Rainy Day Fun #1

"A Humument", last published in 1997, is a difficult-to-find, work-in-progress where the artist Tom Phillips creates his own version of W.H. Mallock's "A Human Document." The artist has now made the last published version available here. I first read about this book in the first or second issue of Wax Poetics where the author of the piece saw it as an early example of sampling and finally saw a copy when I visited the home of fellow DJ Bryce. It is a one-of-a-kind book that speaks to the various voices floating around your skull. I found out about its availability on the internet through wood s lot.

Comments

[Oscar]

This looks like a charming little thing. Thank you!

[Henry Lowengard]

I've had this book for years (found it in the Strand). For a while, I was even signing out of work as "Tom Phillips", until I started using Elmer Fudd.
Mr. P has used this material for years, always looking for copies of A HUMAN DOCUMENT, in case you have any.
There's an opera, IRMA, based on the material as well.