Baku: Symphony of Sirens - Sound Experiments in the Russian Avant Garde - Original Documents and Reconstructions of 72 Key Works of Music, Poetry & Agitprop From the Russian Avantgardes (1908-1942)

A massive archival undertaking that reconstructs Arseny Avraamov's legendary 1922 'Symphony of Sirens', originally performed using factory sirens, artillery, and ship whistles in the port city of Baku. The double-disc set meticulously gathers surviving documentation and early Soviet sound experiments from the constructivist and futurist movements. It stands as a vital historical document of the Russian avant-garde's radical approach to noise and public art.