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    State of the Union (Atavistic)

    01/01/1996

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    All Music Guide Review

    Produced by composer-performer Elliott Sharp, this is an incredible two-CD collection of one-minute pieces by 146 artists (poets, musicians, writers, visual artists) with proceeds from the sale going to benefit the National Coalition Against Censorship. This has been an on-going project since a similar release in 1982 on zOaR records. "Changing political, cultural and technical climate plus inspired response yields biting satire, bracing sound, sly observations." ~ "Blue" Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide

    State of the Union (Atavistic) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Hymn
  • Duncan, John
  • 1:13
  • Sound Clip for Hymn from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 2
  • Dear Friend
  • Worden, Tricia
  • :53
  • Sound Clip for Dear Friend from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 3
  • Life Is Shorter
  • Ui
  • 1:10
  • Sound Clip for Life Is Shorter from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 4
  • Politica
  • Queen Esther
  • 1:07
  • Sound Clip for Politica from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 5
  • Ayurveda
  • Pain Killer
  • :58
  • Sound Clip for Ayurveda from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 6
  • America, It Was a Beautiful Idea
  • Penny Arcade
  • 1:08
  • Sound Clip for America, It Was a Beautiful Idea from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 7
  • Indians Not Taxed and Others
  • Haskett, Chris
  • 1:10
  • Sound Clip for Indians Not Taxed and Others from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 8
  • Not Me
  • Elliott, Anne
  • 1:10
  • Sound Clip for Not Me from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 9
  • Covalence
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Covalence from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 10
  • The Traveler
  • Piccolo, Steve
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for The Traveler from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 11
  • Prolongate
  • Circuit Redux
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Prolongate from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 12
  • Through a Tube
  • Lanier, Jaron
  • 1:03
  • Sound Clip for Through a Tube from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 13
  • Why I Don't Like Wyoming
  • Estep, Maggie
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for Why I Don't Like Wyoming from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 14
  • Kitsch
  • Rothkamm, Frank
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Kitsch from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 15
  • Hogwash
  • Happy Boy
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Hogwash from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 16
  • Subsector a
  • Coleman, J.F.
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Subsector a from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 17
  • Rude Awakening, Pt. 2
  • Moore, Rebecca
  • 1:04
  • Sound Clip for Rude Awakening, Pt. 2 from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 18
  • Sin Capish
  • Ginsberg, Allen
  • 1:13
  • Sound Clip for Sin Capish from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 19
  • A Voice in the Forest
  • DeMarinis, Paul
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for A Voice in the Forest from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 20
  • Outskirts of Beatrice
  • Kaye, Lenny
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for Outskirts of Beatrice from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 21
  • 9.1.95
  • Yamada, Norman
  • 1:03
  • Sound Clip for 9.1.95 from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 22
  • Vorticities
  • DJ Spooky
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for Vorticities from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 23
  • Laying into the Piople
  • Helias, Mark
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for Laying into the Piople from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 24
  • Proscurstics
  • Ostrowski, Matthew
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for Proscurstics from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 25
  • Van Tatum
  • De Gle Antoni, Mark
  • 1:03
  • Sound Clip for Van Tatum from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 26
  • Building a Compound
  • Pharmacy Lounge
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Building a Compound from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 27
  • Prelude to a Kiss
  • Morris, Tracie
  • 1:10
  • Sound Clip for Prelude to a Kiss from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 28
  • Dipthong
  • Parkins, Andrea
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for Dipthong from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 29
  • Ghazal by Mawlana Jalaloddin Rumi
  • Bey, Hakim
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for Ghazal by Mawlana Jalaloddin Rumi from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 30
  • Blue Ox
  • Ghazala, Reed
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for Blue Ox from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 31
  • The Tormentrix
  • Cain, Sim
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for The Tormentrix from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 32
  • Our Little Life Is Rounded With a Sleep
  • 1:24
  • Sound Clip for Our Little Life Is Rounded With a Sleep from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 33
  • Woke up With Leather
  • Machine Gun
  • 1:09
  • Sound Clip for Woke up With Leather from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 34
