CDs (MUSIC & SPOKEN WORD) (any opinions expressed are those of the site owner or the person credited)
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1991 Audiotape (1991) |
Don't Tell Me What To Do (1993/4) |
Myth:Dreams of the World (1996) |
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One Less Thing To Worry About (1997) |
Recent Forgeries (1997/8) |
New Yorker Out Loud (1998) |
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The Other Parade (1998, 2003) |
One Man's Meat (1999) |
Live At Beyond Baroque (1999) |
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Spoken Word Revolution (2003) |
Pandemoniumfromamerica (2003) |
Live At Beyond Baroque II (2004) |
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Please Tomorrow (2004) |
This That and The Other (2004) |
The Best American Nonrequired Reading (2004) |
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Intelligence Failure (2005) |
3 Fools 4 April (2006) |
Time Waits for Everyone (2007) |
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At All (2008) |
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1991 Audiotape (1991) Out of Print Summary: Long before he released any of his great spoken word CDs, Viggo spent an afternoon at the old Iguana Cafe in North Hollywood, reciting his poetry into a tape recorder, while being nagged by friend Duke McVinnie. Viggo then took his 'master' recording home and ran off copies onto cassettes, which he sold and gave away at his poetry readings. He and his then wife, Exene Cervenka, created the j-cards for these TDK cassettes. There were never more than a couple dozen of these made. (notes taken from an eBay sales blurb, please report any inaccuracies from our Contact Page). Thank you! |
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Don't Tell Me What To Do (1993/4) Out of Print Summary: The collaborative effort of writer/performer Viggo Mortensen and the Duke McVinnie Band. A three-ring circus of poetry, music and mayhem recorded and mixed by Theo Mondle during a live broadcast of Liza Richardson's MAN IN THE MOON on KCRW. originally available at mp3.com, new version of this page has a VM section but no downloads or CDs yet T-shirts were available until recently at www.actionbox.com/viggo.html but this site has not been reachable for some time |
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Myth:Dreams of the World (1996) Out of Print Tape available at bn.com, search "books" under Janet Reinstra, the producer |
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One Less Thing To Worry About (1997) Out of Print ONE LESS THING TO WORRY ABOUT spoken word, songs and music with X's Exene and D.J.Bonebrakeand Buckethead on bass and guitar (from TDRS) 1997 - Lightning Creek, Inc. 1999 - TDRS Music (CD) out of print & hard to find Spoken word poetry, songs, and music featuring X's Exene Cervenkova, Dj Bonebrake, and Buckethead on guitar and bass. Players: Ahmed Abdullah, Andy Armer, D.J. Bonebrake, Brigit, Buckethead, Exene Cervenkova, Margaret Comer, Travis Dickerson, Danny Krieger, Luck, Duke McVinnie, Henry Mortensen, Viggo Mortensen, Sara P. Smith. Produced by: Soundwaves. Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by: Travis Dickerson. Designed by: Viggo and Travis. Cover Photo by: Pieter Lessing. All Other Photos and Artwork by: Viggo Mortensen. Instruments: Air, airplanes, bass guitar, bells, birds, Buckethead guitars, cardboard boxes, ceilings, ceiling fan, clarinet, coffee machine, cups, dog, dog collar, doors, drums, floors, glasses, handsaw, harp, knuckles, lectern, motorcycle muffler, organ, papers, pencils, phlegm, phones, piano, pillows, sea, sheetmetal, Spanish guitar, spoons, sprinklers, tapwater, trombone, vibes, violins, walls, wheelchair, windows, wind, and improper use of any and all recording equipment, personnel, and technology. |
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Recent Forgeries (1997/8) (CD with book) |
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New Yorker Out Loud Volume 2 (1998) Out of Print [Spoken Word] Various Artists - Miscellaneous Audio CD (December 8, 1998); Original Release Date: December 8, 1998; Polygram Records
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The Other Parade (1998, 2003) Out of Print The Other Parade The Other Parade is a collection of mood altering sound experiments. With Buckethead, Exene, D.J.Bonebrake, and others. CD $10 (Perceval Press blurb) 1999 - TDRS Music Reprinted 2003- Perceval Press [liner notes in Japanese!] Recording Studios: Tracks 1,2, 4-8 recorded live at Viggo's, Venice, CA. Tracks 3 and 9 recorded live at Travis', Chatsworth, CA. Production: Edited, mixed and mastered at Travis Dickerson Recording Studios by Travis, Viggo and Buckethead. Produced by Viggo Mortensen. |
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One Man's Meat (1999) Out of Print (November) 1999 - TDRS Music (CD) An exploration of meat and meat by products conceived and performed by carnivores and vegetarians, for consumption by all. A collaboration of music, poetry, noise, and silence by D. J. Bonebrake, Buckethead, Exene, Travis Dickerson, Adrian Esparza, Lysa Flores, Zak Marmalesfsky, Hank Mortensen, Viggo Mortensen, Pilar Perez, and Donita Sparks. (TDRS) The Players: Brigit (his dog!), Buckethead (also plays guitar on track 10), D. J. Bonebrake, Exene Cervenka, Travis Dickerson, Adrian Esparza, Lysa Flores, Zak Marmalefsky, Hank Mortensen, Viggo Mortenson, Pilar Perez, Donita Sparks Recording Studios: Recorded live at Track 16 Gallery in Santa Monica and at TDRS Dec. '98 and Jan. '99 Track 10 recorded at Viggo's in Venice, California, and tracks 15 and 17 recorded at Travis Dickerson Recording Studios Production: Mixed and mastered by Travis and Viggo at Travis Dickerson Recording Studios. Produced by Travis Dickerson |
