Text Of Light
Metal Box
3 x CD [2006]
Ltd x 1000
Dirter
www.dirter.co.uk
CD1
1. 052901 Tonic 5/4/6 (12:18)
2. 052901 Tonic 1 (14:06)
3. 052901 Tonic 7 (6:19)
4. 052901 Tonic 2 (7:04)
5. 052901 Tonic 8 (7:44)
6. 052901 Tonic 3 (17:16)
First Text of Light show--early set
Alan Licht/ Lee Ranaldo/ Ulrich Krieger/
Christian Marclay/ William Hooker
Recorded by Eric Pasquiet
Edit/mix: LR/AL at Echo Canyon NYC
CD2
1. 052405 Bruxelles 1 (11:20)
PP Cafe
Alan Licht/ Lee Ranaldo/ Ulrich Krieger/ Tim Barnes
Recorded by Jean-Phillipe Burg
Edit/mix: LR/AL at Echo Canyon NYC
2. 052402 Echo 1 (2:33)
Alan Licht/ Lee Ranaldo/ Ulrich Krieger/ DJ Olive/ Christian Marclay
Recorded Echo Canyon, NYC by Aaron Mullan
Edit/mix: LR/AL at Echo Canyon
3. James Joyce: Chamber Music (Stenza XII) (4:40)
Text of Light with The Digger Choir
Alan Licht/ Lee Ranaldo/ Ulrich Krieger
with The Digger Choir under the direction of Alan Licht
Band recorded at Tonic 052202 by Eric Mauer
DC rec at Issue Project Room 050704 by LR
Edit: LR/AL
Mix: Aaron Mullan with LR, Echo Canyon May 04
Chamber Music is a 1907 Poem split into 36 parts. In 1909 it was attempted to set each poem to music by a friend of Joyce's - the first public performance was by Adolf Mann in 1910. ToL was invited to set one stanza to music for a new project of the same type.
XII
What counsel has the hooded moon
Put in thy heart, my shyly sweet,
Of Love in ancient plenilune,
Glory and stars beneath his feet -- -
A sage that is but kith and kin
With the comedian Capuchin?
Believe me rather that am wise In disregard of the divine, A glory kindles in those eyes Trembles to starlight. Mine, O Mine! No more be tears in moon or mist For thee, sweet sentimentalist.
4. 052402 ECHO 3+2 (5:14)
Alan Licht/ Lee Ranaldo/ Ulrich Krieger/ DJ Olive/ Christian Marclay
Recorded Echo Canyon, NYC by Aaron Mullan
Mixed at Echo Canyon by LR/AL
5. 040103 Berlin 1 (15:07)
Podewil
Alan Licht/ Lee Ranaldo/ Ulrich Krieger/ DJ Olive/ Tim Barnes
Recorded by Onnen Bock
Mix: LR&UK/AL at Echo Canyon
CD3
1. 121104 Dundee (58:07)
Kill Your Timid Notion Festival, Scotland
Alan Licht/ Lee Ranaldo/ Ulrich Krieger/ Tim Barnes
Recordings by Jim France and Bob Teagan
Mix: Tim Barnes at Quakebasket, NYC, Dec 2005/Jan 2006
Thanks: Barry Esson, Kill Yr Timid Notion Festival
Text of Light:
Alan Licht--guitar
Lee Ranaldo--guitar, small devices
Ulrich Krieger--tenor saxophone, sax-tronics
Christian Marclay--turntables
William Hooker--drums
DJ Olive--turntables
Tim Barnes--drums, gong, percussion, electronics
Echo Canyon NYC studio assistance: Aaron Mullan.
ToL Logo: Chris Habib
The following films by Stan Brakhage were used to accompany these performances:
The Text of Light {at Tonic 052901 & Podewil}; The Lost Films (1996); ... [Ellipses] reel 3 (1998 ); {in Brussels}; Dog Star Man {at Tonic 052202}; ... [Ellipses] Part 2 (1998); ... [Ellipses] Part 4 (1998); Soldiers & Other Cosmic Objects (1977); Scenes From Under Childhood: Section 1 (1967); Two: Creeley/McClure (1965); The Riddle of Lumen (1972); Sincerity: Reel 2 (1973 ) {in Dundee}.
A selection of Stan Brakhage websites:
http://www.fredcamper.com/Film/BrakhageL.html
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/brakhage.html
http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/new_offscreen/brakhage_dossier.html
ttp://www.brakhage.com/bio.htm
Text of Light performs with 16mm films--never 'films on video'. Films for ToL's performances have been rented courtesey of: The Filmmakers Cooperative, New York City; Canyon Cinema, Denver; Light Cone, Paris, and The Lux Centre for Film, Video & Digital Arts, London.