***RAT-WARD***---FREE SHOW---
Sunday - JULY 6th - 6 PM sharp!
* * * * * TEMPLE OF BON MATIN * * * * *
from "Cheery-Acres" PA. Bulb! Records.
with:
NAGAS / AUTIOETHIK / SCOTT BAILEY
-Virginia/Georgia. members of Panda and No-fi.
NUMBER -Baltimore,MD
BAYLIE'S BAND - New Bedford,MA
SUNTEARS ON THE HILLTOP -New Orleans,LA
kareoke with:
MARY KNOTT !!! -Baltimore,MD
Spoken Word by:
FRED COLLINS ! -Baltimore,MD
plus last minue additions:
IGON -Hampton,VA and SEVENTH GATE -northern,VA
maybe an appearance by RADIO ARIS?
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Rat-Ward
22 S.Mallory St. (2nd floor)
Hampton,VA.23663
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*suggested donation: $3 -for the bands!
please come early!
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For more info/booking inquiries contact:
ratward@eml.cc
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RATWARD.net
flyer: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aen/files/7_6_03.gif
schedule:
600 - SEVENTH GATE
630 - SUNTEARS ON THE HILLTOP
715 - BAYLIE'S BAND
800 - NUMBER
845 - FRED COLLINS
915 - MARY KNOTT
945 - RADIO ARIS
1030 - TEMPLE OF BON MATIN
1130 - NAGAS / AUTIOETHIK / SCOTT BAILEY
1215 - IGON
TEMPLE OF BON MATIN http://www.bulbrecords.com/tobm.html
..."they jam with such hard rock fervor that you are tempted to tag them
as space rock or jazzbo boogie. Then that jam reaches meltdown and bursts
into some propulsive free-roaming nebula charged with ionized something
or other and radioactive ass-quivering debris. This music is all so
incategorizable (word?!?) because of its ability to operate as either
head music or body music or both in some perpetually shifting ratio."...
- Justin Farrar
SCOTT BAILEY
"The juxtaposition of the natural, industrial, and technological
soundscapes.� The sounds that you've been conditioned not to hear, and
the ones you will still never hear.� Scott Bailey uses these to create an
absurb auditory experience.Bailey is currently in the projects PANDA,
Wurst Pudding, and an occasional member of KONX.� He has CD-R's released
on Taking It There Records and Eyedrum Recordings, as well as being
involved since 2002 with the Eyedrum Monthly Improv in Atlanta, GA."�
"...heavily epic and psychedelic excursions into a many faceted dimension
of sound".� "PANDA is going for a journey, not an immediate
destination..." - Southeast Performer
BAYLIE'S BAND
"So it is with Baylies Band, a trio of New Bedford musicians who take
that hard-work-for-little-return ethic to stages up and down the
Northeast coast. It seems people can relate to the group's determination
and lack of posturing, even when it's filtered through a loud,
spontaneous foray into the cacophonous land of musical experimentation.
Think Metal Machine Music." -South Coast Today
MARY KNOTT
Self-described "all around crazy girl" Mary Knott seems to have all her
bases covered when it comes to bringing her art to the masses. Knott's
fourth issue of the self-published comic book, Pretty Beaver (which her
sister, Beppi illustrates) is almost ready for release while the duo's
monthly strip in New York Waste is in its fourth year. In addition the
Philadelphia Funny Paper has just picked up their Real Voodoo strip and
the pair's work has appeared in anthologies and fanzines such as Sunburn
and Stripburger. Somehow Knott has also found the time to release four
chapbooks of her writing, curate poetry readings and, when she catches
her breath, be the lead singer for the band the Dirt." -daily.net
"...........ssssssss......"
Thursday, July 3, 2003
rat ward SHOW! July 6th! TEMPLE OF BON MATIN/MARY KNOTT/NAGAS+AUTIOETHIK+SCOTT BAILEY...
Sunday, June 8, 2003
rat-ward tonite!
Rat-Ward TONITE! 10 pm $0
SKULL AND THE GANG camp anti-everything "tweek-hop"
REJUVINATION BATH noise tape remix party down.creepy!
3000 YEAR-OLD BATTERY phoebus,VA / harsh harsh noise
and electronic core core.
BUY-BUYS never finished noises by hoods,rats,and
master degrees.
HURRY UP!
22 S.Mallory St. Hampton,VA 23663
http://geocities.com/bakaneku
Saturday, April 19, 2003
Friday, February 28, 2003
RVA Tonite!
