sound as a means to activate primordial shared emotions otherwise hidden by civilised experience. dave phillips aka dp re/searches and ponders existences and behaviourisms humanimalistically via audio de/construction, psycho-acoustics and sonic rituals. a form of release is evoked, a liberating cleansing, a sound catharsis opposing the omnipresent reduction of life. existential rumination, demanding awareness, environmental e/quality, getting in touch with our sentient origins as with the realities of our times. dp rings in the era of humanimal.

sonic activist, composer, performer, researcher, born 1969 in Switzerland, based in Zürich. solo-works as dave phillips/dp since 1987. part of SCHIMPFLUCH-GRUPPE (with Rudolf Eb.er/Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock, Marc Zeier/G*Park, Joke Lanz/Sudden Infant etc.) since 1991. founder of OHNE in 2000 (with Tom Smith, Daniel Löwenbrück, Reto Mäder). co-founder of hardcore-extremists FEAR OF GOD in 1986. one- man-doom-project dead peni since 2004. etc.etc.

dp has been sonically active for 30+ years, has appeared on over 170 releases and has played near to 500 concerts in 40 countries.

dp's humanimalism is a concept that describes a developed humanoid existence that has overcome the erroneous religious, material und supremacist phases of evolution, recognises itself as part of a whole and has grown into an empathic, conscientious creature that has learned toallowemotiontobeanequalpartindecision-makingas theintellect,withsocialandenvironmentalsensesasprimaryandinherentfunctions.

dp has collaborated with Rudolf Eb.Er, Marc Zeier, Francisco Meirino, Antoine Chessex, Randy H. Y. Yau, Maso Yamazaki, Richard Rupenus, Phil Vane, Chris Galarreta, Daniel Löwenbrück, Tom Smith, Eric Boros, Christian Weber, Cornelia Hesse-Honegger, G.X. Jupitter-Larsen, John Wiese, Scott Arford, Mark Durgan, Damion Romero, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Karen Geyer, Jazzfinger, Mike Reber, Joke Lanz, Tomasz Twardawa, Alexei Borisov, Rani Zager, Alex Drool, Eran Sachs, Hiko (Gauze), Pei-Wen Liu, Chris Galarreta & many more

keywords: humanimalism. voice, objects, electronics, performance, video. composition, sonic ritual, audio exorcism, psycho-acoustics, field recordings, environmental art, experimental, bruitism, musique concrète.