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01. Giovanni Fontana - Audiocollage no.1
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02. Giovanni Fontana - Poema stumentale
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03. Giovanni Fontana - Tracciapensieri
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04. Giovanni Fontana - Radio/dramma: Cancellature
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05. Giovanni Fontana - Campananotte
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06. Giovanni Fontana - Radio/dramma: Bzzuiiii
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07. Giovanni Fontana - Radio/dramma: Sirene
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08. Giovanni Fontana - Alalìa
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09. Giovanni Fontana - Poema a naso
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10. Giovanni Fontana - Nu chahutant le piano
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11. Giovanni Fontana - Sipario 4 - Voci 3, Perdita di fiato
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12. Giovanni Fontana - Mask
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13. Giovanni Fontana - Per segrete stanze
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14. Giovanni Fontana - Vesunna
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ARTIST
FONTANA, GIOVANNI
TITLE
Epigenetic Poetry
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
RECITAL
CATALOG #
R 020LP
R 020LP
GENRE
EXPERIMENTAL
RELEASE DATE
7/7/2017
"
Epigenetic Poetry
is an anthology documenting the sound works by the Italian sound poet
Giovanni Fontana
(b. 1946). These pieces, dating from 1968 to 2014, are scarcely available; culled from cassette magazines and art-book compendiums, along with two unreleased recordings. Fontana has been a pioneer of Italian visual poetry, sound poetry, and experimental theater since the mid-1960s. Together with peer
Adriano Spatola
, Giovanni worked on the publication Tam Tam (founded in 1972). He also rode in the same wagon as
Arrigo Lora-Totino
, splicing, pasting, and folding the compass of Italy's intermedia. In one light, Fontana's voice erects a brutal and guttural effigy of man, primitive and hermetic. Yet, stepping to the side, one can see the thin strands of support bolstering such combustibles. As chested-strings of a piano, Fontana strikes firmly across the resonating spread of discovery and acceptance. In addition to voice; jaw-harp, guitar, whistle, piano, and harpsichord are featured in these recordings, though the musical elements are secondary to the voice. Mouth, throat and even nose ('Poema a naso' features a microphone inserted in the nostril) take the stage-light. The interconnection between Giovanni's visual and audio artwork is significant. Words twist and dissolve; blotted with ink, soaring across an empty score. This album acts as a frame for these 14 pieces, which can be seen as they are heard, spilling from speakers as letters meeting paper." --
Sean McCann
. June 2016. Edition of 315. Includes 16-page 9"x9" pamphlet with three critical essays, score excerpts, artwork, and program notes written by Fontana. Includes download code.
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