Öyvind Fahlström - Öyvind Fahlström i etern - Manipulera världen 2CD 1999

The Swedish master of text sound composition, Öyvind Fahlström, made two very exciting radioplays in the 60's. In this great and sold-out book we can hear almost the complete versions of "Fåglar i Sverige (Birds in Sweden)" and "Den helige Torsten Nilsson (The holy Torsten Nilsson)". This is experimental poetry / narrative in it's most pure form. Great stuff.

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The Audience / Dede - Världsvan Nervositet Cassette 1982

A strange and very rare tape from the depths of the Swedish underground. I don't know anything about The Audience, but they sound a bit like Danny & The Dressmakers. Short songs performed in an amateurish way with loads of humor. This recording seems to be from a live performance. Dede was a punk poet from Gothenburg. Sort of a legendary figure, I suppose. I'd love to know more about this release!

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Gunnar Ekelöf - Läser Egna Dikter LP 1967

Gunnar was one of the major figures in the mid-1900's literary scene in Sweden. He was among the first to bring in influences from the surrealists and his first books is heralds of the whole modern age. This is a  record published by the Swedish public radio consisting of the elder Ekelöf reading a selections of his poems.

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Bengt Emil Johnson - Gubbdrunkning 7" 1965

Bengt Emil Johnson is my favorite swedish poet. For those of you who don't know him he made his debut in the 60's writing concrete poetry andproducing some fantastic books. He also participated in the creative milieu around Fylkingen in Stockholm where he produced very interesting text-sound compositions. This is his third book of poetry which was accompanied by a 7" single with two compositions. I will not even begin to translate the title.

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