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COH PLAYS COSEY
12+ albums
experimentalelectronicspoken wordminimalmusique concrete
about
CoH plays Cosey (or just CO) is collaboration between Ivan Pavlov aka CoH and Cosey Fanny Tutti (of COUM Transmissions; Throbbing Gristle; Chris & Cosey; CTI; The Genetic Terrorists; Carter Tutti; Carter Tutti Void; X-TG). Very much a statement rather than just a musical venture, "CoH plays Cosey" deals with concepts of honesty, trust, privacy, communication as well as (perception of) sexuality. The work represents a very close, if an intimate, contact between the two, where one (Ivan) was to interpret voice recordings made for him by the other (Cosey) - recordings made in intensely emotional states to establish a dialogue that extends beyond words, beyond intellect. A most private emotional diary of one (Cosey) pronounced to the general public by the other (Ivan). The work has been kept hermetic by Ivan voluntarily restricting his choice of sound exclusively to that originating from the voice recordings, thus preserving the raw quality of his source material. In this explicit sonic adventure CoH plays Cosey without inhibitions, without fear and without questioning the content submitted. CoH plays Cosey like an actor - becoming her through his elaborate transformations of the voice. CoH plays Cosey like a computer game - making his way though the infinite combinations and variety of human expression with ease and sense of fun. CoH plays Cosey like in sex - fully controlling the process and manifesting the eventual outcome. CoH plays Cosey is a world of the embarrassingly uns
