An exciting mix of music and spoken word

On 'Recitement' everything comes together: past and present, death and life, writers and singers, poems and music. Is it Spoken Word Pop? Is it a contemporary audiobook? Or is it music album? 'Recitement' is all of the preceding.

The combination of pop music and spoken word is a phenomenon in the music history. 'Recitement' contains 17 different compositions in 7 different languages and styles, arranged and composed by composer, arranger and musician Stephen Emmer. Classic and modern spoken word is performed by famous writers, singers and actors, but then reinterpreted in a fresh way to compose new and original music to each vocal performance. 'Recitement' can be characterized as both retro avant garde and accessible.

Contributors are Lou Reed, Richard Burton, Sylvia Kristel, Jorge Luis Borges, Remco Campert, Allen Ginsberg, Hugo Claus, Kazu Makino, Andrea Piovan, Ken Nordine, Michael Parkinson, Sacha de Boer, Allen Ginsberg, Michael Lonsdale, Carlos Drummond De Andrade, Silvina Ocampo, Kurt Schwitters and Samual Beckett.