Masters of the Ungentlemanly Art

Revel, Relive, Revile

2011-12-08T11:53:00.001-08:00

Goto80 [.se]
Jan-M. Iversen [.no]
Wouter Jaspers [.nl]
Emil Matko [.sl]
Pacific 231 [.ie]
Yan Jun [.cn]

Render, Alter, Remember, Enter

2010-10-31T06:38:00.000-07:00

Clutter [.uk]
Cezary Gapik [.pl]
Wouter Jaspers [.nl]
Csaba Szentpétery [.hu]
Xedh [.es]

Unvoke!

2010-01-01T13:51:00.001-08:00

Bryan Day & Zanstones [ky] Fizz4 [gr] Mike Brosco [il] Mouches Volantes [no]

The Elephants Instep For Madrid

2008-12-16T21:29:00.001-08:00

Rescued from a videotape comes this release in 2 parts. This was the 1st show on the November 2008 Iberian tour. Composed and performed live at Basico on 11.19.2008 in Madrid, Spain.

The Snakes Hip for A Coruña

2008-12-09T13:38:00.000-08:00

The Snakes Hip was composed in and presented live for A Coruña on 11.21.2008 before a most enthusiastic crowd. Never has the tax form of 1957 been so popular!

The Eels Ankle for Vigo

2008-12-09T13:33:00.000-08:00

Composed and presented live at a Cova dos Ratos in Vigo, Spain on 11-20-2008.

Reformulate Sacrosanct Impulses

2008-10-28T21:17:00.001-07:00

Alozeau [es] Koude [ru] Ennio Mazzon [it] Sarah Vacher [es]

Explore The History Of Pathological Dreamers

2008-04-27T09:21:00.000-07:00

1605munro [de] BNH [fi] Deleted [fr] DJet [ru] Heezen [es] Thomas Kyhn Rovsing Hjørnet [dk] Mer Mlau [dc] Subido [fr] Carlos Valverde [es]

Masters Live II at Sonic Circuits Festival, Washington DC, September 15, 2007

2007-08-22T20:24:00.000-07:00

Uncomfortable in traditional situations this concert's highlight is that Masters of the Ungentlemanly Art plan to use recordings from as many artists taking part of Sonic Ciruits as possible.

Festival
Bio
Masters Live I

Reduced to This (after all these years)

2007-07-14T05:39:00.000-07:00

afgan fields of gaf love;aberrant series, 1[es]
Ben Presto [it]
Gabriel Kalb [br]
Metek [se]
Sirk [no]
the_empath [de]

Ascertain Reliable Disclaimers*

2006-12-30T00:55:00.000-08:00

Bruzgynai [lt]
Leo Alves Vieira [br]
Al Margolis [ny]
Mr Ebu [de]
Miopec [cl]
Sergi Saldaña [no]
Solomonoff & Von Hoffmannstahl [nj]
Tiziano Milani [it]
Tortured by Turtles [lt]

*subject to change

Burnish Misplaced Empathy

2006-12-14T14:48:00.000-08:00

bai tain [cn]
bret hart [nc]
sergi saldaña [no]
ronny wærnes [no]

Tangle, Wrangle & Finagle It

2006-08-03T22:02:00.000-07:00

Contributors: Aatmaa vs. Swamp Up Nostrils [ct/no], Jorge Cabargas [cl], Billy Catfish [oh], Dieson Cristiano [it], DJet [ru], Doodleinacacoon [au], Duo Inmortales [cl], ememe [jp], Minuit [es], November [de], Patrick Parent [be], Jos Smolders [nl] and Violet [dc]
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Grapple with Intertia Systems

2006-01-12T20:22:00.000-08:00

Contributors: Brekakakexkoaxkoax [tx], Staplerfaher [nl], Kakawaka [de], Haters [ca]

Circumambulating the Temple of Reduction

2006-01-12T20:20:00.000-08:00

Contributors: Napalmed [cz], Pan Demla [cz], Robothair [uk], Matt Davis & Zan Hoffman [ky]

Belleglip Ranch Episode

2006-01-12T20:19:00.000-08:00

Contributors: Agog [ca], Crow [uk], Messy [nl], Minoy [ca], Kazuhiro Ohtsuka [jp], PBK [mi], Swinebolt #45 [tn], Zan Hoffman [ky], 1348 [dc]

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Bewilder via Gesticulations

2006-01-12T20:18:00.001-08:00

Contributors: Bertrand Denzler [fr], Suso Romaris [mx], Infant Cycle [can], Big City Orchestra [ca]

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Monitor Your Transitions

2006-01-12T20:17:00.000-08:00

Masters Monitor from 2002 uses recordings sent for my 15 x 1 project among other things making another thrilling journey for Masters fans.

