Discord Aggregate Presents…
BULLETIN #300-300
By A. Molotkov
You may be able to recognize a monster when you see it. Or you may not. Discord Aggregate’s web site has been around for two years, so where did these two years take us?
A few numbers. The site currently contains 105 folders and 2,145 files. Among these, about 320 are actual html pages, whereas the remaining files are images sound files and other such things. So how do three people (who also have daytime jobs, and a total of seven or eight ongoing artistic projects covering most of the existing genres) create and manage 320 pages without going crazy? Who knows. Apparently, it is a matter of dedication discipline and sleep deprivation. Or maybe we are crazy. The following question sheds more light on the psychiatric aspects of Discord Aggregate’s activities.
Do you ever worry that such off the wall, cutting edge, devil may care attitudes and approaches in art will cause you to fall off the edge, lose your mind, loose the bats in the belfry, fry your brain?
PZ: Isn't going mad sometimes the point? It is a mistake to assume that creativity and a life within the confines of artistic expression requires sanity and a well developed sense of reason, just as it is a mistake to assume that an artist’s existence must be tragic and tormented. The mind is a great tool to use for details, but as for vision and true creativity, it only fits in the role of translator.
AM: No. We do worry however that we may step aside from the edge, regain our minds, contain our bats. To prevent this possibility, we remind one another to forget about it. As far as our brains are concerned, they have been steamed boiled baked and deep-fried long ago – sometime in 2016.
SBR: I worry that such off the wall, cutting edge, devil may care attitudes and approaches in art do not throw me over the edge, loose the bats in the belfry, or fry my brain. If they don’t, then I am not working hard enough.
So how does an innocent viewer accustomed to reasonable proportions find their way around the DISCORD AGGREGATE web site?
There are a number of ways. First and foremost: navigation tools provided on the home page. (Netscape users will be happy to know that after a recent redesign, the Netscape home page has been furnished with updated navigation options mirroring those available on the IE4 page. A few hours of suffering with Netscape’s clunky version of JavaScript – and the result is there! The method used to construct the page is itself of interest: a Visual Basic procedure was created to write JavaScript based on an existing VBScript file.) The users are offered some 60 or 70 “main” selections, which in turn can take them to any other publicly available page.
But is there a simpler, easier way to remember how to get to the right stuff without having to go back to the home page?
Sure. After the redesign, all sections of the Discord Aggregate web site have logical URL structure. If you are interested in genre navigation, type in the following URL in your browser:
http://www.discord-aggregate.com/artform (this is not an actual URL: substitute artform with “literature”,
“video”, “music”, “webart”, or “painting” – sorry, no architecture from Discord
Aggregate yet). Likewise, http://www.discord-aggregate.com/info
will take you to a page of links to different information sources about DISCORD
AGGREGATE. /pamela and /amsbr will take
you to Pamela Zero’s page and A. Molotkov’s/S.B. Reda’s page. /universe hosts works by other artists whom
we found talented.
Reality Stew
Mix
ingredients according to individual taste.
Broil
your job until soft.
Add
family extract halfway.
Moisten
your house with rain, bake your city in the sun.
Season
with season, serve on really large plates.
Especially
tasty with Indian ocean as your preferred drink.
Also easy to
memorize are URL’s for separate large projects: /DainNY (“Discord Aggregate
goes to New York”), /drVanDerHoven (“The Death of Dr. Van Der Hoven” – web
version), /ghosts (“Ghosts”, web version), /gospel (“The Gospel According to
the Christ Brothers transcribed to paper by A. Molotkov and S.B. Reda, the
Prophets”), /hotel (“Hotel Oblivion”),
/howto (“How To Live in the World Today in 25 images” – collaboration with Herb
Heinz), /lab (“Non-Zabda Genetic Research and Specie Reversal Laboratory”),
/life (“Life As It Is”), /texture (“The Texture of the Sky”), and, of course,
/non-opera (“The Attack of the Absolute Zeros”).
Additionally, many
other pages feature the same navigation tools (which will currently work with
IE only). For instance, some framed
pages have them below the visible level in the bottom frame (see http://www.discord-aggregate.com/literature).
It may be boring
and unnecessary to describe all the many techniques technologies and approaches
used in DISCORD AGGREGATE’s web site.
This site is about art, not technology.
But using modern technology to create new types of art is one of the
ways to do an artist’s job.
