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Biography:
John Watermann was one of the truely underground sound
and visual artists.
In the late eighties his name surfaced out of knowhere, when a double
CD was released by Walter Ulbricht in Germany. Starting out in Berlin,
Germany, where he was born, as a filmmaker and photographer, he found
out that he needed soundtracks for his films. He started composing music
in the mid sixties and moved to Australia in the early seventies. Although
he was collecting sound equipment, his first releases do not surface until
the late 80s. In the nineties his music was released on CD's by ND, Dark
Vinyl, Walter Ulbricht and Raum 312. He also recorded a collaborative
work with Merzbow. One of his last big projects was a CDRom "A Rose
Is A Rose", which he released himself and has his visual work and
music.
Much of his work incorporated field recordings, which were heavily treated
by electronics, resulting in highly rhythmic music, through the extensive
use of cut ups. Although in the later part of the nineties he was less
actively involved in producing music (mainly due to his illness), his
output will not be forgotten.
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