Waywords and Meansigns Opendoor Edition

The Waywords and Meansigns project began in 2014 to set James Joyce's Finnegans Wake to music unabridged. They released two unabridged editions of the text in 2015 and 2016.{{cite web|author=Allison Meier |url=https://hyperallergic.com/369778/setting-the-puzzling-language-of-james-joyces-finnegans-wake-to-music/ |title=Setting the Puzzling Language of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake to Music |website=Hyperallergic |date=5 April 2017}} Over 300 people have been involved in Wayords and Meansigns since 2014.{{cite web|author=Waywords and Meansigns website| url=http://www.waywordsandmeansigns.com/listen/opendoor-edition |title=Opendoor Edition |date=4 May 2017}}

The Waywords and Meansigns Opendoor Edition features contributors from 15 countries in "an all-star cast of weirdos."{{cite web|author=Breznikar|first=Klemen|author-link=Klemen Breznikar |date=April 10, 2017|title=All star cast of weirdos record James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake"|url=http://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2017/04/all-star-cast-of-weirdos-record-james.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421013154/http://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2017/04/all-star-cast-of-weirdos-record-james.html|archive-date=April 21, 2017|access-date=December 25, 2020|website=It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine}} The music is often experimental; the musicians' only requirements were that "the words be audible, unabridged and more or less in their original order."{{cite web|author=Waywords and Meansigns website| url=http://www.waywordsandmeansigns.com/about/waywords-and-meansigns/ |title=About Waywords and Meansigns |access-date=7 September 2017}} All audio from the project is distributed freely online under Creative Commons licensing.

Contributors to Waywords and Meansigns are a self-described collection of "musicians, artists, poets, scholars, weirdos, passionate Wake-heads, those ignorant of the Wake, and anyone generally adventurous."{{cite web|author=Waywords and Meansigns website| url=http://www.waywordsandmeansigns.com/contact/get-involved/ |title=Get Involved |access-date=7 September 2017}} Artists participating in the Opendoor Edition include Krzysztof Bartnicki, Martyn Bates, John Wolf Brennan, Neil Campbell, Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth and Lou Rogai of Lewis & Clarke, Joe Cassidy of Butterfly Child, Hayden Chisholm, S.A. Griffin; Kinski, Ulrich Krieger, Jason Sebastian Russo, David Moss, Monica Queen, Schneider TM, Sally Timms, Mike Watt, and many more.{{cite web|author=Waywords and Meansigns website| url=http://www.waywordsandmeansigns.com/listen/opendoor-edition |title=Opendoor Edition |date=4 May 2017}}

The Guardian has highlighted the project for making Joyce's famously difficult novel more accessible.{{cite web|author=Billy Mills |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/apr/28/finnegans-wake-james-joyce-modern-interpretations |title=Finnegans Wake - the book the web was invented for |website=The Guardian |date=28 April 2015}} Finn Fordham, a James Joyce scholar at Royal Holloway, University of London, has called the project "wonderfully innovative."{{cite web|author=Marta Bausells |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/feb/02/finnegans-wake-music-james-joyce-birthday |title=Finnegans Wake: a musical reading sounds out a cryptic text |website=The Guardian|date=2 February 2016}}

Tracks are organized by page and line number, followed by the artist name, and then occasionally followed by the track's nickname.

Chapter 1 (pp. 003–029)

{{indent|5}}003-010.24 - The Here Comes Everybody Players

{{indent|5}}003.01-003.09 - Hervé Michel and the box sets

{{indent|5}}003.01-003.14 - Roman Tsivkin and the box sets

{{indent|5}}010.25-016.09 - Chris Rael

{{indent|5}}013.20-015.11 - Peter Chrisp and the box sets

{{indent|5}}018.17-021.04 - John Cerreta - "Stoop to Prittle"

{{indent|5}}023.16-024.14 - Nigel Bryant - "O Foenix Culprit"

{{indent|5}}027.22-029.36 - Cedar Sparks (Tim Carbone and Lou Rogai)

Chapter 2 (pp. 030–047)

{{indent|5}}030-047 - Krzysztof Bartnicki and Bouchons d'oreilles with Wojtek Kurek

{{indent|5}}045-046 - Yehuda Vizan and the box sets

Chapter 3 (pp. 048–074)