ULTRA DOLPHINS extra super special suprise music.
HORTUS man is'nt the bastard.Paul & Joe are the Bastard.
NO-fi 6-10 member wall of total noise comedy.
i think its free?
11 PM
at
Holy Chow
307 North Laurel Street (Map It)
Fan
(804) 225-7103
Formerly known as rock haven Hole in the Wall, Holy Chow continues the tradition of live music and serves up vegetarian and non-vegetarian variations on grilled cheese sandwiches and soups.
ULTRA DOLPHINS extra super special suprise music.
HORTUS man is'nt the bastard.Paul & Joe are the Bastard.
NO-fi 6-10 member wall of total noise comedy.
i think its free?
11 PM
at
Holy Chow
307 North Laurel Street (Map It)
Fan
(804) 225-7103
Formerly known as rock haven Hole in the Wall, Holy Chow continues the tradition of live music and serves up vegetarian and non-vegetarian variations on grilled cheese sandwiches and soups.
Monday, February 17, 2003
new AEN

new AEN
36 "Spin" -CDR technology
a cosmic spin art of sparking vapours,blinking lights,pulsating electronics and solid matter tantruam. art by Minga. limited to 36 copies. $4
Jan AG / Hjarljuchte -split casstte
punked out electro-grind-fuzz by Jan (of Agothocles) and Gajna / boiled skulls,crusty wires,screaming amps,and the tortured souls of Germany's Geiger brothers. limited to 37 copies. $3
Hermit "Urban Myth VS. Common Knowledge" (and other tales of modern living and isolation) -CD
electro junk pyscho-delic noise freak out jams VS. post-human ambience as performed by nomadic artist Eric Boros with Marylise Frecheville,Marc Van Elburg,and Vincent Vangrevelinghe. released in co-operation with Manufracture,Flenix,and Sounds from the Pocket. limited edition of 125 copies with hand screened recycled LP covers. $4
all prices post-paid U.S.A. others add $1 per item. well concealed cash,check or money order made out to: Gary Stevens. trades welcome (please write first)
send stamps,SASE,or $1 for our catalog/poster/flyer/zine and complete list of current releases.
AEN
22 S. Mallory St.
Hampton,VA 23663
usa
Friday, January 31, 2003
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
new AEN label releases

new AEN Releases
- To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie "A Companion for afternoon walks" CDR -2002- 30 copies $4
Richmond VA's electro-shock troopers spin erratic glitch-core meets discombobulated down-tempo.
- Mike Bell "Fuzzfreebeatlust" CDR -2002- 30 copies $4
Avant guitar mud wrestling drones and swells from this veteran rocker and member of Temple Of Bon Matin.
- New-Fi "Tenants of Bad Tape Culture" CDR -2002- 19 copies $4
American kids play pass the tape via U.S. postal service without getting sick and playing shows no one came to. Featuring members of Newton, No-fi, Autio-Ethik, The Lotus, White Vulture, etc.
- Rats With Wings "Ratified Loopholes..." CDR -2002- 33 copies $4
This way twisted abstract noise hybrid from down unda will have you growing giant ears out of your back! Spliced electro junk stereo pile, neighbor's pets, rhythmic drones," real" sounds and fuzzy darkness. Foamy covers with fuzzies and feelies.
other Available Releases
- Vok / A.S.D. split CDR -2001- 35 copies $4
Manchester, England's Arlo of Pigdog Recordings comes across with some rhythmic loops composed from a metal tape measure (you'd never know just from listening to it). AEN's own A Sonic Deterrent ventures into similar territory with random household objects.
- Industria Masoquista "To my Girlfriend" CDR -2001- 35 copies $4
Ecuador's Javier Navas brings an offering of vile, dirty, erratic harsh noise.

- V/A "Microcassettor" CDR (Sounds From The Pocket / AEN) - 2001- 75 copies $4
A digital collection of micro cassette recordings produced by Sounds from the Pocket. Random audio clips, improvisational anti-music, field recordings of strange locations, band practice, toy orchestras, commercials and commentary, street rappers, noise ... Featuring: Sitori Sonics, Big City Orchestra, ADP/JTW, Autio-Etik, Nobody, ID M Theft Able, Tore.H.Boe (with Silja E.Boe), Wilt, III (disappointed), Cheap Machines, Pork Flavur, Manherringbone, Patriot Janet, Found Sound, A.S.D,DJ Shuai, George Spelvin, Nothing But Wheels, Philipp Wolokitn, Ear Drum Repair Services, Igon, Newton, The Mill, Ernesto-Diaz Infante, Skip Williamson, The R.Ward Trio, The No-fi, Another Cup of Ice, The Un-Ones, ADP, and more. Also Available from Sounds From The Pocket.
