Probably the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard comes in the form of Dada sound poems. I knew that I listened to music that was considered less than impressive, but I cannot believe that this...noise ever had any audiences.
Developed by Kurt Schwitters, he called them sound poems. These poems would be performed at Dada gatherings. These poems had no words, they were merely syllables and individual letters that formed meaningless sounds. This was supposed to be a metaphor for the destruction that war caused as well as how language can be used to deceive. I fully understand the metaphors, I just cannot understand how there weren't any other better ideas to achieve this.
I think back in the day I would have a hard time listening to the views or beliefs of anyone that dressed like this. This is a photograph of Hugo Ball performing one of his sound poems. Below I have put a link to Kurt's "Ursonate" for you to listen to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Bi1VxtC4g
So all in all, I don't believe that Dadaist were insane, I understand the desire for a peaceful world, but there had to have been a better way. On a positive note, this is definitely a group of independent individuals who created something new that will probably remain all their own.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2006/dada/techniques/sound.shtm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac/BFda_HugoBallLG%20.jpg
LH
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