  • Circulate All Sensation
  • Fisher, Ebon
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Circulate All Sensation from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 35
  • The Writer
  • Hound
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for The Writer from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 36
  • Place Study #3
  • Weinger, Lauren
  • 1:12
  • Sound Clip for Place Study #3 from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 37
  • Nontheory
  • DJ Olive
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for Nontheory from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 38
  • Non-Verbal News
  • Weinstein, David
  • 1:07
  • Sound Clip for Non-Verbal News from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 39
  • Hey George
  • Barg, Barbara
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for Hey George from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 40
  • Westworld
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for Westworld from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 41
  • Patchwork Quilt
  • Soldier String Quartet
  • 1:03
  • Sound Clip for Patchwork Quilt from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 42
  • Backlash
  • Miffin, Margot
  • :54
  • Sound Clip for Backlash from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 43
  • The Whole World Turned Upside Down
  • Krackhouse
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for The Whole World Turned Upside Down from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 44
  • Frankspeech/Tongue & Groove
  • Mori, Ikue
  • :53
  • Sound Clip for Frankspeech/Tongue & Groove from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 45
  • Patches '91
  • Coleman, Anthony
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for Patches '91 from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 46
  • God Is My Co-Pilot
  • Role Model
  • :55
  • Sound Clip for God Is My Co-Pilot from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 47
  • Nikosi Sikelel 'I Afrika
  • :55
  • Sound Clip for Nikosi Sikelel 'I Afrika from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 48
  • Motherless Child
  • Ribot, Marc
  • 1:06
  • Sound Clip for Motherless Child from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 49
  • American Spit Poems
  • Stansbury, Vicki
  • 1:04
  • Sound Clip for American Spit Poems from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 50
  • Keystone Model
  • Montgomery, GenKen
  • :57
  • Sound Clip for Keystone Model from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 51
  • Cowlick Pussyman
  • 1:03
  • Sound Clip for Cowlick Pussyman from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 52
  • Overture for the 90's
  • Fulton, David
  • 1:07
  • Sound Clip for Overture for the 90's from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 53
  • Tropical Boubou
  • Collins, Nicholas
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for Tropical Boubou from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 54
  • Murk
  • Sloan, Marc
  • :52
  • Sound Clip for Murk from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 55
  • Good Morning Dear
  • Lurie, John
  • 1:21
  • Sound Clip for Good Morning Dear from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 56
  • One Minute
  • Orrego, Felipe
  • 1:04
  • Sound Clip for One Minute from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 57
  • A Small Motion
  • Meckley, Diana
  • 1:04
  • Sound Clip for A Small Motion from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 58
  • Cornered Bo
  • Obrecht, Bill
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Cornered Bo from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 59
  • May
  • Pulsallama
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for May from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 60
  • As Told to Andrew Zev Weinstein
  • Liegerman, Bartok
  • 1:09
  • Sound Clip for As Told to Andrew Zev Weinstein from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 61
  • Misery Loop
  • Boom, Michael
  • 1:43
  • Sound Clip for Misery Loop from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 62
  • Mr. Dead & Mrs. Free
  • Squat Theatre
  • :35
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Dead & Mrs. Free from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 63
  • Rough Translations Will Be Provided for the Ancient Inscriptions
  • Chubb, A.C.
  • :43
  • Sound Clip for Rough Translations Will Be Provided for the Ancient Inscriptions from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 64
  • What's to Come
  • Lindahl, Gerry
  • 1:28
  • Sound Clip for What's to Come from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 65
  • Due Pay To
  • :49
  • Sound Clip for Due Pay To from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 66
  • Standing in the Need of Prayer
  • Social Climbers
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for Standing in the Need of Prayer from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 67
  • F Troop
  • Sonorexia
  • 1:04
  • Sound Clip for F Troop from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 68
  • My Town
  • Wright, Tim [1]
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for My Town from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 69
  • Address
  • Gray, Spalding
  • :57
  • Sound Clip for Address from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 70
  • No Regrets
  • Le, Thi-Linh
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for No Regrets from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 71
  • Love Letters to My Sister in Prison
  • Sheppard, Lucius
  • 1:23
  • Sound Clip for Love Letters to My Sister in Prison from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 72
  • Guilty
  • Parkins, Zeena
  • 1:17

