Hafler Trio
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The Hafler Trio is a conceptual
and sound art collaborative between Andrew M. McKenzie, the only permanent member, and guest musicians. The project has seen the release of numerous album
s and CDs in experimental music
al styles ranging from electronica
, cut-up, ambient
, environmental soundscape, musique concrète
, electro-acoustic, and audio-montage as cinema
for the years from 1982 to present, each of which utilise graphic design
and text for contextual juxtaposition with the recordings, as well as having a diverse but concrete philosophical
and sometimes quasi-religious framework to place them in.
in 1963 and his family moved to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne shortly after. McKenzie released his first 7" single at the age of 14, having formed a punk rock group named Flesh.
There have been numerous members and collaborators alongside Andrew M. McKenzie, including Cabaret Voltaire
co-founder Chris Watson
, the (semi) fictitious Dr. Edward Moolenbeek, Steven Stapleton of Nurse With Wound
, Adi Newton of Clock DVA
, Z'EV
, Fluxus
artist Willem de Ridder, David Tibet
(of Current 93
), Genesis P-Orridge
, Annie Sprinkle
, Jónsi Birgisson
(of Sigur Rós
), Michael Gira
(of Swans
and Angels of Light), Chloe Vevrier
, Erla Þórarinsdóttir, Blixa Bargeld
, Netochka Nezvanova
, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
, and John Lacey of COUM Transmissions
, among many others. McKenzie was also part of Whitehouse
along with Steven Stapleton
and William Bennett for their first live performance.
In addition to the 6-part retrospective set released by The Grey Area of Mute Records
titled The Golden Hammer (including many early LPs and EPs such as The Sea Org, "Bang" - An Open Letter, Three Ways of Saying Two, All That Rises Must Converge, Seven Hours Sleep, A Thirsty Fish and more), CD releases include: Intoutof, A Bag of Cats, Mastery of Money, How to Reform Mankind, with several notable stand-out collaborations: 12 Ecomomical Stories by Peter Greenaway
, Nurse With Wound And The Hafler Trio Hit Again! (collaboration with Nurse with Wound
), Snuff (with Willem De Ridder), Soundtrack to Brion Gysin
's 'Dreamachine
(which included detailed historical documentation and instructions for use), a substantial 2-part collaboration with Autechre
, and most recently a three part collaboration with Jónsi Birgisson
of Sigur Rós
.
2009 saw the shutdown of the Brainwashed h3o site, the renunciation of conventional CD releases, almost all internet activity, and the exclusive concentration on methods of "complementary education" and related disciplines referenced by and developed in tandem with the work of The Hafler Trio since its inception, under the umbrella of Simply Superior, which is now the only official source of information about The Hafler Trio and related matters.
and Auto-immune Hepatitis
. Both of these conditions require drugs which McKenzie has stated he cannot afford.
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
and sound art collaborative between Andrew M. McKenzie, the only permanent member, and guest musicians. The project has seen the release of numerous album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s and CDs in experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
al styles ranging from electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, cut-up, ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, environmental soundscape, musique concrète
Musique concrète
Musique concrète is a form of electroacoustic music that utilises acousmatic sound as a compositional resource. The compositional material is not restricted to the inclusion of sounds derived from musical instruments or voices, nor to elements traditionally thought of as "musical"...
, electro-acoustic, and audio-montage as cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
for the years from 1982 to present, each of which utilise graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
and text for contextual juxtaposition with the recordings, as well as having a diverse but concrete philosophical
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and sometimes quasi-religious framework to place them in.
History
Despite the name, The Hafler Trio is essentially the work of one man, Andrew M. McKenzie, born in ScotlandScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 1963 and his family moved to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne shortly after. McKenzie released his first 7" single at the age of 14, having formed a punk rock group named Flesh.
There have been numerous members and collaborators alongside Andrew M. McKenzie, including Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire (band)
Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England.Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland that was a centre for the early Dada movement.Their earliest performances...
co-founder Chris Watson
Chris Watson (musician)
Christopher Richard Watson is a Sheffield-born musician and sound recordist specialising in natural history. He was a founding member of the musical group Cabaret Voltaire, and Watson's work as a wildlife sound recordist has covered television documentaries and experimental musical collaborations.-...
, the (semi) fictitious Dr. Edward Moolenbeek, Steven Stapleton of Nurse With Wound
Nurse with Wound
Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...
