SEMIKOLON by LARS-GUNNAR BODIN, BENGT EMIL JOHNSON

Originally created as a 6 part radio series in 1965, and released in 1966 by Sveriges Radio.This is the first LP recording by either of these composers. Recorded at EMS (Elektron Musik Studion ), the newly established studio facility at Swedish Radio. This pioneering work did not easily fit in any category that existed at the time. Inspired by the work of Öyvind Fahlström (who was a pioneer of concrete poetry along with the Lettrists and Futurists), a few young Swedish artists began exploring new text based experiments. The only other artist releasing records of similar soundworks at this early time in Sweden was Åke Hodell who had released two 7” singles. This record, is a collaboration rather than a compilation and retains a timeless contemporary feel that is shared with other radio art projects like the Hörspiel Heute series released by Luchterhand in the 70s. This new vinyl edition of the original LP adds an extra 7 minute composition by Bodin, also taken from the original Semikolon radio series.