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Mine either spin round and round offering the sound of silence, or play the tune in ten second snippets, separated by long silences
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John Cage
Does anybody on here have a red button that works?
UbuWeb
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"UbuWeb":http://www.ubu.com/ is a completely independent resource dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts.All materials on UbuWeb are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights belong to the author(s).UbuWeb is completely free.Expand your mind. Of course, there's plenty of Satie and Cage. I'm checking out "experimental radio ...
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Have a break - The sound of silence
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"Wikipeadia entry":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4%2733%22#4.E2.80.B233.E2.80.B3_No._2
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The First Movement Of John Cage's 4' 33" Is Today's iTunes "Discovery Download"
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Obviously it sounds awesome, obviously you should download it, and definitely post a review.
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Firstly, Music News : Music News (More) || RSS Sons & DaughtersPolly ScattergoodGallon DrunkHell is for HeroesUndercutJay Jay PitoletELFGeorge PringleThe Bookhouse BoysSam IsaacThis week my column is something a little different, I've moved out of Indie Rock and it's a description of a demonstration of John Cage's Prepared Piano I saw during the Melbourne International Arts Festival, read it he...
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Understanding Eno (part 2) -The John Cage influence...
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SeeqPod - Playable SearchYou may wonder why I'm having you listen to 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. Perhaps you'll notice the clicking of mice around you as you work, the hum of the AC, your co-worker chewing loudly. I so this to illustrate the rythyms of nature, of the mundane. John Cage actually played (or rather didn't play) this piece in concert. He didn't explain himself, and it ...
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John Cage Saved My Life
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About a month ago I was fixing a Cartrivision video machine (the first home video system - 1972) on the walkway of my apartment building when I met my blind neighbor Arlene. Over my servos and her cigarettes we got to talking. Her vision loss was a complication from diabetes. She needed a sighted friend to measure and administer her insulin for the next two weeks. I had never used a needle ...
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John Cage - 4'33'': I - Tacet -- FREE DOWNLOAD
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This little diddy from John Cage always was, and still is worth all the hype it receives... and some.And by some I actually mean leagues and leagues beyond what any mere mortal could ever realistically conceive at any point in time.To top things off, iTunes has offered this instant classic as a free download for today and today only!For those of you who doubt the supremacy of this track, I must...
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John Cage Performing On "I've Got a Secret"
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WFMU's Beware of Blog has posted this old clip of Avante Garde coposer John Cage performing his piece "Water Walk" on the game show "I've Got a Secret." Enjoy!
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Here Comes Everything
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This is the universe in a nutshell. Or at least Ireland in a nutshell.More than HPSCHD or any of the Europera performances, this is a recording that succeeds in evoking what John Cage was trying to demonstrate on an aesthetic level...something about the variety of sounds in the world and their occasional poignant characteristics transcending traditional musical sensibilities. Unlike other sound...
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The Twisted Brain: The Insane Genius Named Cage
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In a world where hip-hop is slowly shifting into a number of different newly forming genres of music, not many artists are effectively moving into the rock-rap genre. Lil’ Wayne’s rock music is definitely not his strong-suit, Run-DMC did their thing back in the day, but it was more of a marketing move then anything [...]
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