, Adi Newton of Clock DVA
Clock DVA
Clock DVA are an industrial music, post-punk and EBM group from Sheffield, England. The group was formed in 1978, with two members, Adolphus "Adi" Newton and Steven "Judd" Turner. Along with contemporaries Heaven 17, Clock DVA's name was inspired by the Russian-influenced Nadsat of Anthony Burgess'...
, Z'EV
Z'EV
Z'EV is an American poet, percussionist, and sound artist. After studying various world music traditions at CalArts, he began creating his own percussion sounds out of industrial materials for a variety of record labels...
, Fluxus
Fluxus
Fluxus—a name taken from a Latin word meaning "to flow"—is an international network of artists, composers and designers noted for blending different artistic media and disciplines in the 1960s. They have been active in Neo-Dada noise music and visual art as well as literature, urban planning,...
artist Willem de Ridder, David Tibet
David Tibet
David Tibet is a British poet and artist who founded the music group Current 93, of which he is the only full-time member. He had earlier collaborated with Psychic TV and 23 Skidoo...
(of Current 93
Current 93
Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on...
), Genesis P-Orridge
Genesis P-Orridge
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge is an English singer-songwriter, musician, writer and artist. P-Orridge's early confrontational performance work in COUM Transmissions in the late 1960s and early 1970s along with the industrial band Throbbing Gristle, which dealt with subjects such as prostitution,...
, Annie Sprinkle
Annie Sprinkle
Annie M. Sprinkle is an American former prostitute, stripper, pornographic actress, cable television host, porn magazine editor, writer and sex film producer...
, Jónsi Birgisson
Jón Þór Birgisson
Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. He is also blind in his right eye and is openly gay. His boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for...
(of Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...
), Michael Gira
Michael Gira
Michael Rolfe Gira is an American musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the recently reformed New York City musical group Swans and fronts the Angels of Light...
(of Swans
Swans (band)
Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...
and Angels of Light), Chloe Vevrier
Chloe Vevrier
Chloe Vevrier is a German erotic model and former pornographic actress.-Career:Vevrier began her career as nude model in the early 1990s and has since posed for numerous publications worldwide including Juggs, Gent, Mayfair, Bachelor and especially Score...
, Erla Þórarinsdóttir, Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld is a composer, author, actor, singer, musician, performer and lecturer in a number of artistic fields...
, Netochka Nezvanova
Netochka Nezvanova
Netochka Nezvanova is the pseudonym used by the author of nato.0+55+3d, a real-time, modular, video and multi-media processing environment. Alternate aliases include "=cw4t7abs", "punktprotokol", "0f0003", "maschinenkunst" , "integer", and "antiorp"...
, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....
, and John Lacey of COUM Transmissions
COUM Transmissions
COUM Transmissions was a performance art group interested in pushing boundaries, influenced by Dada and the Merry Pranksters.CT was a whimsical, eccentric as well as confrontational band and performance art group, from Hull, Yorkshire – a collective the constants of which were its...
, among many others. McKenzie was also part of Whitehouse
Whitehouse (band)
Whitehouse are a pioneering English power electronics band formed in 1980, largely credited for the founding of the power electronics subgenre.-History and personnel:...
along with Steven Stapleton
Steven Stapleton
Steven Peter Stapleton is a British musician and the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse with Wound...
and William Bennett for their first live performance.
In addition to the 6-part retrospective set released by The Grey Area of Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
titled The Golden Hammer (including many early LPs and EPs such as The Sea Org, "Bang" - An Open Letter, Three Ways of Saying Two, All That Rises Must Converge, Seven Hours Sleep, A Thirsty Fish and more), CD releases include: Intoutof, A Bag of Cats, Mastery of Money, How to Reform Mankind, with several notable stand-out collaborations: 12 Ecomomical Stories by Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular...
, Nurse With Wound And The Hafler Trio Hit Again! (collaboration with Nurse with Wound
Nurse with Wound
Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...
), Snuff (with Willem De Ridder), Soundtrack to Brion Gysin
Brion Gysin
Brion Gysin was a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist born in Taplow, Buckinghamshire.He is best known for his discovery of the cut-up technique, used by his friend, the novelist William S. Burroughs...
's 'Dreamachine
Dreamachine
The dreamachine is a stroboscopic flicker device that produces visual stimuli. Artist Brion Gysin and William S. Burroughs's "systems adviser" Ian Sommerville created the dreamachine after reading William Grey Walter's book, The Living Brain.-History:In the dreamachine's original form, a...
