Four Horsemen
The Four Horsemen was a sound poetry group of Canadian poets composed of
bpNichol, Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton and Steve McCaffery. They
started performing in 1970 and quickly moved from radical improvisation
to the use of a notational system, with an effort to develop a scoring
method adequate to the group's dynamic and visceral sound show. The
four-piece soon became a living workshop with regular weekly rehearsals
leading to the best refined group-conceived and group-written
compositions
The Four Horsemen was a sound poetry group of Canadian poets composed of
bpNichol, Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton and Steve McCaffery. They
started performing in 1970 and quickly moved from radical improvisation
to the use of a notational system, with an effort to develop a scoring
method adequate to the group's dynamic and visceral sound show. The
four-piece soon became a living workshop with regular weekly rehearsals
leading to the best refined group-conceived and group-written
compositions
Life Is A Killer
** Original copies of this rarity. Factory sealed. Few copies available ** A Dial-A-Poem Poets life-centering collection of different ensembles of speakers with and without instrumental music. Works by Amiri Baraka, William S. Burroughs, Jim Carroll, Jayne Cortez, The Four Horsemen (B.P. Nichol, Steve McCaffery, Paul Dutton, Rafael Barreto Rivera), John Giorno, Brion Gysin, Rose Lesniak, Ned Sublette.
"Mutant Disco was the big thing downtown, and Giorno wanted a piece of it. The irritating ran…
The 12th Annual International Sound Poetry Festival
*Last copies, almost sold out at the label. Limited edition of 200 hand-numbered copies.* After years of preparation, Recital is proud to present The 12th Annual International Sound Poetry Festival box set. Held in New York in 1980, this was the last festival of the pioneering sound poetry series started in Stockholm in the 1960s. This ambitious document holds nearly five hours of audio from 30 artists. A 240-page book with biographies, texts, and artwork from each artist supplements the edition…
E3
**edition of 250 copies, red vinyl, comes with insert** Eeeee was the name of a periodic journal Marshall Reese co-edited and co-published with composer Gene Carl. The name was taken from the vowel from cognate words in Indo-European languages – meaning to go, to fly, to be in transition and the publication was an attempt to unite the worlds of poetry and music.
This LP It is the third number of E magazine and has taken over 40 years to be published and documents forces and influences from the 7…
Nada Canadada
**250 copies on black, embossed lettering, 16 page booklet** Comprised of the poets bpNichol, Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton and Steve McCaffery, all of whom are notable for their solo efforts, The Four Horsemen was Canada’s first sound poetry group, active between 1970 and the late 80s - disbanding following the untimely death of founding member, Barrie Phillip Nichol. Nada Canadada, originally issued in 1972, the album reissued before us now, is their debut recorded outing, making its hist…