Iím not sure that you knew this, but a lot of indie kids like poetry! I know, shocker, right? Now, some of their heroes are reciting various works of Nobel laureate George Seferis on a new CD. 16 Haiku & Other Stories will feature the vocals of such noteworthy musicians such as Chan Marshall of Cat Power, Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab, Robert Wyatt of Soft Machine, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth and others over the music of Akis Boyatzis of Sigmatropic. The album is due out on January 20 on Thirsty Ear, so get your librarianís outfit on and get ready to feel smart.
Robert Wyatt – ìIntroductionî
Laetitia Sadier – ìHaiku Oneî
Martine Roberts – ìHaiku Twoî
Mark Mulcahy – ìHaiku Threeî
Alejandro Escovedo – ìHaiku Fourî
Carla Torgerson – ìHaiku Fiveî
Carla Torgerson, Akis Boyatzis – ìHaiku Sixî
Akis Boyatzis – ìHaiku Sevenî
Edith Frost – ìHaiku Eightî
Mark Eitzel – ìHaiku Nineî
Cat Power – “Haiku Tenî
Simon Joyner – ìHaiku Elevenî
Lee Ranaldo – ìHaiku Twelveî
Alex Gordon – ìHaiku Thirteenî
Akis Boyatzis – ìHaiku Fourteenî
John Grant – ìHaiku Fifteenî
James William Hindle – ìHaiku Fifteenî
Lee Ranaldo – ìHaiku Sixteenî
James Sclavonos – ìDead Seaî
Pinkie Maclure – ìWater Warmî
Howe Gelb – ìThis Human Bodyî
Steve Wynn – ìThe Jasmineî