(which included detailed historical documentation and instructions for use), a substantial 2-part collaboration with Autechre
Autechre
Autechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...
, and most recently a three part collaboration with Jónsi Birgisson
Jón Þór Birgisson
Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. He is also blind in his right eye and is openly gay. His boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for...
of Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...
.
2009 saw the shutdown of the Brainwashed h3o site, the renunciation of conventional CD releases, almost all internet activity, and the exclusive concentration on methods of "complementary education" and related disciplines referenced by and developed in tandem with the work of The Hafler Trio since its inception, under the umbrella of Simply Superior, which is now the only official source of information about The Hafler Trio and related matters.
Selected body of audio work
- "BANG" - An Open Letter (1984 LP, Re-issued on CD with extra material in 1994)
- Soundtrack To "Alternation, Perception, And Resistance" - A Comprehension Exercise (1985 12", Re-issued as part of the 1994 CD, "Walk Gently Through the Gates of Joy")
- Seven Hours Sleep (1985 Double LP, Re-issued on CD in 1994 and re-issued/re-mastered again on CD in 2006)
- Hotondo Kiki Torenai (1985 Cassette, Limited edition of 100)
- Brain Song (1986 12", Limited edition of 1000, Re-issued in 1987 as the A side of a split LP with Luciano Dari titled "Ben, Ruach, Ab, Shaloshethem, Yechad Thaubodo / Idrogeni Superiori", Re-issued again on CD with extra material as part of the 1994 CD, "All That Rises Must Converge" Some of the original material actually recorded by Ema Maynard now known as Ema Lea)
- Redintegrate (1986 Cassette, Re-issued on CD in 1991)
- The Sea Org (1986 10", Re-issued on CD with extra material as part of the 1994 CD, "All That Rises Must Converge" and re-issued/re-mastered again in 2004 on CD with completely different extra material under the original title of "The Sea Org")
- Three Ways of Saying Two (1986 LP, Re-issued on CD with extra material as part of the 1994 CD, "Four Ways of Saying Five")
- A Thirsty Fish (1987 Double LP, Re-issued on CD in 1994 with fewer tracks, then re-issued/re-mastered in full on Double CD in 2005)
- Dislocation (1987 Cassette, Re-issued on CD in 1990)
- Nurse With Wound And The Hafler Trio Hit Again! (with Nurse With WoundNurse with WoundNurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...
) (1987 Cassette, Re-issued on CD in 1995 under the title, "The Murray Fontana Orchestra Plays The Hafler Trio" in a limited edition of 1000) - Untitled (with Thee Temple Ov Psychick YouthThee Temple ov Psychick YouthThee Temple ov Psychick Youth or TOPY was a fellowship founded in 1981 by members of Psychic TV, Coil, Current 93, and a number of other individuals...
) (1987 Cassette, Limited edition of 100, somewhat re-issued on the 1989 release, "Present Brion Gysin's Dreamachine") - Intoutof (1988 LP, Re-issued on Limited edition CD in 1990 and again in 1998)
- Ignotum per Ignotius (1989 CD, Re-issued/re-mastered in 2007)
- Present Brion Gysin's Dreamachine (with Thee Temple Ov Psychick YouthThee Temple ov Psychick YouthThee Temple ov Psychick Youth or TOPY was a fellowship founded in 1981 by members of Psychic TV, Coil, Current 93, and a number of other individuals...
) (1989 LP and CD, larger scale re-issue of 1987 cassette, "Untitled") - A Bag of Cats (1990 CD, Re-issued in 1992)
- Alaura/Slave Priest (1990 CD Single)
- Kuklos (1990 Cassette)
- Kill The King (1991 CD, Re-issued/re-mastered in 2003)
- Masturbatorium (with Annie SprinkleAnnie SprinkleAnnie M. Sprinkle is an American former prostitute, stripper, pornographic actress, cable television host, porn magazine editor, writer and sex film producer...
) (1991 CD) - The Hafler Trio Play The Hafler Trio (1991 CD)
- The Hafler Trio Play The Hafler Trio Play The Hafler Trio (1991 Cassette, Limited edition of 30)
- FUCK (1992 CD)
- Mastery of Money (1992 CD, Re-issued/re-mastered in 2004)
- Snuff (with Willem De Ridder) (1992 CD)
- Resurrection (with The Sons of God) (1993 CD)
- Walk Gently Through the Gates of Joy (1994 CD)
- Four Ways Of Saying Five (1994 CD)
- All That Rises Must Converge (1994 CD)
- Designer Time (with ReptilicusReptilicusReptilicus, a giant monster film about a fictional prehistoric reptile, is a Danish-American co-production, produced by American International Pictures and Saga Studios, and is upon close examination two distinctly different films helmed by two different directors.The original version, which was...
