Artist: KK Null/David Brown
Title: "Terminal Hz"
Catalog #: GF012
Series: II
Total Time: 32'12"
Release Date: September, 2000

Track 1 - terminal hz 1 .......... 6'09"
Track 2 - terminal hz 2 .......... 5'04"
Track 3 - terminal hz 3 .......... 2'45"
Track 4 - terminal hz 4 .......... 5'36"
Track 5 - terminal hz 5.......... 11'59"


KK Null Biography

1982 / Prior to beginning his music career,NULL studies at Japanese Butoh dancer MIN TANAKA's "Mai-Juku" workshop. NULL starts to perform as an electric guitar improviser at clubs & galleries in Tokyo.

1983 / NULL collaborates with MERZBOW for two years and does many live performances and produces tons of cassette tapes.also joins HANATARASHI at one of their legendary live performance in Osaka.

1984 / NULL joins noise/prog rock band YBO2. Releases one 7'EP "Dogla Magla" & two LPs "Alienation" & "Taiyo no Ouji" on Trans Records(Japan). NULL starts free/improvised rock trio A.N.P(Absolute Null Punkt) and releases "Killsonic Action" LP on Dossier Records(Germany). Also,NULL produces "Dead Tech" LP(compilation of Japanese alternative bands) which heralds to cause Japanese alternative music movement in western world.

1985 / NULL starts his independent label NUX ORGANIZATION and releases his 1st solo LP "Saishiyu Bushitsu" (Ultimate Material). This album is later reissued via USA magazine Forced Exposure.

1987 / NULL starts ZENI GEVA with ex-HANATARASHI drummer TAKETANI & guitarist MITSURU TABATA (ex-BOREDOMS,LENINGRAD BLUES MACHINE,NOIZUNZURI).

1990 / NULL tours in USA for the first time and meets JELLO BIAFRA(ex-DEAD KENNEDYS) who offers to release ZENI GEVA on his label Alternative Tentacles. In Tokyo NULL plays with JOHN ZORN & FRED FRITH.

1991 / ZENI GEVA records "Total Castration" in Chicago. This heralds the beginning of working with STEVE ALBINI. ZENI GEVA also makes the live debut in USA(Chicago,Madison, San Diego,Los Angeles,San Francisco) with support from MELVINS,NEUROSIS,PAIN TEENS.

1992 / ZENI GEVA & STEVE ALBINI record "Nai-Ha" in Tokyo. This album is subsequently selected as one of the best Japanese rock albums of the year(1992) by Music Magazine.ZENI GEVA & ALBINI also play live together in Tokyo & Osaka. ZENI GEVA does their 2nd USA tour with support from CRASH WORSHIP,DAZZLING KILLMEN,etc. NULL plays live guitar duet with JIM O'ROURKE in Chicago and releases "New Kind Of Water" CD(Charnel Music).

1993 / ZENI GEVA records "Desire For Agony" with ALBINI in Chicago before the 3rd USA tour.NULL organizes the first tour of SHELLAC in Japan and ZENI GEVA supports them.

1994 / NULL records YONA-KIT with JIM O'ROURKE,DARIN GRAY(ex-DAZZLING KILLMEN) & THYMME JONES(CHEER ACCIDENT) in Chicago with ALBINI,and at the same time NULL produces MELT-BANANA's debut album "Speak Squeak Creak" on NUX ORGANIZATION. ZENI GEVA tours in Europe for the first time,playing more than 40 shows in Germany (inc.POP-KOMM), Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Holland (inc.VPRO), Belgium, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, and England (inc. JOHN PEEL SESSION on BBC). NULL organizes the first tour of JIM O'ROURKE in Japan.

1995 / ZENI GEVA records "Freedom Bondage" in France before touring in France & Italy,and plays with SHELLAC in Chicago. ZENI GEVA tours in Australia & New Zealand for the first time. NULL plays also solo in Melbourne & Sydney. ZENI GEVA does the 2nd Europe tour of two months and plays at JOHN PEEL SESSION again.

1996 / ZENI GEVA tours in USA with BLAKE FLEMING(drummer from ex-DAZZLING KILLMEN,now LADDIO BOLOCKO),and also does radio session at WFMU & KFJC. NULL is invited to play at the festival "Hyperstrings" in Vienna,Austria. NULL starts experimental jazz/rock band TERMINAL HZ with DAVID BROWN & SEAN BAXTER in Melbourne,Australia. ZENI GEVA tours in USA again with new drummer MASATAKA FUJIKAKE and in Europe,playing in many countries for the first time including Norway,Poland,Czech,Slovenia,Croatia & Portugal.

1997 / NULL tours in Australia(Sydney,Melbourne,Tasmania) and records with TERMINAL HZ at RMIT(Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology). ZENI GEVA does the 2nd Australia tour and plays at "Livid" festival in Brisbane. Also,NULL supports MIKE PATTON(ex-FAITH NO MORE) at his Melbourne show. In Tokyo NULL plays as a part of noise orchestra MELTDOWN OF CONTROL organized by ZBIGNIEW KARKOWSKI (SENSORBAND).

