Album title: Our Lady of Late
Title: Hey Rhythm (Track 04)
Label: Wego
Date: 1973, publ. 1986
Medium: record 30 cm
Cover: Meredith Monk
Performers: Meredith Monk, Collin Walcott
Meredith Monk's 1972 album Our Lady of Late, to which the piece Hey Rhythm belongs, was one of
the first to introduce new vocal techniques, new forms of singing and composition. The pieces seem
abstract and artificial but bring back the closeness to the listener through the clear use of Monk's
own voice. In Hey Rhythm, Monk's vocals are underpinned by a singing glass, which continually forms
the tonal basis of the piece as Monk sings in rhythm and melody.
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