:Zoviet*France: is
a prolific ambient industrial music group formed in 1981 in Newcastle upon Tyne
in Northern England. :Zoviet*France: , like The Residents,
practice the theory of obscurity, never indulging in the cult of personality so
prevalent in today’s culture. Unlike The Residents, who have used their
anonymity as their image, :Zoviet*France: have chosen to remaim
primarily anonymous. They don’t use their images on their musick or to promote
said works. They believe that the musick should stand on its own. Of course in
the thirty plus years that they’ve been around, certain names & photos have
surfaced: including Robin Storey, who now records as Rapoon; Mark
Spybey, who now records as Dead Voices on Air; Peter Jensen; Andy Eardley;
Paolo Di Paolo; Lisa Hale; & Neil Ramshaw. Presently they feature Ben
Ponton & Mark Warren.
They play their own personal brand of tribal/ritual musick. Their
musick, consisting of droning textures set against tribal rhythms &
fleeting dissonant melodies, made up of neglected sound sources: obscure radio
broadcasts; toy instruments; instuments they have made themselves from found or pilfered materials;
often heavily processed or looped. Over time their sound became increasingly
electronic and computerised.
The packaging of their early works was extraordinary; records were released in burlap, roofing shingles, aluminium foil. Tapes in creosote-soaked muslin or ceramic boxes with bird feathers from a plutonium accident site. Their CDs have been more standardized, but occasionally included felt, decorative pins, & wood veneer.
Soviet France
- A Flock Of Rotations (Rare original 1987 UK Red Rhino label 12-track
vinyl LP) is housed inside a thin paper sleeve. Includes an additional heavier
paper foldout sleeve with artwork by Robin Storey & Ben Ponton adorning
both sides plus artist/album info on inside. "Soviet France
musicians present A FLOCK OF ROTATIONS: a Congress of talking animals; a
collision on the horizon…"
Soviet France – A Flock Of Rotations, Red Rhino Records –
REDLP68,1987.
decryption code in comments
Side Ring Accelerator, Collieshangie
Cailin:
IO!
Drive
Skritha
Slide
Drifan
Mandrel
Side Line Accelerator, A Nest of Cocks:
Skratte
Irken
Ions Collis
Luh
Luh Windan
Dream Hole
Enjoy,
NØ
Thanks very much!
ReplyDeleteto anon,
ReplyDeleteyou're most welcome. any other ZF you're looking for?
Not one I'd heard. Thanks. My discovery of this project is very much how it should be. I found a tape of theirs at a Walgreens in Santa Fe NM in 1986 (Gesture Signal Threat, iirc). It was nestled in next to a Glen Campbell cassette and a compilation of "tunes for truckers." It seemed out of place, so I bought it. A good decision.
ReplyDeleteto icastico,
ReplyDeleteYou should be in fairly familiar waters with this one if you have Gesture.
It was also on Red Rhino from the previous year & with much the same cast of characters (Robin Storey & Ben Ponton, also with Paolo di Paola).
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