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PoemTalk #159, Discussing bpNichol's "Dada Lama" and "A Small Song That Is His," feat. Tracie Morris, Douglas Kearney, and Derek BeaulieuListen to the complete recording and read program notes for the episode at Jacket2. Paté de Voix, 1990The following poems were recorded by bpNichol in Torino, Italy, April 1987, and were released as a cassette tape in 1990 as part of Paté de Voix 4 (an imprint of Offerta Speciale, published by Carla Bertola and Alberto Vitacchio). The voices of Carla Bertola and Alberto Vitacchio appear in “And this is what it means when meaning’s over” and, as Bertola and Vitacchio put it, “are there to remember our friendship and love for him.”
Zygal: A Book of Mysteries and Translations, 1985The following pieces were read by bpNichol during the launch in Toronto of Zygal: A Book of Mysteries and Translations (Coach House Press, 1985) on February 20th, 1986.
First Screening, 1984"First Screening" is a 1984 "computer poem": this streaming Quicktime version is a screen capture of the Applewin emulator version of "First Screening." Freeze-frames from the Quicktime do not always reflect the structure of bpNichol's code. For more information about, and other versions of, this work go to ViSPO. The .mov version was realized in 2007 by Jim Andrews, Geof Huth, Lionel Kearns, Marko Niemi, and Dan Waber. Used with the permission of VISPO. Watch on Media.sas -bpNichol, Toronto, January 1982
Ear Rational: Sound Poems 1966-1980, 1982The following are all of the poems from the 60-minute cassette Ear Rational: Sound Poems 1966-1980, published in 1982 by Membrane Press New Fire Tapes (Milwaukee). Note that beside each poem-title is the year in which Nichol composed the piece. Making brief appearances are the voices of Michael Dean, Paul Dutton, Steve McCaffery, David Penhale, Steven Smith (now Steven Ross Smith), and Richard Truhlar (see jwcurry’s “Notes toward a beepliography,” Open Letter 6 th series, No. 5-6: Summer-Fall 1986: 249-270.) Nichol also included a brief statement inside the 5-panel offset lead for the cassette:“Dada Lama” was recorded at CBC Studios (Toronto) circa 1969. “The Alphabet Game” was recorded at CBC Studios (Toronto) circa 1972. “Acres Rare Meet” was recorded live in Toronto, October 1977. All others were recorded at the studios of T.R.G. January 10, 1982. “Cosmic Piece for Orchestra & Chorus” is performed by Steve McCaffery (voice & vocorder) & bpNichol (voice & cheap cassette). “Acres Rare Meet” is performed by Michael Dean, Paul Dutton, Steve McCaffery, David Penhale, Steven Smith & Richard Truhlar. The woman's voice on “The Alphabet Game” is that of a friend of the producer who, unfortunately, i have lost all record of. All other voices are my own. Appendix, 1978The following are all of the poems from the split 7” single Appendix published in 1978 by Black Moss Press (BM 101) (Windsor, Ontario); this was issued as part of Sean O’Huigin’s POE TREE: A Simple Introduction to Experimental Poetry. Recording by R. Hindley-Smith and Starborne Productions.
Solo perfomancesThe following poems are live solo performances by bpNichol. This material comes from the archives of The Four Horsemen, courtesy Paul Dutton.Probable Systems #8, November 10, 1978This first piece was performed with The Four Horsemen during the 99¢ Floating Theatre Festival at the Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh, on November 10th, 1978 (Day 2 of 3).Probable Systems #8, from The Four Horsemen Archives (8:53):MP3 Four Lives, November 10, 1978The following piece was performed with The Four Horsemen at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, on March 5th, 1980. Four Lives, from The Four Horsemen Archives (7:17):MP3 bp Nichol, 1971The following are all of the poems from the rare 60-minute cassette bp Nichol, published in 1971 by High Barnet Company (Toronto, Ontario).
Motherlove, 1968The following poems come from the first side of the phonodisc Motherlove, published in 1968 by Allied Record Corporation (Toronto, Ontario).
Martyrology, 1967-1988The following section is divided into eight recordings encompassing three different readings bpNichol gave of The Martyrology (Coach House Press, Toronto). Martyrology is an unfinished long poem written over more than 20 years, from 1967-1988.Except for the last reading, all others were held at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. They were public readings, though connected to English Professor Roy Miki's classes.
borders, February 1967The following poems come from the 7 ¼ floppy recordborders included in the boxbp, published in February 1967 by Coach House Press (Toronto, Ontario). Also included in the box are Journeying & the Returns, a flip-book WILD THING, and Letters Home (14 leaves and a pamphlet in an envelope).
Interview by Phillis Webb with bill bissett, Impact, CBC, 1967Media.SAS mirror URL: MP4 Also of Interestbpnichol.ca: an online public archive of the works of bpNichol and his collaborators. Here you will find digitized print materials, photographs, links and eventually video,critical articles and curated exhibitions. Four Horsemen: tracks from Canadada & Live in the West Six Fillious Reading at the Ear Inn, February 7, 1979
—bpNichol PennSound page edited by Lori Emerson
These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the author's estate. © 2010 Eleanor Nichol for bpNichol. Used with the permission of Eleanor Nichol. Distributed by PennSound. |
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