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Years active
  
1980–present

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Labels
  
Charrm, Red Rhino Records, Staalplaat, DOVentertainment, Soleilmoon, Mute Records

Associated acts
  
Reformed Faction, Rapoon, Dead Voices on Air

Past members
  
Andy EardleyLisa HaleMark SpybeyPaolo Di PaoloPeter JensenRobin Storey

Origin
  
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (1980)

Members
  
Rapoon, Mark Spybey, Andy Eardley, Lisa Hale, Mark Warren, Paolo Di Paolo

Genres
  
Dark ambient, Post-industrial music, Industrial music, Ambient music

Albums
  
Shouting at the Ground, Garista, Digilogue, Popular Soviet Songs an, Patina Pooling

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Zoviet France (also known as , Soviet France, :Zoviet-France: and latterly usually written as :zoviet*france:) is a music group from Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England. While often dissonant and made of industrial textures, their music also falls into the ambient music category. Formed in 1980, and remaining largely anonymous, the group has had a number of members; presently it consists of co-founder Ben Ponton and Mark Warren. Former members included Neil Ramshaw, Peter Jensen, Robin Storey (who now records as Rapoon), Lisa Hale, Paolo Di Paolo, Mark Spybey (who now records as Dead Voices on Air) and Andy Eardley. In 2005 Storey, Spybey and Eardley formed a new group, Reformed Faction.

Contents

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The packaging of their releases was often unconventional, involving materials such as hessian, tar paper and aluminium foil.

Soundtracks

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  • Loud Visual Noises: film by Stan Brakhage (US, 1987). Includes an excerpt from Cair Camouflet from the album Look into Me. Released on the video 4 Sounds Films by Stan Brakhage (Joel Haertling, 1990).
  • Transients #1: video production by Mark Mushet (Suture Productions, Canada, 1991). Includes excerpts from the album Shadow, Thief of the Sun.
  • (untitled): video production by the band (UK, 1991). A promotional video for the album Shadow, Thief of the Sun produced for television broadcast only.
  • T-City: A video production by Karas (Japan, 1993). Includes excerpts from the album Shadow, Thief of the Sun.
  • En Scooters Sous Les Mers: film by Jacques Cousteau, soundtrack commissioned by Ian Helliwell for the Soundtracks for Super-8 film programme (UK, 1998).
  • Holidays shortfilm by Wim Jongedijk (NL, 1999) music by Mark Warren and Paul Carriere
  • Tyneside Journey: film by Ravi Deepres (UK, 2000).
  • (untitled): video production by the band (Nuit Et Brouillard, France, 2001), included on the Deadly Actions Live Retrospective 1994-1996 video compilation of bands that performed at Deadly Actions festival in France.
  • Spadeadam: video production by Louise K Wilson (UK, 2003).
  • The Shop Floor: video production by Francis Gomila (UK, 2003), from the album Digilogue.
  • Euphony: video production by Louise K Wilson (UK, 2005).
  • Tremor: film by Ravi Deepres (UK, 2005).
  • Runner: film by Ravi Deepres and Michael Baig Clifford (UK, 2006).
  • Deadly Cargo: film by Camcorder Guerillas (UK, 2008).

    • Notable performances


  • 29 February 2008: European premiere performance of John Cage's Variations VII with Atau Tanaka and Matt Wand, AV Festival, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK.

    • Zoviet France Zoviet France Discography at Discogs

    Songs

    Tier of VeilsPopular Soviet Songs and Youth Music · 1985
    SheolPopular Soviet Songs and Youth Music · 1985
    Yezidi SayPopular Soviet Songs and Youth Music · 1985

    References

    Zoviet France Wikipedia
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