It's no surprise that a group exists that is dedicated solely to the idea of the "empty turntable" - that is, creating music using only turntables, no records, "prepared" in the manner of John Cage with an array of household objects: rubber bands and who knows what else. After all, we already have our no-input mixer artists, our shortwave splicers, our field recorders of powerline interference. ... No, what's surprising about the Southern German quartet is that, far from being a one-skip wonder, or an arts grant gimmick, they've pursued their minimalist (mediatist?) practice over the course of seven releases now. More

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• official homepage
  
• german review from SPEX 04 / 2002
  
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• Behalte Du Deinen Traum, Ich Behalte Das Geld!
  
• Ein Versuch Ist Ja Wohl Nicht Strafbar.
  
• Rufen Sie Die Polizei..
  
• Organismen!
  
• Wird Es Sehr Weh Tun?
  
• ja Das Ist Kunst!
  
• Es Ging Mir Niemals Besser!
  
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• Liveset at wfmu