Update: Audio has moved

The Glossolalia album "Black Sail" has moved to Bandcamp. If you're looking for the Tim Van Dyke collaborations mentioned in his mind-bending new book, Topographies Drawn with a Divine Chain of Birds, that's where you'll find them. Glossolalia video and credits for "Black Sail" tracks remain onsite here.

Introduction

GLOSSOLALIA is a multimedia project by Brian Howe that includes sound, video, and poetry. All videos were made in collaboration with Ashley Howe. To a view a video, click the title, not the picture.

BLACK SAIL is an album of electro-poetics, which combines recited poetry with digitally treated instrumentation, field recordings, and appropriated material. GLOSSOLALIA is grateful to all the poets who have lent their words and voices to the project.

GLOSSOLALIA may be contacted at brian.g.howe@gmail.com.

Glossolalia video

D/0

D/0 was commissioned for the Mad Bunkers mash-up issue. Original texts are by Marc Lowe and Davis Schneiderman.

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YOU'RE DOING VERY WELL

Premiered at the Pinhook Arts Night on May 9, 2009.

Bonus: a behind-the-scenes dance party video from the making of YOU'RE DOING VERY WELL

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UP

Music by Tikwid

Premiered at the Pinhook Arts Night on May 9, 2009.

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MAYBE YOU HAD WOODEN FINGERS IN A PAST LIFE

Premiered at the minor/american reading series on October 6, 2007. Subsequently screened at the Asheville Fringe Festival and SignalFest, the Southeast Electronic Music Festival.

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BALLET


Featuring CAConrad reading from Deviant Propulsion.

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ELLA FINDS HER VOICE

Featuring Ella Vowell.

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SUDDEN SPIDER

Featuring Rod Smith reading from "The Spider Poems."

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UNTITLED

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2-19-09 Nightlight performance; 919 Noise Collective night.

Featuring Brian, Ashley, Wyatt, Wyatt, Ryan, Cam, Josh, etc.

Shot by Justine.

Glossolalia audio

AUDIO HAS MOVED:  http://glossolalia.bandcamp.com/album/black-sail


GLOSSOLALIA

BLACK SAIL

The laureled clairvoyants tell our doom in riddles. Sewn in our robes are horrid tales, and the speakers-in-tongues enounce atrocious tidings. The prophet-birds seem to speak sagely, but are shrieking their frustration. The senselessest babble, could we ken it, might disclose a dark message, or prayer.

"Glossolalia" - John Barth

01 BALLET 

Featuring CAConrad reading from Deviant Propulsion.

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02 THE POETRY FESTIVAL I 

Featuring Ken Rumble reading from "A Monologue for Voices."

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03 OWLS

Featuring Tim Van Dyke reading from "The Wolving Ritual."

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04 HEDGE MAZE 

Featuring Allyssa Wolf and Jon Leon.

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05 SUDDEN SPIDER 

Featuring Rod Smith reading from "The Spider Poems."

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06 IF I TOLD HIM 

Featuring Gertrude Stein reading "If I Told Him: A Completed Portrait of Picasso."

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07 THE POETRY FESTIVAL II

Featuring Ken Rumble reading from "A Monologue for Voices"

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08 KATOWICE 

Featuring Marcus Slease reading from Godzeenie.

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09 MARTA E DAVIDE

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10 TIMBREL 

Featuring Sabrina Orah Mark reading "Walter B. Needs Some Time" and "Beatrice Takes a Lover." 

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11 BONG EGGS

Featuring Ken Rumble reading from "24 Hour Breakfast." 

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12 REAL WATER 

Featuring Laura Carter reading "Poem for Swans." 

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Bonus Track: TECATE NOIR

words + voice: Tim Van Dyke

guitar: Tony Tost

drums: Ken Rumble

keys: Brian Howe