John CageFeaturing: David Tudor
John Cage Shock Vol. 3
FormatCDLabelEM Records, Edition Omega PointGenreSound Art
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The final CD of the John Cage Shock series features John Cage's 0'00" (1962), also referred to as 4'33" No. 2, performed by the composer, with daily activities such as writing and drinking coffee amplified by contact microphones into sonic abstraction, following the score's directions: "with maximum amplification (no feedback), perform a disciplined action." Next is Composition II for 2 Pianos (1960/1961) by Michael von Biel, lovely and sparse, performed by David Tudor and Toshi Ichiyanagi. The disc closes with Ichiyanagi's Piano Music #7 (1961), performed also by Tudor and Ichiyanagi, beds of silence disrupted by pianistic stabs, music box madness, traffic recordings, percussive thumps, tape manipulations and more. Features rare photos plus liner notes in Japanese and English plus commentary by Toshi Ichiyanagi.
Format
- Tribute to the John Cage centenary and the 50th anniversary of his first Japan tour.
- Includes rare photos and liner notes in Japanese and English, plus commentary by Toshi Ichiyanagi.
Release notes
Tracks 1 and 2 recorded at Sogestu Art Center in Aoyama, Tokyo on October 24, 1962. Track 3 recorded at Mido-Kaikan in Osaka on October 17, 1962. Packaged in gatefold jacket with folded double sided insert.
| 1 | 0'00" | 18:09 | |
| 2 | Composition II For 2 Pianos | 6:12 | |
| 3 | Music For Piano #7 | 14:59 |
- Tatsuoshi Kawamura
- Artwork [Calligraphy]
- Gen Igarashi
- Liner Notes
- Toshi Ichiyanagi
- Liner Notes
- Adam Bates
- Liner Notes [English Translation]
- Koichi Hara
- Mastered By
- Yasuhiro Yoshioka
- Photography By
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