method: sound sources (field recording, reface dx, voice) and recording and morphing devices (zoom H2, zoom r20. audacity, samplitude)
narration: the cycle ON PRINTING deals with projection and the like. it consists of six poems: rubble - horse - relic - spawn - banner- offset. this poem sonified is rubble and rubble alone.
image: copyright jo richter

Poem (as published in
A Single Loop of Fortunes) /
copyright jo richter:

once I stood, Pygmalion said
on a pile of rubble, all
of which was not-she

to surface, Pygmalion said
is a destructive endeavour
as the chisel precludes the sculpture

now I drink, Pygmalion said
entangled drafts of air, all
of which is not-she

and craftsmanship, Pygmalion said
oh, craftsmanship engenders the
sanding of the soul

rubble

rubble - on printing 1/6

method: sound sources (field recording, flute and jazz drums vst, voice) and recording and morphing devices (zoom H2, behringer swing, samplitude)
narration: the cycle ON PRINTING deals with projection, representation and the like. it consists of six poems: rubble - horse - relic - spawn - banner- offset. this poem sonified is horse and horse alone.
image: copyright jo richter
Poem (as published in
A Single Loop of Fortunes) /
copyright jo richter:


their fingers touched the stone
and they felt the horse within:
this is horse-stone, their fingertips agreed

their eyes touched the clay
and they felt the horse within:
this is horse-clay, their views agreed

their fingers melted stone and clay
following the shapes without:
this is a horse-place, their minds agreed

you feel them rear and neigh
when you approach through the dark:
this is a horse-place, the cavern agreed

modern man wonders, awed
by the image where never a horse did roam:
is this art or an ancient act of ancient creed?

horse

horse - on printing 2/6

method: sound sources (field recording,contact microphones, meinl sonic energy pocket steel tongue drum, pss a50, voice) and recording and morphing devices (zoom H2, ehx grand canyon, zoom r20, samplitude)

narration: the cycle ON PRINTING deals with projection, representation, pattern recognition and the like. it consists of six poems: rubble - horse - relic - spawn - banner- offset. this poem sonified is relic and relic alone – born from static.

image: copyright jo richter

poem (as published in
A Single Loop of Fortunes) /
copyright jo richter: 



sifting through
lingering morsels
of bold statements
once uttered in pride

he came across
a tiny fragment
that rang of meaning:
no one could tell how

it fit in
right in the middle
of a gaping 
lack of reference

snugly it fit
into nowhere 
at all

relic

relic - on printing 3/6

those interested in a traditional recording of a Blake original, please be directed here: https://soundcloud.com/nadiaselvaggi/and-did-those-feet-april-3-5-20242 

method: sound sources (reface dx, voice, boss dr01s, vintage lemon drop) and recording and morphing devices (roland vt 4, hotone soulpress II, nux amp academy, zoom r20); intentionally no post production, raw
narration: the cycle ON PRINTING deals with projection, representation, pattern recognition, the energy of awareness and the like. it consists of six poems: rubble - horse - relic - spawn - banner- offset. this poem sonified is spawn and spawn spawns.
image: copyright jo richter

poem (as published in
A Single Loop of Fortunes) /
copyright jo richter: 

infernal energies, blake said
are unleashed in printing,
etching their way to Jerusalem

once I slept, Blake said
on a mountain and the heavens
weighed down on me, hard

now I drink, Blake said
the deep-sea ink of the valleys,
saturating every fibre in me

as for relief, Blake said,
the relief must spawn, for who wants
to make do without colours and copies

spawn

spawn - on printing 4/6

method: sound sources (crave, voice, field recordings, behringer swing into samplitude – cello, choir, chapel organ ) and recording and morphing devices (zoom r20, samplitude)
narration: the cycle ON PRINTING deals with projections, representations, pattern recognition, the energy of awareness, objectification and the like. it consists of six poems: rubble - horse - relic - spawn - banner- offset. this poem sonified is banner and banner wards off intrusion. I remember writing this poem as an act of self-defence on a train ride with sonically extensive human beings …..  
image: copyright jo richter

poem (as published in
A Single Loop of Fortunes) /
copyright jo richter: 

the acoustic weaves hoisted
fold tightly around
this moment, this place -
envelop the traveller too weary
to cling to the counterpoint
of silence within

not composed
of anything but surfaces rough
and unaligned, these clusters
loudly crash
like bergs in the icy sea

