Zoviet France
Encyclopedia
Zoviet France is a prolific music group from Newcastle upon Tyne
in north east England
. While often dissonant and made of industrial textures, their music also falls into the ambient music
category. Formed in 1980, and remaining largely anonymous, the group has had a number of members; presently it consists of co-founder Ben Ponton and Mark Warren. Former members included Neil Ramshaw, Peter Jensen, Robin Storey (who now records as Rapoon
), Lisa Hale, Paolo Di Paolo, Mark Spybey (who now records as Dead Voices on Air
) and Andy Eardley. In 2005 Storey, Spybey and Eardley formed a new group, Reformed Faction
.
Their music often consists of droning textures set against fractured rhythms and fleeting dissonant melodies and their earlier recordings have been described as "evoking a cross between musique concrète
and tribal music". Neglected sound sources are frequently used, such as obscure radio broadcasts, toy instruments, and field recordings, often heavily processed or looped. Over time, they have increasingly added electronic elements but without adopting computer based composition
techniques. In describing their approach to making music, the group has been quoted as saying:
The packaging of their early releases was often unconventional, the group employing materials such as hessian, tar paper
and aluminium foil
. Since CD
s became the dominant music format, their packaging has been less inventive, although they have since incorporated felt
, wood veneer
, and decorative pins.
1985
(Lands End) (audio cassette) Touch
, UK; 1993
(Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon
, U.S.
1986
(Bad Alchemy nr 4) (cassette/magazine) Bad Alchemy, West Germany
; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, U.S.
1986
(Fight!) (LP
) Cathexis Recordings, UK; 1989
(Absolute) (CD) Parade Amoureuse, West Germany; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, US
1988
(A Classic Guide To No Man's Land) (CD) No Man's Land
, West Germany; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, Soleilmoon, U.S.
1989 (A Bead To A Small Mouth) (LP) Barooni, Netherlands
; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, U.S.
1990
(Mouvements) (CD) La Legende des Voix, France
; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, U.S.
1990 (CD) Ladd-Frith, U.S.
1990 (Death of Vinyl) (CD) DOVentertainment, Canada
; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, U.S.
1992
(cassette/magazine) Bad Alchemy, Germany
1992 (CD) Hypnagogia, UK
1993
(CD) Work In Progress, UK
1993 (CD/book) Total, UK
1994 (2CD) Virgin Ambient
, UK
1996 (CD) DOR
, UK
1996 These Records, UK
1997 (CD) Double Space, Netherlands
1997 (CD) Resonance
/London Musicians Collective
, UK
1998 (2CD) Mille Plateaux
1998 (12" vinyl LP) RRR Records, U.S.
1999 (CD) Iris Light, UK
2000 (CD) Charrm
UK
A film
by Stan Brakhage
(U.S.
1987). Includes an excerpt from Cair Camouflet from the album Look into Me. Released on the video 4 Sounds Films by Stan Brakhage (Joel Haertling, U.S.
1990).
A video
production by Mark Mushet (Suture Productions, Canada
, 1991). Includes excerpts from the album Shadow, Thief of the Sun.
A video production by :zoviet*france: (UK
, 1991). A promotional video for the album Shadow, Thief of the Sun produced for television broadcast only.
A video production by Karas (Japan
, 1993). Includes excerpts from the album Shadow, Thief of the Sun.
A film by Jacques Cousteau, soundtrack commissioned by Ian Helliwell for the Soundtracks for Super-8 film programme (UK 1998).
Commissioned soundtrack title: Silence Des Mers Avec Scooters.
A film by Ravi Deepres
(UK 2000).
A video production by :zoviet*france: (Nuit Et Brouillard, France
, 2001). Featured on the Deadly Actions Live Retrospective 1994-1996 video compilation of bands that performed at Deadly Actions festival in France
.
A video production by Louise K Wilson
(UK, 2003).
A video production by Francis Gomila (UK, 2003). Soundtrack taken from Amber, from the album Digilogue
.
A video production by Louise K Wilson (UK, 2005).
A film by Ravi Deepres (UK, 2005).
A film by Ravi Deepres and Michael Baig Clifford (UK, 2006).
A film by Camcorder Guerillas (UK, 2008).
A group exhibition featuring album covers by :zoviet*france:.
A group mail art
show featuring Return To Sender by :zoviet*france:, a physical and audio remix of Elvis Presley
's recording of the song Return to Sender
.
