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Ben Patterson

An early member of George Maciunas\' art group Fluxus. Patterson was one of the members with prior musical training, his instrument being the double bass, and probably the only black member of Fluxus. He was an important performer in early Fluxus concerts, and has written many performance and musical pieces. However, it was not until the 21st century when recordings of his music have slowly started to appear.

An early member of George Maciunas\' art group Fluxus. Patterson was one of the members with prior musical training, his instrument being the double bass, and probably the only black member of Fluxus. He was an important performer in early Fluxus concerts, and has written many performance and musical pieces. However, it was not until the 21st century when recordings of his music have slowly started to appear.

Music For The Williamson Tunnels (A Collection Of The Sound Of Dripping Water)
Music For The Williamson Tunnels: A Collection Of The Sound Of Dripping Water As Brian Eno made music for environments rather than from them (Music For Airports) these CDs are best listened to within the strange damp world of the Williamson Tunnels i…
Methods & Processes
**12 pages, leporello, offset, 27 x 126 cm (unfolded) ** The reprint of the publication pioneer in the artistic experimentations of the 1960s, published by the artist in 1962. incinPerforming and visual artist Ben Patterson (born 1934) was a founding…
The Lost Tape & The Three Required Musics
Edition of 300. When future Fluxus artist Ben Patterson (1934–2016) traveled to Germany in 1960 in order to study with Karlheinz Stockhausen, he brought along a tape piece that he had produced in Hugh Le Caine's electronic studio in Canada and that h…
Born in the state of FLUX/us
Restocked, reduced price Performing and visual artist Ben Patterson (born 1934) was a founding member of Fluxus' participatory, do-it-yourself, anticommercialist avant-garde network. While many Fluxus artists, influenced by John Cage's precedent, emp…
Drip Music
Edition of 200 signed copies.
A Fluxus Elegy
One-sided LP in an edition of 345 copies. "The new Ben Patterson piece, issued on Alga Marghen's VocSon series, is based on the basic principles of the polyphonic music of the Bantu tribes of West and Central Africa. First principle: the practice of …
Early Works
2002 release. Alga Marghen proudly presents the first record ever produced by Ben Patterson: "This is not only my first CD, but also the first recordings of these works available to the general public." Starting as a virtuoso double-bass performer of…
Liverpool soundworks vol.2
"'Surveying Western Philosophy using China Tools' (33'45"): Western philosophy is thought to have begun along the Ionian coast of Asia Minor in the sixth century B.C. Chinese astrology is thought to have begun in China in the thirtieth century B.C. W…
Liverpool soundworks vol.1
2 limited edition CDs on Fluxus artist Ben Patterson's own label, distributed by Alga Marghen. "'The Liverpool Song Lines' (22'57"): for many year Ben Patterson has been fascinated by the so-called 'song lines' of the Australian Aborigine. Musically,…
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