Plural Machine

Return of the Repressive (RoTr). The Custard Factory Birmingham,September 1st – 3rd. This is a weekend of industrialised culture presented by I.C.R.N. (Industrialised Culture Research Network) in collaboration with Capsule, Cold Spring and the Custard Factory. Over the first weekend of September, the Custard Factory will host a unique event exploring the past, present and future of industrial music and culture. Often ignored, industrial is a style that won’t go away, and keeps re-surfacing in new contexts. Return of the Repressive will trace the industrial undercurrents that lurk under the facade of our allegedly post-industrial society. The centrepiece will be the opening of the LAIBACH KUNST inhibition “Instrumentality of the State Machine”. This large-scale sound and visual installation recreates the industrial ambience of Trbovlje, the Slovene industrial city which gave birth to Laibach 26 years ago. The inhibition will open on September 1st, and members of Laibach plus guests wil

Book of the Week, Readysteadybook.com "... the best and most thought-provoking art book of the year so far." Eye Weekly "... exhilarating and properly punitive" Chris Thompson in Radical Philosophy. See also The Phoenix: http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid13128.aspx Plus a feature on the Italian electronic culture site Neural

New material is now available on the I.C.R.N. blog - alive review of the Die Krupps 25th Annivesary Tour and Heinrich Deisl's German language paper on the politics of the British industrial scene. http://icrn.blogspot.com