looking askance since '63 has posted his own MP3 recording of 4' 33", John Cage's infamous silent piece. He also mentions the Frank Zappa version on a John Cage tribute album. I have this on my MP3 player. When it pops up via shuffle mode, it always gets my attention and then my focus turns to ambient sounds. Entertainment and art.
Notes: According to iTunes, this interpretation is in fact 4:33.084 long. Alan Little on yoga, listening and 4'33". Essay by Larry Solomon. Sheet music available for $4.95 with a look inside the music.
Glad you liked my version - would love to hear (and post) Zappa's version though...any chance you could upload it and mail me the URL? or maybe drop me a mail and I could send you my broadband address to send it to? I love the idea of all that digitised silence whizzing around cyberspace, and i reckon JC would have too!
Yours is a great site, btw - Ive just been reading Words and Music by Paul morley who talks a lot about Alvin Lucier (mainly "I am sitting in a room"), so was interested that you have posted on him...cheers for the link,
jeff.
Posted by: Jeff | September 13, 2004 at 10:44 AM