) (1994 CD) - How To Reform Mankind (1994 CD, Re-issued/re-mastered in 2004)
- Negentropy (1994 LP, Limited edition of 1000)
- One Dozen Economical Stories by Peter Greenaway (1994 CD)
- Unentitled (with Zoviet FranceZoviet FranceZoviet France is a prolific music group from Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England. While often dissonant and made of industrial textures, their music also falls into the ambient music category...
and Jim O'RourkeJim O'Rourke (musician)Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
) (1995 CD) - An Utterance Of The Supreme Ventriloquist (1996 LP, Limited edition of 451, then re-issued/re-mastered in 2005 on a CD limited to 1000 copies)
- I Was There/That Would Be (with Stilluppsteypa) (1996 7", Limited edition of 500)
- Infidelity to Reason (1996 7", Limited edition of 111)
- Right Here Where You Are Sitting Now (1996 7", Limited edition of 333)
- The Day I Married The World (1996 7", Limited edition of 479)
- Who Sees Goes On #1: Timerape (1997 10", Limited edition of 333, 111 of which are signed)
- Who Sees Goes On #2: Broadcast In White (1997 10", Limited edition of 333, 111 of which are signed)
- Who Sees Goes On #3: Lipchamber (1997 10", Limited edition of 333, 111 of which are signed)
- Who Sees Goes On #4: Godfood (1997 10", Limited edition of 333, 111 of which are signed)
- Who Sees Goes On #5: Solvitur Ambulado (1997 10", Limited edition of 333, 111 of which are signed)
- Who Sees Goes On #6: Dream Adjustments (1997 10", Limited edition of 333, 111 of which are signed)
- Who Sees Goes On #7: Avec Le Vide Les Pleins Pouvoirs (1997 10", Limited edition of 333, 111 of which are signed)
- Who Sees Goes On (1998 Boxed 10" Set with bonus CD titled "Hand Wave", Limited edition of 46, 25 without the original cover)
- Hljóðmynd (2000 CD, Limited edition of 1000)
- Cleave: 9 Great Openings (2002 CD)
- La Chanson Dada (2002 10", Limited edition of 500)
- A House Waiting For Its Master (2003 10", Limited edition of 400)
- A Small Child Dreams Of Voiding The Plague (2003 CD, Limited edition of 500, 100 of which come with a signed photo)
- æ³o & h³æƳo & h³æ-References:*Discogs...
(with AutechreAutechreAutechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...
) (2003 Double CD) - How To Slice A Loaf Of Bread (2003 Triple CD, Limited edition of 500, Re-issued again in 2004 in a second limited edition of 500 under the title, "How To Slice A Loaf of Bread (Lengthwise)")
- Kisses With Both Hands From Gods Little Toy (2003 CD, Limited edition of 500, 100 of which come with a signed photo)
- No Man Put Asunder: 7 Fruitful and Seamless Unions (2003 CD, Limited edition of 1500)
- No More Twain, Of One Flesh: 11 Unequivocal Obsecrations (2003 CD, Limited edition of 1000)
- Normally (with Blixa BargeldBlixa BargeldBlixa Bargeld is a composer, author, actor, singer, musician, performer and lecturer in a number of artistic fields...
) (2003 Double CD, Limited edition of 500) - The Birds Must Be Eliminated (2003 10", Limited edition of 500)
- The Man Who Tried To Disappear (2003 10", Limited edition of 500)
- The Moment When We Blow The Flour From Our Tongues (2003 10", Limited edition of 500)
- Untitled (with Ditterich Von Euler-Donnersperg) (2003 7", Limited edition of 500, 200 of which come with an additional 7" by Kontakt Der Jünglinge and Asmus TietchensAsmus TietchensAsmus Tietchens , who also records under the monikers Hematic Sunsets and Club of Rome, is a German composer of avant-garde music....
) - Whistling About Chickens (2003, Double CD)
- Anything That Anyone Else Tells You Is Not Good Enough (2004 12", Limited edition of 500)
- Where Are You? (with David TibetDavid TibetDavid Tibet is a British poet and artist who founded the music group Current 93, of which he is the only full-time member. He had earlier collaborated with Psychic TV and 23 Skidoo...