An exhibition which brought together the work of 84 leading artists and musicians, who were invited to make a visual artwork in response to a chosen track from the album
release the Anthology of American Folk Music
, an anthology edited by New York
artist, musicologist and experimental filmmaker Harry Smith
, first published by Folkways
in 1952. Featured According To Joe by :zoviet*france:
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
in north east England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. While often dissonant and made of industrial textures, their music also falls into the ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
category. Formed in 1980, and remaining largely anonymous, the group has had a number of members; presently it consists of co-founder Ben Ponton and Mark Warren. Former members included Neil Ramshaw, Peter Jensen, Robin Storey (who now records as Rapoon
Rapoon
Rapoon is a musical project of Robin Storey, a former member of Zoviet France, who has released material on notable independent labels such as Staalplaat, Soleilmoon, Manifold, Beta-Lactam Ring, and Lens Records.- Selected discography :...
), Lisa Hale, Paolo Di Paolo, Mark Spybey (who now records as Dead Voices on Air
Dead Voices on Air
Dead Voices on Air is Mark Spybey's Experimental and Industrial project formed after his departure from Zoviet France. Many people classify a large portion of his works as Ambient, but Spybey insists his music is not ambient music of any sort and calls it "music for the eyes"...
) and Andy Eardley. In 2005 Storey, Spybey and Eardley formed a new group, Reformed Faction
Reformed Faction
Reformed Faction is a musical group formed in 2005 by three former members of Zoviet France: Andy Eardley, Mark Spybey and Robin Storey. The band's original name was The Reformed Faction of Soviet France. They played one concert, in Vienna on 10 November 2005, and released a self-titled album on...
.
Their music often consists of droning textures set against fractured rhythms and fleeting dissonant melodies and their earlier recordings have been described as "evoking a cross between musique concrète
Musique concrète
Musique concrète is a form of electroacoustic music that utilises acousmatic sound as a compositional resource. The compositional material is not restricted to the inclusion of sounds derived from musical instruments or voices, nor to elements traditionally thought of as "musical"...
and tribal music". Neglected sound sources are frequently used, such as obscure radio broadcasts, toy instruments, and field recordings, often heavily processed or looped. Over time, they have increasingly added electronic elements but without adopting computer based composition
Computer music
Computer music is a term that was originally used within academia to describe a field of study relating to the applications of computing technology in music composition; particularly that stemming from the Western art music tradition...
techniques. In describing their approach to making music, the group has been quoted as saying:
The packaging of their early releases was often unconventional, the group employing materials such as hessian, tar paper
Tar paper
Tar paper is a heavy-duty paper used in construction. Tar paper is made by impregnating paper with tar, producing a waterproof material useful for roof construction. It can be distinguished from Roofing felt:Asphalt-saturated felt. Roofing felt has been in use for over a hundred years...
and aluminium foil
Aluminium foil
Aluminium foil is aluminium prepared in thin metal leaves, with a thickness less than , thinner gauges down to are also commonly used. In the USA, foils are commonly gauged in mils. Standard household foil is typically thick and heavy duty household foil is typically .The foil is pliable, and...
. Since CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
s became the dominant music format, their packaging has been less inventive, although they have since incorporated felt
Felt
Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres. While some types of felt are very soft, some are tough enough to form construction materials. Felt can be of any colour, and made into any shape or size....
, wood veneer
Wood veneer
In woodworking, veneer refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 mm , that are typically glued onto core panels to produce flat panels such as doors, tops and panels for cabinets, parquet floors and parts of furniture. They are also used in marquetry...
, and decorative pins.
