Jens Nordmann and Ian Warner began collaborating as the Truant Monks in 2006, in the spirit of Erik Satie’s “musique d’ameublement”.

Their first performances, held in the context of art installations, were enacted as benign occupations of the gallery space. Sometimes performing from within the installation, their physical presence sought to extend the given setting into the sonic sphere.

More recently, their performative research stems from two preoccupations: firstly, a semantic approach to field-recordings, in which the manipulation of concrete “sound-objects” addresses the uncanniness of sounds divorced from their physical point-of-reference; and secondly, attempts to debunk the assumed authenticity of folkloristic instruments, embodied best by their construction and virtuoso playing of prepared gardening implements. Live sampling, and brute-force electronics impose a rude cohesion onto proceedings.  

Both strategies are focused on dismantlement rather than composition and strive for an almost nature-identical level of ambivalence.

I SAW THE SAME DREAM EVERY NIGHT. 
Video and album out now.
This is me at my most honest.

Ultraísta "Sister - The Remix EP" is out now.
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After a sold-out Australian national tour, Formidable Vegetable are back with some all new freshly-boosted electro-funk full of positive ecological action that the whole neighbourhood can get down to as they launch their new album 'Micro Biome'. 

With accolades from the UN and having toured to over 20 countries, Formidable Vegetable inspire folks from 5 to 95 to grow their own food, restore their own biosphere and live a better life with irresistibly funky home-scale solutions to the many problems of the world. 

From the local farmers market to massive festivals such as Glastonbury, Formidable Vegetable are as at home on stage alongside the likes of Radiohead, Dolly Parton and The Rolling Stones as they are in their own garden.

Official Website: http://www.formidablevegetable.com.au

Ghost Box is a record label for a group of artists exploring the musical history of a parallel world. The roster includes The Advisory Circle, The Focus Group,  Pye Corner Audio, Belbury Poly and Beautify Junkyards. Guest artists include Broadcast, Cavern of Anti-Matter, John Foxx and Paul Weller

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