The Anti-Group - Audiophile
The Anti-Group Company, or T.A.G.C. are a side project of Clock DVA. Formed in the early 80’s by Adi Newton (although the idea existed as early as 1978), T.A.G.C. (originally The Anti-Group) was conceived as an open-membership experimental multimedia collective, focused on audio, visual and textual research and production, as well as performance art and installations.
T.A.G.C. audio recordings are released on Newton’s Anterior Research Recordings label. The theoretical underpinnings of these recordings, which are often primarily psychoacoustic experiments or carefully constructed aural rituals, are made explicit in the lengthy liner notes which accompany most releases.
The acronym T.A.G.C. is also intended to represent the four nucleotides that make up DNA (thymine, adenine, guanine and cytosine).
In the mid-90s, ‘Audiophile’ a compilation of tracks from mostly singles and EPs, originally released around 1985-90, was released .
