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Found written on a mirror from 1987:
SUDDENLY
THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE
AND IT WAS REALIZED.
AND SOMEONE
SAID "YES! THIS IS MUSIC!"
AND IT WAS HEARD
A LONG TIME AGO...
...or so we were meant to think...
...or so we were thinking
to mean...
...with the means, we were thinking of other things...
...now, those other things mean wasted time...
How To Avoid Art is less than it should be and more than it was
Present Day Past:
Originally a "side project" of Rob Stangle, he teamed up with
a buddy who played guitar to once again take a shot at what was then called "techno metal". It went well, but
the proverbial "cares of life", "musical differences", and "ripping of colostomy bags"
eventually dissolved them.
Of course a year later, someone wanted them to do a show. With lyrics taped
to the floor, a backing tape, and a host of committed musicians cancelling at the last minute, they opened for
some R.E.M. clone. That went well. Between songs, Rob yelled, "I wanna see a PIT! A pit!" and jumped
off stage to start a mosh pit. Brilliant. Remember, these people were present to hear alternative neo folk music,
not mosh. It was nice seeing them try. It’s always a good time when strangers kick each other in the head.
Hallmark Moments aside, after the show Rob and Dave never recorded together
again.
Present Day:
There is a lab in Sykesville, Maryland. Underground. It was meant to house
the devices used to create music, but that’s not what the band was founded on. The original members went to the
arcade and played video games for hours before turning on the first synth. As such, the lab in Sykesville has these
distractions built in and around.
Rob Stangle continues How To Avoid Art by playing video games and occasionally
thinking of how cool it would be to have the logo on a T-shirt.
...and every so often put those machines to use.
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