Joan La Barbara ~ Tape Songs
vinyl LP front cover
album design by Victor Diaz/Chic-Art Studio
photo by Rollo Phlecks
photo of album cover by Styrous®
By all rights this album should go in the “Just the cover, ma’am!”
category because I only bought it because of the cover photo. However,
it is just too great to limit it to that category.
Joan La Barbara ~ Tape Songs
vinyl LP back cover
album design by Victor Diaz/Chic-Art Studio
photo by Rollo Phlecks
photo of album cover by Styrous® Joan La Barbara is an American vocalist and composer known for her explorations of non-conventional or "extended" vocal techniques. Considered to be a vocal virtuoso in the field of contemporary music,
she is credited with advancing a new vocabulary of vocal sounds
including trills, whispers, cries, sighs, inhaled tones, and
multiphonics (singing two or more pitches simultaneously).
She has worked with the "Greats" of experimental music, John Cage, Philip Glass in 1978 (Einstein On the Beach), Alvin Lucier, Robert Ashley, Morton Subotnick, Morton Feldman (Three Voices),
Joan La Barbara ~ Tape Songs
vinyl LP back cover details
album design by Victor Diaz/Chic-Art Studio
photo by Rollo Phlecks
detail photos of album cover by Styrous® 
Her career as a composer/performer/soundartist/actor explores the human voice as a multi-faceted instrument expanding traditional boundaries in developing a unique vocabulary of experimental and extended vocal techniques: multiphonics, circular singing, ululation and glottal clicks that have become her "signature sounds, influencing several generations of composers and singers.
Joan La Barbara ~ Solo for Voice
vinyl LP back cover details
detail photos of album cover by Styrous® 
Her awards in the U.S. and Europe include: Foundation for Contemporary Arts John Cage Award (2016); NewMusicUSA Project Awards: "The Early Immersive Music of Joan La Barbara" and "Dreams of Water Beyod One’s Depth"; Civitella Ranieri Fellowship (2013); Premio Internazionale "Demetrio Stratos" Per la sperimentazione musicale (2011); the American Music Center Letter of Distinction for her significant contributions to contemporary American Music (2008); Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition (2004); DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program; 7 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships in Music Composition, Opera/Music Theatre, Inter-Arts, Recording (2), Solo Recitalist and Visual Arts; ISCM International Jury Award; Akustische International Competition Award; Aaron Copland Fund for Music; Foundation for Contemporary Arts grants; Collaboration Award of NY Coalition of Professional Women in the Arts and Media Finalist; Meet The Composer, New Music USA and ASCAP Awards.
La Barbara has collaborated with artists including Lita Albuquerque, Matthew Barney, Cathey Billian, Melody Sumner Carnahan, Judy Chicago, Ed Emshwiller, Kenneth Goldsmith, Peter Gordon, Christian Marclay, Bruce Nauman, conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner and Steina and Woody Vasulka who founded The Kitchen in 1971.
Joan La Barbara ~ Tape Songs
Joan La Barbara ~ Tape Songs
Joan La Barbara ~ Tape Songs
Joan La Barbara ~ Tape Songs
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A1 - Cathing - 8:02
A2 - Solo For Voice 45 (From Songbooks), Arranged By [Realized By] – Joan La Barbara, Composed By – John Cage - 13:30
A2 - Solo For Voice 45 (From Songbooks), Arranged By [Realized By] – Joan La Barbara, Composed By – John Cage - 13:30
Side 2:
B - Thunder - Electronics – Joan La Barbara, Timpani [Tympani] – Bruce Ditmas, Warren Smith - 22:59
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chiaroscuro Records
Recorded At – Downtown Sound Studio, New York
Credits:
Art Direction – Ron Warwell
Composed By – Joan La Barbara (tracks: A1, B1)
Design [Album] – Victor Diaz (2)
Engineer [Recording] – Gerry Garszva*
Liner Notes [Mesostic] – John Cage
Photography – Rollo Phlecks
Producer – Hank O'Neal, Joan La Barbara
Voice – Joan La Barbara
Notes:
Solo For Voice 45 (From Songbooks) composed by John Cage for Joan La Barbara.
Recorded at Downtown Sound November 1977.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: ASCAP
Joan La Barbara – Tapesongs
Label: Chiaroscuro Records – CR 196
Series: Jazz Band Series –
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Electronic
Style: Modern Classical, Experimental, Minimal
Label: Chiaroscuro Records – CR 196
Series: Jazz Band Series –
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Electronic
Style: Modern Classical, Experimental, Minimal
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