{{indent|5}}048-050.35 - Wiel Conen & Charlotte Gilissen

{{indent|5}}052.18-053.35 - S.A. Griffin

{{indent|5}}053.36-055.02 - Joe Cassidy

{{indent|5}}055.03-056.19 - Neal Kosaly-Meyer

{{indent|5}}061.15-061.16 - Seán Mac Erlaine - "Nooningless Knockturne"

{{indent|5}}066.28-067.06 - Graziano Galati

{{indent|5}}067.07-067.27 - Schneider TM - "His Phizz Fell"

{{indent|5}}071.10-072.16 - Jon Wahl - "Abusive Names"

Chapter 4 (pp. 075–103)

{{indent|5}}75-103 - Matthew Duncan and James Heflin

Chapter 5 (pp. 104–125)

{{indent|5}}104-125 - Tim Cornelius

{{indent|5}}107 - Hayden Chisholm

Chapter 6 (pp. 126–168)

{{indent|5}}136.01-136.36 - Lavinia Murrary - "Mursque"

{{indent|5}}139.15-139.28 - Maharajah - "Ann Alive"

{{indent|5}}139.29-140.07 - Maharadja Sweets

{{indent|5}}140.08-141.07 - Papa Sprain

{{indent|5}}141.08-141.27 - Coldharbourstores - "Question 5"

{{indent|5}}141.28-142.29 - Old Fiends (Jason Merritt, Kenneth Griffin, Jason Sebastian Russo, and Paul Dillon)

{{indent|5}}142.30-143.02 - Little Sparta with Sally Timms and Martin Billheimer - "Question 6. How Are Yor Maggies"

{{indent|5}}148.33-152.15 - Kevin Spenst and Hitori Tori - "Question 11"

{{indent|5}}152.16-159.18 - Mr. Smolin - "The Mooks & The Gripes"

{{indent|5}}159.19-163.07 - William Sutton

{{indent|5}}163.08-165.07 - Conspirators of Pleasure (Simon Underwood and Poulomi Desai)

Chapter 7 (pp. 169–195)

{{indent|5}}169-195 - Gavan Kennedy

{{indent|5}}169-195 - Mike Watt and Adam Harvey - "Shem the Penman"

{{indent|5}}170.25-174.04 - Layne Farmen of "Faraday"

{{indent|5}}174.05-175.06 - The Philip Cleary Ensemble - "The Cull"

{{indent|5}}175.07-175.28 - Mr. Smolin - "The Ballat of Perce Oreille"

{{indent|5}}175.29-181.33 - The Philip Cleary Ensemble - "a Dubliner (and a spy)"

{{indent|5}}181.34-182.29 - Karen Ponzio

Chapter 8 (pp. 196–216)

{{indent|5}}205.16-210.06 - Joe Fee - "Anna Livia"

{{indent|5}}213.11-216 - Re-Scribe

{{indent|5}}215.36 - Seán Mac Erlaine - "My Ho Head Halls"

Chapter 9 (pp. 216–259)

{{indent|5}}223.12-224.07 - Sauerbraten Beef Ring - "Nought A Wired From The Wordless Either"

{{indent|5}}224.08-226.20 - Lucy Hollier - "The Pearlagraph"

{{indent|5}}226.21-228.02 - David Hurn and Abigail Hopkins

{{indent|5}}228.03-229.01 - Joel Wranning

{{indent|5}}229.01-229.29 - Owen Tromans

{{indent|5}}229.29-230.25 - Brendan Kinsella and Brian Tyree

{{indent|5}}230.26-231.22 - STV

{{indent|5}}231.23-232.26 - Michael Maier and Brian Tyree

{{indent|5}}254.01-254.08 - Chelidon Frame - "Our Seawall"

{{indent|5}}254.08-254.09 - Mr. Smolin - "Ancients Link With Presents"

{{indent|5}}254.09-254.17 - Lys Guillorn - "Have Done, Do and Will Again"

{{indent|5}}254.18-254.29 - Lys Guillorn - "The Mar of Murmury"

{{indent|5}}254.29-255.03 - Lys Guillorn - "Hoet of the Rough Throat Attack"

{{indent|5}}256.01-259.10 - Gareth Flowers

{{indent|5}}257.29-259.10 - Krzysztof Bartnicki and the box sets

Chapter 10 (pp. 260–308)

