NO LABEL: otto muehl is an austrian convicted child molester, who is best known as one of the co-founders as well as the most exciting participant of viennese actionism. he's the sort of guy who might fuck a swan, and then scream a little poem about…
"Group ONGAKU, founded mainly by students at Tokyo National University of Fine Art & Music, was the 1st collective musical improvisation group. The group began their activities in 1958, & from the naming of the group in 1960 onward continued…
Very influential and popular electronic music piece from 1967 by American composer who co-founded the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Within the weightless fissures of silence, all has now become silvery and glistens -- jiggling quietly like…
On his second solo effort here, one time Palais Schaumburg member and overarching Neue Deutsche Welle figurehead Hiller (two of whose singles have been featured elsewhere on MS) has excised much of the rock element that underpinned his first full…
In 1971 there was no Rock 'n' Roll as out-there as this. During the sixties Frank Zappa, Beefheart, Red Krayola and others were transporting Rock into wierder territory; Faust took inspiration from these artists, but were far more radical. "Why…
A collection of wonderful recordings from fluxus perfromances by Joesph Beuys, the Balloni Brothers and more! With more than 100 years between recordings,this is an LP worth a listen if you are interested in Fluxus and its history!
VR: A MOVIE takes up where 'AMERIKA' and 'A Message From Our Sponsor' left off, and is a compilation (stock/appropriated footage) from 20 features, particularly those that depict or deal with 'virtual reality' and synthetic worlds of shifting…