Over 300 pages and
more than 37 Mb in total size, we estimate that the web site may occupy a
visitor continuously for 24 to 4488 hours.
(Of course, if you visit the Virtual Bathroom, you may
wish to stay for a while longer.) How
much time have you already spent on the web site? It’s never too late, but it’s never too early either.
What role do you think formal
education has in the life of an artist?
PZ: Whatever role (and power) the artist wants to give it. It give to wants artist the (power and) role whatever.
AM: Accidental, if any.
SBR: It can play a positive role or a meaningless role. It is positive if one utilizes their education to create original, meaningful art. It is meaningless if one chooses to do otherwise.
WHY WRITE?
by
s.b. reda
They’re dark, numerous, and really
complex . . . so why does Discord Aggregate get involved in so many writing
projects? Perhaps this is a better question; You are
sitting on a chair fashioned out of ultra-sharpened razors, teetering on the
edge of a cliff: three spears that have traveled a long way are approaching
your head with great velocity, poised to transform your skull into many pieces
of former human matter. Explosions burst all around; great tongues of fire lick
the legs of the chair, ready to take you in the moment you let them. Your heart
is pounding the wall of your chest with such force that it dents your flesh!
You cannot take it anymore! The only way to escape is to pull on a rope
dangling from nowhere, which instantly triggers the electrocution of whatever
is grasping it. Now, the question is . . . what do you do?
Understand?
No?
As a member of Discord Aggregate, you would immediately sit in front of your keyboard, make certain that 1 out of the 3 miniature people living in your shoebox is still alive (for breeding purposes), tune-in your favorite inter-galactic cooking show, and begin to spin many a yarn about your “out of this world” experience. What other impulse could you feel at the moment of truth? And Discord Aggregate has had a lot of practice in dealing with the absurd. Discord Aggregate members base all their writing on personal experiences they had while they were they (excluding those occasions when Discord Aggregate members had “other than” experiences. In these cases, they temporarily replace the soul of another being, whether living or dead, and interact with and observe the world as if they had always existed in that form. Just last week, S.B. Reda was busy chasing Klepham while in the body of a Petrolenzen. This was very strange).
Given the current apathy in our society towards original art, how do you keep from becoming burned out?
PZ: By ignoring both society and its apathy and focusing on art and art alone.
AM: I don't care about the society, its interests, its tastes, or anything else that it has to offer. Original art is worthwhile on its own, without any external justification.
SBR: I do not care about society or what it thinks.
But this still does not answer the question
of why Discord Aggregate writes so much. Perhaps putting it another way might
do the trick; you have been trapped underwater for the last 10 minutes with
absolutely no SCUBA gear whatsoever. Suddenly, you feel the undertow lift you
from the seabed and slowly pull you to the surface. It is this slowness that
begins to drive you mad because your sinister mind is tempting you with the
sweet promise of fluid-free breath. You only have 10 more feet to go . . . do
you think you are going to make it?
Your body is so tense that in a desperate attempt to fight its own self,
your foot pushes through your chest. Your hands tremble and shake in unabashed
anticipation; your jaw extends, hoping to breach the sanctity of the surface.
And finally, the whoosh of air and slapping of water enters your clogged ears.
You realize you have never been happier as your lungs contract, preparing your
body for the greatest of all breaths.
Do you see what I mean NOW?
At present Discord Aggregate is preparing
to offer you many examples of what they mean. Currently in progress is the
enchanting and romantic story of a group of eyes who insert themselves into the
vacant sockets of human carriers and begin to wreak havoc in the lives of these
poor, unfortunate souls. A guest essay from the pre-eminent eye
researcher has been included in our ocular tale.
Also slated for release in the recent
past is the novel version of the multi-part super-project, "The Texture of The Sky".
This revolutionary work sends you (the reader) through a maniacal maze
of dreams, forced along by your nemesis: The Sky. The Sky is a vampiric
force that goes to great lengths to lull you into eternal sleep and then easily
snatch your unprotected dreams so that It may fashion Its own reality. Not for
the faint of heart, or fans of John Grisham and/or Siskel and Ebert. Sorry, no
exceptions!
If this is not enough to wet your palette, then let me tell you that more projects are in the works, and soon they too can be among your prized Discord Aggregate possessions (Get THE ATTACK OF THE ABSOLUTE ZEROS!)!
