Reviewer:
rolligan
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November 17, 2004
Subject:
This is good radio
I've been interested in John Cage ever since I saw "What is Sound?" on a video cassette a decade ago. Anybody who can
hang with Roland Kirk is alright by me. Years later I was exposed to his diary recordings via 89.9 WKCR during an extensive birthday broadcast and I was blown away. I tend to share Cage's view that the recordings of his works are never going to be able to compare with actually experiencing them the exception being his spoken word stuff. He had such a fantastic oratory style that he can set your mind in motion by talking about simple things. It's also great to hear somebody talking about Fuller, creative problem solving, and other unpopular ideas.
The radio interview itself is fantastic because it's so cool and free. This is an important recording and highlights just how improtant KPFA and other Pacifica station archives are.