) (2004 CD, A separate limited edition of 93 copies also exists) - Exactly As I Say (with Jónsi BirgissonJón Þór BirgissonJón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. He is also blind in his right eye and is openly gay. His boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for...
) (2004 CD, A separate limited edition of 111 copies also exists) - I Never Knew That's Who You Thought You Were (2004 CD, Limited edition of 500, 100 of which come with a signed photo)
- Only The Hand That Erases Can Write The True Thing (2004 Double 10", Separate limited editions of 500 and 100 respectively)
- Scissors Cut Arrow (2004 Double CD with DVD, Limited edition of 500)
- The Concentrated Recapturing Of Thought (2004 10", Limited edition of 500)
- Wolf Sheep Cabbage (Evidence Pertaining To The Destroyer) (2004 7", Limited edition of 333, the first 33 of which are signed)
- Wolf Sheep Cabbage (Evidence Pertaining To The Creator) (2004 7", Limited edition of 333, the first 33 of which are signed)
- Wolf Sheep Cabbage (Evidence Pertaining To The Preserver) (2004 7", Limited edition of 333, the first 33 of which are signed)
- Á Ég Að Halda Áfram? (2005 CD, Limited edition of 500, 100 of which come with a signed photo)
- æo³ & ³hæÆo³ & ³hæ-References:*Discogs...
(with AutechreAutechreAutechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...
) (2005 Double CD) - Being A Firefighter Isn't Just About Squirting Water (2005 CD, Limited edition of 500, 100 of which come with a signed photo)
- Exactly As I Am (with Jónsi BirgissonJón Þór BirgissonJón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. He is also blind in his right eye and is openly gay. His boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for...
) (2005 Double CD) - Exactly As I Do (with Jónsi BirgissonJón Þór BirgissonJón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. He is also blind in his right eye and is openly gay. His boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for...
) (2005 Double CD) - If Take, Then Take: Tricks, Half-Tricks and Real Phenomena (2005 LP, Limited edition of 400)
- No One Remains (with Willem De Ridder) (2005 10" Boxed Set, Limited edition of 200)
- The Explanation (with Fovea Hex) (2005 CD, Limited edition of 300)
- The Water Has No Hair To Hold On To (2005 10", Limited edition of 500)
- 3 Eggs (with Colin Potter and Andrew LilesAndrew LilesAndrew Liles is a UK based sound artist and multi-instrumentalist. He has a vast output of recordings that he has released since the mid-1980s, covering a variety of styles as experimental music, dark ambient music, progressive rock and even hints at hard rock....
) (2006 CD, Limited edition of 1000) - A Pressed On Sandwich (with Colin Potter) (2006 CD, Limited edition of 1010)
- The Discussion (with Fovea Hex) (2006 CD, Limited edition of 300)
- An Answer (with Fovea Hex) (2007 CD, Limited edition of 300)
- Who Gave You The Ability To Envisage Perfection? (2007 7", Limited edition of 333)
Selected writings
- Plucking Feathers From A Bald Frog (1991 Psychic Release Cerebrum and Press in StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, A collection of Andrew M. McKenzie's texts from 1978 to 1991, Limited edition of 500) - A Conversation Through A Sheet of Glass In An Empty Room (1990 Psychic Release Cerebrum and Press in StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, A text in 11 parts from 1990, unknown edition) - Just Because A Cat Has Her Kittens In The Oven Doesn't Make Them Biscuits (1992, Temple Press Limited in BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, UK, A film treatment in 31 scenes printed as part of a larger publication titled "Ratio 3/TransMediators" )
McKenzie's medical condition
In 2004, Andrew announced that he was suffering from diagnosed Hepatitis BHepatitis
Hepatitis is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The name is from the Greek hepar , the root being hepat- , meaning liver, and suffix -itis, meaning "inflammation"...
and Auto-immune Hepatitis
Hepatitis
Hepatitis is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The name is from the Greek hepar , the root being hepat- , meaning liver, and suffix -itis, meaning "inflammation"...
. Both of these conditions require drugs which McKenzie has stated he cannot afford.
External links
- The Hafler Trio at Simply Superior
- Record labels: Important Records, Touch, Korm Plastics, Nextera, Staalplaat, Die Stadt, Soleilmoon, and Mute