PALESTINE, CHARLEMAGNE

"Holy1 and Holy2 were both recorded in NYC in 1967. The sounds were played very very loud making all the room and objects in it resonate while outside all was quiet and sleeping. Holy1 & Holy2 were done this way. Then, in 1969 Tony Conrad asked Charlemagne Palestine to ...
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PLANA-P13NMN.035 | ALGA MARGHEN

"In 1974 Ileana Sonnabend commissioned Charlemagne Palestine to create a limited edition double LP in conjunction with a performance to celebrate the opening of her new Soho gallery at 420 West Broadway. Charlemagne made several recording attempts, first at Swarthmore ...
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PLANA-P29VOCSON.155 | ALGA MARGHEN

"This 70min organ concert was recorded in 2012 in Strasbourg Cathedral during the 'Transes' symposium at HEAR. This was a unique performance in the cathedral's history and an important performance for Charlemagne Palestine, showing him at his best, slowly developing a ...
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EM010 | ERRATUM MUSICAL

"alga marghen proudly presents "CharleBelllzzz at Saint Thomas", a CD in tri-folded digipak sleeve including the original Bells Studies by Charlemagne Palestine. "sixSIXsix"th chapter of the "Golden Research" series, these previously unreleased tracks are both some of ...
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PLANA-P35NMN.090 | ALGA MARGHEN

"First time available 2CD set art-edition of the Charlemagne Palestine performances at Sonnabend Gallery, New York City, 2001. Privately issued by the composer in collaboration with Sonnabend Gallery and issued in an edition of 300 signed copies in large silkscreened ...
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CS2001 | SONNABEND GALLERY

"One of Charlemagne Palestine most well-known works, "Four Manifestations On Six Elements" is presented here as 2LP record edition limited to 180 numbered copies, the first publication of Algamars, the new sonic art division of alga marghen. The gatefold sleeve is ...
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MAGNE8/ALGAMARS04X | ALGAMARS

"Four Manifestations On Six Elements", one of Charlemagne Palestine most well-known works, is included in the alga marghen "Golden Research" series of CD editions presenting the composer's relevant historical recordings. In 1973 Charlemagne Palestine was commissioned to ...
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PLANA-P32NMN.080 | ALGA MARGHEN

repressed "Black Truffle Records is proud to present the first official vinyl reissue of Charlemagne Palestine's Godbear. Godbear is a 1987 solo piano recording originally scheduled to sit alongside Sonic Youth and Swans in the catalogue of Glenn Branca's Neutral ...
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BT019 | BLACK TRUFFLE RECORDS

"Five early electronic compositions including "Sine Tone Study" (1967); "Open Closing" (1968), created through speed alterations of "Holy 1+2"; "Seven Organism Study" (1968); "Negative Sound Study" (1969) and "Timbral for Pran Nath" (1970). Late night electronic ...
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PLANA-P19NMN.047 | ALGA MARGHEN

"Privately issued by the artist in collaboration with alga marghen, "Running and Chanting and Falling and Ranting" is quite a unique book presenting Charlemagne Palestine complete video production. "Body Music I" (1973) and "Body Music II" (1974) were Palestine's first ...
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PLANA-PALGA044 | ALGA MARGHEN

"This CD of previously unavailable recordings not only presents you Charlemagne Palestine activities in 1974, collaborating with some of most important experimental artists and composers from either the New York loft scene and Cal Arts, but also features world premiere ...
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PLANA-P28NMN.068 | ALGA MARGHEN
"As the title well underlines, "Sound 1" electronic sonority is a starting point in Charlemagne Palestine researches for the Golden Sonority. Previously unpublished, this radical and foundamental work has now been released on LP record in collaboration with the New ...
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PLANA-PALGA26 | ALGA MARGHEN

"alga marghen proudly introduce you to an historical event, the publication of "The Lower Depths", a 3CD set of previously unreleased unique piano sonorities by Charlemagne Palestine. In 1977 Charlemagne Palestine was regularly performing in his red and gold loft on ...
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PLANA-P41NMN.151 | ALGA MARGHEN

"alga marghen proudly presents two seminal electronic music radical realizations by Charlemagne Palestine. These previously unpublished pieces confirm once more how advanced was his Golden Research already in the 1960s, a very personal approach to sound which would have ...
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PLANA-PALGA038 | ALGA MARGHEN