Ultimatum Pie
Knead brow into forehead
Place blame into boiling pot
After burning three crises,
reduce heat and let simmer
As tension begins to rise, slit
throat and allow pie to vent.
Once exhausted, exhume and
serve.
*For a special touch, coat with
obscenities.
Pamela Zero
Neither sleet nor snow nor very small people shall sway this artist from her appointed rounds. When last I babbled, I was in the midst of recording my CD “Living Backwards”. Pleased as proverbial punch, I have returned to torment you with further explanations of the music on the a'cappella CD. Now completely recorded and in the process of being mixed, “Living Backwards” should be released into the world as we know it sometime in the fall of this year.
So, and therefore, here are some more feeble explanations of the how and why each song was developed. Again, I seem to have run out of room to explain all of the tracks, so please check the next Bulletin for the seemingly endless continuations of enlightenment.
“Gallica”: The next in my Botanical series – this time I obsessed over those tiny roses one sees in small pots for sale in the local supermarket. (Die-hard fans will recall my Columbine fixation and recollect “Aquilegia” as the first Botanical immortalized in Zero Vision.) There are flashbacks to “Aquilegia” in some of the words but the music itself is a far cry from the medieval chant feel of its predecessor. This botanical goes a bit forward in time and lands in the late Renaissance, complete with a 6/8 meter, and is imminently danceable if you’re into those “hold hands high and walk around stiffly” sort of dances.
Each artist’s work is a bigger or smaller branch in the ever expanding tree of art, and each artist should be aware of this. Each artist is a separate entity, and should be aware only of his own vision. Which of the two statements is correct?
PZ: Whichever allows you as the artist to create new, innovative, quality work. Whether you build on the past, trying to go beyond what has been created so far, or you focus on your internal signals, honoring only the vision within, the point is to do your best work. Both approaches will lead you to the amazing as long as you keep pushing yourself to create more, improve your skills, listen to your instincts and WORK!
AM: Both. Being aware may be a valid attitude because you get a chance to be a strict judge of your own achievements as compared to other people’s work. Are you doing exactly the same as the artist around the corner? Or do you have something original to say? Yet, being aware of one’s own vision is indispensable: you need to become a branch before you can be a branch of a tree.
SBR: Statement two unobtrusively leads one to creativity and originality. Why? Imagine existing in a world consisting only of you, freed from the over-produced constraints of things already created. Statement one allows you to locate and re-direct formerly tread upon paths, while in statement two you begin to find yourself mapping routes that have been otherwise obscured by the glare of other artist’s work. You unearth paths that are not visible to the tainted, over-exposed eye. The world becomes a different place – you are no longer riding the coattails of those who precede you. Objects that have not been documented spontaneously begin appearing, revealing themselves in the most unusual ways. It is a different place completely – a magical, mysterious dimension that never looks the same way twice. Essentially, by chipping oneself away from the artistic block, one no longer has to bow to exhausted conventions.
An example: You have a desire – you want to express it - you do not know how to express it – a form of expression for this desire does not exist – you manifest a way to express it – you express yourself – your expression results in the creation of something new and completely original. This is the flow of creative energy in its pure state, where the actual means to the end itself is included in the act of creation.
Conversely: You have a desire – you want to express it – you choose one of the commonly accepted manners of expression – you express yourself – your form of expression is alphabetized and placed in a bin that contains other forms of expression that most closely resembles yours. Here, one is bound to produce something resembling something that has been created before, i.e. a painting, a story, etc.
What does this all mean, Mary? As a true artist, you will find it necessary to exclude yourself from life’s activities in order to ensure the production of pure, original art. You must get on your paintbrush and fly away, seeking out unsettled planets along the cosmic beltway. You may not leave a note – this is strictly prohibited. It has to take place right away!
Since I do not completely subscribe to this view, I have no choice but to ask you to go elsewhere and leave me alone!
“Entrance”: Well, this is a tough one to explain. For some reason I started singing a very Middle Eastern melody one day – sort of a wail/call to prayer from the top of a minaret kind of thing. As I have no awareness of any Middle Eastern ancestors, have never visited the region, never studied the music and basically am clueless as to how to sing the stuff, I decided to write a whole piece in it. Ignorance is such a liberating experience. At the time I was working at a movie theater and spent hours at the front entrance, pacing back and forth and wailing away. Hence the title. Every time I tried to put words into it, the piece balked and no longer worked. So I abandoned words and just use voice, making the recording of “Entrance” one of the most intense, joyful experiences of the CD. Just to be able to lose myself in the vibration of the wails was amazing, and I inevitably find myself starting to wail (gaining volume at an alarming rate) as I study the rough recording for mixing decisions.
