Word: sonics
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...traditional cyberpunk obsessions, from ARTIFICIAL LIFE to VIRTUAL SEX. But some of the best entries are those that report on the activities of real people trying to live the cyberpunk life. For example, Mark Pauline, a San Francisco performance artist, specializes in giant machines and vast public spectacles: sonic booms that pin audiences to their chairs or the huge, stinking vat of rotting cheese with which he perfumed the air of Denmark to remind the citizenry of its Viking roots. When an explosion blew the thumb and three fingers off his right hand, Pauline simply had his big toe grafted...
...basis of radar sightings and strange sonic "air quakes," aircraft buffs have been speculating for years about the existence of a secret U.S. spy plane they call Aurora. The speculation is over, says Jane's Defence Weekly. A definitive report prepared by the British military-affairs journal describes the stealthy craft as a triangular-shaped hypersonic jet fueled by liquid methane and capable of cruising at Mach 8 (5,280 m.p.h.), 2 1/2 times the world record. Jane's key piece of evidence: the report of an aircraft- recognition expert who actually saw the plane fly over a North...
...Sonic Youth, Dirty...
...band is better with its guitars than Sonic Youth. And no Sonic Youth album is better than Dirty, a delicious, raw, high-energy hour of controlled cacophony that highlights the prowess of guitarists Lee Renaldo and Thurston Moore. Lyrics, provided by both Moore and bassist Kim Gordon, range from the political to the sexual to the anecdotal. This is penetrating stuff. The strongest tracks include "100%," "Sugar Kane," "Wish Fulfillment," "Chapel Hill," and "Purr...
...guitar-driven sound of this band, unlike that of groups like Sonic Youth, isn't filled with distortion and feedback. Songs like "Staples," "Taillights Fade," and "Velvet Roof' are straight-forward, accessible rock...