Voice of John Cage (1912-1992)
Excerpt from his performance of ‘Empty Words’ (1974) 
Recorded at the Subtropics Music Festival in Miami, Florida in April 1991

Vocal guest appearance by Kim Gordon
Excerpt from a video interview for Huck Magazine (2017)

“John Cage's Empty Words (1974) is a marathon text drawn from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau. This is one of Cage’s most sustained and elaborate moves toward the “demilitarization” of language, in four parts: Part I omits sentences, Part II omits phrases, and Part III omits words. Part IV, which omits syllables, leaves us nothing but a virtual lullaby of letters and sounds.”

Source: The John Cage Trust 
https://johncage.org

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I went to see John Cage when I was ten

It puzzled me
It kept me up at night
I got a fever

Couldn’t stop thinking about it, though

It’s just something that always gnawed at me, like
Why was everything so spread out?
Why was the sound all spread out?

How did he get all these people to keep quiet and listen to him?

It kept me up at night
I got a fever

Kim Gordon

empty words etc.

While I really like Andrea Parkers cold sterile Electro, I think it got nicely funked up here.

Discovered in July 2014, this version created in Ableton Live today,

Enjoy!

DJ vmood - Andrea Parker (Empty Words) vs Hijack (The Badman Is Robin)

2024-03-13 Sermon for Midweek Lent IV
Grace Lutheran Church, Thompson, Ohio
Rev. S. Berndt
"Empty Words" Psalm 41:6
Readings of the Day:
Psalm 41 O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
Psalm 52:1-9 The Steadfast Love of God Endures
James 3:1-10 Taming the Tongue
Matthew 26:57-62 Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

Sermon for Midweek Lent IV

Empty Words - Sermon for Midweek Lent IV 2024-03-13

Bonus track from P_W second release on bandcamp

p_w_000002

Ward Zzz - De Southstrong

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Christina Aguilera - Empty Words (Dario Xavier Club Remix) *OUT NOW*

Some words heal. Some words hurt. And some… mean nothing at all.
“Empty Words” is a dark, emotional synthpop track by AIKON, blending haunting vocals, analog synth textures, and atmospheric electronic production inspired by Depeche Mode, New Order, and The Midnight.
It captures the feeling of love lost in silence — when emotions speak louder than words.

Empty Words

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