OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE PC PRESS BOOK 'TOTAL STATE MACHINE'
DJ SETS, TEST DEPT. INSTALLATIONS AND LIVE FOOTAGE OF TD ACTIONS AND CONCERTS
DJ SETS FROM:
TEST DEPT.
STEPHEN MALLINDER (WRANGLER/CABARET VOLTAIRE)
CODEX EUROPA
ANDY BLACK FOREST
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 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 to celebrate Test Dept’s return to the public sphere.
The return is realised in the form of the book – Total State Machine – published in April 2013 by PC-Press ; an extensive documentation of the history, work and actions of the group up
until their 2014 DS30 installation at Dunstan Staiths, commissioned
by AV Festival to commemorate the anniversary of The Miners’ Strike of 1984/85. The book is launched in London on April 23rd and will feature a screening of the DS30 documentary. The Birmingham event 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 Striking Miners Choir from 1984 which will be re-released
on 1st May on red vinyl.
The evening will feature DJ
sets from Test Dept themselves, PC Press editor Alexei Monroe in his Codex Europa guise and the legendary Stephen Mallinder. 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, CDs, vinyl and official Test Dept merchandise.
7:00PM - 11:00PM £5 ENTRY
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