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RIGODON #1
edited by Marcel Herms
(available from
Anima Mal Nata / Postbus 6359 / 7401 JJ Deventer / HOLLAND or
The Electric Lodge / J.F. van Hengelstraat 76 / 1019 DC Amsterdam / HOLLAND)
Review by Rick BradfordIf you're into noise recordings or noise's graphical partner-in-crime, art brut, then you'll probably want to check this out. There are interviews with Bob Saunders (Manherringbone), Oscillating Innards, Monobrain (Fckn' Bstrds,
Headhunter), Jelle Crama (Rotkop), Kapreles and Johnny van de Koolwijk (Dead Husbands). For those unfamiliar with those names, most of these artists record noise and make other types of art. In addition to the informative interviews you'll also find a rant about the noise "genre" by Hal McGee, several pages of reviews (recordings, related zines) and lots of great drawings by Billy McKay, Marcel Herms, Sietse Hoeksma, Kapreles, Claudio Parentela, Marc van Elburg and others.
I must admit that I don't quite "get" noise. I don't know if it's a matter of opening my mind or a lack of exposure, but I do know that my brain doesn't know what to do with it (in large doses, anyway). I think it's excellent that the stuff exists, though, and I'm even more pleased by the type of visual art that seems to come from its participants. If you're curious about any of this, I recommend
Rigodon. It's as good a starting place as you're likely to find for info on this segment of the underground.
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