- Autio-Ethik "Christian Fiction" CDR (Autio-Ethik / AEN) -2001- 50 copies $4
Hampton, Va's own Justin Waters presents us with the first volume in a series collecting the experimental noise works of Autio-Ethik. 8 4-track recordings ranging from beat less dub to frenzy. Bonus telephone conversation w/ Erich's Mom. Other volumes in the AE collection are available at the Autio-Ethik web page.
- No-fi "Volume Zero" CDR -2001- 75 copies $4
A collection of noisy, homemade experimental music recorded between 1996 and 2000.song styles ranging from lo-fi pop, free-improv rock, sound collage, psychedelic junk blues, to abrasive electro-noise punk. Featuring members of Autio-Ethik, A Sonic Deterrent and Anus Grin.

- Ames Sanglantes / No-fi split CDR -2001- 45 copies $4
Canada's own prolific noise taper Pierre-Marc Tremblay teams up with Alexander Huard for a caustic session of improvised harsh noise. the No-fi calm things down a bit with a late night session of improvisational quiet noise.

- Outermost / No-fi split CDR -2001- 75 copies $4
Japan's Kei Yokota exports his own brand of spastic harsh noise, pulsating electronics, media manipulations and random sound clips. the No-fi summon up a thick wall of electrified scrap metal and analog synth harsh noise.
- Furisubi "Dusk" CDR -2001- 30 copies $4
Deeply organic minimalist ambience by Chris Lapke of Football Rabbitt.

- Prurient / A.S.D. split 7 inch (Hospital Productions / AEN) -2001- 500 copies $4
Prurient does a cut-up sound collage of harsh noise and feild recordings. Thick and spastic noise filth. A.S.D. plays dark and decrepit experimental lo-fi noise and burnt out power electronics. Also available from Hospital Productions.

- A.S.D. / Vita Verbum Lux split 7 inch (Spasmoparapsychotic / AEN) -2000- 300 copies $4
ASD presents a tape manipulation remix of source material performed/recorded live @222 with J.Waters (Autio-Ethik),producing a swirling mass of abrasive melodies over a darker under-current, both calming and disturbing. VVL explodes into a dense wall of scouring electronics laced with psychedelic harsh noise vilolence. Also available from Spasmoparapsychotic Records. Very few copies remain.
How to Order:
All prices are post-paid in North America, others add $1 per item.
U.S. currency, Well concealed cash, Check or Money Order made out to:
Gary Stevens (not AEN). Trades are always welcome, please write first.
Mail all orders to:
AEN c/o Gary Stevens
22 S. Mallory St. Hampton, VA 23663 USA

Past Releases (out of print)
- Existential Boredom -issue #1 zine -2002- 200 copies
- V/A "Noise Conglomerate" Vol.3 CDR -2001- 100 copies
- Humanextermination Project tape -2000- 24 copies
- Kadef / A.S.D. split tape -2000- 18 copies
- Eeyow Karoom "Aggro Sound" tape -2000- 33 copies
- Autio-Ethik tape x 2 -2000- 33 copies
- V/A "Noise Conglomerate" Vol.2 CDR -2000- 75 copies
- Monobrain / A Sonic Deterrent split tape -1999- 38 copies
- The Violet Grind / A Sonic Deterrent split tape -1999- 42 copies
- Prurient / A Sonic Deterrent split tape -1999- 29 copies
- Flatline Construct "There's Nothing Like A Dame" tape -1999- 24 copies
- Ames Sanglantes "Anti-Anti" tape -1999- 37 copies
- V/A "Free Nipples Arcola" CDR -1999- 4 copies
- Anus Grin "Limitations on the cloning perspective..." CDR -1999- 10 copies
- Four Flies On Grey Velvet tape -1999- 5 copies
- Netenyahoo / A Sonic Deterrent split tape -1999- 23 copies
- Moz / A Sonic Deterrent split 7 inch (Maladjusted Productions / AEN) -1999- 300 copies
- V/A "Noise Conglomerate" Vol.1 tape -1999- 26 copies
- Moz "Nikola" tape -1999- 50 copies
- Netenayhoo "Superficial Struggle" tape -1999- 13 copies
- V/A "All Kindsa Noise" tape -1998- 100 copies
- No-fi tape -1998- 22 copies
- V/A "Splurge" tape -1998- 100 copies
- No-fi Vomitron "Generation Loss" tape -1997- 23 copies
Saturday, October 26, 2002
it's a party
Oct 26th
Richmond, VA
@t 17 S. Lombardy St
w/ Drums Like Machine Guns / noFI
more info: graym13@hotmail.com
Richmond, VA
@t 17 S. Lombardy St
w/ Drums Like Machine Guns / noFI
more info: graym13@hotmail.com
Monday, September 9, 2002
NOISE CULTURE: de hondenkoekjesfabriekhome

NOISE CULTURE: de hondenkoekjesfabriekhome
NOISE CULTURE:
The HONDENKOEKJESFABRIEK
also read: Noise Culture
