Libertine, Eve
Sea
A live recital performance of Jack Kerouac's poem 'Sea' by visual artist, illustrator and writer Eve Libertine, best known for her role as co-lead vocalist in Crass (alongside Steve Ignorant), the seminal anarchist punk band who, in the late '70s, launched a cultural attack on all social fronts; God, Queen and Country. Libertine wrote and performed most of the songs on the group's third album, 'Penis Envy', which concentrated exclusively on feminist issues and featured only female voices. 'Sea' was recorded by the BBC at London's Vortex in 2003 as part of that year's London Jazz Festival, the multifaceted artist has been experimenting with improvisational works for some time, ranging from John Cage and Cornelius Cardew to her own settings of Blake's poems, and performed alongside a network of jazz musicians she and Crass bandmate Penny Rimbaud have collaborated with.