Ferdinand Kriwet Radiotexts 3lp

3lp
2007/1969-83
new
In Germany, for reasons I'll let you speculate about, the avant poetry set tended to explore the visual rather than the sonic end of things. So there's lots of cool screwy typographies, plotted letter poems, etc. Ferdie here had the rather good idea to get some recordings of the radio, edit them around, and then use them as blueprints for his text prints. Which basically makes these recordings the opposite of graphic scores. Heavily edited & sped up radio chatter from the late 60s & early 70s. One is all talk about George McGovern, one's about the moon landing, etc. Gorgeous picture discs show off the circular letter artworks too. Tracklisting: Apollo America (1969), Type Is Honey (1962), Campaign (1973), Aufgerollte Reise (1961), Radioball (1975), Wen Labal New (1963), Ball (1974), Spotstops (1962), Voice of America (1970), Wer Wen Wenn Ein Jaeger (1960), Radio (1983), Zuverspaetceterandfigurinnennenswertollos (1962).