This small article sets out to introduce the wonderful cultural attempt
that is currently being made in the small Calvinistic Village of Nieuw
Leusen, some 25 Kilometres outside Zwolle, near the German Border. In an
old milk pasteurisation plant, rebaptized the Hondenkoekjesfabriek (the
Dogcookiesfactory) a Russian tinker is working on the realization of his
far fetched dream: the construction of a self supporting subversive
undercover cultural network of artists for whom the production of art &
the re-use of other people's trash is a naturalistic & perhaps even a
necessary tendency. As the use of the word 'factory' already suggests with
a cunning nod to Andy Warhol: the Hondenkoekjesfabriek regards cultural as
a product of 'work' or 'play' & not as the by-product of the genius or
divine inspiration of the mad artist. This ideology at the background of
the day to day practice at the Hondenkoekjesfabriek defines it's function
as the instigator of a micro-revolution. In the by grants corrupted Dutch
art world the artists of the Hondenkoekjesfabriek own their own means of
production.
The term charismatic leadership, coined by Max Weber, comes to mind when
describing Monobrain, who with lots of help from his Dutch girlfriend, is
the key motivator behind this factory for the noise spirit.
When Monobrain first came to the noise & (mail-)art scene around 1994 the
quality of his work gained him a lot of feedback. The strength he got from
being connected to this large international supportive network is perhaps
the real driving force behind the Hondenkoekjesfabriek. Mental support he
still needs deadly because for all his inventiveness Monobrain is still
without a legal status. Everyday he runs the risk that the police might
find him & send him back to Russia as a result. This is the reason for him
to withdraw his real identity in a manner that might at times be called
paranoid. Even though his past is a mystery as well, the root of this
peculiar behaviour might be found in the circumstances of his former life
in Russia.
When drunk he once explained to me with great clarity & with such apparent
knowledge the current situation in Quark research that it triggered an old
memory. It dawned on me that Monobrain might be the same man whose story I
once read in the Wired. All this is just speculation but my guess is that
Monobrain is the man who used to be Dimitri Fjodorowitsj Maksimow, a
brilliant young particle scientist who lived in a Siberian Akademgorodok
for the better part of his live, highly trained & highly regarded in the
scientific community for his profound insight in quantum physics. In 1993
he vanished without a trace. Maksimows whereabouts have always been a
mystery after that, some thought that he was killed by the Russian secret
service for knowing to much, others thought he was now employed in some
secret research facility, maybe in Russia itself, or maybe he had
brain-drained abroad, perhaps to America, perhaps even to Iraq or North
Korea. When I casually dropped his name when I was visiting the Moscow
University last summer, it became clear that his sudden disappearance is
still a debated topic.
The description they gave me on his physical appearance doesn't exclude
the possibility that Maksimow has indeed reappeared as Monobrain in some
Dutch village. But perhaps too much has already been said.
It would take a few pages to give the full list of the publications
Monobrain has worked on over the last years. They contain different media
& different styles but are always recognisable as a Monobrain project: a
quick look in my own archive proves his productivity: some 100 different
booklets, tapes, cdr's, LP's, singles, video's, some of them packed with
extra tapes or books are crowding my shelves. But there is much more, the
countless projects he is cooperating on, all with releases of their own,
the concerts & performances he delivers with noise units like Gen Inc &
the FCKN BSTRDS. The costumes he has designed for his own performances as
well as for others. His relentless spirit even finds the time to organise
concerts & festivals, often in association with Hengelo based art
foundation Planetart, in this way he is able to promote countless others
artists.
