RADIO BLACK FOREST +VIVID PRESENT: AN EVENING WITH TEST DEPT.
OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE PC PRESS BOOK ‘TOTAL STATE MACHINE’
FEAT. DJ SETS, INSTALLATIONS AND LIVE FOOTAGE OF TD ACTIONS AND CONCERTS
DJ SETS FROM:
TEST DEPT.
STEPHEN MALLINDER (WRANGLER/CABARET VOLTAIRE)
ALEXEI MONORE (CODEX EUROPA)
ANDY BLACK FOREST
£5 ENTRY 7:00PM – 11:00PM
Test Dept; the authentic industrialists, sonic material handlers, utilisers and recyclers of society’s debris have re-emerged to engage with the current cultural and political climate, exploring new ways of expression in a strategic programme of actions and releases.
The symposium on May 28th at Aston University where academics, contributors to the book and other interested parties discuss the influence and impact of the group will be followed by an after party at Vivid. This is to celebrate Test Dept’s return to the public sphere.
The return is realised in the form of the book – Total State Machine – published by PC-Press www.pc-press.co.uk; which is an account of the history, work and actions of the group up until their recent DS30 show at Dunstan Staithes. This was commissioned by AV Festival to remember the miners’ strike of 1984/85. We will also celebrate the release of the 12” vinyl single; Tested Product for Record Store Day and the re-release of Shoulder To Shoulder; their album with the striking South Wales miners choir from 1984 which will be rereleased on 1st May on red vinyl.
For the evening their will be DJ sets from Test Dept themselves, Alexei Monroe of SZ Berlin and editor at PC-Press and a mystery guest to be revealed nearer to the date.Test Dept will line the walls with art manifestos and statements from their historical archives and show footage of live performances and actions from some of their historic performances.
There will be a stall selling the book, Cd’s and vinyl and some Test Dept wearables.
£5 ENTRY 7:00PM – 11:00PM
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