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CAGE LAUGHS

Every sound can be music, John Cage once said
Every sound of this night in New York is in my head:
a composition of noises, of words and of feelings.

The hoarse barking of a dog. Penetratingly.
A man: you are a good dog. What´s wrong?
There´s nothing wrong as far I can see.
So be a good dog. And hold your tongue.

Car doors are slammed with a big noise.
A woman giggels. A man says Hey! Hey!
And now I can hear him with a harsh voice:
don´t you giggle again! Nothing´s okay!
And I hear a loud slapping and the woman cry.
And a car door is slammed and the car gone away.

Now the breaking of glass. It´s a well known sound.
I know it. It´s not the first time. And all around.
A car window and a stroke with a baseball bat.
And even if its night (dark) you have the flicker in your head
of what´s happening there and you have in your ear
the voice of a man who shouts: lets get the hell out of here!
And the howl of the police car has a familiar groove
and even the voice of the officer: Hands up and don´t move!


A man´s voice very near and definit:
Again and again the same old shit
A bomb, a big bomb over all of it!

Last night I had a funny dream:
I saw John Cage, I´m sure it was him ,
in the middle of a big traffic he stands,
directing the trafic with both of his hands,
and he laughs, he is wawing and laughing,
and I hope this dream never ends.

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from Silvertowers II, released March 25, 2024

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Christof Thewes Schiffweiler, Germany

www.christofthewes.de

arbeitet als Posaunist, Komponist+Arrangeur .
leitet verschiedene Ensembles und Musikprojekte von Solo bis Big Band, die sich zwischen modernem Jazz, freier Improvisation und Neuer Musik bis hin zu experimenteller Rock, Funk und Popmusik bewegen. ... more

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