Often amazed by the packages he sends me by mail, the real surprise of his
ability to baffle & encourage others came when I undertook a visit to the
Hondenkoekjesfabriek in October 2001. Some American noise act on tour was
to show up & to welcome them Monobrain invited a dozen friends from around
the country to drop by to play along with them. Eventually the Americans
got lost somewhere in Poznan, Poland & as a consequence never arrived. The
3 people who were to take part in the welcome committee & who showed up
never the less didn't bother, even though they had travelled quite some
time to get there. They just plugged in their equipment & started making
music. For the rest of the day they were so occupied with this that I
didn't have the chance to talk to them. Getting a little bored after some
hours my evening was saved when the local youth walked in carrying
guitars, keyboards & little PA-set.
Here we get to the point why I talked earlier of Monobrains Charismatic
Leadership: the ability to influence new behaviour in others by just going
his own way & showing a viable alternative. Monobrain has got that rare
power to convince people of doing something without the use of power in
the normal sense of the word.
The local noise bunch from nearby Dedemsvaart, one speeding around in his
wheelchair, at first sight looked like they where more interested in
smoking weed than playing music. Their music tastes if they had any might
be suspected to be the macho rock you except from guitar playing boys
without a girlfriend: M�t�rhead, Paradise Lost, System of a Down, Limp
Bizkit, etc. The performance that enfolded for my eyes showed something
else: the only thing they seemed to have in mind was to proof Monobrain
that they could play at least twice as loud as he could. The more subtle
aspects of noise, the cultural & historic ties with avant-garde art &
music where beyond their knowledge: the only thing they did understand
properly by the principle of 'immediate gratification' was the power, or
the empowerment, that you feel when you are able to control the roaring
earsplitting NOISE of 3 badly tuned grindcore band & a bad Tangerine Dream
clone playing all at the same time (because that was what it sounded like)
that is filling up the room.
So what I first perceived to be as just another group of bored teens in a
small village had devised a way of their own to come to terms with their
life, or better put, independently they had discovered an efficient
mechanism to express themselves in a way that can't be ignored and that
also has the function of catharsis.
The illuminating effect the Hondenkoekjesfabriek has on their life will
spread to others. Now the factory has overcome the troubled time of
beginning with such a scheme. A difficult time in which most of the
available energy went into rebuilding. Deep into it's second year the
Hondenkoekjesfabriek is running on an ever increasing pace: fine-tuning
the space available, attracting others to stay for a while to put their
talents to the mix, producing more & tighter products/projects that in
return gain more attention for the Hondenkoekesfabriek collective. As long
as worldly authorities keep from intervening, the cultural charismatic
authority of the Hondenkoekjesfabriek will rise & influence more & more
people otherwise lost to boredom.
Wilfried Hou Je Bek
contact the Hondenkoekjesfabriek
po box 68
7700 AB
Dedemsvaart
Holland
NOISE CULTURE:
The HONDENKOEKJESFABRIEK
also read: Noise Culture
This small article sets out to introduce the wonderful cultural attempt
that is currently being made in the small Calvinistic Village of Nieuw
Leusen, some 25 Kilometres outside Zwolle, near the German Border. In an
old milk pasteurisation plant, rebaptized the Hondenkoekjesfabriek (the
Dogcookiesfactory) a Russian tinker is working on the realization of his
far fetched dream: the construction of a self supporting subversive
undercover cultural network of artists for whom the production of art &
the re-use of other people's trash is a naturalistic & perhaps even a
necessary tendency. As the use of the word 'factory' already suggests with
a cunning nod to Andy Warhol: the Hondenkoekjesfabriek regards cultural as
a product of 'work' or 'play' & not as the by-product of the genius or
divine inspiration of the mad artist. This ideology at the background of
the day to day practice at the Hondenkoekjesfabriek defines it's function
as the instigator of a micro-revolution. In the by grants corrupted Dutch
art world the artists of the Hondenkoekjesfabriek own their own means of
production.
The term charismatic leadership, coined by Max Weber, comes to mind when
describing Monobrain, who with lots of help from his Dutch girlfriend, is
the key motivator behind this factory for the noise spirit.