Discography
| Year | Title | Label |
| 1982 | Garista Garista Garista is a music album of recordings by the British avant-garde music group, :zoviet*france:, who, when it was recorded, identified themselves as :$OVIET:FRANCE:. Recorded in December 1981, it was the first commercial album by the group, who released it themselves in 1982 in audio cassette format... |
Self-released |
| 1982 | [untitled Untitled album by :$OVIET:FRANCE: The untitled album by :$OVIET:FRANCE:, also known as 'hessian', 'the hessian album', 'the burlap album' or 'OK Boys', is a music album of recordings which became the second commercial release by the British avant-garde music group Zoviet France. Recorded in December 1981, it was the first released... ] |
Red Rhino Records Red Rhino Records Red Rhino Records, also known as Red Rhino, was a British record label which was developed by the independent record shop and wholesaler of the same name, all formed and run by "Tony K"... |
| 1983 | Norsch | Red Rhino Records |
| 1983 | Mohnomishe | Red Rhino Records |
| 1984 | Eostre | Red Rhino Records |
| 1985 | Popular Soviet Songs and Youth Music Popular Soviet Songs and Youth Music Popular Soviet Songs and Youth Music is the sixth album by the British avant-garde music group :zoviet*france:, who, when it was recorded, identified themselves as :zoviet-france:. Recorded in 1984 and 1985, it was first released in 1985 by the band's label Singing Ringing in collaboration with... |
Red Rhino Records/Singing Ringing Singing Ringing Singing Ringing was a British record label based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. It had a brief, one year existence in 1985 during which time its only releases were two albums by the British avant garde music group :zoviet*france: .- Discography :* :$OVIET:FRANCE: GaristaAudio cassette, no catalogue... |
| 1985 | Gris | No Man's Land No Man's Land (record label) No Man's Land was a German record label based in Würzburg, Germany. Formed in 1984, it ceased trading in 1997. The label was run by its proprietors in combination with the music publishing and record label Review Records and the distribution company Recommended No Man's Land... |
| 1986 | Misfits, Loony Tunes and Squalid Criminals | Red Rhino Records |
| 1986 | Gesture Signal Threat | Red Rhino Records |
| 1987 | Loh Land | Staalplaat Staalplaat Staalplaat is an independent record label that is located in Amsterdam with a separate store in Berlin. Created in 1982, the company's mission was created as a sound forum for sound artists, who write and perform new and experimental music... |
| 1987 | A Flock of Rotations | Red Rhino Records |
| 1987 | Assault and Mirage | Red Rhino Records |
| 1988 | Shouting at the Ground | Red Rhino Records |
| 1990 | Just an Illusion | Staalplaat |
| 1990 | Look Into Me | Charrm Charrm Charrm was a British record label based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK operated by the company Charrm Limited. It was founded in 1989 and ceased trading in 2002... |
| 1991 | Shadow, Thief of the Sun | DOVentertainment |
| 1991 | Vienna 1990 | Charrm |
| 1993 | Collusion | Mute Records Mute Records Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:... /Soleilmoon Soleilmoon Soleilmoon Recordings is an American record label that began in 1987 as a cassette label, operating from the back of a record shop called the Ooze in Portland, Oregon, USA. The first releases were by Smegma, Muslimgauze, Coil, and Nocturnal Emissions. Compact discs releases soon followed in... in the (US United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
| 1993 | What Is Not True | Charrm |
| 1996 | Digilogue Digilogue Digilogue is a music album of recordings which became the twentieth commercial release by the British avant-garde music group :zoviet*france:. It was first released in 1996 in limited edition 12 inch clear vinyl format by the US record label, Soleilmoon Recordings... |
Soleilmoon |
| 1996 | in.version | Charrm |
| 1996 | Feedback | Staalplaat |
| 2000 | The Decriminalisation of Country Music | Tramway Tramway (arts centre) Tramway is a contemporary visual and performing arts venue located in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Based in a former tram depot in the Pollokshields area of the South Side, it consists of two performance spaces and two galleries, as well as The Hidden Garden and offering facilities for community... |
| 2003 | utdrag | amino |
| 2005 | Music for a Spaghetti Western | Klanggalerie |
| 2008 | shteirlel | King Worldwide King Worldwide King Worldwide is a New Zealand record manufacturing plant run by Peter King. It specialises in cutting polycarbonate records using a lathe technique, as opposed to the traditional vinyl material. The operation began in the late 1980s in the town of Geraldine, and as such, King's records are... via alt.vinyl |
Tracks released on compilations
- Ram on Lands End and subsequently on Collusion
1985
1985 in music
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(Lands End) (audio cassette) Touch
Touch Music
Touch is a British audio-visual organisation, operating the Touch label. It is the main arm of the London-based multimedia publishing company Touch, established in 1982...
, UK; 1993
1993 in music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
(Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon
Soleilmoon
Soleilmoon Recordings is an American record label that began in 1987 as a cassette label, operating from the back of a record shop called the Ooze in Portland, Oregon, USA. The first releases were by Smegma, Muslimgauze, Coil, and Nocturnal Emissions. Compact discs releases soon followed in...
