The series of poems you find recorded above are the products of my research on the recent history of Iran, ahead of a trip I had planned to make there in June 2009. The first piece is musical, with lyrics partly derived from a poem by the Persian poet Parvin e'Tesami. The other pieces are spoken word readings incorporating CIA transcripts, interviews, newspaper reports, histories, word of mouth, and research conducted at the Iran Democracy Project archives at Stanford University. I have posted three parts of a seven-part series.
Earlier this year I got the chance to collaborate with awesome French electro outfit Decastilla and the visual genius JP Pitch on this project - a real live poem-with-beat.
The replacement for Sundays at the Oto is now set up for the first event (Sean Bonney, Grapefruits and John James), on September 24th at Cafe Oto. Full details on its MySpace Page.
Hi Marianne! The next two Sundays at the Oto if you're interested & around:
SUNDAYS AT THE OTO
“poetry and music with the post-avant crowd for your Sunday afternoon pleasure”
Third Sunday of the month, 3-5 pm, Café Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL £4 entry.
February 15: Sarah Jacobs with Imogen Smith & Alex Walker + Richard Makin (art & language) + Dawn Scarfe & Mel Gough (music)
Art, language & music coming together. Sarah Jacobs is a sculptor making objects, performance, installation, books on paper, and books in electronic form. Her electronic piece Deciphering Human Chromosome 16: We Report Here uses text in a visual way to document the ethical, economic, political and philosophical polemics associated with mapping the human genome, and their changes through time. Richard Makin is a writer of fiction and poetry and a visual artist. Experience his language as a complex and haunting landscape to drift across. Carillon is an experimental sound performance by artists Dawn Scarfe and Mel Gough. Guitars are tuned to resonant nodes in cymbals to produce a rich bell-like sound. The aim is to investigate accents and textures within the spectrum of resonant sound in immersive and meditative live exploration. Expect from this afternoon completely new stances on language, music and performance!
March 15: Paul Taylor's Trombone Poetry (music + words) + Uru-Ana (music + words) + Mike Weller (words +)
An Artful & Delerious year of the Ox to you!Mooo...or something... Did I send you my address did you send me yours? Let's do it if we haven't! R u in I-RAN????
Hi Marianne! Thanks for the add. I like your comments on readings/performance. I hope Sundays at the O will give a place combining intent with pleasure. Interested in a gig in 2009?
SUNDAYS AT THE OTO
“poetry and music with the post-avant crowd for your Sunday afternoon pleasure”
Third Sunday of the month, 3-5 pm, Café Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL £4 entry.
Sep 21: Tim Atkins + Isnaj Dui + Sophie Robinson
Tim Atkins’ Horace (O Books, 2007) gives the definitive, delightful & dangerous version for our days; Isnaj
Dui’s electroacouistic blends & improvisations are both lush and dark; Sophie Robinson’s Killin’ Kittenish (yt communications, 2006) frolics, frightens & fiercely fantasises
October 19: Keith Jebb + The Mind Shop (music: Armorel Weston, John Gibbens and David Miller) + Alyson Torns
November 16: Tom Lowenstein + Hannah Silva + music tba
December 21: Frances Kruk + Jow Lindsay + Jonathan Styles (music)
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