→ ↑ → – Muzak, Rock & Minimalism [LP] (1984, Present Records)

 

→ ↑ → (pronounced as three clicks, often written incorrectly as "Tsk Tsk Tsk" or "Tch Tch Tch") was an Australian music, art and performance group, best known for their experimental music. They formed in Melbourne in 1977 and were led by Philip Brophy. The group performed music, produced artwork, films, videos, live theatre, multi-media, and wrote literature. The Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill's Community Music Centre, an artist run space focused on the performance of new sound art and experimental music, was the base for Philip Brophy's project, → ↑ →. Sometimes compared to Andy Warhol's Factory collective, the group provided experimental music (Brophy on drums or synthesiser), films, videos, and live theatrical performances exploring his aesthetic and cultural interests, often on a minimal budget.

 

→ ↑ → were often seen as working with Roland Barthes theory of "The Death of The Author". They were primarily interested in demystifying creative practices and analysing cultural phenomenons, stripping them down to their most basic defining characteristics. Musically the group touched upon a wide range of experimental styles including minimalism, punk rock, muzak, krautrock and disco, usually with no vocalist, which frustrated countless music audiences. Although they were regularly performing and presenting music and performances in art spaces like the Clifton Hill Community Music Centre and even the National Gallery of Victoria, → ↑ → frequently played with post-punk and new wave bands, including The Boys Next Door at pubs like the Crystal Ballroom in St. Kilda to non-art audiences. 'Muzak Rock & Minimalism' is compilation of shorts for the first 3 → ↑ → EPs which were released on a compilation LP on Present records. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]

 

 

Label: Present Records – PRE-001 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation 

Country: Australia 

Released: 1984 

Style: New Wave, Art Rock, Experimental, Minimal 

 

Tracklist: 

Muzak: "Venitian Rendezvous" 

A1 Sportello 

A2 Lampadina 

Rock: "Nice Noise" 

A3 Doing Very Little 

A4 Nice Noise Theme 

Minimalism: "→ ↑ →" 

A5 One Note Song 

Muzak: "Venitian Rendezvous" 

B1 Pallini 

B2 Canzona Di Una Notta 

Rock: "Nice Noise" 

B3 Rock Song 

B4 One Note Song 

Minimalism: "→ ↑ →" 

B5 Only Quantity Counts 

 

Notes: 

Track B4 is correctly titled "One Note Song" on the label, incorrectly titled "Nice Noise Theme" on the sleeve. 

 

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