, U.S.
- Sprey on Bad Alchemy nr 4 and subsequently on Collusion
1986
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
(Bad Alchemy nr 4) (cassette/magazine) Bad Alchemy, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, U.S.
- Le Mur Mûr Nu on Fight! (Cathexis Recordings), subsequently on Absolute (Parade Amoureuse and Soleilmoon), and subsequently on Collusion
1986
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
(Fight!) (LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
) Cathexis Recordings, UK; 1989
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
(Absolute) (CD) Parade Amoureuse, West Germany; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, US
- First Vigil on A Classic Guide To No Man's Land and subsequently on Collusion
1988
1988 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
(A Classic Guide To No Man's Land) (CD) No Man's Land
No Man's Land (record label)
No Man's Land was a German record label based in Würzburg, Germany. Formed in 1984, it ceased trading in 1997. The label was run by its proprietors in combination with the music publishing and record label Review Records and the distribution company Recommended No Man's Land...
, West Germany; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, Soleilmoon, U.S.
- White Dusk on A Bead To A Small Mouth and subsequently on Collusion
1989 (A Bead To A Small Mouth) (LP) Barooni, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, U.S.
- Something This Beautiful on Mouvements and subsequently on Collusion
1990
1990 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...
(Mouvements) (CD) La Legende des Voix, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, U.S.
- Voice Print Identification on Objekt 4
1990 (CD) Ladd-Frith, U.S.
- Fugitive on Death of Vinyl and subsequently (extended version) on Collusion
1990 (Death of Vinyl) (CD) DOVentertainment, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
; 1993 (Collusion) (CD) The Grey Area of Mute Records, UK / Soleilmoon, U.S.
- Spike on Bad Alchemy nr XX
1992
1992 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....
(cassette/magazine) Bad Alchemy, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- I Felt The Breath Of My Assassin on Sky Flowers & Horse Eggs
1992 (CD) Hypnagogia, UK
- Soft and Close By Me on Melt
1993
1993 in music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
(CD) Work In Progress, UK
- False Witness on Total 2
1993 (CD/book) Total, UK
- Daisy Gun on IsolationismIsolationism (album)Ambient 4: Isolationism is a 1994 compilation album released on the Virgin Records label, part of its Ambient series. The compilation was issued as a double CD, packaged in a slimline case...
1994 (2CD) Virgin Ambient
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
, UK
- With Us Today on Earth
1996 (CD) DOR
Dor
Tel Dor , is an archeological site located on Israel's Mediterranean coast, about 30 km south of Haifa. Lying on a small headland at the north side of a protected inlet, it is identified with D-jr of Egyptian sources, Biblical Dor, and with Dor/Dora of Greek and Roman sources...
, UK
- Eleven Drops on unentitled
1996 These Records, UK
- (untitled) on Concept: A Compilation
1997 (CD) Double Space, Netherlands
- Improvisation (with Evan ParkerEvan ParkerEvan Shaw Parker is a British free-improvising saxophone player from the European free jazz scene.Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation, and has pioneered or substantially expanded...
) on Resonance Radio Issue
1997 (CD) Resonance
Resonance FM
Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...
/London Musicians Collective
London Musicians Collective
The London Musicians' Collective is a cultural charity based in London, England devoted to the promotion of contemporary, experimental and improvised music...
, UK
- On the edge of a grain of sand on In Memoriam Gilles Deleuze
1998 (2CD) Mille Plateaux
Mille Plateaux
Mille Plateaux is an influential electronica record label founded 1993 by Achim Szepanski in Frankfurt, Germany. It is known for mostly releasing minimal techno, glitch music and other experimental electronic music.-History:...
- (untitled) on RRR 500 - Various 500 Lock-Grooves By 500 Artists
1998 (12" vinyl LP) RRR Records, U.S.
- Temple Attic on Marconi Point
1999 (CD) Iris Light, UK
- Sifr on Absolute Zero
2000 (CD) Charrm
Charrm
Charrm was a British record label based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK operated by the company Charrm Limited. It was founded in 1989 and ceased trading in 2002...
UK
Remixes
- "" a remix of "hôte" by Beefcake, on hôte, (CD), m-tronic, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, 2002
Screen based productions (film and video)
- Loud Visual Noises
A film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
by Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage
James Stanley Brakhage , better known as Stan Brakhage, was an American non-narrative filmmaker who is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th century experimental film....
