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Tastee

Tastee

About Me

I Synthesize Yumminess
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Co-Founding member / creator of the EVIL Collective in Chicago, 1995
Electronic Improvisational Jams at the L1ck Loft with Pong, L1ck, GodKlod, Disarray and others.
This led to a SF chapter of EVIL performances & recordings:
documented by Brain at : Div/Zero Records
Founder / New Media Director : TheLAB , Chicago 1996
Experimental live events, internet radio, art and music.
Inaugural event 10 hour live webcast and performance with :
Dead Voices on Air + Not Breathing
LABradio / LABtv Producer: Chicago's first independent internet radio and television station.
Shortwave Numbers Broadcaster
Co-Founder Blimp Radio Network 1997-2002
Live FM / Internet Radio Station
Captain Robert Devious was the Captain of that motherfucker. Seek him out.
GVOON Project Band - Cologne Germany 1999-2002
- Magazine : Can Solo Projects Tour - Performances with Holger Czukay
Photo of Gideon Device : Live in Berlin, Germany
- Propellor - 8th National Video Poetry Festival - TheLAB / MCA Chicago 2000 : photos
- Busted for Poetry
- Popkomm Festival 1999,2000,2001
- Kaftka su Improvisations : Interpretations from Kafkas Book of Dreams Hamburg MusicHalle
- Bobok : more photos : 1 2
Venue: Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- GVOON studio performance / webcast :
- CyberSalon w/ Cold Cut 2001
- ICA London 2002
GVOON Records - Online Record Label
"Further Explorations in Lethal Experimentation"
Survival Research Laboratories' Install
SeeUCMe broacast to ZKM Museum in Karlsrule, Germany
Uirapuru Installation (development) - ICC Tokyo Japan : Eduardo Kac
Biogenesis - Julie Rico Gallery Santa Monica, CA
&nbsp Guy Aitchison / Michele Wortman / Christine Garafalo
Music By Steve Roach
100 FM Radios Sound System Installation :
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago :
Red Moon Theater
SubFeye CystStem "Genetics" Installation : Mfive Media Arts
0-Form Media "3D Sound Matrix Installation" - Union Station, Chicago : Mfive Media Arts
Current : Zero Form Media / Symphonie Des DPS
Boombox United Team Member
Other contributions and appearances : ZKM (Karlsrhue, Germany), Ars Electronica (Austria), Vancouver, CA, Survival Research Labs, Burning Man, Guild Complex, Brooklyn Academy of Arts, Street Level Youth Media, Brite Spot (MCA), Red Moon Theater, Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago Kultbox Showcase, 13th Floor Galery, Julie Rico Gallery, The Butchershop Gallery, Chopin Theater, various Lumpen Magazine events, and various other performances.
My interests include :
New Media Kulture, DIY, Online Absudtities, Knob Twisting, Sugar, data, Broadcast Technolgy Systems, Vinyl, Future History, Static, Max/MSP, Analog, Space, Medical Abnormalities, Real Estate in mine fields, Not getting busted for poetry, Extinguishing the Burning Man, Abstract art, video, music. and Chaos.
I hosted the last Wax Trax! party ever
New Year's Eve 1999
It was the last time William Tucker performed (RIP peaking too early)

My Interests

New Media Kulture, DIY, Online Absudtities, Knob Twisting, Sugar, data, broadcast technolgy systems, vinyl, Future History, Static, tastee yummy things, prime numbers, pi, Max MSP, Reaktor, Pro Tools, Open Sound Control, Radio, GVOON, the-lab.com, SubFeye Cystems, Pornography, ArtMafia, Cycling74, Sucide Girls, Psychedelics, Burning Man.

I'd like to meet:

Aliens. Luc Ferrari. Luigi Russulo. Duchamp. Antonin Artuad. Pierre Schaffer. John Cage. Thomas Edison. Mike Patton. Joseph Beuys. Myself at age 5 (to steer myself clear of this nonsense)

Music:

SubFeye Cystems / GVOON / The EVIL Jam Series started the Lick Loft / Coil, Coil Coil... / Nurse With Wound / Skinny Puppy / The Residents / Rome / Electronic Dub / Div Zero Records / Mouse On Mars / Oval / Einsturzende Neubauten / Steve Reich / The Art Mafia / Tomahawk / Gonoud / Mr. Bungle / Melvins / Bach / Kraftwerk / Bill Laswell / Dead Voices On Air / Project E.L.F. / Kultbox Records / Bob Ostertag / Punk Rock from 1982 or earlier / Rapoon / Zoviet France / Blimp Radio Network / Terry Riley / Marcus Gijtilles / John Cage / Laurie Anderson / Current 93 / Mego Records / Mille Plateaux Records / Music Concrete / The Tape Beatles / Plunderphonics / Lard / Lustmord / People Like Us / Lilith / Scott Gibbons / Kodo / Speedy J / Young Gods / Merzbow / Blixa Bargeld / Foetus / The Drowsy Birds / Throbbing Gristle / Ultraviolence / Orbital / The Orb / Test Dept / SPK / Thee Majesty / Psychic TV / Muslimgauze / Negativland / Holocaust Theory / Delta Nine / Chemical Brothers / Pigface / Juno Reactor / Plastikman / Nurse With Wound / Aphex Twin / Autechre / Crystal Method / Dj Shadow / NWA / Boards Of Canada / Photek / Leftfield / Skinny Puppy / Sleep Deprivation / Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds / Overseer / Boyd Rice / NON / Hank Williams Sr / Flugschädel / Monolith / System Of A Down / Johnny Cash / Bloody Fist / TransGlobal Underground / Crash Worship / Death In June / Mr. Oizo / Natacha Atlas / Public Enemy / Swans / Amon Tobin / The Residents / Hanzel Und Gretyl / Winterkalte / Death in Vegas / Leech Woman / Rabbit In The Moon / My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult / Squarepusher / Goldfrapp / Revolting Cocks / Lustmord / Skatenigs / Pain Teens / Volcano The Bear / Crust / FatBoy Slim / Front Line Assembly / Hypnoskull / Lubricated Goat / Pseudo Buddha / Horsey / Cherubs / Butthole Surfes / Godflesh / Boxcar Satan / Atari Teenage Riot / Meg Lee Chin / Download / Boredoms / Pitchshifter / Burning Spear / Thrall / Moby / Neil Young / Rammstein / Black Sabbath / Princess Dragon Mom / Rage Against The Machine / Haters / Masonna / Carcass / Tool / Yellowman / Massive Attack / Ohgr / Muddy Waters / TelePop Muzik / God Bullies / Cop Shoot Cop / Butthole Surfers / The Mars Volta / Dj Keoki / Godspeed! You Black Emperor / Kmfdm / Cramps / Steroid Maximus / Patsy Cline / David Bowie / Bob Marley / Robert Johnson / Scorn / Dead Can Dance / Pink Floyd / / Slayer / Meat Beat Manifesto / Mouse On Mars / Dr. Dre / Hank III / Chris & Cosey / Wiseblood / Murder Inc / Helios Creed / Hyperbubble / Melt Banana / DMX / Atmosphere / ShitSpitter / Agony Column / ReR Quarterly: Albums / Sonic Youth / Steve Roach / The Tear Garden /System 7 / Zeni Geva / anything Drum N Bass, Jungle or Trance / (i could go on and on and on....)

