{"product_id":"the-red-microphone-ellen-christi-scarlet-streets-poetry-of-john-pietaro-w-cd-insert","title":"The Red Microphone \u0026 Ellen Christi: Scarlet Streets - Poetry of John Pietaro (w\/ CD insert)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eA chapbook featuring the poetry of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Pietaro\u003c\/strong\u003e from the album \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScarlet Streets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eThe Red Microphone \u0026amp; Ellen Christi\u003c\/strong\u003e. Includes a CD insert of the full album and a QR code to stream the music on \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bodilypress.bandcamp.com\/album\/scarlet-streets-poetry-of-john-pietaro\"\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Red Microphone\u003c\/strong\u003e’s radical poetry and free improvisation draws on the fervent history of jazz-on-the-edge, the Beat Generation, and New York’s dark downtown underground, sought through post-punk and neo-modernist revolutionary anthems. \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Pietaro\u003c\/strong\u003e’s biting, rad spoken word poetry and percussion takes flight through \u003cstrong\u003eLaurie Towers\u003c\/strong\u003e’ artful, pummeling bass melodies, rhythmic pulsations, and hypnotic contrapuntal lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInternationally known free jazz legend \u003cstrong\u003eEllen Christi\u003c\/strong\u003e (Butch Morris, William Parker), upon hearing the work of the Red Microphone, offered the duo a collaborative recording project which became \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScarlet Streets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. Christi used her generations of experience as a vocalist and producer in the improvisational new music scenes of NYC, Rome, and beyond, to shape these sounds and verse into layers of atmospheric, often shattering sound design. Guest musicians include baritone saxophonist Dave Sewelson (Microscopic Septet, John Zorn). The outcome speaks loudly of the downtown arts scene which birthed it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ealbum credits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Pietaro: poetry, spoken word, bongos, drumset\u003cbr\u003eGhost Voices poetry: T.S. Eliot, Jean Genet, Diane Di Prima, and Kathy Acker\u003cbr\u003eLaurie Towers: fretless electric bass\u003cbr\u003eEllen Christi: sound design, vocalizations, electronic percussion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith guests:\u003cbr\u003eDave Sewelson: baritone saxophone\u003cbr\u003eTom Bruno: drumset\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic composed\/improvised by Laurie Towers, Ellen Christi, John Pietaro, Dave Sewelson.\u003cbr\u003eEngineered and produced by Ellen Christi.\u003cbr\u003eCover photo by Bill Goffi.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003eChapbook: 34 pages. Album: 30 minutes in length\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Bodily Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50658506735809,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/8786\/5793\/files\/ScarletStreetsOnlyfront.jpg?v=1790604679","url":"https:\/\/bodilypress.com\/products\/the-red-microphone-ellen-christi-scarlet-streets-poetry-of-john-pietaro-w-cd-insert","provider":"The Bodily Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}