Negativland's line-up, according to the wikipedia entry on the band, is "considered rather irrelevant, in the usual sense of band personnel, and [the] list may be inaccurate or false." Unconcerned with any of the politics of most western pop bands, Negativland is an idea of cultural criticism rather than the ideas formed from a specific group of minds. Using musical samples, found sound collages and other copyrighted materials Negativland faces more drama from the legal system than from personality conflict. Their records, all originally recorded on reel-to-reel 1/4 inch tape, reflect a hands on approach to criticism of a pre-fabricated world where even irony can be stupid.
Fact 1) They use[d] tape samples
Fact 2) They tell us how crazy the world of marketing is (turning down the spot because of Burroughs)
Fact 3) Though critical, they seem to revel in many of the sound bytes and images of mass communication culuture (DisPepsi)
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