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REVIEW Thoughts of a Dot as it Travels a Surface

4/12/2018

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Christina Vantzou & John Also Bennett
ZIN TAYLOR'S “THOUGHTS OF A DOT AS IT TRAVELS A SURFACE”
Shelter Press
review by John M. Bennett
LP from Forced Exposure
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Thoughts of a Dot as it Travels a Surface, at Forced Exposure
More than just an example of blatant nepotism, I have to express my pleasure in this beautiful new recording by Christina Vantzou and my son,  John Also Bennett.  It consists of a sounding or interpretation of a visual work, a drawing by Zin Taylor on the walls of a gallery.  Unlike Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, which is a suite of pieces, Vantzou and Bennett's work is a single long piece, (though several tracks are listed), evolving through numerous changes.  It owes something to ambient music, but is much more developed and meaty than most such work, perhaps due to its grounding in a large visual artwork.  The music involves the use of electronics, flute, and piano, and is, amazingly, a recording of a single live collaborative performance, a performance which fully engages one's attention, and rewards repeated listenings.  

This work is a prime example of the interconnectivity and collaborative nature of the arts; for example, the fact that much sound poetry derives from asemic or visual poetry texts, which are sounded or performed as if they were scores, a practice much engaged in today in avant-garde literary, Fluxus, and performance venues today.

“Thoughts of a Dot as it Travels a Surface” is a beautifully produced high-quality LP with a large fold-out print of the art on which the performance is based, and ample textual discussions on the inner sleeve.  Don't pass this one up!

John M. Bennett
Luna Bisonte Prods
2 Comments
C. Goff III link
4/13/2018 00:06:48

You did not mention that this artwork was a "90-meter panoramic wall drawing." That's a BIG wall. I particularly like the piece on this album:
Alfred Hitchcock Haze -- very PSYCHedelic. Nothing wrong with nepotism; this album is well worth a listen.

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Rafael González
4/15/2018 16:28:23

Beautiful music, great review!

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