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:zoviet*france: is an idiosyncratic collective of anonymous postindustrialists, dronologists, and pseudo-ethnomusicologists. Their investigations have taken them into semi-fictional cultures where reality is not easily located - although oft-forgotten historical markers, such as beachhead bunkers, occasionally punctuate their cover artwork - and often slips into the realm of the waking dream. Having secluded themselves in Newcastle, England since their inception in 1982, :Zoviet*France: have developed a radical relationship with the cheap technologies of old-fashioned tape recorders, homemade acoustic instruments, primitive looping and sampling devices, and basic dub trickery. From these machines, the collective has crafted a distinctly unique vocabulary of postindustrial sonic hypnosis. Just as :Zoviet*France:’s sound was alchemic reconfigurations of inexpensive technologies, their vinyl packaging literally covered their sounds with aluminum, roofing shingles, and porcelain. Adding to their mystery, linear notes are precious few and hard to find, to the point of 6-point typeface printed on the spine of Rorschach-like fold-out illustrations. In fact, during the pre-CD era their vinyl packaging usually evoked as much mystery and fascination as the music itself.
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  • hearnothere

    The biography is nowhere official and sounds as if it's written by a literature student for some extra egotistic internet exposure. Yeah, I would agree it's somewhat pretentious indeed. Anyone mind rewriting it? I don't think Z:F would want to read that way about themselves either.

    last month

  • bodhi_mesa

    I'd tag this as "paralytic".

    March 2012

  • DrCaligari

    On Discogs under the sentence: "Zoviet France is an idiosyncratic collective of anonymous postindustrialists" there is a list of members. So, yes, it's kind of stupid.

    January 2012

  • Sgarre1

    In :zoviet*france: genre mislabels you.[1] heh heh!

    December 2011

  • Apsolutnost

    @frags rofl

    December 2011

  • mayskey

    I quite like Decriminalisation Of Country Music

    December 2011

  • frags

    In :zoviet*france: genre mislabels you.

    October 2011

  • waldojeffers1

    I don't think "post-industrial" is more bullshit than any other genre tag, it works well enough to split off those first-generation industrial groups who went in a more ambient or "speculative ethnic" direction (that's another bullshit term that still works for me). But other than that I agree with Roncsipar. If you think :zoviet*france: is a big mysterious thing then you haven't had your ear to this kind of music for very long.

    August 2011
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