222:(2022). Other Minds Records OM 4001 DVD. Video works by Carol Law, music by Amirkhanian. Contains: History of Collage, Audience, Tremolo Bank, Dog of Stravinsky, Maria, The Real Perpetual Mobile, Mahogany Ballpark, Hypothetical Moments (in the intellectual life of Southern California), Awe, And as, Dreams Freud Dreamed, Too True. 81 Minutes. All regions NTSC. “Though they fracture almost all of the rules, there remains a refined, classical undertone and motivation to their work. The resultant combination of voice and visual image was magical . . . Amirkhanian and Law presented a new approach to using the most classic instruments of all—the voice, the eyes and the ears . . . a fitting tribute to the brilliant potential of New Music.” —
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859:Africa Now!
762:Author page
568:Identifiers
561:Other Minds
548:Archives at
261:Just (1972)
142:Discography
100:Other Minds
1266:Categories
1185:Alan Watts
1110:Lewis Hill
1095:Adi Gevins
974:Jim Freund
969:Jack Foley
954:Cat Brooks
843:Affiliates
504:2011-10-26
426:References
346:, 1986–87)
322:Stravinsky
104:Jim Newman
48:text-sound
1244:Biography
940:Personnel
813:KPFA/KPFB
735:Listening
607:eContact!
209:Kyle Gann
1085:Bob Fass
852:Programs
806:Stations
626:Archived
563:Archives
557:Location
456:(2003).
214:Miatsoom
40:Armenian
36:composer
1230:Portals
1198:Related
947:Current
382:, 1990)
372:, 1990)
356:, 1987)
320:Dog of
299:, 1979)
288:Dreams
249:, 1970)
82:-FM in
56:collage
1023:Former
916:Out FM
576:Source
324:(1982)
62:Career
498:(PDF)
491:(PDF)
290:Freud
124:ASCAP
70:from
838:KFCF
833:WPFW
828:KPFT
823:WBAI
818:KPFK
110:and
80:KPFA
46:and
78:'s
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445:^
187:,
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777:v
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507:.
201:.
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