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"Dada or Dadaism [French, from dada, child's word for a horse] Nihilistic( http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=nihilism , see also Nietzsche) movement in the arts that flourished chiefly in France, Switzerland, and Germany from about 1916 to about 1920 [and later -ed.] and that was based on the principles of deliberate irrationality, anarchy, and cynicism and the rejection of laws of beauty and social organization. The most widely accepted account of the movement's naming concerns a meeting held in 1916 at Hugo Ball's Cabaret (Café) Voltaire in Zürich, during which a paper knife inserted into a French-German dictionary pointed to the word dada; this word was seized upon by the group as appropriate for their anti-aesthetic creations and protest activities, which were engendered by disgust for bourgeois values and despair over World War I. In the United States the movement was centered in New York at Alfred Stieglitz's gallery, "291," and at the studio of the Walter Arensbergs. Dada-like activities, arising independently but paralleling those in Zürich, were engaged in by such chiefly visual artists as Man Ray and Francis Picabia. Both through their art and through such publications as The Blind Man, Rongwrong, and New York Dada, the artists attempted to demolish current aesthetic standards. Traveling between the United States and Europe, Picabia became a link between the Dada groups in New York City, Zürich, and Paris; his Dada periodical, 291, was published in Barcelona, New York City, Zürich, and Paris from 1917 through 1924. In 1917 the Dada movement was transmitted to Berlin, where it took on a more political character. The Berlin artists, too, issued Dada publications: Club Dada, Der Dada, Jedermann sein eigner Fussball ("Everyman His Own Football"), and Dada Almanach. In Paris Dada took on a literary emphasis under one of its founders, the poet Tristan Tzara. Most notable among Dada pamphlets and reviews was Littérature (published 1919-24), which contained writings by André Breton, Louis Aragon, Philippe Soupault, and Paul Éluard. After 1922, however, Dada faded and many Dadaists grew interested in surrealism." Tristan Tzara's Dada manifesto http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jenglish/English104/tzara.html Marcel Duchamp http://members.aol.com/mindwebart3/marcel.htm Man Ray http://www.manray-photo.com/html/accueil/accueil-gb.html On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 14:24, Tom Robbins/Magic Feet wrote: > I'm sure BMG would be too polite to post this to the list himself... > > ARTIST: ECTOMORPH > TITLE: DADA / RITMO SINIESTRO > LABEL: INTERDIMENSIONAL > TRANSMISSIONS > FORMAT: 12" VINYL > RELEASE DATE: 23 DECEMBER 2002 > > <<<Ectomorph returns out of the void with the new visceral voodoo from > another dimension>>> > > A. Dada > Voice as synthesis. There is nothing that matters except what you feel. Raw > dog psychick power. > > B. Ritmo Siniestro > A long-distance collaboration with master percussionists from Puerto Rico, > yielding a new form of percussion freak out. > > In an era of fast food music, we bring you nutrition. At long last, it > continues its relaunch with the next release in the I.T. future 2002 series: > a fresh new statement from Ectomorph, long time leaders in their now > over-hyped genre. > > Culled from their forthcoming full-length album, this 12" showcases rare > concepts in electro these days: originality and new directions. This is > organic electronic music, hand made from the finest synthetics. > > Ectomorph have materialized in many forms since their 1995 debut release on > I.T., and continue to document these progressions with their latest 12, > Dada. Ectomorph exist as an amplified I.D. with the goal of conjuring pure > forms of rhythm and sound. They have long functioned as a collective with > ever-changing members and nameless contributors revolving around main > conduit Brendan M Gillen. > > The group has developed a new approach to sound by delivering unique > in-the-moment live performances, often with additional avant-theatre The > frequency of these performances has created a fluid communication of > structure and improvisation, based around the core nucleus of BMG & Erika. > After years of performing live together, the sound of Ectomorph's recorded > work finally matches the fluidity of their live performances. > > I.T. is a label that doesn't just release records, it releases milestones - > from the 'Visionary From Beyond' series that debuted I-F's 'Space Invaders' > to the world, to the early Ectomorph relics that still set the standard. > Coming soon from the label is an EP from newly signed Perspects, 'The Third > and Final Report' (IT 19), along with full lengths from G.D Luxxe (IT 16) > and Ectomorph (IT 18). This 12" marks the beginning of a new attention to > detail in the quality of production and mastering, and the start of a new > look for Interdimensional Transmissions. -- Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