(U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
1987). Includes an excerpt from Cair Camouflet from the album Look into Me. Released on the video 4 Sounds Films by Stan Brakhage (Joel Haertling, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
1990).
- Transients #1
A video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
production by Mark Mushet (Suture Productions, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 1991). Includes excerpts from the album Shadow, Thief of the Sun.
- (untitled)
A video production by :zoviet*france: (UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, 1991). A promotional video for the album Shadow, Thief of the Sun produced for television broadcast only.
- T-City
A video production by Karas (Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, 1993). Includes excerpts from the album Shadow, Thief of the Sun.
- En Scooters Sous Les Mers
A film by Jacques Cousteau, soundtrack commissioned by Ian Helliwell for the Soundtracks for Super-8 film programme (UK 1998).
Commissioned soundtrack title: Silence Des Mers Avec Scooters.
- Tyneside Journey
A film by Ravi Deepres
Ravi Deepres
Ravi Deepres is a British artist who works with lens based and screen based media. He has worked extensively with contemporary dance companies, including Wayne McGregor Random Dance Company and Karas , and with the British avant garde music group, :zoviet*France:...
(UK 2000).
- (untitled)
A video production by :zoviet*france: (Nuit Et Brouillard, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, 2001). Featured on the Deadly Actions Live Retrospective 1994-1996 video compilation of bands that performed at Deadly Actions festival in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
- Spadeadam
A video production by Louise K Wilson
Louise K Wilson
Louise K Wilson is a British visual artist whose work examines the social and perceptual aspects of technology and science. She graduated with an MFA from Concordia University in Montreal in 1996...
(UK, 2003).
- The Shop Floor
A video production by Francis Gomila (UK, 2003). Soundtrack taken from Amber, from the album Digilogue
Digilogue
Digilogue is a music album of recordings which became the twentieth commercial release by the British avant-garde music group :zoviet*france:. It was first released in 1996 in limited edition 12 inch clear vinyl format by the US record label, Soleilmoon Recordings...
.
- EuphonyEuphonyPhonaesthetics is the claim or study of inherent pleasantness or beauty or unpleasantness of the sound of certain words and sentences. Poetry is considered euphonic, as is well-crafted literary prose...
A video production by Louise K Wilson (UK, 2005).
- Tremor
A film by Ravi Deepres (UK, 2005).
- Runner
A film by Ravi Deepres and Michael Baig Clifford (UK, 2006).
- Deadly Cargo
A film by Camcorder Guerillas (UK, 2008).
Performance works and events
- (untitled) - A performance by John Smith (UKUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, 1996)
- in:edit - A contemporary danceContemporary danceContemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide unchoreographed movement...
production by Saburo Teshigawara and Karas, (UK, 1996)
- Except That I Would Like To Be Rid Of It - A contemporary dance production by Zero Visibility CorpZero Visibility CorpZero Visibility Corp is a contemporary dance company based in Oslo, Norway which was founded in 1996 by its choreographer Ina Christell Johannessen and lighting and set designer, Jens Sethzman...
(NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, 1997)
- The Millennarium - A contemporary dance production by Random Dance Company (UK, 1997)
- Hunt Out (Reprise) - A contemporary dance production by Zero Visibility Corp (Norway, 1999)
- Aeon - A contemporary dance production by Random Dance Company (UK, 2000)
- net/work Narrative(s) - A contemporary dance production by Random Dance Company (UK, 2000)
- Telenoia - A contemporary dance production by Random Dance Company (UK, 2000)
- The Trilogy Installation - A contemporary dance production by Random Dance Company (UK, 2000)
- Confession Time: that cool and immature feeling of total honesty - A contemporary dance production by Zero Visibility Corp (Norway, 2001)
- A Tree Full of Monkeys - A collaboration with Simon ArmitageSimon ArmitageSimon Armitage CBE is a British poet, playwright, and novelist.-Life and career:Simon Armitage was born in Marsden, West Yorkshire. Armitage first studied at Colne Valley High School, Linthwaite, Huddersfield and went on to study geography at Portsmouth Polytechnic...
commissioned by BBC Radio 3BBC Radio 3BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
as a poetryPoetryPoetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
performance to celebrate the opening of Baltic Centre for Contemporary ArtBALTIC Centre for Contemporary ArtThe Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is an international centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne alongside the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, North East England, United Kingdom...
, GatesheadGatesheadGateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
, (UK 2002)
- WOW Festival fireworks display - FireworksFireworksFireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
display soundtrack (North ShieldsNorth ShieldsNorth Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England...
, UK, 2003)
- Designer Body - A contemporary dance production by balletLORENT (UK, 2007)
- The Making of Doubt - A contemporary dance production by Colette Sadler (UK, 2008)
Notable live performances
- 1 June 2000: A specially invited live performance as part of the celebratory event marking the re-opening of the TramwayTramway (arts centre)Tramway is a contemporary visual and performing arts venue located in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Based in a former tram depot in the Pollokshields area of the South Side, it consists of two performance spaces and two galleries, as well as The Hidden Garden and offering facilities for community...
arts centre, GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, UK - 4 April 2003: All Tomorrow's PartiesAll Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)All Tomorrow's Parties is a music festival which takes place at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset, England....
2003 curated by AutechreAutechreAutechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...
, Camber SandsPontin'sPontins is a British holiday business which was originally founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin. It specialises in offering half-board and self-catering holidays with regular entertainment on offer. Accommodation is usually in the form of chalets. The company once grew to be a major operator of...
, UK (opening act). - 29 February 2008: European premiere performance of John Cage'sJohn CageJohn Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
Variations VII with Atau Tanaka and Matt Wand, AV FestivalAV FestivalThe AV Festival is the UK’s largest international festival of electronic art, and features new media art, film, music, and games. As with festivals such as Ars Electronica, ISEA and DEAF, it is considered to be a new media art festival...
, Baltic Centre for Contemporary ArtBALTIC Centre for Contemporary ArtThe Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is an international centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne alongside the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, North East England, United Kingdom...
, GatesheadGatesheadGateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
, UK. - 18 September 2011: Incubate festivalIncubate (festival)Incubate is a multidisciplinary arts festival in Tilburg, the Netherlands. On June 16, the festival changed it name into Incubate after a request by the Austin, US based festival SXSW to change its name. Between 2005 and 2008 the festival was called ZXZW....
opening for LustmordLustmordBrian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982...
in TilburgTilburgTilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Selected exhibitions
- Resist the Factory, Kulturhuset (LAVA), StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, 4 January 1999 - 28 February 1999
A group exhibition featuring album covers by :zoviet*france:.
- Return To Sender, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, UK, 14 May 2004 - 3 June 2004 Waygood Gallery, Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, UK
A group mail art
Mail art
Mail art is a worldwide cultural movement that began in the early 1960s and involves sending visual art through the international postal system. Mail Art is also known as Postal Art or Correspondence Art...
show featuring Return To Sender by :zoviet*france:, a physical and audio remix of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
's recording of the song Return to Sender
Return to Sender (song)
"Return to Sender" is a 1962 rock and roll hit single recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell....
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- Harry Smith Anthology Remixed, alt.gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 9 May 2007 - 4 August 2007
An exhibition which brought together the work of 84 leading artists and musicians, who were invited to make a visual artwork in response to a chosen track from the album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
release the Anthology of American Folk Music
Anthology of American Folk Music
The Anthology of American Folk Music is a six-album compilation released in 1952 by Folkways Records , comprising eighty-four American folk, blues and country music recordings that were originally issued from 1927 to 1932.Experimental filmmaker and notable eccentric Harry Smith compiled the music...
, an anthology edited by New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
artist, musicologist and experimental filmmaker Harry Smith
Harry Everett Smith
Harry Everett Smith was an American archivist, ethnomusicologist, student of anthropology, record collector, experimental filmmaker, artist, bohemian and mystic...
, first published by Folkways
Folkways
Folkways can refer to:*Folkways —theory by the sociologist William Graham Sumner.*Folkways Records—a record label founded by Moe Asch....
in 1952. Featured According To Joe by :zoviet*france:
External links
- discogs.com Zoviet France on discogs.comDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
, a community-built database of music information - Jim's Music Pages: :zoviet*france, a fan site with discography
- The Edge discographies - :zoviet*france: a fan site with discography and information
- http://members.optusnet.com.au/~robert2600/azimute/music/zoviet_france_derrida.html an academic essay on Zoviet France and Jacques Derrida by Kane X. Faucher