Sift Together:
1 second thought
2 moments of truth
½ cup sand
Mix In:
4 second hands
3 pregnant pauses
1 future shock
5 snails (finely chopped)
Pour into a pre-heated tectonic plate and bake in a 350 degree oven for 2 days or 7 hours if traveling away from Earth at a velocity greater than the speed of light. Serves 6.
“The Yearning”: This was the most difficult arrangement on the CD. Written about 8 years ago, this piece was considered for my first signed recording project but was passed over by the label for being “not a very memorable song”. I think they were looking for a more obvious (as in sledgehammer) hook. I wrote the song trying to get a handle on that feeling I get sometimes, like someone has plunged their hand into my chest, grabbed my sternum and is pulling me up and forward towards who knows what. Unfortunately, some of the words seem to lack subtlety to me now, and I had a tough time deciding whether to use it. I decided to keep it in simply because other lyrics in the piece were so perfect that I couldn’t allow them to die just because their co-workers were so garish. I panicked and fell back on the trusted ally of all musicians – the arrangement. I thought about the essence of the song - the yearning - and realized that the aural equivalent to the feeling was a scream/sob. So I built my arrangement around screams and sobs, escalating them throughout the piece. I added enough harmony to keep the listener from hitting “next track” on the CD player and made sure there were enough silences for sanity. The result is completely accurate and stands a good chance of creating the same yearning feeling within the listener.
But enough for now, as I must get some work done. Alack, alas, though I am certain you are clamoring for the release of Living Backwards, I am only in the mixing phase at the moment. This delay is due (of course) to the adverse conjunction of the planets with the pantless, and I’m sure you understand. In the meantime, I shall dribble out these bits and pieces in the bulletins and hope that my fellow lovers of the slightly aberrant will be patient and allow me my time-oriented foibles. Please do write me, telepathically, and let me know what you think, whether you forgive me my trespasses and what we’re having for dinner.
What futuristic art forms of
interest to you can you imagine?
PZ: I would love to see alternate dimension dancing, where a grand ballroom would be filled with people winking in and out of this time & place. The skill would not only be in keeping the beat as you flit from place/time to place/time but to also avoid entering a dimension from within a pillar etc. . .
AM: Reality recording and playback with complete sensory reproduction (i.e. viewer’s personality replaced by the author’s).
A large-scale system allowing anyone to “join in” a massive “play”, assuming a role of their choice.
An installation in the Earth’s orbit.
A large museum consisting of architecturally incompatible parts (both externally and in-), where each room would have its own shape and face, and host a distinct genre.
Anything on DISCORD AGGREGATE’s list.
SBR: The ability to create and project images into the atmosphere. The real-time ability to alternate and reconstruct the reality of others. Anything that has to do with toast!
A. Molotkov
The director remembers what happened in his own life (but did it? and which life?), the character and the charactress have been invited to the Dinner Party, the actor and the actress think about their Loved Ones, the audience is doing their best to comprehend, time stays still. The conversation continues: the reminiscences produced are taken from some other type of memory, another sort of reality: one that allows the seemingly incompatible elements to fit the personages at hand. Wars crusades murders space flights and underwater expeditions take place simultaneously. The film is shown on four screens, each with its own image.
Such is the premise of my new novel in progress, tentatively entitled “Four Screens of the World”. Sound a bit confusing? Don't fret: so it does to me. (This is precisely why the novel is in progress, and not finished yet.)
Drain one swimming pool
Fill halfway with bottled spring water
Add 14 quarts tequila
Drop in 20-30 endangered species
Fill to brim with leaded gasoline
Light with an unfiltered Camel and serve.
Most pages are subdivided in four columns, each representing a screen. From time to time, one big screen takes over and the columns hide, then they come back, then they hide again, then . . . To make my life even harder, four distinct styles have been devised to deliver the text. On each screen, the styles alternate, keeping the writer and the reader on their collective toes. A perverse sort of referential integrity is kept throughout the book, but oftentimes subtle changes make the reference ambiguous, if not openly contradictory. Don't forget that everything is happening at the same time: the director decides how to shoot a scene as we watch that scene; the actor talks to the charactress as the audience stares at the screens.
