CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5677
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
An interview with Laurie Anderson on her work United States at Riverside Studios on 11 October, 1981 #689
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Studio recording
Genre:
Interview
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Anderson, Laurie
Dates:
1947-
Role:
"Speaker"
Name:
Furlong, William
Dates:
1944-
Role:
"Interviewer"
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
.jpg)
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:16:00
Size:
15.6 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:15:48
Size:
15.7 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1981-10-11
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
Crisp Road, Brook Green, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, Hammersmith, Greater London, England, W6 9RG, United Kingdom
Venue:
Riverside Studios
Latitude:
51.48877
Longitude:
-0.22826
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 000
004 Anderson is asked about the filters which distill experience
015 The influence of memory and the use of multi-media is discussed
040 Anderson talks about the significance of using different voices
112 Anderson is asked about the use of technology in her work
119 Anderson talks about the ground of the music and her use of language
175 Anderson says that a lot of her songs could be construed as love songs and talks about how the notion of “love song” need not be (and in fact, isn’t in her music) confined to the traditional romantic schlock. She also talks about codes, direction and structure
195 Anderson talks about visual images used on stage. She talks about songs which are stories about work
Two 000
004 Anderson talks about the importance of art as social criticism and the dangers of didacticism
028 Anderson is asked whether her process is an analogy to the process by which information is conveyed
035 Anderson talks about her work as a process of re-coding and re-filtering. She acknowledges that her presentations are biased (which is exactly what the mass media wants to deny about itself)
047 Anderson is asked about how the artist can actually intervene in culture with their work
056 Anderson talks about the variety of audiences (in America) and her hope that artists will enter their own culture and use the existing (technological) networks
133 Anderson talks about the freedom of being an artist
Two 143 Anderson is asked if artists entering the media face the danger of having to conform to someone else’s rules
150 Anderson talks about her horrifying experience with NBC who were forced to do cultural specials
174 Anderson is asked about her interest in Burroughs and where it is leading her in her work
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
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