oh for the mean me-ness
of every voice that
drowns out common
respite

banner

banner - on printing 5/6

method: sound sources (pss a50, vintage lemon drop, vst choir, voice) and recording and morphing devices (foxy tones, soulpress II, zoom r 20, samplitude)
narration: the cycle ON PRINTING deals with projections, representations, pattern recognition, the energy of awareness, objectification, transformation  and the like. it consists of six poems: rubble - horse - relic - spawn - banner- offset. there will also be a coda. this poem sonified is offset and easily washed off.
image: copyright jo richter

poem (as published in
A Single Loop of Fortunes) /
copyright jo richter: 

this is the any-stone
evenly smoothed, perfect

this is the any-stone
to which nothing attaches

this is the any stone
which lingers unaltered

this is the any-stone
ceaselessly printing desires

in lithographic precision
this is my wanton heart

offset

offset - on printing 6/6

method: sound sources (voice, vst instruments: flute, cello, balalaika) and recording and morphing devices (samplitude)
narration: the cycle ON PRINTING deals with projections, representations, pattern recognition, the energy of awareness, objectification, transformation, contrast  and the like. it consists of six poems: rubble - horse - relic - spawn - banner- offset. there also is a coda. this poem sonified is the coda and coda alone.
image: copyright jo richter

poem / copyright jo richter: 

your right is
my left is
face to face

these move in
those move out
back to back

coda

coda - on printing 7/6

I am overjoyed to partake in sounds beautiful:
https://youtu.be/1TnalFltP_Q?si=VidMVZ9VDKGZiNUm  by Dan and
https://stonerjazz.bandcamp.com/album/up-up-out by Jeff.

Jeff also gifted me a visiting role on his previous album: 
https://stonerjazz.bandcamp.com/album/quintessential

.... and here is my own test account:
https://sonicstructuresandsilentstretches.bandcamp.com/track/eliza

POETRY IS VITAL

This threshold space exists for those who feel like listening to some of my quite professional poetry embedded in rather amateurishly recorded but judiciously arranged sound, a modicum of purely acoustic work notwithstanding.  Fortunately, some other artists have also transformed the symbolic expression of my words into the tangible beauty of real songs and soundscapes - just listen to Sympoetic Ultrasounds: https://soundcloud.com/sonic-textures/sets/sympoetic-ultrasounds !

SOUND, SPACE AND TIME

Tend your listening senses gently. Even though my general approach welcomes and embraces lo-fi concepts like the precision of spontaneously occuring imprecisions, headphones worth their membranes are recommended - unless you like your sounds flat, mangled, battered and helpless. You don't, do you? Be kind to these soundscapes.

STRUCTURING IMPULSE

Due to the nature of "poetry soundscapes", your listening expectations regarding traditionally structured "songs", sonically purified "raw wildlife soundscapes", keyboard-laden "ambient recordings" or voice-centered "readings" might not be met. You will find some of those in my list of /likes/. "Noise" is a recurring structural element like any other. This is what this sounds like - within its own rights, limitations, tangents and interconnections. Sonic structures. Silent stretches. Poetry emerges from the gaps between the ruts, seeps in from the undergrowth, sweeps down.

CARVING, CHISELLING, KNEADING, MORPHING

A quick glance into my toolshed rests on Zoom recorders, Samplitude software and a dizzying array of diverse sonic machinery.

LARGE AND SMALL GIFTS

-----------------------------
Small Gifts

the less to remember, the more to listen
gifts from the ice age reverberate
a simple story, a forest, a coastline
entangled in silence, one starts to relate
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In case you have read up to this point, you might be a sonic creator yourself. May I ask you for a helping ear? Above, there is a tiny poem of mine that I do not understand how to translate into sound. If you do - please act on it. It is a matter of common decency, of course, to keep the title (Small Gifts) and to credit the lyrics to me (jo richter). And please do notify me of your version via a soundcloud message. One bewilderingly beautiful version crafted by mono-lux has already gone public, as well as an amazing version by cthonicist.  You'll find both in my playlist Sympoetic Ultrasounds. This is just a small gift, not a challenge - life already has more than enough of those on offer, doesn't it? Treat it this way.

POETRY IS VITAL
sound, space and time
structuring impulse
carving, chiselling, kneading, morphing
large and small gifts
poetry is vital

GENERAL POLICY regarding the use of LIKES, REPOSTS and FOLLOWS:
I like what I like and want to hear again.
I only repost what I've had a hand in creating.
I follow when I see directions or arrivals I like, not when followed (though I might peek in to get an idea of what your sounds are about). I have set myself a limit of accounts I follow not to be all too overwhelmed. Not following does therefore not mean I do not appreciate what you contribute to the enjoyments of soundcloud.
Do not expect other behaviour from me.
(jo richter)

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