A Big 10-8 Place

by Negativland

A Big 10-8 Place cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1983
  • Label: Seeland
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:53
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as an elaborate audio exploration of suburban alienation, the concept album meticulously splices CB radio broadcasts, instructional records, and chaotic tape loops. This early triumph of culture jamming forces the listener to navigate a surreal, disorienting soundscape constructed entirely from media detritus.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, sampling, conceptual, experimental, satirical, effects-laden, diverse

Tracklist

  1. Theme from a Big 10-8 Place (3:01)
  2. A Big 10-8 Place - Part One (13:28)
  3. Clowns and Ballerinas (1:32)
  4. Introduction (0:48)
  5. Four Fingers (3:08)
  6. 180-G: A Big 10-8 Place - Part Two (15:52)

Credits

  • Negativland - primary artist
  • David Wills - narrator, written-by, performer [made by]

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