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Experimental Sound Studio Collection

Experimental Sound Studio The ESS Collection is a continually expanding collection of all of ESS's programs and projects since its inception in 1986. These include audio art, music, radio art, installation, sound poetry, ci...

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Links Hall Collection

Links Hall The Links Hall Collection contains recordings of over 135 events of spoken word, performance, and music that took place at Chicago's Links Hall, a multi-disciplinary project space founded in 1978 b...

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Sun Ra/El Saturn Collection

Sun Ra/El Saturn The Sun Ra/El Saturn Collection consists of approximately 600 tapes dating from the 1950s-1993 that represent the work of iconoclastic composer and bandleader Sun Ra. The recordings provide a uniqu...

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Malachi Ritscher Collection

Malachi Ritscher The Malachi Ritscher Collection represents the work of Chicago sound recordist Malachi Ritscher. Ritscher was a passionate supporter of Chicago's improvised music jazz scene. Although technically a...