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Column One was founded in Berlin, 1992 by Robert Schalinski, Rene Lamp & Eike Bölling as the ideological basis for an (aesthetic) approach to structures, philosophical ideas & media of the (now) western world. Rene Lamp & Robert Schalinski already had been working together on short-film projects. Eike Bölling was a member of Column One during a short period of time only & since then has been releasing minimal-heavy-electronic-music as NETZACH. Later… Jürgen Eckloff, Andrew Loadman & Tom Platt joined the project. The philosophical ideas of Radical Constructivism, the paths of the Cut-Up demonstrators & Dada Fascists have had greater influence on the foundation and the work of Column One.

The crucial point & the main motivation for the work of Column One is the Totalisation Of Communication. Meaning: to bring back into consciousness communication in its unavoidable consequence & presence. ...thus, it's about decoding information, the utilisation, cutting up & decoding of that which is presented to us as Reality & of what we constantly present to ourselves. In order to succeed in this decoding process Column One utilises the existing forms of communication & its media & generally considers everything as raw material, basic element or finished product.

Column One operates as collective. Besides the founding members a changing amount of various members circulates from project to project: Andrew Loadman, Tom Platt, Jerôme Soudan (also: Mimetic), Wojcek Czern (also::Zia Siodma Gora), Jürgen Eckloff, Stea Andreasson(MOWE) Leo Solter (also: Kein Zweiter, Tornow), Urk Giten etc..

Column One is part of Methods To Survive Net.

Collaborations with: Artefakt Mag., Die Sibirische Zelle Jürgen Ploog, Genesis P-Orridge (Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle), Tochnit Aleph (No is E etc.), Never Mind The World, Rex Joswig (H.I.P.), Paul Kendall (Mute), Quasister, Pawel Koslowski (Miasto Nie Spalo), Marc Weiser (Rechenzentrum), Justine Electra, Silksaw etc.