Chianura, rivolta a studiosi e appassionati, con alcuni testi inediti e diverse immagini, dedicata alla voce di Demetrio Stratos e alla sua originale ricerca musicale e antropologica. Testi …
Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952–1982 (Book, Hardcover)
Artists, writers, musicians, choreographers and filmmakers explore the possibilities of data, digitization and algorithms at the dawn of computer technology
Writings
** 2023 Repress ** Writings is the first collection to widely survey the singular Tony Conrad polymath’s prolific activity as a writer. Edited by artists Constance DeJong and Andrew Lampert, the book spans the years 1961 – 2012 and includes fifty-sev…
Sonic Meditations (Book)
First published in 1971 and long out of print, 'Sonic Meditations' is now reprinted by Pauline Oliveros Publications & Ministry of Maåt Publications. 25 meditations for musicians of all ages and skill levels, to help them learn how to focus on, list…
Nile Night: Remembered Texts from the Deep
Nile Night is a lovely new book of poems that also includes a cd of readings by Ione and music by Pauline Oliveros. 'Nile Night: Remembered Texts from the Deep' will move your mind with sounds, sensations and feelings; arousing your dreams and taking…