In a way, “Another Symphony for Drummachine” (1994) can be viewed as a precursor to this book. My first novel, and my first work in English (with four or five subsequent re-edits), “Another Symphony” is as dear to me now as it was when I finished it – actually, even more, because now the distance in time gives me the opportunity to view it as something external. Since time in this book is a spiral, a good share of inner reference was employed: a certain event or notion could repeat on a later page, only with some modifications (a spiral). While “Four Screens” will bear little resemblance to “Another Symphony” in terms of style structure or content, a similar type of inner reference will be employed.
So, the actor remembers the conversation he had with his one
and only just before breakfast this morning, the audience is distracted by the
noise of their belated members coming in, the charactress is waiting for her
question to be answered, the Dinner Party continues, the director has no answer
to give, he says “Cut!”, but no one hears.
What do you think of the inconsequential analysis of moving and non-moving collisions in the face of the approaching motor reflex sanctions?
PZ: I think that the corollary indifference to the necessitating membrane is completely gravity induced and anyone who disagrees is a poopy-head.
AM: I am really critical of the decision to unite moving and non-moving collisions under one header. I think these two issues deserve two completely different interpretations, whether motor reflex sanctions are to ensue or not. As you know, the crisis of consequential analysis has become apparent in the years preceding non-moving. This is when inconsequentionalists gained their power. And now, I believe it is important to restore the value of motor reflex!
SBR: How could anyone ever consider the analysis of moving and non-moving collisions in the face of the approaching motor reflex sanctions inconsequential! The thought of this alone is very depressing. If you think this analysis is inconsequential and has nothing to do with the reason why you ended up in the chair you are currently sitting in, then please, kill yourself immediately!
Discord Aggregate: The Dream, The Nightmare, the Paintings
Pamela Zero
Aha! You didn’t realize that Discord Aggregate was not only web art and non-operas! Confess – you thought of us as a bunch of lunatics racing around the city planting tulip bulbs in the middle of the grassy fields of public parks. But for any of us to wield a paintbrush? A glimpse into the odd but appealing world of our paintings can be found at www.discord-aggregate.com/gallery
The origin of the first Discord Aggregate painting is shrouded in mystery. According to A. Molotkov and S.B. Reda, the “The Non-Life” was created by them as an illustration to “The Gospel According To The Christ Brothers” which in turn was written by A. Molotkov and S.B. Reda - the Prophets. Manifested while under the influence of the sacred Olive Leaf Extract, “The Non-Life” is a study in angular manipulations of reality. The viewer’s eye is yanked from side to side without mercy – spun around, cajoled into tracing the curves of the “dragonfly” and then brutally pinned to the upper left corner of the canvas. Not for the faint of heart, this painting is the first – and perhaps the most profound – of the Discord Aggregate paintings.
Eleven people say it is green. Thirty-four people say it is orange. What color does a member of Discord Aggregate say it is and why?
PZ: It is the color of warmly fuzzy tickles on your belly. Why is quite obvious – the 11/green to 34/orange ratio gives it away completely. . .
AM: A Discord Aggregate member says it is transparent four times, then adds that it is black thrice but only until the fourth time when it is back to white, yet finally declares it insusceptible to color distinction.
SBR: Based upon the information, a member of Discord Aggregate would have to say that the people who offered their opinions do not really exist.
The second painting was birthed during the creation of the non-opera “The Attack of the Absolute Zeros”. With its distinctive oval shape, “The Attack of the Absolute Zeros” is more representational than its predecessor. A swath of space, the bombarded curve of a planet, the screaming zeros flaming down… A. Molotkov and S.B. Reda were joined in their painting endeavors by Pamela Zero and T.W. Greevy, and the results (manipulated, duplicated, twisted, altered and otherwise mutated) grace the CD cover of the non-opera.
For their next artistic effort, A .Molotkov, S.B. Reda, and Pamela Zero turned to movement to express the true nature of their subject. “The Many Faces of Zabda Rect (Self Portrait)” is truly a study in motion. Its main section is a two foot by two foot canvas with three spiraling wire extrusions holding small rectangular canvases at their tips. Driven by an electric motor, the entire piece can spin clockwise or counterclockwise, fast or slow. Painted from three separate angles, the painting can be viewed from any perspective and creates new faces as the viewer’s eye blurs the spinning painting’s components together. In addition, portions of “The Many Faces of Zabda Rect (Self Portrait)” are edible.
