A live recording of Paul's
outrageous one-man performance art concerts. This "double album" includes
audio art collages, and songs. During this period, Paul's shows primarily
consisted of satirical storytelling. The subjects were the sometimes
bizarre and unconventional practices of the new-age movement. From massage
to colonics to extraterrestrial walk-ins, this is a unique work.
Out of print. Limited quantities available only through Hit Records,
on
chrome 90 minute cassette.
US $ 15
“Contact Theater” has
a lot of variety to it. It is primarily live recordings of my performances
which combined storytelling, sound collages, and songs. You can get a
taste of the stories by reading them, in print, on this site. (I like “The
Feathered Stud” and “An Underwater Kite”.) As most (but not the
aforementioned) stories were written in the initial years of my Sedona
experience, they reveal a naive, but tongue in cheek approach to the
new-age. Also on this tape is one of my favorite sound collages, “We’re
All Soul Travelers” (which includes the voice of the always brilliant John
Spheeris), and three songs I wrote and sang while living in Hollywood. I
especially like the song “Remembering Paradise” and the collage “Pura
Vida” (with the voice of village “idiot” Oki) as they bring back fond
memories of Costa Rica. Chris Spheeris was a great help throughout this
project: playing, mixing, and creating cover art.
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