The renowned French philosopher Michel Foucault is the subject of some peculiar anecdotes. His LSD trip in Death Valley, California became legendary. In Hofmann in Death Valley, Swiss author & composer Leo Dick draws upon this LSD trip. Why Hofmann? Because Albert Hofmann experimented with the substance in Basel in 1938. Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Olivier Messiaen similarly embrace expanded perception with unprecedented explosive force.
Anna Thorvaldsdottir — Archora (2022) Leo Dick — Hofmann in Death Valley (2026) Olivier Messiaen — Et exspecto resurectionem mortuorum (1965)
Basel Sinfonietta Raphael Clamer & Johannes Werner — speakers Titus Engel — conductor