Contributors: Don Campau [ca], Ray Carman [oh], Crypt [es], Das Fröhliche Wohnzimmer [at], Bryan Day [ia], Amy Denio [wa], dnasnow/mouseup [ky], Steve Escott [uk], Charlie Newman [ky], TheHorseHe'sSick [au], V. [dc], Zan Hoffman [ky]

Collapsing Spectrum Prospectors

2006-01-12T20:15:00.000-08:00

Collapsing Spectrum Prospectors from December 2001 explores ranges of abstract dialog and searching between sonic events. Utilizing brand new sources from Japan's Outermost, old PBK [mi]and Croiners [ny] collaborative works, recordings of my own such as the drawer and Kevin Cosgrove [dc] plus various explorations of Bryan Day [ia] and Mangenerated [nl] I pull together the 27th Masters release.

Liva's Lacerations

2006-01-12T20:13:00.000-08:00

Not letting go of this intensity Masters return for a second time in 2000 with Liva's Lacerations. This number presses new collaborative material from Kazuhiro Ohtsuka, Ames Sanglantes and Pablo Reche to reach new levels of dislocation with a cruelly sliced version of the "Liva's Feberdrom" story by Zanstones created for Danish Radio featuring the voice of Tanja. Another sound source from my European tour by Rinus was deemed important to include in this mayhem.

Contributors: Ames Sanglantes [can], Kazuhiro Ohtsuka [jp], Pablo Reche [ar], Rinus [nl], Tanja [dk], Zan [ky]

part 1 and part 2

Pallbearers of the Sardonic

2006-01-12T20:12:00.000-08:00

Pallbearers of the Sardonic is the intense and marvelous Masters release from 2000.

Contributors: Jorge Castro [pr], Kazuhiro Ohtsuka [jp], Witcyst [nz], Zan Hoffman [ky]

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Uncharted Delirium

2006-01-12T20:10:00.000-08:00

Really sweet, coming from February 1999 is Uncharted Delirium. Back to the intense roots of the project.

Contributors: de fabriek [nl], dave prescott [ma], mark hanley [oh], ken clinger [pa], mhmh [tn[, minóy [ca], pbk [mi], robert ommundsen [no], john wiggins [ny]

Revive Unhinged Topics

2006-01-12T20:08:00.000-08:00

Reliving some long lost source material unearthed in "II", I embarked on a new work Revive Unhinged Topics. Starting with sessions featuring CBC3, Barb Hall, Adam Bohman and myself, in different iterations, I combined some material from Robert "brt" Ommundsen, Agog and the Floating Concrete Orchestra.

Contributors: Agog [ca], Adam Bohman [uk], Brt [no], CBC3 [ky], Jon Dunbar [ky], Floating Concrete Orchestra [wi], Barb Hall [ky], Zan [ky]

Open to Degradation

2006-01-12T20:07:00.000-08:00

Not forgetting about these excellent Masters in 1998, I've produced Open to Degradation. A miracle in process, with a bed of John Wiggins plus Mark Hanley sitar sleeping with a dreamy assortment of elements. Jan Wallo, Robert Ommundsen, Mystery Hearsay and others supply the ointment for the degradation.

Contributors: Big City Orchestra [ca], Ro"brt" Ommundsen [no], ecdm [es], Mark Hanley [oh], Mystery Hearsay [tn], Jan Wallo [dk], John Wiggins [ny]

How We Knew We Were Here

2006-01-12T20:05:00.000-08:00

The follow-up to this work How We Knew We Were Here' continues the process of glacial inevitable progression from one sound moment to the next. Sublime and desirable.

Contributors: Agog [ca], Catfish [wa], CBC3 [ky], De Fabriek [nl], Das Fröhliche Wohnzimmer [at], Margaret Freeman [fr], Minóy [ca], Nick [in], PBK [ca], Robert Ommundsen [no], Swinebolt#45 [tn], Tuf [jp]

Emphasizing Devious Ambiguous Arts

2006-01-12T20:04:00.000-08:00

In 1997 I decided that Masters was to continue as my vehicle of choice for multi-collaborative home taper collages. As proof of this new-found enthusiasm I created an excellent mix Emphasizing Devious Ambiguous Arts. This is the twentieth Masters tape.

Contributors: Agog [ca], factor X [uk], Haters [ca], Mika Jaxun [ma], Nick [in], Kazuhiro Ohtsuka [jp], PBK [mi], Barry Edgar Pilcher [uk], PKK [de], Runzlestirn & Gurglestock [ch], Tom Furgas [oh], Tuf [jp]

Spew Corrosive Waste Vindictively

2006-01-12T20:03:00.000-08:00

Summing up much of the 1980s works by Masters is this compilation I made for the Belgian label Corrosive Tapes.

