BRUXISTS
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Origin and background
Formed in Los Angeles, California, circa 1999, the Bruxists are a loose performance art collective, in general, and experimental noise duo, in particular. The group maintain a visual aesthetic whose main feature is the optic orange traffic cone mask, the eyes and mouth of which are carved in the style of a crude Halloween jack-o'-lantern The Bruxists' sole constant member is Red E. Made. The other half of the duo, A. Pseudo, is a floating member in the form of a volunteer from the band's audience at live performances. The Bruxists have appeared live rather infrequently. Among their more well-received live shows was a June 19, 2003 event at The MET Theatre in Hollywood, California. Also on this bill were The Cacophony Society. The most recent live Bruxists performance took place October 31, 2010, across the street from The Echo in Echo Park, California.
Performance art and free-form noise
The Bruxists have dabbled in performance art, having protested outside the CNN building on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. On that occasion, the group lampooned the acronym of the Time Warner Inc.-owned CNN as the "Cartoon News Network." Additionally, the Bruxists periodically insert "gumball art," via tiny, acorn-shaped plastic capsules, into random candy machines in the Los Angeles area. According to one "bubblegum tract," the Bruxists' initial formation was inspired by the obscure, cross-dressing French iconoclast and philosopher, Geoff Prevert, and his rumored manifesto, "The Theory of Cognitive Hypocrisy." Prevert, as per one Bruxist tract, was a contemporary of Guy Debord who refused Debord's invitation to join the Situationists due, in part, to chronic toothache.
Red E. Made creates "post-modern" free-form noise by way of used compact discs which have been punctured with an electric drill. The discs are then played on shuffle mode and treated with electronic effects. A. Pseudo, in his/her role as volunteer audience member and "primitive" drummer, is asked to beat on a metal oil drum or plastic garbage can with metal pipes or mallets.
Recorded output and online media
A proposed Bruxists record, No More Monster Mask Masterpieces, was apparently recorded, but has yet to see an official release. The title is a seeming nod to Antonin Artaud's manifesto, "No More Masterpieces." A sole track, "Thomas Dolby's Revenge," may be found on the Bruxists' MySpace page.
