Lawrence Upton - Birdsong

sleep

sleep

sleep

sleep

sleep

sleep

sleep

slumb

                                         may be

sleep

sleep

                                                          see?

come here then

yes?                                         all right

  yes?                                      all right

      yes?                               all right

            yes?                   all right

now        now now        now now

                   me me?

                      me me?

                          me me?

                               me me?

yes

                    real.

                                                         may be

Lawrence Upton - Song: In formation Nutrition (2 voice)

ADMITTED AMUSERS WHIPLIKE

EFFECT FOUL HATLESS

ADMITTED MAKEUP WHIRLIES

ASTUTE FLESH SHELF

ADMITTED MUSHIER WASPLIKE

CHEAT FLUFF TOELESS

ADMITTED SMASHUP WIRELIKE

CHOSE LEAFLET STUFF

ADMITTER ASSUMED WHIPLIKE

CASSETTE FLUFF HOLE

FEEL SHUTOFF

ADMITTER IMPULSED WEAKISH

ETHOS FLUFF THOSE

ADMITTERS AMUSED

CHALET EFFUSES LOFT

ADMITTERS LIKE WHIPS

CHUTES FLEET OFFAL

ADULTERATE SKIMP WHIMSIED

CLEFT EASEL SHUTOFF

AIRSHIPS MILKWEED MUTATED

AFFECT

AMATEURISH SKIMPED WILTED

FLESHES LOUT

AFFECT

FULLEST SHOE

PIKED AMATEURISM WHISTLED

COAL FLUFFS

AMPLITUDE DIAMETER WHISKS

COLA FLUFFS HUFFLE

DREAMT WHISKIES

ALOFT FETCHES FUELS

MISDATE WHISKER

CHUFF EEL FALSETTOS

MISTAKER WISHED

SKATER WHIMSIED

EFFECT FLASHES LOUT

SMARTIE WHISKED

CHEESES FLUFF TOTAL

STREAK WHIMSIED

CASTLE FLUSH TOFFEE

DIAMETER WHISK

CHAFE

ACHE FLUFFS FULLEST OFFSET

CHUFF LEAFLESS TOTE

AFOUL CHEFS FETTLES ALE CHESTFUL

ALOE SCUFFLE THEFTS ALOFT

EFFUSES LETCH

FACET FLESH FOULEST

ATHLETE FUEL SCOFFS HUSTLES TOFFEE

CHUTES LEAFLET OFF

CASTOFF FLUTE HEELS

COAT FLEET SHUFFLES

FULL SEETHE

CHAFF FEELS OUTLETS

CHAFF FLEES OUTLETS

CLOSET FATE SHUFFLE

COFFEES FLAT SLEUTH

OCTET SAFE

Lawrence Upton - An impression of artificiality

An impression of artificiality

the sky from Bangor, Gwynedd

An impression of artificiality

as if drawn curtains were suspended, but

ineptly. Maybe some hooks have failed since.

A skull of fabric from torn radiance

behind blinding emptiness, full of itself,

leaving the broad meander sinuous

going nowhere       crack-clacker of lightning

no sound       no sound       announcing       its great distance

when it does bang                   metal sonority

discarding       lidded light flare      disturbing

claims our getting closer river of depth

a road from a distant part carelessly

scrambling towards the same forms of backed force

darkness; and, also, worse;

Lawrence Upton - Chants #2, #3 and #5

Chant # 2 (“twill twat”)

[Make your best guess at pronunciation and performance, using the codes you already know, in the light of what is actually shown here i.e. read what is actually here, not what you think should be here.

Do not perform the text too fast.

Multivoice interpretations are fine – very good, in fact.]

TWILL       TWAT         WILL          RATE

SILL           SAT            WE             TIRE

SELL         TARE         TELL         WALL

SITE          RAW          STALL       SAW

TALL...       TRIAL...     SALT

STARE      WIRE         WEAR       WELL

LAIR          LATER       WILT

STRAW     ALTER       SAW

TILT           WAIL          START

SILT...        TRAWL      TRAIL

***

Chant # 3

[Make your best guess at pronunciation and performance, using the codes you already know, in the light of what is actually shown here i.e. read what is actually here, not what you think should be here

Multivoice interpretations are fine – very good, in fact.]

NEITHER                     ZITHER'S                     NORTHER'S

ZITHER'S                     NORTHER'S                PINFEATHER'S

NORTHER'S                PINFEATHER'S           NETHERMOST

PINFEATHER'S           NETHERMOST           PANTHEIST

NETHERMOST           PANTHEIST                 NEITHER

PANTHEIST                 NEITHER                     ZITHERS

***

Chant #5 (“rummil cato”)

[Make your best guess at pronunciation and performance, using the codes you already know, in the light of what is actually shown here i.e. read what is actually here, not what you think should be here.

Do not perform the text too fast.

Multivoice interpretations are fine – very good, in fact.]

RUMMIL CATO

                            BOT SOME

LUNTO BLIL; TERUB AFRO

FO RUBBLE INGTRAL RALAT OOL

LANNIES IRL; ALLAV GENHEA ADDER

DERTOR, ANESC RALNE

HENDER DANNING PLERORIES DERN LAVAG

Lawrence Upton - Downside Complaint # 1

RA CZN

ADO LBO ONN

JKS

FOJ

OKJ

GU

END

LYSC GME

SMS

XCS

RJS BKY

TOEN

YUB

HCN

WAB

D EKA

BPM

DBS

H N

[Performance. Make your best guess at pronunciation and performance, using the codes you already know, in the light of what is actually shown here i.e. read what is actually here, not what you think should be here. If possible, perform it aloud and not just in your head. Multivoice is more than ok, but try to avoid pleasing melodies. Musical instruments may be used with, but not instead of, the voice; though, in this case, I counsel against them.]

Lawrence Upton - Chant # 1

[Make your best guess at pronunciation and performance, using the codes you already know, in the light of what is actually shown here i.e. read what is actually here, not what you think should be here

Multivoice interpretations are fine – very good, in fact.]

OSSLE-A                     BLAR-RE-A                 TIXER

BOSCLE                      LASK                            BROB

LIST                              STALB                          STAK                  SESE-AN

SLE-A                           BLARB                         BOX                    TIXER

LERB                            CLESS                         RORIS                OR

STARL                          TREX                           LE-OS                 CLAN

SOSS                           BRAN                           BRE-OR             TIS

CLOSE                         REBA                           STOB                  STAB

SE-OS                          NAL                              BLARE               TE-OR

SLE-BA                        BALAK                         STIR                   BOTS

LOSS                           BLA-AK                        RISO

BU-ES                          LARB                            REK

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