UBUWEB:: Spring 2005 updates

March 29, 2005

[This latest batch seems to me especially groundbreaking! -- BKS]

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Recent Additions :: Spring 2005
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--- RECENT FEATURES ---

* UbuWeb Films *
UbuWeb announces the beta launch of its newest section of historic artist's films. In addition to the 37 short Fluxus films (see below), films can be viewed by Kenneth Anger, Luis Bunuel, John Cage, Guy Debord, Marcel Duchamp, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Robert Morris & Stan VanDerBeek, Isidore Isou, Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg, Hans Richter, Harry Smith and Jack Smith.

* 37 Short Fluxus Films (1962 - 1970) *
Dating from the sixties and compiled by George Maciunas (1931-1978, founder of Fluxus), UbuWeb is pleased to present 37 short films ranging from 10 seconds to 10 minutes in length. These films (some of which were meant to be screened as continuous loops) were shown as part of the events and happenings of the New York avant-garde. Films by Nam June Paik, Dick Higgins, George Maciunas, Chieko Shiomi, John Cavanaugh, James Riddle, Yoko Ono, George Brecht, Robert Watts, Pieter Vanderbiek, Joe Jones, Eric Anderson, Jeff Perkins, Wolf Vostell, Albert Fine, George Landow, Paul Sharits, John Cale, Peter Kennedy, Mike Parr, Ben Vautier. Presented here in MPEG format.

* Marshall McLuhan *
UbuWeb is pleased to present two archival audio interviews with Marshall McLuhan (MP3): Marshall McLuhan on the Dick Cavett Show in December 1970 (30 minutes; along with Truman Capote and Chicago Bears running back, Gayle Sayers. Both Capote and Sayers participated in the discussion with McLuhan) and Speaking Freely hosted by Edwin Newman features Marshall McLuhan 4 Jan 1971 (one hour). UbuWeb also hosts an MP3 copy of McLuhan's out-of-print Columbia LP, The Medium is the Massage (Side A, Side B).

* John Oswald's "Mystery Tapes" *
An early collection (c. 1980) of unnamed audio samples and snippets. According to Oswald: "All known Xperience is potentially confounded by MYSTERY TAPES, little boxes of sonifericity specifically formulated for the curious listener.
Available in your choice of aural flavors:
subliminal, blasted, excerpted,
repeatpeateatattttttedly, these
cinemaphonically-concocted aggregates of trés different but exquisitely manifest, unprecedentedly varied festerings of audio quality fine magnetic cassette tapes are the best of whatever you've been listening for." You can also hear an hour-long interview with Oswald in UbuWeb's Radio Radio section.

* Kurt Schwitters' Ursonate *
UbuWeb currrently hosts eight full-length versions of Schwitter's masterwork, the Ursonate (1922-1932). Kurt Schwitters original version; Canadian poet Christian Bök's rock 'n' roll version; two versions by the Dutch sound poet Jaap Blonk: one from 1986, one from 1993; Frenchman Sebastien Lespinasse's speed version; Japanese sound-poet Adachi Tomomi's version; Finnish collective Linnunlaulupuu's group version; and the Vancouver-based Ensemble Ordinature's computer voice version and the John Oswald-produced version by Christopher Butterfield.