Electronic Frequencies

Voicings brings together a diverse collection of works in which the human voice takes center stage as a source of sound, expression, and imagination.
On this edition of Riverrun Ars Acustica, the voice is approached from a wide range of artistic perspectives. Spoken word, singing, whispering, breathing, and electroacoustic transformation merge into a rich and multilayered sonic landscape.
The compositions explore the boundaries between language and music, meaning and abstraction, presence and memory. The voice emerges not only as a carrier of text or emotion, but also as pure sonic material, shaped by space, technology, and the creative imagination.
As a result, Voicings unfolds a fascinating world in which listening becomes an active process of discovery, revealing the remarkable expressive potential of the human voice in contemporary acoustic art.

RiverRun: Voicings (CD 1)

1-1 John Cage Muoyce 2:10
1-2 Charles Amirkhanian Pas De Voix 2:17
1-3 Henri Chopin Le Corpsbis 1:33
1-4 Carlfriedrich Claus Lautaggregat 1:24
1-5 Alvin Curran Erat Verbum (Alpha) 2:13
1-6 Gerhard Rühm Gebet 0:39
1-7 Franz Mon Artikulationen 2:17
1-8 Hans G. Helms Fa:m’ Ahniesgwow 1:46
1-9 Stephan von Huene Erweiterter Schwitters 1:04
1-10 Ernst Jandl / Friederike Mayröcker Spaltungen 2:19
1-11 Sorrel Hays Celebration Of NO 0:35
1-12 Carlo Quartucci Penthesilea Aubade 2:19
1-13 Hans Ulrich Humpert Andromache 2:33
1-14 Gerhard Rühm / Klaus Schöning Ophelia And The Words 2:30
1-15 Linda Mussman Danton’s Death 2:20
1-16 Mauricio Kagel Nach Einer Lektüre Von Orwell 2:40
1-17 Werner Cee Elegien 3:00
1-18 Robert HP Platz Andere Räume 2:02
1-19 Alvin Curran For Julian 3:05
1-20 Hans Otte Voicings 2:32
1-21 Ferdinand Kriwet Radio 2:25
1-22 Barry Bermange SOS 2:13
1-23 Paul Carter 7448. Eine Kolumbische Phantasie 2:26
1-24 Josephine Truman Sdreamings 2:53
1-25 Alison Knowles Bean Sequences 3:24
1-26 Jerome Rothenberg Das Hörspiel Des Bibers, Ein Testament 1:47
1-27 Malcolm Goldstein Ishi/Timechangingspaces 1:48
1-28 Jack Body Vox Humana 1:19
1-29 Anne Tardos / Jackson Mac Low Für Stimmen 2:22
1-30 Pauline Oliveros Humayun’s Tomb 2:33

RiverRun: Voicings
Series: Ars Acustica
Label: WERGO
Catalog Number: WER 6307-2
Release Year: 1999
Country: Germany
Format: 2-CD compilation (CD 1: Voicings, CD 2: Soundscapes)
Genre: Electronic, Experimental, Spoken Word, Radiophonic Art, Sound Poetry, Ars Acustica.