BAKU: SYMPHONY OF SIRENS – SOUND EXPERIMENTS IN THE SOVIET AVANT GARDE. ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND RECONSTRUCTIONS

Aug 112011
 

In 1922 Arseni Avraamov composed and conducted a visionary public sound event, activating the entire port city of Baku: its factory sirens, the ships horns of the entire Caspian flotilla, two batteries of artillery, several full infantry regiments, trucks, seaplanes, 25 steam locomotives, an array of pitched whistles and several massive choirs. Constantly referenced but forever lost, this extraordinary event is here painstakingly reconstructed and spatialised to approximate the original experience.

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1. Arseny Avraamov – Symphony of Sirens (public event Baku 1922)
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2. Velimir Khlebnikov – The Radio of the Future  Listen:
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3. Ivan Ignatyev & Ego-Futurists Group – The First Spring Concert of Universal Futurism Listen:
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4. Mikhail Matiushin, Alexei Kruchenykh & Kazimir Malevich – Victory Over the Sun; Introduction Listen:
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5. Mikhail Matiushin, Alexei Kruchenykh & Kazimir Malevich – Victory Over the Sun; Act 1: Bully’s Song Listen:
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6. Mikhail Matiushin, Alexei Kruchenykh & Kazimir Malevich – Victory Over the Sun; Act 2: Petite Bourgeoisie Listen:
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7. Mikhail Matiushin, Alexei Kruchenykh & Kazimir Malevich – Victory Over the Sun; other excerpts and final opera with ‘Military song’ Listen:
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8. Dziga Vertov – Laboratory of Hearing; From the sound of a cascade Listen:
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9. Dziga Vertov – Laboratory of Hearing; From the sound of a sawmill Listen:
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10. Arseny Avraamov – The March of the Workers Funeral Listen:
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11. Nikolai Foregger & His Orchestra of Noises – Mechanical Dances Listen:
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12. Sergei Prokoviev & Georgi Yakoulov – Factory Listen:
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13. Dziga Vertov – Radio Ear Listen:
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14. Konstantin Melnikov – Sonata of Sleep Listen:
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15. Igor Severyanin – Overture Listen:
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16. Igor Severyanin – Echo Listen:
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17. Vasilisk Gnedov – Poem 14 Listen:
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18. Alexei Kruchenykh – Dyr bul shchyl Listen:
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19. Vladimir Kasyanov & The Futurist Circle – Drama in the Futurists’ Cabaret No. 13 Listen:
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20. David Burliuk – The Family of Vowels, Laughingly Listen:
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21. Elana Guro – Finland Listen:
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22. El Lissitzky – About Two Squares – A Suprematist Story Listen:
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23. Olga Rozanova – [Spain] Listen:
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24. H2SO4 Group – Dada Listen:
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25. Simon Chikovani – Tsira Listen:
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26. Nothingists (Nichevoki) – Manifesto From Nothingism Listen:
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27. Nothingists (Nichevoki) – Decree About the Nothingness of The Poetry Listen:
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28. Vasily Kandinsky – To See Listen:
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29. Kasimir Malevich – Poem Listen:
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30. Olga Rozanova – Poem without title Listen:
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31. Danil Harms – Lapa/Paw Listen:
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32. Igor’ Terent’ev – Endless toast in honour of Sofia Georgievna Listen:
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33. Mikhail Larionov – Ozz… Listen:
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34. Psycho Futurists Group – Zatirlikali Iirlyuki Listen:
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35. Vasily Kaminsky – Poem to letter ‘K’ Listen:
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36. Varvara Stepanova – Rtny Khomle Listen:
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37. Roman Jakobson ‘Aliagrov’ – mglybzhvuo
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38. Roman Jakobson ‘Aliagrov – Distraction Listen:
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39. Vasilisk Gnedov – Poem of the End Listen:
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