When Monobrain first came to the noise & (mail-)art scene around 1994 the
quality of his work gained him a lot of feedback. The strength he got from
being connected to this large international supportive network is perhaps
the real driving force behind the Hondenkoekjesfabriek. Mental support he
still needs deadly because for all his inventiveness Monobrain is still
without a legal status. Everyday he runs the risk that the police might
find him & send him back to Russia as a result. This is the reason for him
to withdraw his real identity in a manner that might at times be called
paranoid. Even though his past is a mystery as well, the root of this
peculiar behaviour might be found in the circumstances of his former life
in Russia.
When drunk he once explained to me with great clarity & with such apparent
knowledge the current situation in Quark research that it triggered an old
memory. It dawned on me that Monobrain might be the same man whose story I
once read in the Wired. All this is just speculation but my guess is that
Monobrain is the man who used to be Dimitri Fjodorowitsj Maksimow, a
brilliant young particle scientist who lived in a Siberian Akademgorodok
for the better part of his live, highly trained & highly regarded in the
scientific community for his profound insight in quantum physics. In 1993
he vanished without a trace. Maksimows whereabouts have always been a
mystery after that, some thought that he was killed by the Russian secret
service for knowing to much, others thought he was now employed in some
secret research facility, maybe in Russia itself, or maybe he had
brain-drained abroad, perhaps to America, perhaps even to Iraq or North
Korea. When I casually dropped his name when I was visiting the Moscow
University last summer, it became clear that his sudden disappearance is
still a debated topic.
The description they gave me on his physical appearance doesn't exclude
the possibility that Maksimow has indeed reappeared as Monobrain in some
Dutch village. But perhaps too much has already been said.
It would take a few pages to give the full list of the publications
Monobrain has worked on over the last years. They contain different media
& different styles but are always recognisable as a Monobrain project: a
quick look in my own archive proves his productivity: some 100 different
booklets, tapes, cdr's, LP's, singles, video's, some of them packed with
extra tapes or books are crowding my shelves. But there is much more, the
countless projects he is cooperating on, all with releases of their own,
the concerts & performances he delivers with noise units like Gen Inc &
the FCKN BSTRDS. The costumes he has designed for his own performances as
well as for others. His relentless spirit even finds the time to organise
concerts & festivals, often in association with Hengelo based art
foundation Planetart, in this way he is able to promote countless others
artists.
Often amazed by the packages he sends me by mail, the real surprise of his
ability to baffle & encourage others came when I undertook a visit to the
Hondenkoekjesfabriek in October 2001. Some American noise act on tour was
to show up & to welcome them Monobrain invited a dozen friends from around
the country to drop by to play along with them. Eventually the Americans
got lost somewhere in Poznan, Poland & as a consequence never arrived. The
3 people who were to take part in the welcome committee & who showed up
never the less didn't bother, even though they had travelled quite some
time to get there. They just plugged in their equipment & started making
music. For the rest of the day they were so occupied with this that I
didn't have the chance to talk to them. Getting a little bored after some
hours my evening was saved when the local youth walked in carrying
guitars, keyboards & little PA-set.
Here we get to the point why I talked earlier of Monobrains Charismatic
Leadership: the ability to influence new behaviour in others by just going
his own way & showing a viable alternative. Monobrain has got that rare
power to convince people of doing something without the use of power in
the normal sense of the word.
The local noise bunch from nearby Dedemsvaart, one speeding around in his
wheelchair, at first sight looked like they where more interested in
smoking weed than playing music. Their music tastes if they had any might
be suspected to be the macho rock you except from guitar playing boys
without a girlfriend: M�t�rhead, Paradise Lost, System of a Down, Limp
Bizkit, etc. The performance that enfolded for my eyes showed something
else: the only thing they seemed to have in mind was to proof Monobrain
that they could play at least twice as loud as he could. The more subtle
aspects of noise, the cultural & historic ties with avant-garde art &
music where beyond their knowledge: the only thing they did understand
properly by the principle of 'immediate gratification' was the power, or
the empowerment, that you feel when you are able to control the roaring
earsplitting NOISE of 3 badly tuned grindcore band & a bad Tangerine Dream
clone playing all at the same time (because that was what it sounded like)
that is filling up the room.
So what I first perceived to be as just another group of bored teens in a
small village had devised a way of their own to come to terms with their
life, or better put, independently they had discovered an efficient
mechanism to express themselves in a way that can't be ignored and that
also has the function of catharsis.