Movies:

The Holy Mountain, Standard Meat, Santa Sangre, Dogtown and Z-Boys, Blade Runner, Boys From Brazil, Dark City, Creature From The Black Lagoon, Dune, Delicatessen, City Of Lost Children, Matrix (pick one), City Of God, Amorres Perros, Ain't It Dead Yet, Porn, The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, Elling, Resident Evil, Fantasia, Altered States, Heavy Metal, Blue Velvet and all David Lynch, Tetsuo, IKU, El Topo, PI, Requiem for a Dream, Alien (all), Rosemary's Baby, Apocalypse Now, Crash, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Rush,

Television:

there is only one channel...Channel Zero....Static....Blue Screen.... Kill Your Television...

Books:

Les Chants De Maldorror, Camus, Burroughs, Carroll, Dictionary, Jung, Hunter Thompson, Crowley, Robert Wilson, Dr. Suess, Charles Bukowski, Baudelaire, Antonin Artaud, Rimbaud, Clive Barker, Robert Anton Wilson, HP Lovecraft, Computer Music Journal, Cereal Boxes, Poe, George Bataille, willaim Gibson, Any Code of Conduct Manual, Anarchist Cookbook, Simulacra and Simulation, Schopenhauer, Hume, Neitzche

My Blog

SV2 @ Lovefest - SF, CA

The 3rd annual official LoveFest after party hosted by Skills & Spundae at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Area 1 - SASHA :: FERRY CORSTENGABRIEL & DRESDEN :: JOHN 00 FLEMINGROBERT NICK...
Posted by Tastee on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:30:00 PST

Negativland on Prometheus Radio (FM)

http://www.prometheusradio.org/Looking for a great way to support Prometheus and participate in one of the year's most mind-blowing musical events? Longtime community radio supporters and independent ...
Posted by Tastee on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:18:00 PST

Fragmented Media Tour @ Rx Gallery SF 7/28/07

Saturday, July 28th FRAGMENTED MEDIA TOUR Rx132 Eddy StreetSAN FRANCISCO / 9PM DOORS / 10PM SHOW / 21+ upblasthaus presents a trans-cinematic evening featuring 4 audio/visual performances by both ...
Posted by Tastee on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:27:00 PST

NetRadio Reprieve?

Small Webcaster Deadline Slides, More Congressional Action EmergesInternet broadcasters gained an eleventh-hour, royalty-curbing measure from members of Congress on Thursday night, though a critical o...
Posted by Tastee on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:37:00 PST

Bondo 6.27.07

10 years ago today Jon Bondelli exited terra. I have forever been changed by knowing him.Gone, not forgotten.~Tastee
Posted by Tastee on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:28:00 PST

NetRadio Day of Silence - 06/26/07

Day of Silence Arrives, Key Broadcasters Remain MissingA large number of internet radio providers are now darkening their broadcasts, part of a concerted protest against increased royalty requirements...
Posted by Tastee on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:20:00 PST

Six String Masterpieces - Live Webcast! - May 17th

I will be webcasting the Six String Masterpieces from the House of Blues on May 17th.Live Guitar Auction of 65+ guitarsLive performances by Little Kids Rock Band and an All Star Rock band:Hosted By: ...
Posted by Tastee on Tue, 15 May 2007 12:54:00 PST

Pamela Z: Sonic Gestures @ RML

Pamela Z: "Sonic Gestures" (Premiere)Saturday, April 14th, 200710 pm - performance7 pm - performance and presentationLocation: Recombinant Media Labs763 Brannan St., (between 6th and 7th St. in South ...
Posted by Tastee on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:49:00 PST

Damon O'Banion - RIP

Just got the news today about Damon dying. I'm at a total loss for words. My heart is very heavy right now. Strength and Positive Vibrations to Leslie and Damon's family. I still have not processed an...
Posted by Tastee on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:16:00 PST

Morton Subotnick @ RML - SF

Morton Subotnick's Until Spring RevistedMorton Subotnick's Until Spring Revisited is performed by Subotnick and Miguel Frasconi on three laptop computers. The performance is based on the idiosyncratic...
Posted by Tastee on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:48:00 PST