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Design by Bob Cobbing These one-become-two-word poems treat the letters of the alphabet as additives—that is, substances which, when added in small quantities to second substances, create third ones. In Dutton's minimalist workings the title "Bluebell" inspires the word "peal," to which a t is added to create "petal," this indicated in the body of the poem as "pe(t)al"; "Glue Factory" results in "ste(w)ed," "Reverberations" in "go(i)ng," plus 49 others. The plain typewriter text has been enhanced in stunning xerographic treatments by Britain's master visual poet Bob Cobbing. 5 7/8 x 8 1/4, 56 pp., saddle-stitched, ISBN 0-86162-551-X. Writers Forum. $12 |
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fluttertongue Book 1, The Book of Games 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 109 pp. Soft-cover, perfectbound. ISBN 1-895449-9-0. Thistledown Publishers, Saskatoon $13
fluttertongue Book 2, The Book of Emmett
5x7, 80 pp. Soft-cover, perfectbound. ISBN 0-9682256-3-2. Hagios Press, Saskatoon $10
In two books of an evolving long poem, Smith explores a range of content and poetic method. Book 1 presents five suites of tongue-toners, exercises to sharpen the mouth and ear. Book 2 centres on language, mystery and love, as two births -- of a child and of language -- are probed. Both books begin with, and research deeply, poetic compositional possibilities, with intriguing, often astonishing, results. Set of 2: $20 |
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Wood-block type illustrations by Tim Inkster Twelve characters, named One to Twelve, pursue their interpersonal relationships through "an enticing poem-story about nothing, [where] the intricate, humorous, and lyrical manner of presentation is everything" (Ellen Quigley, Fiddlehead). This is the original 1979 deluxe, signed, limited edition, available now at half the original price. A work of great originality and charm, with a complex riddle at its core that takes hours (of pleasure) to solve. 48 pp., 8 1/4 X 8 1/4, 11 graphics, casebound, leather-spined, acid-free paper, ISBN 0-88984-019-9. Porcupine's Quill. $25 |
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Paul Dutton, soundsinging / harmonica; John Oswald, alto sax; Michael Snow, piano / synthesizer. The current version of the seminal Canadian free improvising band, CCMC (which may stand for "Cook Chow Mein Carefully"), in concert in Victoriaville, Jonquière, and Toronto during the late '90s. Scene magazine praised the trio's "riotous sense of fun and rigorous intention and Dutton's astounding vocal wizardry, Oswald's fierce skronking, and Snow's buzzing synthesizer," while Cadence loved the "mad stride piano, growl-howled vocals, and cascading sax lines." Victo CD 063, 72' 14" $15 |
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Paul Dutton, soundsinging / harmonica; John Kamevaar, keyboard sampler; Al Mattes, guitar synthesizer; Michael Snow, piano; Jack Vorvis, drums This 1994 release features the hallmark music-without-rules spirit that has distinguished the music of CCMC ("Can't Calculate Mathematical Computations"?) through its many versions over more than twenty-five years. A constantly shifting tapestry of musical textures and timbres, fleeting forms, and restless rhythms. Sax maestro John Oswald guests on one cut. Track and Light CD 02. 72' 56". $15 |
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A commissioned compilation of Saskatchewan sound works produced by Steve Heimbecker. Eleven works by solo and ensemble sound artists working in traditional and innovative forms. Haiku songs, spoken verse, vocalisms, instrumentation, electronics, chants, rants and screams lead the listener on an ear-turning trip through a diverse soundscape. CD, 11 Selections, 57' 46". Qube Assemblage Audio & Video Vérité, Saskatoon. $16 Order from Underwhich Editions West only. Not Available from UE East. |
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Canada's foremost exponent of vocal sound art and performance poetry displays the full range of his multifaceted artistry in a selection of verbal poems and oral soundworks. These pieces are calculated to amaze, delight, and exhilarate, as Dutton plays at the borders of literature and music, deploying a virtuosic battery of acoustic vocal skills. His verbal and nonverbal creations feature complex rhythmic and sonic interplay, and extend the limits of human utterance. Writer and free-improviser Paul Dutton is the author of four books and is a world-toured vocal performer. Audiocassette, 39:28 running time, normal bias. $12 |
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