Iva Bitova (jara: maggelity and Satritain)
| From: | Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 20, 2002, 19:06 |
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--- Sally Caves skrzypszy:
> John, If I understood things correctly, Iva was singing in a non-
> standard accent... not that I know Czech. She kept dropping sounds
> out and slurring over others. [...] I was impressed by how her words
> were shortened when sung, and sounds missing [...]
Well, I may be wrong, but as far as I remember the recordings of Iva Bitová's
performances that I've heard, it is not Czech she is singing; rather, she
produces sounds without meaning. A kind of Kurt Schwitters-like conlang, so to
speak.
Jan
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