{{indent|5}}260-270.31 - Super Nova Nudge

{{indent|5}}263.17-263.30 - Liz Longo

{{indent|5}}266.20 - Liz Longo

{{indent|5}}273.01-273.28 - Phil Minton

{{indent|5}}274.02-275.13 - Gregory Betts

{{indent|5}}284.04 - Seán Mac Erlaine - "Brick Bath"

{{indent|5}}288, fn. 1 - Seán Mac Erlaine - "An Ounceworth of Onions for a Pennyawealth of Sobs"

{{indent|5}}293.01-300.08 - Sticky Foster and Usurper

{{indent|5}}304.05-305.11 - Janken's Henchmæn featuring Marco Toriani - "Magic J Amezons"

{{indent|5}}305.08-306.07 - Janken's Henchmæn - "FAQ Deady"

{{indent|5}}306.08-306.10 - Janken's Henchmæn featuring MonkeYear - "Aen.C"

{{indent|5}}306.16-306.31 - Janken's Henchmæn featuring MonkeYear - "Frogterdati"

{{indent|5}}307 - Greg Nahabedian

{{indent|5}}308 - body bender - "Delays"

Chapter 11 (pp. 309–382)

{{indent|5}}310.22-311.20 - Doug Eisenstark

{{indent|5}}310.22-311.20 - Matt Battle

{{indent|5}}311.21-312.16 - Insides

{{indent|5}}312.17-313.13 - Barry Bender - "To Old Sporty"

{{indent|5}}313.14-314.14 - M. David Hornbuckle - "Whereofter"

{{indent|5}}314.15-315.08 - Alek Erickson

{{indent|5}}316.11-319.02 - Steve Fly

{{indent|5}}319.03-319.36 - Cathal O' Leary

{{indent|5}}322.01-323.24 - Kinski

{{indent|5}}323.25-324.17 - Tenement and Temple (Monica Queen and Johnny Smillie)

{{indent|5}}324.18-326.20 - Renata Meints

{{indent|5}}326.21-326.36 - Tom Segear

{{indent|5}}329.14-330.11 - Steve Pantani - "And Dub Did Glow"

{{indent|5}}330.20-332.09 - John Wolf Brennan

{{indent|5}}332.10-333.05 - David Moss & Boris Hegenbart - "stepping the tolks"

{{indent|5}}333.06-334.05 - {{not a typo|meunders}}

{{indent|5}}372.23-373.12 - Haunted Robot, Ltd. and Dameon Merkl - "Last ye, lundsmin"

{{indent|5}}380.07-382.30 - The Science Of Deduction

Chapter 12 (pp. 383–399)

{{indent|5}}383-399 - Andrea Riley's Opendoor Score - Score only, record your own interpretation or performance!!

Chapter 13 (pp. 403–428)

{{indent|5}}403-418.08 - Ross&Wayne

{{indent|5}}403.01-405.02 - Candle

{{indent|5}}418.09-419.08 - Ross&Wayne

{{indent|5}}418.10-419.08 - Aleorta - "Grace ondt Hope"

{{indent|5}}419.09-428 - Ross&Wayne

{{indent|5}}429 - Mary and Sara Jewell

Chapter 14 (pp. 429–473)

{{indent|5}}446.11 - Seán Mac Erlaine - "Zuccherikissings"

{{indent|5}}446.16-446.17 - Seán Mac Erlaine - "Rainkiss on Me Back"

Chapter 15 (pp. 474–554)

{{indent|5}}494.27-497.03 - Layne Farmen of "Faraday"

{{indent|5}}499.04-499.36 - Human Flourishing

{{indent|5}}500.01-501.06 - Adam Matlock

{{indent|5}}504.20-505.31 - Belorusia

{{indent|5}}506.34-509.36 - Rod Stasick - "Peace Antiques"

{{indent|5}}510.01-510.36 - Junklight

{{indent|5}}511.01-511.36 - Hardworking Families

{{indent|5}}512.01-512.20 - PhÆDRx - "To The Pink, Man!"

{{indent|5}}534.07-535.12 - Neil Campbell - "Calm Has Entered"

{{indent|5}}538.18-540.36 - Ulrich Krieger - "Finnegans Longstone"

{{indent|5}}540.09-550.03 - Bruce Woodside - "Haveth Childers Everywhere"

{{indent|5}}550.04-554.10 - At it Again!