  • 73 (2)
  • Polynation
  • Baby tooth
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Polynation from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 74 (2)
  • Red Light
  • Torres, Edwin
  • :55
  • Sound Clip for Red Light from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 75 (2)
  • Vom Gewissen
  • Maneuver, Heimlich
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for Vom Gewissen from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 76 (2)
  • Life Saver
  • Bad Behaviour
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Life Saver from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 77 (2)
  • Bane of Black Ink
  • Ligeti, Lukas
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for Bane of Black Ink from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 78 (2)
  • Always Broke
  • Cochrane, Chris
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for Always Broke from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 79 (2)
  • Status Extremis
  • Trump, Joe
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for Status Extremis from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 80 (2)
  • American Society Thus
  • Womack, Jack
  • :57
  • Sound Clip for American Society Thus from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 81 (2)
  • Cordless Phones Are a Bummer (For Poor People in the Third World)
  • Hinesley, Gary
  • 1:06
  • Sound Clip for Cordless Phones Are a Bummer (For Poor People in the Third World) from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 82 (2)
  • Shit
  • Dunaway, Joseph
  • :52
  • Sound Clip for Shit from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 83 (2)
  • 60 Seconds
  • F.I.B.
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for 60 Seconds from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 84 (2)
  • Pooch
  • Run On
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for Pooch from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 85 (2)
  • Profane
  • :58
  • Sound Clip for Profane from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 86 (2)
  • A Chance Meeting on Uranus
  • Lowenstern, Michael
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for A Chance Meeting on Uranus from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 87 (2)
  • Kick the Pain
  • Cyrnai
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for Kick the Pain from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 88 (2)
  • Dinosaur Lecture
  • Greenberger, David
  • 1:12
  • Sound Clip for Dinosaur Lecture from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 89 (2)
  • The Neighborhood
  • Seven Kings
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for The Neighborhood from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 90 (2)
  • Channel Surfing
  • Bleckmann, Theo
  • :55
  • Sound Clip for Channel Surfing from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 91 (2)
  • Heated
  • Olooney, Katie
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Heated from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 92 (2)
  • Kingdom
  • Ralske, Kurt
  • 1:04
  • Sound Clip for Kingdom from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 93 (2)
  • The Scrap Metal Theme
  • Gosfield, Annie
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for The Scrap Metal Theme from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 94 (2)
  • Permuter
  • Minus
  • 1:07
  • Sound Clip for Permuter from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 95 (2)
  • Green as Mold
  • Shere, Peter
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Green as Mold from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 96 (2)
  • One Possible Way to Dance the Blue Moon Shuffle
  • Pahl, Frank
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for One Possible Way to Dance the Blue Moon Shuffle from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 97 (2)
  • Full Newton With Rattle
  • Trayle, Mark
  • 1:03
  • Sound Clip for Full Newton With Rattle from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 98 (2)
  • Hit the Power
  • Berman, Jennifer
  • :57
  • Sound Clip for Hit the Power from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 99 (2)
  • Free Will
  • Digitalis
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for Free Will from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 100 (2)
  • Struthious
  • Wheeler, Christina
  • 1:09
  • Sound Clip for Struthious from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 101 (2)
  • Running Commentary (A-Z) (Excerpts)
  • Gibson, John
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for Running Commentary (A-Z) (Excerpts) from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 102 (2)
  • Harmolodic Jeopardy
  • Dim Sum Clip Job
  • 1:04
  • Sound Clip for Harmolodic Jeopardy from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 103 (2)
  • As Long as You're Inside
  • Schmidt, Tom
  • :58
  • Sound Clip for As Long as You're Inside from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 104 (2)
  • Cinghiale
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for Cinghiale from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 105 (2)
  • Communion
  • Twisted Gabay
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for Communion from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 106 (2)
  • Sound Scripts #2
  • Pugliese, Michael
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for Sound Scripts #2 from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 107 (2)
  • Touchtone Only
  • Twisted Tutu
  • 1:13
  • Sound Clip for Touchtone Only from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 108 (2)
  • Rubber Room
  • Karthik Swaminathan Timber
  • 1:03
  • Sound Clip for Rubber Room from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 109 (2)
  • Law
  • Philorene
  • :55
  • Sound Clip for Law from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 110 (2)
  • Fanfare for the Congitive Elite
  • Kleier, Roger
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for Fanfare for the Congitive Elite from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 111 (2)
  • Zooper X Press
  • Swaminathan, Karthik
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for Zooper X Press from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 112 (2)
  • What I Heard
  • Straw, Syd
  • :55
  • Sound Clip for What I Heard from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 113 (2)
  • Land du Lack
  • Linton, David
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for Land du Lack from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 114 (2)
  • State
  • Z, Pamela
  • :53
  • Sound Clip for State from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 115 (2)
  • A Minute to Pray
  • Grafted Media Devil
  • 1:10
  • Sound Clip for A Minute to Pray from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 116 (2)
  • Down He Looked at Her Pocketbook
  • Mofungo
  • 1:08
  • Sound Clip for Down He Looked at Her Pocketbook from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 117 (2)
  • Moostlvania Perestroika Guitar Solo
  • Kaiser, Henry
  • :57
  • Sound Clip for Moostlvania Perestroika Guitar Solo from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 118 (2)
  • The Cold Silent Treatment
  • Mad Arab
  • :51
  • Sound Clip for The Cold Silent Treatment from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 119 (2)
  • Quit Please!
  • Shea, David
  • :58
  • Sound Clip for Quit Please! from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 120 (2)
  • Vocalize
  • Noyes, Alex
  • 1:04
  • Sound Clip for Vocalize from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 121 (2)
  • Marching to Euphoria
  • :53
  • Sound Clip for Marching to Euphoria from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 122 (2)
  • An Arrival
  • Kinney, Michelle
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for An Arrival from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 123 (2)
  • Inspirational Message
  • Karl, Brian
  • 1:03
  • Sound Clip for Inspirational Message from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 124 (2)
  • The Of a The
  • :58
  • Sound Clip for The Of a The from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 125 (2)
  • Ready, Set, Shred
  • Thousand Tiny Fingers
  • :54
  • Sound Clip for Ready, Set, Shred from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 126 (2)
  • A New World Sympathy
  • Ross, Leslie
  • :58
  • Sound Clip for A New World Sympathy from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 127 (2)
  • Jerry's Hymn of the Republic
  • Wilner, Hal
  • 1:08
  • Sound Clip for Jerry's Hymn of the Republic from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 128 (2)
  • Hallucinogen
  • Hirsch, Shelley
  • :54
  • Sound Clip for Hallucinogen from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 129 (2)
  • Disc Composition #23
  • Marclay, Christian
  • 1:12
  • Sound Clip for Disc Composition #23 from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 130 (2)
  • Baal
  • Bertei, Adele
  • :54
  • Sound Clip for Baal from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 131 (2)
  • Discoration of Independence
  • Kupala, Ivan
  • 1:07
  • Sound Clip for Discoration of Independence from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 132 (2)
  • Discrtepancies
  • Noyes, Charles K.
  • 1:16
  • Sound Clip for Discrtepancies from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 133 (2)
  • Terminal Activity
  • Vine, Chris
  • 1:09
  • Sound Clip for Terminal Activity from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 134 (2)
  • Kupferberg, Tuli
  • A Rant
  • :59
  • Sound Clip for Kupferberg, Tuli from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 135 (2)
  • Agenda
  • Hanel, Sue
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Agenda from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 136 (2)
  • Crayon Bondage
  • 1:20
  • Sound Clip for Crayon Bondage from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 137 (2)
  • Beer Notation
  • :04

