Lou Reed and Blonde Redhead singer Kazu Makino are among artists to feature on a new spoken world album to be released in the Spring. The project, entitled 'Recitement' features different literary texts by the likes of Thomas Hardy, Paul Theroux and, er, Yoko Ono, recited by the likes of the aforementioned Reed and Makino, as well as other actors and writers, set to a background of original music.
The album has been put together by avant-garde composer Stephen Emmer and the seventeen tracks performed in seven different languages have been mixed by respected producer Tony Visconti. The LP is out on 7 Apr, and I'd very much like a copy.