This CD presents a wide panorama of Nam June Paik's works as a musician - Hommage à John Cage (1958-1959), Étude for Pianoforte (1959-1960) and Simple (1961) are excellent examples of Neo-Dada music and de-structured, irreverent audio-collages.

Prepared Piano for Merce Cunningham (1977) captures an improvised performance by Paik on a de-tuned piano. While Prepared for Merce Cunningham was later mixed and edited for use by Cunningham, this raw, straight-to-tape version is favored by Paik.

Duett: Paik/Takis (1979) this is the only piece already released (20 years previously on a limited edition vinyl). Paik improvises on piano and voically, while Takis performs on his metal sculptures.

John Cage recalled Étude for Pianoforte's first performance vividly: "It is hard to describe why his performances are so terrifying"‚ he said. "You get the feeling very clearly that anything can happen, even physically dangerous things". In the Étude for Pianoforte, whose premiere was in Mary Bauermeister's studio, Paik played some Chopin on the piano, broke off weeping, and got up and threw himself on the innards of another eviscerated piano that lay scattered on the floor. He then picked up a wickedly long pair of scissors and leaped down to where Cage, the pianist David Tudor and Karlheinz Stockhausen were sitting in the front row. He removed Cage's suit jacket and started to slash away at his shirt with the scissors. After doing so, he poured a bottle of shampoo over Cage's head and also over David Tudor's. As Stockhausen edged nervously away, Paik shouted "Not for you!".