Kathy Acker (audio).
(1978) Winter, Peter Gordon and David Van Tieghem, featuring Kathy Acker (Bandcamp).
Winter – Mp3.
Previously unheard recordings from 1978, predating the Love Life Orchestra releases.
(1978) Segue Series reading at the Ear Inn (New-York), November 13, 1978 (PennSound).
1. “‘Stop It, Ted,’ I Screamed When He Finally Released Me . . .” (16:16) – Mp3.
2. “The Diseased” (4:16) – Mp3.
3.”The Slave Trader” (0:46) – Mp3.
4. Translation of Janey’s Persian Poems (from Blood and Guts in High School) (6:34) – Mp3.
5. “Ghouls” (cuts off at end) (8:58) – Mp3.
(1979) December 12 and 13, talk at SUNY-Buffalo (PennSound).
1. Introduction (Creeley), (4:25) – Mp3.
2. Tangier (46:06) – Mp3.
3. On Erica Jong material (1:15) – Mp3.
4. On forthcoming work and french novelists (3:02) – Mp3.
5. Introduction to translations (8:41) – Mp3.
6. From Eden, Eden, Eden (5:23) – Mp3.
7. From Laure (10:48) – Mp3.
8. Lecture on Guyotat and Laure (31:15) – Mp3.
9. On self-expression (16:37) – Mp3.
10. On self-reflection (4:18) – Mp3.
11. On subjectivity and perception (12:37) – Mp3.
12. On the writer’s perspective (5:04) – Mp3.
13. On the divided self (8:14) – Mp3.
Complete talk: Acker discusses and reads from Pierre Guyotat’s Eden Eden Eden, Colette Peignot, a.k.a. Laure; intro Creeley; introduction by Robert Creeley (2:39:25) – Mp3.
(1980) From the LP Sugar, Alcohol, & Meat, Giorno poetry systems institute GPS-018-019, 1980 (PennSound).
I was walking down the street (2:28) – Mp3.
(1985) Quixote and Dogs speak, from Live At The Zap Club (Cabaret Poetry Music) LP Vinyl, Zap Records – ZAP 001, 1985.
Quixote and Dogs speak – Mp3.
(1987) Love, Emily (UbuWeb).
Side A – Mp3.
Side B – Mp3.
(1991) Empire of the senseless, from Project 91 (discogs).
Empire of the senseless – Mp3.
(1993) Medea and a lament for patriarchy (Paris Records).
Medea – Mp3.
Lament for patriarchy – Mp3.
Produced by: Hal Willner and Michael MinzerExecutive
Producer: Michael Minzer for Paris Productions
These readings were recorded at Kathy’s request during the Re-Doing Childhood sessions in August, 1993. I had a DAT copy of Medea with a rough mix sitting on a shelf for 6 or 7 years before I revisited it. I was stunned by its beauty, and felt that it had an intimate quality and strong message that should be heard. However, the mix had some level problems and was also rather short by today’s standards. So, I let it sit. Then, in the fall of 06, I received some encouragement about the Paris catalog and began to produce some of the “vault” recordings. I started by remixing Medea with baked masters and during that process found that there was an additional vocal track on the tapes. This turned out to be the amazing Lament for Patriarchy! I had completely forgotten about recording it. Using Joe Gore’s bass track and Ralph Carney’s overdubs from the Medea mix we re-mixed the track. Jeff Mount at Goodnight Audio in dallas did a terrific job, and the results are what are presented here. Hal Willner produced the original sessions in 93.
Hal Willner
July 18, 2007
(1994) Pussy (PennSound).
O and Ange
1. First Whore Song (20:26) – Mp3.
2. Second Whore Song (3:29) – Mp3.
3. Entrance of the Punk Boys (4:39) – Mp3.
4. The Story of St Gallbladder (5:40) – Mp3.
5. The End of the World (8:48) – Mp3.
Pussy, King of the Pirates: Her Story
6. The Loneliness of Pussy (5:15) – Mp3.
7. Pussy Language (12:08) – Mp3.
Recorded September 1994 in Brighton, UK.
Produced and designed by Simon Strong.
Released 1995 on CodeX Books and Records, Hove, UK.
(1995) Interview and reading at SUNNY-Buffalo as part of the wednesday @4 plus series, April 12, 1995, hosted by Charles Bernstein (PennSound).
