SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #11: A Tribute to David Wojnarowicz and "Let's Hear The Cicadas!" by Spoken Word with Electronics

Welcome back to Spoken Word with Electronics. This week we're in a good David Wojnarowicz mood. Which I mean to say David is a strong energy force for when you are upset and want to focus it into making work. In this Covid era, David's message about government neglect and illness is especially profound. He died of AIDS in 1992, which is awful. And he was one of the coolest people to have ever walked the planet, which is wonderful.

In this tribute episode, hear a discussion of his art, specifically a focus on his music, both the band 3 Teens Kill 4 and his amazing collaboration with Ben Neill, ITSOFOMO. A review of the book A Definitive History of Five or Six Years on the Lower East Side is also provided. Along the ride we discuss the late evening drive in highschool when our car was haunted by David Bowie's Suffragette City and play a track from The Cicadas.

Full notes: https://boingboing.net/2020/05/25/david-wojnarowicz-1954-1992.html

Contains tracks

• Episode 11, Introduction: "David WHO, Exactly? And How Do You Pronounce That Name?" by Spoken Word with Electronics
• Episode 11, Side A: David Wojnarowicz, "Death, Anger, and Illusions Of Law" (Vocal 1991, Music 2020) by Spoken Word with Electronics
• Episode 11, Side B: "The Summer Song" by The Cicadas (Austin TX) by Spoken Word with Electronics
• Episode 11, Notes on Equipment, Alternate Take, and "Daybreak" Conclusion by Spoken Word with Electronics