The illuminating effect the Hondenkoekjesfabriek has on their life will
spread to others. Now the factory has overcome the troubled time of
beginning with such a scheme. A difficult time in which most of the
available energy went into rebuilding. Deep into it's second year the
Hondenkoekjesfabriek is running on an ever increasing pace: fine-tuning
the space available, attracting others to stay for a while to put their
talents to the mix, producing more & tighter products/projects that in
return gain more attention for the Hondenkoekesfabriek collective. As long
as worldly authorities keep from intervening, the cultural charismatic
authority of the Hondenkoekjesfabriek will rise & influence more & more
people otherwise lost to boredom.
Wilfried Hou Je Bek
contact the Hondenkoekjesfabriek
po box 68
7700 AB
Dedemsvaart
Holland
Wednesday, August 28, 2002
exist.bore (zine)

”ExistentialBoredom” issue #1 ‘zine $3 (AEN)
-A 32 page micro anthology of bizarre art and comics. Issue #1 features works by Marc Van Elburg, MarcelHerms, Kapreles, Justin Waters, Mark Price, Gary Stevens, Maya Devi, and Laura Jane Cooney.Limited Edition of 200 with color covers.
“Existential Boredom” issue#2 ‘zine
-underground comics,strange drawings,mail art,wordcore,and more.Available DEC 02.Featuring works by Clemente Padin,Leslie Quinlin ,Karmakumulator,John Burnette, Mary Knott & Beppi, Rael and many more.
SUBMISSIONS WELCOME
for future issues of Existential Boredom:
mailart,comics,collage,doodles,drawings,graphics,photography,foundobjects,destroyed art,wordcore,automatic writing,etc. all contributors get copies and free ad space.
SOME GUIDELINES:
artwork / ads must be black& white
no larger than 5.5" X 8.5"
hardcopy (on paper) or on CDR
digital images must be atleast 300 dpi
saved as .PSD(PC).TIFF or .BMP(Bitmap)
include contact information,mailing address,
website and email.
Advertising Rates:
full page: 5.5x8.5 -$50
1/2 page: 5.5x4.25 -$25
1/2 page: 2.75x8.5 -$25
1/4 page: 2.75x4.25 -$15
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Deadline for issue #2:
Oct 31st 2002
AEN
22 s. mallory st. #1
hampton va 23663 usa
ratward.com
Thanks!
Saturday, July 20, 2002
No-fi LIVE 7/20/02 @ the Jaffe Arts Center,Norfolk VA

JULY 20th 2002 7pm "GROW"
No-Fi,Tractor Jack,Cobra Spa,Bob Rangel,Tagore Hernandez,Lee Vartainian
$5 @ Jaffe Arts Center
737 B Granby St -Norfolk VA
presented by Funhaus Norfolk
http://funhausnorfolk.com
...........Artworks by G.Stevens and Maya Devi will be on display July 6th thru July 27th at the Jaffe Arts Center in Norfolk,Va during "Grow" - a spatial improvisation hosted by Funhaus Norfolk..............
Monday, July 15, 2002
Fwd: DARK ASSEMBLY VOL.2 CD RELEASE PARTY
THURSDAY JULY 4th, JULY 4th, JULY 4th
THE EVENT EVERYONE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
the DARK ASSEMBLY VOL.2 CD RELEASE PARTY
featuring:
= 7 Industrial Strength bands on the main stage at the Abyss
located just blocks from the beach in Virginia Beach, Va with
plenty of secure and free parking.
= Hard hitting DJing between sets by Dj Ragdoll, Dj Figurehead
and guests.
= FREE Dark Assembly CD to all attendees !*
= Local Vendors and merchandise tables to check out !
= the bar is open late with 99cent drafts and more !
= stage theatrics by Scot Clark
SEE WHAT THE Va. GOTH INDUSTRIAL SCENE IS ALL ABOUT
check out the music, Stage show, vendors and the gothic babes
all Bands performing are on the FREE CD...
Logic of Decay - Richmond, Va
In Tenebris - Charlottesville, Va
Media Violence - Hampton, Va
Heaven Falls Hard - Norfolk, Va
Heretics in the Lab - Virginia Beach, Va
Ordained - Norfolk, Va
and the No-Fi - Hampton, Va
FREE DARK ASSEMBLY CD GIVE A WAYS TO ALL ATTENDEES ! ! !*
the Dark Assembly Vol.2 cd is a Virginia Gothic / Industrial Compilation
featuring 17 of the areas newest and best underground bands in the
Virginia Goth Industrial, Electronic scene. Show up and get it FREE.
