It wouldn't be something from the Swans? ----- Original Message ----- From: <mwisckol@ocregister.com> To: <zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 3:07 PM Subject: world's slowest drummer

since we're on a novelty kick, any nominations for the slowest piece of music ever recorded? that would be, a piece that has a steady pulse but incredibly few beats per minute (as would be counted by a metronome).

martin

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since we're on a novelty kick, any nominations for the slowest piece of music ever recorded? that would be, a piece that has a steady pulse but incredibly few beats per minute (as would be counted by a metronome). john cage has written a composition (ASLAP) to be played as slow as possible ... if i remember correctly it will be "performed" in a church in halberstadt, germany for the next 639 years... the first rest takes 14 monthes or so ;-)

john cage would definitely like that! Tim mailto:TimBlechmann@gmx.net ICQ: 96771783 http://www.nyds-exp-discogs.tk -- The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!" Jack Kerouac