Global InformationWaywords and Meansigns Opendoor Edition information
The Waywords and Meansigns Opendoor Edition debuted in 2017 as a part of the Waywords and Meansigns project, setting James Joyce's Finnegans Wake to music. The Opendoor Edition features over 100 artists and musicians performing unabridged passages of Finnegans Wake.[1] An open edition participants are invited to contribute to the Opendoor Edition on an ongoing basis. The edition first premiered on May 4, 2017.[2]
The genres in the Waywords and Meansigns Opendoor Edition are quite diverse, ranging from metal and industrial to folk and jazz.[3] Many tracks are experimental; some recordings adhere to fairly traditional song formats, while others offer audiobook-like readings with ambient accompaniment.[4]
- ^ Allison Meier (5 April 2017). "Setting the Puzzling Language of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake to Music". Hyperallergic.
- ^ Jay Horton (12 May 2017). "Various Artists: Waywords and Meansigns - Recreating Finnegans Wake [in its whole wholume] Review". Paste.
- ^ Maria Schurr (5 May 2017). "Waywords and Meansigns - Recreating Finnegans Wake (premiere)". PopMatters.
- ^ Alex Gallagher (21 April 2017). "Preview & Interview: Waywords and Meansigns – Finnegans Wake to Music". Folk Radio UK.