Arrigo Lora-Totino: Out Of Page

Recital R31 LP (Download)
Collection of Italian spoken word experiments

'Collection of recordings by the Italian sound and concrete poet Arrigo Lora-Totino (1928-2016). His place in the history and development of poetical intermedia is undisputed.

This LP holds fourteen voice-based tape works made from the years 1968 to 2000. While there is some use of cut-up tape manipulation, the artistry truly lies in his performance of the sound plays. Multi-tracking is utilized and Arrigo’s nebulous voice paintings splat and click and glide. His bold expression is inspiring to me: it leads by example in encouraging the pulling of oneself further into their art.'

Tracklisting:

Musica Liquida (1968)

Intonazioni (Se Sì) (1974)

To Be Or Not To Be (1977)

Fanfara (1974)

Chiacchere (1976)

Tocatta In A (1977)

Trio Prosodico N.2 Primo Tempo (1981)

Trio Prosodico N.2 Secondo Tempo (1981)

Sussurli (1978)

Dialogo Tra Due Extraterrestri (1978)

Marina (1984)

Vado Dove Vedo (1984)

Sconcerto d’olè (1991)

Sussurli (2000)