Fragments from the End of Time

2006-01-12T20:01:00.000-08:00

Fragments from the End of Time was intended as the last recording by Masters and was recorded on the first day of 1988. I have no idea who is on it (although Dave Prescott, who released the work on the A-side of the Generations Unlimited box set LP tells me I used a sample from Rik Rue which in turn he lifted from an obscure 20th century composer). It is a side long piece that beautifully swells and recedes. It is rich and engaging, a really strong work which is representative of my mixing style and vital use of sounds and textures.

Relapse of Ninety-Two

2006-01-12T19:59:00.000-08:00

On the second day of 1992, I embarked on an adventurous undertaking to celebrate the repair of my new Fostex X-26. I gathered tapes from everybody listed below who has appeared on a MotUA cassette and combined the sources in a stunning mix which took almost five hours to complete. The result is Relapse of Ninety-Two which, although it is a C-30 master, I am releasing it as a C-60 with two wildly different mixes, one on each side. This tape has more than 55 source tapes ranging from my oldest collaborative sources from people no longer active to a brand new Agog sound source tape received a week before the mix. Aside from all these technicalities this tape is a dramatic listening excursion with subtle techniques and sound source interaction. Maybe if I said it were a riot, you'd buy it. Listen here: Get this tape, OK? Don't you follow orders? Get in line!

Inches Away From Words We Hate

2006-01-12T19:58:00.000-08:00

Inches Away From Words We Hate is a joyous work which is mature and supple. A cascading mix of sounds, music and voices to coax you into submission.

Contributors: Agog [ca], Das Fröhliche Wohnzimmer [at], Robert Ommundsen [no], Cheryl Sobas [ny]

Source of the Vile

2006-01-12T19:57:00.000-08:00

Source of the Vile features the first side that I sent to Minóy and which he returned saying "Vile Indeed: Don't release this shit!" What more encouragement do I need? Here you have it, the B-side has 4 pieces, three with Das Fröhliche Wohnzimmer, a reason enough to get the tape alone. Doubly delightful and disorienting.

Contributors: Agog [ca], Das Fröhliche Wohnzimmer [at], Katharsis [ca], Doh Matsuura [jp], Minóy [ca], Mkst [ia]

Securing Blind Faith II

2006-01-12T19:54:00.000-08:00

The truth of the matter is Securing Blind Faith master tape has been lost for nearly 10 years. I've stealthily kept it in the catalog waiting for someone to request it... but alas only _I_ knew it was gone. I've had a secret plan for a few years to re-create it, and only in late 1998 did this become a wonderful recording.
unfaithfully recreated 11/9/98 at trimorphic studios to specifications long lost.
I used old-school and obscure recordings, and coupling artist together as in the original release. I took the liberty to splatter some Minóy across the final master tape, to spice it up. Savor Securing Blind Faith II with its' intertwined cbc3, mystery hearsay, mkst, and minoy, processed with style and intensity.

Contributors: CBC3 [ky], Minóy [ca], Mkst [ia], Mystery Hearsay [tn]

The Hot XIII

2006-01-12T19:53:00.000-08:00

The Hot XIII is cruel and agonizing. Lots of unwieldy noises and some more tragic moments to offset the butchery.

Contributors: Fendrums [ky], Tom Furgas [oh], Mika Jaxun [tn], Al Margolis [ny], Minóy [ca]

Midnight Flight to Ruin

2006-01-12T19:51:00.000-08:00

Midnight Flight to Ruin has only two contributors: Minóy [ca] and Kazuhiro Ohtsuka [jp] and the combination has a simplicity of only two sources but a serious level of troublesome sounds and voices.

Live Recombobulated Exquisite Corpses

2006-01-12T19:50:00.000-08:00

Live Recombobulated Exquisite Corpses was my first solo live performance. It was at the Botanical Center in Des Moines and it was in a beautiful environment with the sun setting as my show progressed. It is a changing mix of 27 different collaborators mixed live to a receptive audience. The funny point came when I used a tape by Aaron Winsor that had applause. The audience burst into applause as if that was a cue for them! The recording is a clear, accurate and wonderful document of a successful performance.