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Live At Beyond Baroque (1999) Out of Print Published: 10/99; Co-published with: Beyond Baroque Books; Distributed by: SmartArtPress. |
Recorded live at Beyond Baroque literary space in Venice, California, on March 4th, 1999, this lively CD features readings by Viggo Mortensen, Exene Cervenka, Tom Patchett, Karen Finley and Jerry Stahl. |
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Spoken Word Revolution (2003) |
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Pandemoniumfromamerica (2003) Pandemoniumfromamerica Buckethead & Viggo Dedicated to Noam Chomsky and using William Blake, Jonathan Swift, and Rumi's prescient wordplay as its point of departure, Pandemoniumfromamerica is a sonic snapshot of 21st century disorientation and dissent. Featuring the nuanced wizardry of guitarist Buckethead and compelling turns from Viggo, Henry, Elijah, Dom, Travis and Billy, Perceval's latest music release is a collection of spoken word exercises and aural collage that wanders mournfully through high lonesome minimalism and dense atmospheres in search of redemption. 14 tracks, total running time 44:22. $10 (PP) November 2003 - Perceval Press/Viggo Mortensen (also released through TDRS) You can pick up a copy either at Perceval Press or TDRS Music Dedicated to Noam Chomsky |
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Live At Beyond Baroque II (2004) The evening honored the important indie driven Midnight Special Bookstore and the release of the contemporary anthology of poetry, The Spoken Word Revolution. The two-CD compilation is co-produced by Perceval Press and EM Press. ISBN 0-9747078-6-4, 33 tracks, total running time 85:18. $15 |
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Please Tomorrow (2004) The fruit of another Buckethead/Viggo collaboration, this is a story of a single "long night's journey into day," an eight-part instrumental exploration of dusk to dawn in late autumn. Please Tomorrow is a series of haunting but ultimately hopeful soundscapes, rooted in and longing for dreamtime. All fauna and flora, present though nameless, dead or alive, on this CD are real. Also featured are Travis and Henry, veterans of such Buckethead/Viggo recordings as The Other Parade and Pandemoniumfromamerica. 8 tracks, total running time 40:37. $10 September 2004 - Perceval Press/Viggo Mortensen (also released through TDRS, where it was recorded, mixed & mastered) You can pick up a copy either at Perceval Press or TDRS Music |
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This That and The Other (2004) Buckethead, Henry, Travis, Viggo In response to countless requests to re-issue earlier Buckethead/Viggo material, much of which is no longer available, Perceval Press offers this nearly 44-minute compilation of re-mastered selections from 5 different CDs, along with three new unreleased tracks. Included are selections from One Less Thing To Worry About (1997), The Other Parade (1998), One Man's Meat (1999), Pandemoniumfromamerica (2003), and Please Tomorrow (2004). The 3 new tracks are called This, That, and The Other. This CD is dedicated to any and all trees, living or dead, inhabited or not. |
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading (2004) Houghton Mifflin Audio (2004) |
Collection of short works by a variety of authors, edited by Dave Eggers. Viggo wrote and reads the Introduction.
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Intelligence Failure (2005) September 2005 - Perceval Press/Viggo Mortensen (also released through TDRS, where it was recorded, mixed & mastered) You can pick up a copy either at Perceval Press or TDRS Music Players: Brigit, Buckethead, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Travis Dickerson, Henry Mortensen, Viggo Mortensen, Walter Mortensen, C. Ray Nagin, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld, Cindy Sheehan, Howard Zinn |
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3 FOOLS 4 APRIL (2006) ISBN 0-9774869-6-6, $20 A two-disc CD/DVD that documents the reading given by Scott Wannberg, Hank Mortensen, and Viggo Mortensen on April Fool's Day 2006 at the Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, in Venice, California. Part of proceeds from sales will benefit Beyond Baroque. December 2006 - Perceval Press/Viggo Mortensen (also released through TDRS, where it was mixed & mastered) You can pick up a copy either at Perceval Press or TDRS Music.
Credits on audio tracks: 1
shaeryn smith, wild game cook book II, gateway publishing, winnipeg
Credits on DVD tracks: 1
lawrence ferlinghetti |
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Time Waits for Everyone (2007) $10 from percevalpress.com There are pianos everywhere, there for the playing, there for the sound of places, to turn the soil, to uncover the roots of things, as roadmaps to our true motives, instructing, retelling, drawing from us -- with a patience and sincerity we may not always manage on our own -- what is essential about breathing and dreaming, what may really be happening as we run blood through ourselves, share or take it from others, passing into Autumn, only just aware of the trees. -piano improvisations found in Hungary, Germany, Poland, Russia, and in rememberance of things past. Played by Viggo Mortensen, recorded by Travis Dickerson.
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At All (2008) Nearly 50 minutes of mostly instrumental music $10 Perceval Press or TDRS Music One track with Buckethead and Travis Dickerson playing, but otherwise instruments and vocals by Viggo Mortensen. With titles like "Blacksburg", "Sorrow Acre". "Bomb This" , and "Fear's Echo", these soundscapes are not an invitation to drift off to sleep, but neither do they prohibit dreaming. As Poe put it, "Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night". Recorded in 2007, shortly before the recently-released piano CD "Time Waits for Everyone". |
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