1. On publishing her early works (7:23) – Mp3.
2. On fitting in and punk culture (2:43) – Mp3.
3. On working through problems of identity, language and appropriation (7:10) – Mp3.
4. On different feminisms (5:20) – Mp3.
5. On the Situationists (0:59) – Mp3.
6. On Pussy, King of the Pirates (2:23) – Mp3.
7. Reading from “Ostracism’s Story,” Pussy, King of the Pirates (0:51) – Mp3.
8. On the Hammer Horror influence (1:27) – Mp3.
9. On trying to access already-there languages (5:48) – Mp3.
10. Reading from “I Meet Myself,” Pussy, King of the Pirates (5:42) – Mp3.
11. On accessing sexual language (1:20) – Mp3.
12. On shocking readers and reappropriating language (6:05) – Mp3.
13. On locating pleasure in writing (6:55) – Mp3.
14. On Empire of the Senseless (4:00) – Mp3.
15. On popular culture and appropriation (3:50) – Mp3.
16. On post-capitalist society (8:01) – Mp3.
Complete Discussion (1:10:13) – Mp3.
(1995) Oxbow, Let me be a woman.
7. Acker sound – read all over – Mp3.
8. The stabbing hand (with Kathy Acker) – Mp3.
(1996) Pussy, King of the Pirates (1996), performed by The Mekons & Kathy Acker (PennSound).
1. “My Name Is O” (0:34) – Mp3.
2. Ange’s Song After She Crawled Through London (3:42) – Mp3.
3. “I Want To Tell You About Myself” (0:43) – Mp3.
4. The Song Of The Dogs (3:19) – Mp3.
5. “We’re Just Outside London” (2:58) – Mp3.
6. Ostracism’s Song For Pussycat (3:40) – Mp3.
7. “Antigone, You See Her” (0:34) – Mp3.
8. Antigone Speaks About Herself (3:50) – Mp3.
9. “Now Let Me Tell You…” (0:32) – Mp3.
10. My Song At Night (3:28) – Mp3.
11. “Since Ange And Me Are Innocent” (0:43) – Mp3.
12. Into The Strange (4:42) – Mp3.
13. Captured By Pirates (4:52) – Mp3.
14. A Prayer For All Sailors (3:03) – Mp3.
15. O (1:52) – Mp3.
Accordion, Vocals – Errol “Rico” Flynn*
Artwork By – S. Clay Wilson
Banjo [Cumbus] – Blind Lugh*
Bass – Sarah Corina
Drums – Steven Goulding*
Engineer – Long Jon Gillver of Dubbe Island*
Fiddle – Captain “Kidd” Honeyperson*
Guitar, Vocals – Jon Langford (2) , Tom The Cabin Boy*
Recorded By – Baron Von Trumfio* , Bosun Hagler*
Vocals – Master Sally Bates*
Voice – More-Than-Able Seaman Acker* (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
Written-By – Kathy Acker , Mekons, The
Notes
Recorded September 1995 at Kingsize Studios in Chicago, and July 1995 in Leeds at an unnamed location.
Released concurrently with Kathy Acker’s novel of the same title.
(1999) Redoing Childhood (Released on Kill Rock Stars, KRS349, 1999) – (PennSound).
1. “President Bush” (5:15) – Mp3.
2. “Miss Savage’s School For Girls” (8:22) – Mp3.
3. “The Temple Of Eros” (2:58) – Mp3.
4. “A Country That I’ve Never Seen” (4:47) – Mp3.
5. “I Will Stay With You Tonight” (10:40) – Mp3.
6. “Hotel Etoile Rouge” (7:33) – Mp3.
7 .”Outside The Law, Which Is Language” (3:39) – Mp3.
8. “The Female Doctor” (6:42) – Mp3.
9. “Hotel Of The Lilac Eyes” (10:44) – Mp3.
10. “Face To Face With Death” (5:00) – Mp3.
Produced by Hal Wilner
Musicians: David Cunningham (keyboards), Ralph Carney (reeds), Joe Gore (guitar),
Steve Bernstein (trumpet), Kenny Wollesen (drums), Tribe 8 (backingband)
(Undated) Lecture by Kathy Acker on Maurice Blanchot (La Communauté Inavouable), Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, and literary tradition (Duke University, David Rubinstein Library).
Side 1 – Mp3.
Side 2 – Mp3.
(Undated) Kathy Acker and British astrologist discuss her astrological chart (Duke University, David Rubinstein Library).
Side 1 – Mp3.
Side 2 – Mp3.
(Undated) Kathy Acker’s answering machine (Duke University, David Rubinstein Library).
Side 1 – Mp3.
(1973) Jackson MacLow, The 8-Voice Stereo-Canon Realization Of The Black Tarantula Crossword Gathas.
Jackson MacLow, The 8-Voice Stereo-Canon Realization Of The Black Tarantula Crossword Gathas – Mp3.
(2015) PoemTalk Episode #88, Discussing Kathy Acker’s “The Diseased,” and “The Slave Trader” on May 19, 2015 (PennSound).
Full Episode (41:18) – Mp3.
https://jacket2.org/podcasts/me-no-one-will-take-poemtalk-88