Contributors: Adam Bohman [uk], Croiners [ny], Crow [uk], Fendrums [ky], Gory Armadillos [ia], Mauro Guazotti, Haters [can], John "i hate to get my foot wet" Hudak [nj], Mika Jaxun [tn], Mkst [ia], Minóy [ca], Mystery Hearsay [tn], Kazuhiro Ohtsuka [jp], Robert Ommundsen [no], Barry Edgar Pilcher [uk], Dave Prescott [ma], Sismoid [fr], Belinda Subraman [de], Swinebolt#45 [tn], T.Diez [il], Tuf [jp], Van der Veen [nl], Mike Vargas [vt], John Wiggins [ny], Aaron Winsor [ca]

Sensual Singe

2006-01-12T19:49:00.000-08:00

Sensual Singe is an experiment in indeterminacy with all tapes chosen with a random number determination and the mix determined by a series of randomly arrived at numbers. The result is distressing because the mix is never comfortably in one place and keeps shifting unexpectedly. Yet this tape is rewarding and even joyous at times.

Contributors: Crow [uk], John Eberly [ks], Mark Hanley [oh], Mika Jaxun [tn], Minóy [ca], Mkst [ia], Nick [in], Barry Edgar Pilcher [uk], T.Diez [il], Van der Veen [nl]

Debunking of Tradition

2006-01-12T19:45:00.000-08:00

I recorded Debunking of Tradition on June 14th, two days before my 23rd birthday in 1987. It is similar to my early You Me Us & Them tapes which were recorded around the same time. Six pieces in all, each sufficiently varied and complete enough to keep you entertained.

Contributors: Adam Bohman [uk], ECDM [es], Mkst [ia], Kazuhiro Ohtsuka [jp], Paisley Hued Eucalyptus Corkscrew Pavillion [ca]

Unclean Brut

2006-01-12T19:43:00.000-08:00

"Unclean Brut" is a series of pieces using Crow, Croiners and Kazuhiro Ohtsuka sources. It is chaotic, perplexing and downright disturbing.
Contributors: Croiners [ny], Crow []uk, Kazuhiro Ohtsuka [jp]

Caustic Decibels for Shigar

2006-01-12T19:42:00.000-08:00

"Caustic Decibels for Shigar" is wholly varied with some brilliant combinations of people and their sources. At times it's almost funny, at other times it's quite noisy.

Contributors: Cauchy 138 [nl], Mauro Guazzotti [it], Jesoz Hopkins [uk], Katharsis [ca], Minóy [ca], Swinebolt#45 [tn], Rudi Tuscher [ch], Peter Zincken [nl]

For the Ear

2006-01-12T19:40:00.000-08:00

For the Ear sports a beautiful cover by Henri Van Der Veen and features a fascinating piece with lyrics by John Eberly called "Flesh Them." There's also Dave Prescott's favorite cut-up: "Y.U.R. a Social Creature" with a funny vocal and hip musical backing. The final piece is a 15 minute jungle of noises entitled "Tidal Wave Arson."

Contributors: Croiners [ny], Crow [uk], EBS [ia], Mark Hanley [oh], Inverse Zanatone [ia], Minóy [ca], Van der Veen [nl]

Give Ya Five

2006-01-12T19:39:00.000-08:00

Contributors: Hapunkt Fix and Ona Nuk [de], Herself [md], John Hudak [nj], Yoshiaki Kinno [jp], Minóy [ca], Solomonoff and Von Hoffmannstahl [nj], Tuf [jp]. Cover drawing by Mike Stevens.

Panoramic Mirk

2006-01-12T19:37:00.000-08:00

Panoramic Mirk is a work which has three pieces that range from experimentally musical to all-out obscure.

Contributors: John Eberly [ks], Fendrums [ky], Mkst [ia], Tuf [jp], Zan and EBS [ia]. Cover art by Mike Stevens.

Seeking the Sun

2006-01-12T19:34:00.000-08:00

Seeking the Sun has some interesing qualities includidng jarring lo-fi experimental techniques .

Contributors: John Eberly [ks], Tom Furgas [oh], Yoshiaki Kinno [jp], T.Diez [il], John Wiggins [my], Zan Hoffman [ia]

MA»

2006-01-12T19:32:00.000-08:00

MA» is a classic with great Sismoid rhythms, Swinebolt#45 guitars and Tuf noises. A fun and truly representational tape in my catalog.

Contributors: Ken Clinger [ca], Richard Martin [tn], Minóy [ca], No Unauthorized [fr], O'Nancy in French [jp], Sismoid [fr], Swinebolt#45 [tn], Tuf [jp], Van der Veen [nl]

First and Foremost

2006-01-12T19:30:00.000-08:00

First and Foremost is the definitive Masters tape: alternatingly noisy and alluring. It features great and difficult combinations of many different people's sounds and noises. Especially prominent are the captivating distorted electronic rhythms of Sismoid [fr].

Contributors: Adam Bohman [uk], Don Campau [ca], Sismoid [fr], Van der Veen [nl], Zan Hoffman [ia]