  • 138 (2)
  • Beer Dance
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for Beer Dance from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 139 (2)
  • The Time Is Now
  • Sumner, Melody
  • 1:13
  • Sound Clip for The Time Is Now from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 140 (2)
  • World Whirl
  • La Palma, Marina
  • :40
  • Sound Clip for World Whirl from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 141 (2)
  • Panic DJ's State of the Union
  • :54
  • Sound Clip for Panic DJ's State of the Union from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 142 (2)
  • Cherry Blossom
  • Artless Time Band
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for Cherry Blossom from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 143 (2)
  • I'm Still Here and I Know What Time It Is
  • 1:15
  • Sound Clip for I'm Still Here and I Know What Time It Is from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 144 (2)
  • Precious Chemical and Dice
  • Sumner, Patrick
  • 1:09
  • Sound Clip for Precious Chemical and Dice from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 145 (2)
  • HMZ
  • Shiriffs Of Blue
  • 1:11
  • Sound Clip for HMZ from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 146 (2)
  • (Untitled)
  • 1:05
  • Sound Clip for (Untitled) from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 147 (2)
  • (Untitled)
  • 1:15
  • Sound Clip for (Untitled) from State of the Union (Atavistic)


  • 148 (2)
  • (Untitled)
  • 1:07
  • Sound Clip for (Untitled) from State of the Union (Atavistic)


    • Credits of State of the Union (Atavistic)



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