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| | | synaesthesia (australia) #syn 013-016 lp marco fusinato “0_synaesthesia edition” quadruple long playing record set - 0_synaesthesia edition : syn 013
- 0_synaesthesia edition : syn 014
- 0_synaesthesia edition : syn 015
- 0_synaesthesia edition : syn 016
| fun multiple from marco fusinato (melbourne-based artist affiliated with the slave pianos collective; did that art/sound collaboration with thurston moore a few years back...) in the form of a 4lp set of lp’s pressed with purportedly non-musical groove-formations pressed-on... but then again to say that there’s no “music” involved is a misnomer - music is created the instant you place one (or all four) of these lps on a turntable (or four) and set the needle down. the patterns involve all sorts of cross-trajectory scribble, so the sound is of a quite harsh arhythmic clicking.
up there with other “blank” classics as matt winch’s “will not be performing tonight” |
| | synaesthesia press release... |
| ok, let's face facts. what we are presenting here is four records, four records at once. sold only as a set. no seperation here folks. you are either with us or not - simple. within these four slabs of vinyl expect no recorded material whatsoever as this is what you will get - nothing!. yes, you heard right... there is no music, no non-music, no sound art, no lo-fi explorations, no improvisation, no composition, no sub bass doom, no rock, no reductionism, no freewheelin forest action, no electronic extravaganza, no deconstructed pop, punk or disco, no nothing: ie: this record offers nadda or rather - zip! it's empty - this is what we offer, four lp's (at once) with no recorded material whatsoever.... as a 4lp monster package of n.o.t.h.i.n.g !
or do we?
intrigued? .... then come with us:
the 0_ in the trilogy refers to an absence of music. ironically this process has produced damaged vinyl of the highest (lowest) order. the space, density and shape of the grooves determine the random composition of the audio, resulting in unfettered grit /noise / texture / chaos. this process provides a curious link between aesthetics in opposition, of silence and noise, the visual and the sonic. these works disrupt notions of linear playing time as found in conventional sound recordings and as a result, the possibility of endless variation arises from the erratic wanderings of the stylus running across the vinyl surface. the traditional process is reversed. ie: music is not dictated by what information is stored within the grooves, rather, the 'empty' grooves themselves create the "music". the end result is a simple and crude observation on the means of expression via sonic reproduction, which encourages the owner to partake in the overall shape of the audio along with observing the uncontrollable input of the needle itself.
marco fusinato is a well known visual artist who has exhibited extensively within local and international art contexts. his projects have often incorporated elements from the music world along with that of the visual arts.
this release presents the third part of fusinato's 12 inch trilogy. the first two parts were made specifically for gallery contexts in microeditions. this 4 lp mega-set is the commercial release of the project. again fusinato applies his unique method of making drawings of messed-up grooves that are then referenced and transferred to the master acetates for the final pressing.
file under: blank, naught, nil, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nothingness, nought, nullity, squat, zilch, zippo, zot. |
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