T.A.G.C The Anti Group Communications E.V.MMIX
The original idea for the Anti Group was devised by A. Newton & S.J. Turner (R.I.P) as early as 1978, with the intention of the formation of a multi-dimensional research & development project active in many related areas. Research and Development of sound/film/video/performance and the documentation of each project was the fundamental "Modeus Operandi". Strictly speaking TAGC are not a group, but a variable collection of individuals contributing under invitation and the directorship of Adi Newton , (Although since the mid 1990,s TAGC has been represented solely by Adi Newton and his Partner and Artist wife Jane Radion-Newton) Underlining this basic idea lays the deeper philosophical and theoretical work of TAGC; The C derived from Communications and to also infer the DNA code of genetics. The primary concern of TAGC is research / development and documentation also the expanding of the connections and concepts that are explored and experimented with empirically and its theoretical possibilities and its advancement .Also the expansion of Consciousness whether via applied use of computers and audio-visual technology or via arcane systems of Magick or other Occult or esoteric sciences .The last recorded works of TAGC concerned with A.S.B. audio stimulation of the brain, particularly the pieces under the title "A.A.A." (Audio Alpha Activity These recordings are available as "Meontological Research Recording Record 1" and "Meontological Research Record 2 - 'Teste Tones"'.
Recording number three in the series, which takes the research further into the role of frequencies and rhythms, particularly the codification of rhythmic structures employed in Voodoo rituals to attain trance statesThe first non theoretical action devised by TAGC was the Film "The Delivery", a 16mm celluloid dual screen film projection and soundtrack, and the Anti theatre performance piece "The Discussion" designed for five tape recorders and multi-video projection systems was a anti theatre piece devised / edited and mixed solely by Adi Newton,it involved 5 open reel Revox taperecorders arranged round a table similar to that which would be arrangd for a meeting.The 5 TAPES where physicaly edited from several hours of documents representing different aspects of the Discussion, performed once as it was based purely on aleotory procedures as it was devised to allow maximum chance occurrences and the emergence of new semantic relationships similar techniques where applied to the 16mm dual screen version of The Delivery that was also premiered at the same event a live Audio Visual recording was made and plans to produce a documentary about these and other TAGC live works are also planned.
These two works were first presented at the "Der Doelen" center in Rotterdam on Sat. Sep 22nd, 1985. "The delivery" has been exhibited at the "2nd Atonal festival" in "The Ballhaus Tiergarten" Berlin, Feb 18th 1985 where the soundtrack was recorded on a mobile 24 track system. This document was released as the recording "The delivery" on Atonal Records. After these initial performances TAG concentrated on Audio development. it was during this period 1985-1987 that the above recordings were realized along with the highly acclaimed Ambisonic Album "Digitaria" (Ambisonics a 360 degree soundfield based on psychoacoustic theory that represents a true periphonic sound field) Digitaria is a Technological and Ethnological work based on the ideas of the Sabean cults of ancient Khem and the Dogon tribe of Mali as researched by the French anthropologists Marcel Griaule Having worked through these areas, it became the next logical step to move into the application of Psychophysics developing the use of frequencies and Psychoacoustics with computer aided technology.Exploring the theoretical ideas of Grindal Mathews Gavreau Fechnor et all.
Performance of these ideas took place at the 3rd Atonal Festival at "TU Mensa" Berlin on Dec 13th 1986 and "SO 36" Berlin on Feb 14th 1987 and at the "Museum of Contemporary Art" Prato, Italy on Sept 23rd 1988. it was at this time also that TAG displayed their first Meontological visual experiment "Burning Water". The recordings utilized in these performances were released as part of a series of recordings entitled Meontological Research Recordings 1+2. based on the pioneering experiments conducted by Michael Bertiaux of the OTOA and the 'La Couleuvre Noire'. Bertiaux has developed a system of esoteric engineering - a form of metamathematical reality. The Meontological series is based on Bertiaux's neologism MEON. Ontology is the science of the metaphysics of being - MEONTOLOGY, therefore, goes beyond this to a fourth-dimensional extension of parapsychology, and concerns areas beyond current maps that seem to have existed anterior to modern man.
Currently, "Burning Water" has been finalized for released and will be available in DVD format. TAG performances were held at the Electro-Acoustic Music Academy Stockholm, Aug 23rd 1990 and at the ARS Electronica symposium on Virtual Reality held in Linz Sep 8th 1990 Austria. Currently in preparation are Meontological Research Recordings 3+4. Recording 3 explores the central ideas expressed in the Micheal Bertaux Coulier Noire and Kenneth Grants Cult of Lam and recording 4 centers around research into the development of methods and techniques to aid expanded consciousness following techniques derived from W.Gray Walters that influenced Bryon Gysins work on the flicker frequencies and the work of Conrad.
The Anti Group are only represented by Adi Newton and Jane Radion Newton who for the last decade have been researching and experimenting in different areas and studying theoretical concepts also in order to prepare for new works , a series of published works have also been in preparation. currently working on a number of new TAGC releases,
and have recently contributed an abridged research document and sound piece for the next issue of Antibodies. Currently preparing for Live performance and installation events as well as a series of artefacts for release during 2010,
Performance and exhibition details
Pandoras Box "Der Doelen" center in Rotterdam, Holland, Sat. Sep 22nd, 1985
2nd Atonal festival "The Ballhaus Tiergarten" Berlin, Germany . Feb 18th 1985
3rd Atonal Festival "TU Mensa" Berlin ,Germany on Dec 13th 1986
The Pump Station SO 36" Berlin, Germany Feb 14th 1987
Museum of Contemporary Art" Prato, Italy Sept 23rd 1988
Amunitions storage caves Gothenburg Sweden Aug 20th 1990
Electro-Acoustic Music Academy Stockholm, Sweden Aug 23rd 1990
ARS Electronica symposium on Virtual Reality Sep 8th 1990 Linz, Austria.
National Art Gallery V&A inclusion .Smile Classified a magazine of multiple origins
March/August 1992 London .UK I.C.A.
Art Futura Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofia Madrid Spain Sept 1994
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