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ARTIST
TITLE
Il divano dell'orecchio
FORMAT
5LP BOX

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CATALOG #
NMN 083BOX NMN 083BOX
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RELEASE DATE
1/10/2025

"On the occasion of Walter Marchetti's solo exhibition at 7022 Art Space in Milano, Alga Marghen presents the new edition, limited to 80 numbered copies, of Il divano dell'orecchio, a 5LP box set including La caccia, In terram utopicam, Per la sete dell'orecchio, Natura morta, and Vandalia. LP1, La caccia, includes the same materials as the original 1974 Cramps LP. The recording of La Caccia, one of the most radical in the neo-avantgarde panorama for 35 years, is divided in two tracks: 'versione all'aria aperta' and 'versione per uno spazio chiuso.' The sound is generated by hunting calls for birds and other animals. According to Steven Stapleton, this is one of the best records ever published. The new LP sleeve reproduces the Cramps original LP layout. It also includes an insert reproducing scores, photos of both the 1965 ZAJ performances and of Marchetti recording La caccia. A second color insert presents the composer recording La caccia as well as a graphic by Gianni Emilio Simonetti. In terram utopicam includes the same materials as the original 1978 Cramps LP, or 'J'aimerais jouer avec un piano qui aurait une grosse queue' (1974/75) as well as the estreme electronic pieces 'Adversus' (Home-made electric music) (1966) and 'Osmanthus fragrans' (Home-made electric music) (1973). LP3 includes 'Per la sete dell'orecchio' (1981), previously privately issued on the LP with the same title and 'Song for John Cage' (1985), never available on vinyl before. The LP sleeve reproduces the 'Song for John Cage' score. LP4 includes 'Natura morta' (1980), never available on vinyl before. A very simple sequence of piano accidents, according to Robert Ashley one of the most beautiful piano music ever recorded. The LP sleeve reproduces a photo of the performance at Milanopoesia in 1988, as well as Marchetti's text titled 'In my music.' The full color insert reproduces a photo of the 'Natura morta' installation. LP5, titled Vandalia, includes 'Perpetuum mobile' (1981) and 'Le secche del delirio' (1989). Both pieces were never available on vinyl before. With 'Vandalia' Walter Marchetti is focusing his concrete and radical themes. The LP sleeve reproduces a photo of the 'Perpetuum mobile' performance at Musicalia in 1981. The full color insert reproduces the original 'Vandalia' layout. This edition of Il divano dell'orecchio also includes the book by Walter Marchetti titled De musica inversa, an instruction manual of both theory and practice for the proper and improper use of music. The 180-page book is published in both English and Italian."