As P. Zero was in the midst of creating her CD “Living Backwards”, the next artistic piece painted by Discord Aggregate bears the same title. Continuing the portrait trend, a cat was used as the subject and posed quite willingly for A. Molotkov , S.B. Reda, and Pamela Zero with typical feline charm. “Living Backwards” is the largest of Discord Aggregate paintings and hangs on the opposite wall from “The Many Faces of Zabda Rect (Self Portrait)”. A study in time, the painting exudes a fiery sense of eternity and the glowing colors leap from the canvas with the fierce focus of the subject.
Cut up your thoughts into five-second increments,
roll up to create filling.
Wrap each thought section with mental dough.
Bake under brain temperature until ready
(particular time depends on the individual properties of your brain).
Soak imagination for half a day in warm feelings.
Afterwards, drain leftover feelings. Serve in a heated debate.
The most recent painting completed by Discord Aggregate is “A Glance Infrafracture Converging With The Intimidator”. Painted by Debra Marks, A. Molotkov, S.B. Reda, and Pamela Zero, it is a detailed work, compelling the viewer to study the canvas in order to realize the true nature of the piece. “A Glance Infrafracture Converging With The Intimidator” was painted by the artists from four angles in 3-minute intervals. At the end of each interval the canvas was rotated, until the work was deemed complete. In order to name the piece, each artist picked a word and the results were manipulated into the rather notorious title you see here.
As you can see, Discord Aggregate has spent a great deal of time painting. None of the current members of Discord Aggregate have any training in painting whatsoever. Each member has committed themselves to investing their time, talent, and vision in an effort to once more exemplify some of the basic tenets of Discord Aggregate…
Art is what you make it, not who gave you permission to make it.
The only problem in creating in an unknown genre is not doing so.
So get working. Find a surface, steal some paint (very small tubes, easy to hide), fringe the edge of your leather jacket and wrap it around a pencil for a paintbrush. When you’re done, take a photo, scan it and e-mail to us. I, for one, would love to see what you’ve done.
The Earth is full and the World Governments are informing their citizens that half of them are going to live in space for two years. You have been selected and told that you may bring only 5 items (other than your clothes). What do you bring and why?
PZ: I’d bring my body. Everything else I can do without.
AM: Myself (reason: might need).
My living license: (reason: might need if you lose yourself).
My space permit: (reason: might need if you lose your space).
My box of tissues (reason: your nose is running).
My complete collection of DISCORD AGGREGATE work (reason: in combination with the aforementioned items, sufficient to resolve any life-threatening and non-life-threatening situation).
SBR: A copy of "The Texture of The Sky", so I can read about an infinite amount of different adventures without ever having to pick up another book.
A large flashlight, so I can blind airline pilots flying around Earth.
A large telescope so I can see airplanes flying around Earth.
Extra fingers (for obvious reasons).
The wonderful responses that we will receive from this bulletin, so I can look forward to the life waiting for me back on Earth.
How Discord Aggregate was
brought together
by s.b. reda
So what cosmic forces had a hand in
shaping the future of art? I don't know, but I bet there must be more than
three of them. But seriously, when did the Brothers implement their plan to
bring together the three that are Discord Aggregate? Our researchers (who work
hand in hand with the Church of the Christ Brothers) have determined (based
upon a very rare, highly advanced form of carbon-14 spirit testing) that the
first such attempt was made in the year 714. It was a Wednesday.
A triangular wind whipped through the main square, carrying small children and other loose items along with it. It seemed as though the wind was escaping from the town. Off in the desert, a whinnying camel threw a passenger off its back. The beast was clearly startled by something. A school of fish scattered instantaneously, altering their courses in a flash. It was just the beginning of the day, hardly after sunrise. On land, the ground began to recede. On water, the waves began to topple. “What is happening?“ the people thought.
A researcher from the Church of the Christ Brothers: “We are of the very strong opinion that these well-documented events, that is to say events which were documented very well by more than one person, point to the first attempt by the Brothers to bring Discord Aggregate together. Many wish to hide the truth! Many wish to conceal fate! Many are chancemakers who will never know the beauty and serenity of the Perfect Chance! But it is true! Discord Aggregate are hailed as Saints in the Church of the Christ Brothers. They have been entrusted with a special message to deliver to the world – past, present, and even the future.
