Member Since: 4/3/2006
Band Website: bleek.sensoryresearch.net/
Band Members: Bleek is a visual and sound artist, editor of Speck Fanzine, contributing writer of Discorder magazine, part-curator of 24 Hours of Radio Art, peacenik and host of 'Exquisite Corpse' on CiTR on Thursdays @ 19:30-21:00 PST on www.citr.ca. Bleek has a diploma in Radio Broadcasting from Clover Park Voc. Tech. in Tacoma, and an Associate of Arts degree from Northwest College of Art. Luke Meat is the music director of CiTR 101.9 FM at the University of Britsih Columbia, and the host of 'ANoiZE' heard on Wednesdays @ 11:30-13:00 PST also at www.citr.ca. The VVP use sound-recycling (hence Value Village ), elements of camp (hence Village People) and attempts to reveal the (un)fortunate complexities of this information through appropriation, cut-ups, murky noise and recontextualization. 0
Influences: Dada & Surrealism. Culture Jammers. A Little Dog Named Snuggles. Political Flatulence. Christian Fun-dementeds. High-Art Potty Humour. Hopelessness. Smelly stuff. AM Radio. Dreams. Nightmares. PLU. TOT.
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Sounds Like: Hell!
Negativland?, Evolution Control Committee?, People Like Us?, Tone on Tail?, Mantovani?, SPK?, Throbbing Gristle?, Chickens?, Bran Flakes?, Tape Beatles?, Esquivel?, Nurse with Wound?, Lawrence Welk? Fireworks?
Record Label: http://www.roilnoise.com
Type of Label: Indie