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revolution999 - the final instalment
In June 1968, John Lennon and Yoko Ono produced the landmark 8.13 audio collage revolution 9 for The Beatles’ White Album. Considered by many as the worst thing the Beatles ever issued on vinyl and by others as at least forty years ahead of its time, Lennon described it in interview as “an unconscious picture of what I actually think will happen when revolution happens … it’s just like a drawing of revolution”. Across Liverpool in 2007 we notice Revolution Scooters on Aigburth Road, Smoothie Revolution on Leece Street, Urban Revolution in Wavertree and of course Revolution itself on Wood Street and nine years ago, JMU and FACT organised the revolution98 programme of events and exhibitions as part of the 9th ISEA. revolution999 is a two-part audio work comprising 999 uses of the word revolution in post-revolution 9 music. It explores the continual appeal of the word; the aesthetics and language of revolution as opposed to the direct action itself.
Side 2 part 2 (from Keith to Z) 8.09
9RPM-1 CDR edition of 19, February 2006, featuring 100 minute version of revolution 9, plus two newly commissioned remixes by Philip Jeck 9RPM-2 CDR edition of 19, May 2006, featuring 500 uses of the word revolution and 28 remixes Revilation1 CDR compilation given away with 9RPM-2, featuring 22 tracks about revolution, including Phil Ochs, Danbert Nobacon, Total Chaos, Rotterdam Terror Corps, Robyn Hitchcock and Rachel & The Revolvers 800RPM One-off 12” vinyl, December 2006, featuring 800 uses of the word revolution pressed as single-side dub-plate; label collaged from six authentic autographs including Peel, Shankly and Dalglish 9RPM-3 January 2007, CD version of 800RPM plus revilation 2 compilation of 19 tracks about revolution, including Nasio Fontaine, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ella Fitzgerald and Sylvester Staline |
Top ten uses of the word: Beatles/John Lennon/Yoko Ono/Ringo Starr Guided By Voices Crass, Chumbawamba, Conflict Pantera DJ Vadim & Sarah Jones Public Enemy U2 Last Poets Jamiroquai Redskins Top ten surprises:
Top ten omissions:
“In the past we can say all revolutions have essentially aimed at changing the environment in order to change the individual” Aldous Huxley “We may not know, the question or solution, when I'm calling, for a revolution” Kylie Minogue (we know the meaning of love)
** there is reportedly a live Sonic Youth cover of Thunderclap Newman’s something in the air with the word revolution |