Chapter 16 (pp. 555–590)

{{indent|5}}556.01-556.22 - Martyn Bates - "Night by Silentsailing Night"

{{indent|5}}589.12-589.19 - Stanton Warren - "...and the band played on"

Chapter 17 (pp. 593–628)

{{indent|5}}593 - Adrian DiMatteo

{{indent|5}}594.01-595.29 - Rich Chapman

{{indent|5}}595.30-596.33 - watercodes

{{indent|5}}596.34-597.23 - Epiphany Now

{{indent|5}}597.24-598.27 - Hayden Chisholm

{{indent|5}}598.17-600.04 - Mariana Lanari and Sjoerd Leijten - "Supernoctural"

{{indent|5}}598.28-599.24 - Les orages de janvier - "Sable Rampant"

{{indent|5}}601.21-602.08 - Cathal O' Leary

{{indent|5}}602.09-603.33 - Mark Sheeky - "Finnegan's Judgement"

{{indent|5}}603.34-604.22 - Kaia Jackson

{{indent|5}}604.22-606.12 - Gerry Smyth

{{indent|5}}606.13-607.16 - Doug Eisenstark

{{indent|5}}607.17-607.36 - John Shakespear - "High Tigh Tigh"

{{indent|5}}608.01-608.36 - Asha Passalacqua

{{indent|5}}609.01-609.36 - Ken Davidson

{{indent|5}}610-611.02 - The Most Ever Company - "Muta & Juva"

{{indent|5}}613.01-615.11 - Peter Quadrino - "Vicocyclometer"

{{indent|5}}615.12-619.16 - Kamil Szuszkiewicz featuring Pictorial Candi - "Pollabella"

{{indent|5}}627.34-003.18 - Steve Gregoropoulos - "Recirculation"

The Opendoor Edition's music received generally positive reviews, including a 7.8 rating from Paste.{{cite web|author=Jay Horton |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/various-artists-waywords-and-meansigns---recreatin.html |title=Various Artists: Waywords and Meansigns - Recreating Finnegans Wake [in its whole wholume] Review |date=12 May 2017}} Open Culture's Josh Jones deemed the Opendoor Edition "one of the most appropriate responses to the novel in the 78 years since its publication."{{cite web| url=http://www.openculture.com/2017/05/hear-james-joyces-finnegans-wake-set-to-music-features-100-musicians-including-pioneering-punk-bassist-mike-watt.html |title=Hear a Reading of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake Set to Music: Features 100+ Musicians and Readers from Across the World |website=Open Culture|date=4 May 2017}} Other writers did not review the music but focused primarily on the project's ambitious and unusual nature.{{cite web|author=Christian Sanoudou |url=http://www.kathimerini.gr/904299/article/politismos/vivlio/ena-soyrealistiko-kolaz-apo-le3eis-toy-tzois-kai-notes |title=Ενα σουρεαλιστικό "κολάζ" από λέξεις του Τζόις και νότες |website=Kathimerini|date=4 April 2017}}{{cite web|author=Alberto del Castillo |url=http://www.playgroundmag.net/cultura/books/centenar-personas-creado-audiolibros-historia_0_1951604840.html |title=Un centenar de personas ha creado uno de los audiolibros más locos de la historia|website=Playground Mag |date=7 April 2017}}

In her PopMatters review, Maria Schurr wrote: "The well of inspiration springing from Joyce's words is thrillingly infinite."{{cite web|author=Maria Schurr |url=http://www.popmatters.com/post/waywords-and-meansigns-recreating-finnegans-wake-premiere/ |title=Waywords and Meansigns - Recreating Finnegans Wake (premiere) |website=PopMatters|date=5 May 2017}} Paste's Jay Horton wrote of the third edition: "It's soon enough made clear that there are as many varieties of musical renderings as there are interpretations of its prose, which sparks the likely-unavoidable problem concerning the songs and the book they're taken from and the ideas it (barely) contains – there's just too damn many."{{cite web|author=Jay Horton |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/various-artists-waywords-and-meansigns---recreatin.html |title=Various Artists: Waywords and Meansigns - Recreating Finnegans Wake [in its whole wholume] Review |date=12 May 2017}} Culture.pl described listeners as "wallowing in the infinite possible meanings that Finnegans Wake inspires."{{cite web|author=KA |url=http://culture.pl/en/article/polish-musicians-look-for-meaning-in-finnegans-wake |title=Polish Musicians Look for Meaning in Finnegans Wake |date=27 May 2017}}

• James Joyce
• Finnegans Wake
• Waywords and Meansigns

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