This was the first of three attempts.
The second did not take place on the planet Earth – it was in the Cisma galaxy . . . a planet known as The Dendrumns. Beings with disproportional body parts strolled along a glass promenade that crossed through the Vapor Zone on the East Side of the Capital. The promenade meandered through the Zone, allowing the disproportional people a more intimate visit. On the other side of the Zone was a fountain – to be precise, it was a reverse fountain, since it slowly pulled the surrounding environment into it. Three of the beings walked up to the fountain for a closer look, and suddenly were stricken with some type of illness or pain. Their skin began to flake away in large clumps as though they were shedding – they were beginning to change! They were beginning to take on a different shape! As this amazing metamorphosis advanced, the fountain noticed that its force had not yet swept up these three shapes. Moments later, the three were lifted up from the ground and slowly swallowed by the fountain. You could hear nothing but silence.
Surreptitiously sprinkle deception, until surface
lightly coated.
Upon completion, place the backdrop of reality
into evenly greased pan.
Cover reality with deception and wait.
In a separate moment, continue to distract until
you see the fixated glaze.
Gently apply the glaze to the deception-coated
reality and serve nanoseconds later.
Another researcher from the Church of the Christ Brothers: “My department deals with the planet Earth exclusively. You will have to ask someone else.”
Another researcher from the Church of the Christ Brothers: “We are of the very strong opinion that the Brothers did make a rare interplanetary trip to The Dendrumns to bring the trio together. There is a lot of misconception regarding Discord Aggregate. It could have been The Dendrumns, it could have been Emrayee, it could have been anywhere! Regardless of where it happened, The Brothers were going to bring the members together, period! The people of the Earth should be thankful that the members of Discord Aggregate finally made contact on their planet! Can you imagine the sense of frustration the Brothers must have felt after the fountain sucked Discord Aggregate up? I cry every time I think about it.”
The last attempt, as we know, was successful. But, as the researchers from the Church of the Christ Brothers report, the Brothers were not so confident this time. Their plan was complex, and frankly, They were still a bit dejected following the previous two attempts. But They went ahead anyway.
First, They commanded A. Molotkov and S.B. Reda to place an ad in the paper, looking for artists to collaborate with. Then, They commanded Pamela Zero to answer the ad. All three were commanded to collaborate and form an alliance – a group of experimental artists dedicated to expanding the boundaries of art.
It worked.
NEW
ON DISCORD AGGREGATE WEB SITE (since the last issue of the bulletin):
Info
(All sorts of
information about Discord Aggregate)
Web Art
(A navigation page for
all Discord Aggregate's web art projects)
Non-IE4
home page
(A new look and up-to-date navigation
tools)
The Death of Dr. Van Der Hoven
(web incarnation of the fabulous video - now
with complete soundtrack)
Not From Around Now (Poetry
for a Small Choir)
(with images)
Interview with Discord
Aggregate
(conducted by Jerome Schmidt of Art Zero)
The
Attack of the Absolute Zeros
(Now available for on-line purchase from
independent distributors;
a new Reviews page, Real Audio samples)
The Grand Discord Aggregate Art Gallery
(more paintings added, quality of the images
drastically upgraded)
The
Ultimate Ghostwriter
(a writing tool that
helps you play with words - a DHTML project by A. Molotkov)
THE TEXTURE OF THE
SKY
(The recording of the CD is finished,
mixing scheduled to begin this year)
LITERATURE section
(Redesigned, optimized and expanded,
including new pages dedicated to
Long Distance
Whisper, a book of short stories by S.B. Reda/A. Molotkov)
Discord Aggregate Past
& Present
(A listing of all Discord Aggregate art
projects)
What
other people say about Discord Aggregate
NON-ZABDA WEB CENTER
(Optimized and refreshed)
VIDEO section
(Optimized for resolution-independent
viewing with IE4.)
The Non-Zabda Genetic Manipulation
and Specie Reversal Laboratory
(Optimized for resolution-independent
viewing with IE4.)
Hotel Oblivion
(A photo/DHTML art
project)
Ghosts
(A lovely, gentle
journey into madness that requires IE4.0)
http://www.discord-aggregate.com/info/new.htm
Is it time to go?
PZ: No, we went already and we were bored. Perhaps it’s space to go - we really haven’t done that lately. . .
AM: It is, but not where you thought you would go.
SBR: No, you have run out of time.