MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA leave a city LP 1970 avant mev
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Musica Elettronica Viva "Leave the City" LP issued by BYG Record (529.335) in France, 1970. Gatefold sleeve. ****** Rec:m- / Cov:ex ****** Copy in great conditions of this far-out masterpiece! The improvisational and experimental jazz collective MEV was founded in Rome in 1966 by American composers Allan Bryant, Alvin Curran, Jon Phetteplace, and Frederic Rzewski, but none of them is performing on what might be considered their more "out" record ever produced, or "Leave the City". This specific incarnation of Musica Elettronica Viva, or MEV as they're sometimes called, was founded by Ivan Coaquette (pre-Spacecraft), and also included his wife, Patricia and Birgit Knabe, as well as various other collaborators along the way. The music we find here is an extremely experimental form of electronic jazz. This was the second of 2 MEV albums to released by BYG in 1970, following "The Sound Pool" (which featured Alvin Curran, Richard Teitelbaum & Frederic Rzewsi amongst others). The two tracks titled "Message" and "Cosmic Communion" features floating, droning free music freakouts of the finest experimental quality. A note of explanation from Frederic Rzewski about the various incarnations of MEV: "In 1968/69 MEV experimented with audience participation and took on a number of new younger people, many of whom were not musicians. We wanted to see how far we could extend the idea of free improvisation, surrounding the core group with people who happened to be around. The group expanded and spawned separate communities. In the early 70's there were three MEV's: one in Rome, led by Alvin Curran; one in New York, where Richard Teitelbaum and I were based; and one in Paris, which was organized by the Coaquettes. Birgit and Nona were members of the Living Theatre, with whom we also hung out a lot, and Stefano was one of the younger acolytes. The record you are talking about was a kind of hippie child who chose MEV as its identity. Nobody ever found out really who was in MEV. At that time, it was part of a movement, and that part of it that was a part of the movement lived and died with that movement". Listen to this LP over the years and you will not change your mind about it… it's a mind-blowing primitive trip, 40 years ahead of its time! ****** Minimal spine wear (no splitting). ****** Please wait to receive my invoice before sending the payment after the auction ends. Attention! Real postage costs are not USD 4 as all the items are located in Doha, Qatar (which has a very safe and professional post system). Postage costs registered up to 1 Kilo (generally 3 LPs): to Europe and Japan is USD 16,50 / to America and Oceania is USD 22,50. Postage costs registered up to 2 Kilos: to Europe and Japan is USD 28,00 / to America and Oceania is USD 34,00. Thank you for your kind attention and good luck with your bids.
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