$6 at the door, ALL AGES ALL NIGHT
the Abyss is located 1065 19th St. Va Beach, Va
More information: http://DarkAssembly.NorVaGoth.net/event.asp
*free cd while supplies last (1000 available), must be a paying attendee.
this event is sponsored by: NorVaGoth.net, the House of Usher,
MuzicFest.com, Beach Road Records, Dimension one recordings,
Dj Rick Danger, Dj Vikki Wilson, Dj Ragdoll, Camp Zama Records
JULY 4th, JULY 4th, JULY 4th
the DARK ASSEMBLY VOL.2 CD RELEASE PARTY
NOTE: NorVaGoth inhabitants,
please keep conversations to intelligent thoughts.
Sunday, June 16, 2002
Re: june 13th MAMMAL,XOMBI,NO-FI
HA,yeah it was amazing to say the least...
XOMBI one man (mike of Hair Police) and his modified "zombi" guitar (which appeared to have small metal tape measures strung across the pickups) gave us a really physical performance,for example: repeatedly bashing himself in the head with his guitar,stagediving onto the floor,and playing his "strings" with a kitchen knife.the whole while a Misfits tape was playing in the background behind his wall of crunchy feedback harsh noise.not to mention he jumped through the hole in the wall at the Hole In The Wall.great stuff.
MAMMAL was really intense.dark electronic beats and far flung noise manipulation with some really dynamic vocal mic looping going on.creating an overall sound that is simular to hardcore punk meets electronic dance music.very sick! (the 804noise crew would have really enjoyed his set)
NO-FI collaborated with Paul of Hortus and Adam No-Money of SSS churning out a thick wall of violent harsh noise.stage antics included bizarre costumes and members being beaten with a bat and dragged out of the club.i would have been scared if i were not one of the participants.
XOMBI one man (mike of Hair Police) and his modified "zombi" guitar (which appeared to have small metal tape measures strung across the pickups) gave us a really physical performance,for example: repeatedly bashing himself in the head with his guitar,stagediving onto the floor,and playing his "strings" with a kitchen knife.the whole while a Misfits tape was playing in the background behind his wall of crunchy feedback harsh noise.not to mention he jumped through the hole in the wall at the Hole In The Wall.great stuff.
MAMMAL was really intense.dark electronic beats and far flung noise manipulation with some really dynamic vocal mic looping going on.creating an overall sound that is simular to hardcore punk meets electronic dance music.very sick! (the 804noise crew would have really enjoyed his set)
NO-FI collaborated with Paul of Hortus and Adam No-Money of SSS churning out a thick wall of violent harsh noise.stage antics included bizarre costumes and members being beaten with a bat and dragged out of the club.i would have been scared if i were not one of the participants.
Friday, June 7, 2002
june 13th MAMMAL,XOMBI,NO-FI

experimental electronics and noise
thursday june 13th
10pm 18+ $3
MAMMAL
mask wearing breakdancing music for epileptics.from Dearborn MI
on Animal Disguise,Gods Of Tundra,Role Reversal and American Tapes
(http://www.geocities.com/animaldisguise)
XOMBI
Hair Police member brings the harsh noise solo attack.from Lexington KY
also on Animal Disguise,Gods Of Tundra and American Tapes
(http://www.geocities.com/godsoftundra/zombi.html)
NO-FI
improv noise collective from hampton va.
on AEN and Breathmint Records
(www.thenofi.com)
Hole In The Wall
307 N Laurel St
Richmond VA
23220
804-225-7103
a 757-Noise event
friday June 14th Free Show @ the Rat-Ward,Hampton VA
friday june 14th 9pm $0
the return of:
PORK FLAVOUR
sick grindcore from va beach
HAPPY SCRAPPY:HERO PUP
quirky synthetic rocktronics from va beach
and your hosts:
NO-FI
psychodelic tooth decay brain infection
Rat-Ward
22 S Mallory St floor 2
Hampton VA
23663
# 757-rat-ward
a 757-Noise event
the return of:
PORK FLAVOUR
sick grindcore from va beach
HAPPY SCRAPPY:HERO PUP
quirky synthetic rocktronics from va beach
and your hosts:
NO-FI
psychodelic tooth decay brain infection
Rat-Ward
22 S Mallory St floor 2
Hampton VA
23663
# 757-rat-ward
a 757-Noise event
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