I am not really sure what and who to file this under... Staalplaat Soundsystem is a collective of (ex-)Staalplaat records emplyees/founders who wanted to break free from the releasing other people's music only scheme and wanted to create something new, uncharted, truly experimental and artistic. Yokomono is their second release/installation. Presented as a clear transparent 12" locked groove vinyl (locked groove means that the needle always plays one loop over and over, skipping to where it started, withouth continuing), "Yokomono 02"'s side A comes with 55 loops of digital silence, the deterioration and damaging of which, will generate the actual sound; while side B's offerings comprehend 55 loops by 11 artists (Anton Nikkil?, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Charlemagne Palestine, Christian Fennesz, fm3, Ignaz Schick, Ilpo Vaisanen, Justin Bennett, Phill Niblock, Radian and Tim Hecker). Staalplaat's Mono Erosive Surround Sound Installation consists of 10 turntables with no arm/needle where the needle is mounted on 10 so-called vinyl killers, or toy cars customized with on board fm transmitter which basically "drive" through the loops creating new music. At the actual installations (taking place all over Europe) the sound will come through over two hundred radio receivers connected with the toy cars. These guys represent the true avantguard of today, the new pioneers of new music. After the refrigerators, the vacuums, the ventilators and all their other crazy and original ideas, who knows where they'll take us tomorrow. Check out the site of more info, pictures and more about Yokomono and related projects.