1998 / ZENI GEVA records KRAFTWERK's "Sex Object" for a tribute album to KRAFTWERK "Muisque Non Stop" on Toshiba EMI(Japan). NULL starts to record several collaborations with such as ZBIGNIEW KARKOWSKI,SEIICHI YAMAMOTO (BOREDOMS),DAVID BROWN and KEIJI HAINO. Also,NULL starts to play drums in his new band GUGAN with MITSURU TABATA. NULL tours in Australia playing 15 shows(inc. "What Is Music?" & "Fringe" festivals) and collaborates with ANDREW GARTON,MATTHEW THOMAS,GREG KINGSTON. Also,NULL supports SONIC YOUTH in Melbourne & Adelaide. NULL is invited to play at "Beyond Innocence" festival in Kobe.

1999 / NULL is invited to play at "Beyond Barouque" festival in Los Angeles and opening for the artspace "Deadtech" in Chicago,and tours in USA playing 20 shows,with support by DAMIAN CATERA(CONDEMEK). NULL & SEIICHI YAMAMOTO form "guitar/techno" unit "ONTOKO" and releases 1st CD from Ummo Records(Japan). also,starts GOVERNMENT NULL with YASUTOSHI YOSHIDA(GOVERNMENT ALPHA).

2000 / NULL does "sound" for the exhibition "Grinding The Wind : the Kinetic Sculpture at Rider University(USA). NULL starts several collaborative recordings with various artists such as JON ROSE,MARIA MORAN (ZIPPER SPY), PHILIP SAMARTZIS. ZENI GEVA supports the first Japan Tour of NEUROSIS and NULL organizes the first Japan Tour of EMIL BEAULIEAU(Ron Lessard) & ZIPPER SPY from RRRecords,USA.


David Brown Biography

1978
- Received funding from the Music Board of the Australia Council for performances with the group False Start. [Melbourne].

1980-81
- Signals perform @ Universal Workshop, Clifton Hill Community Music Centre, La Mama Theatre and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. [Melbourne].

1981
- Signals contribute to "Noise & Muzak" exhibition @ the Ewing Gallery, University of Melbourne.

1982
- Signals contribute to the sound component of the Fourth Biennale of Sydney. Signals contribute to Preston to Phillip: A Survey,10 Years of Art Education. [Melbourne]. Signals release tape Gimmee Some Lovin on rash (DECISIONS) label.

1986
- Solo exhibition of paintings @ Pinacotheca gallery. [Melbourne]. One Night Only performance @ RMITs Glasshouse Theatre with Joe Dolce, Lin Van Hek, Chris Knowles, Jim Clayden and Meredith King. [Melbourne].

1988
- Participant, A New Generation 1983-88. (Phillip Morris Arts Grant Purcases), Australian National Gallery, Canberra. Group exhibition @ Pinacotheca gallery. [Melbourne]. Performances with Chris Knowles and Rod Berry @ Tin Sheds gallery, First Draft gallery and the Old Darlington School, University of Sydney.

1989.
- Solo exhibition of paintings @ Pinacotheca gallery. [Melbourne].

1990
- Dumb and the Ugly release selftitled 12" EP on Dr. Jim's Records.

1991
- Solo exhibition of paintings and drawings @ Pinacotheca gallery. [Melbourne]. Dumb and the Ugly perform with Einsturzende Neubauten(Germany) in Melbourne.

1992.
- Dumb and the Ugly with guest Chris Knowles perform @ Experimentals "Noisefest". [Melbourne].

1993
- Dumb and the Ugly perform with Fred Frith at the Universal Theatre. [Melbourne].
- Dumb and the Ugly release Atmospheres of Metal CD on Dr. Jim's Records.

1996
- Participant, "What is Music?" festival Sydney: solo, Lazy and collaboration with Phlegm. [April].
- Lazy and KK Null (Japan) collaborate. [July].
- Lazy perform with Mr Bungle (USA) in Melbourne. [October].

1997
- Participant, "What is Music?" festival Sydney/Melbourne: collaboration with Phlegm and Solmania (Japan) and performance with Greg Kingston Big Band. [April].
- Lazy collaborates with Jim Denley. [April].
- Lazy and KK Null (Japan) collaborate [May] and record as Terminal Hz. [July].
- Lazy/Crowded Foxhole perform with Jad Fair (USA). [June].
- Lazy/Crowded Foxhole perform with Zeni Geva (Japan). [September].
- Lazy opens "Vertual Artifact" exhibition @ First Sight gallery. [Melbourne]. Bucketrider/Zeni Geva collaborate and record as Terminal Hz Orchestra. [October].
- Crowded Foxhole perform with KK Null. (Japan). [October]. Lazy collaborates with Philip Brophy. [December].

1998.
- Lazy collaborates with Greg Kingston in Tasmania. [January].
- Dreamland Happy Times for All performs and records. [March].
- Bucketrider record "Guignols Band". [March].
- Lazy and Philip Brophy record.
- Bucketrider perform "Art is a Beatifully Rhymed Curse" for the "Next Wave" festival. [Melbourne/May].
- Collaboration with Phil Samartzis for Dorobo Records promotional event, "The Space Between Somewhere and Nowhere", @ 200 Gertrude St. gallery. [Melbourne/June].
- Participant, "What is Music?" festival Sydney/Melbourne. Crowded Foxhole, Bucketrider, Greg Kingston Big Band and duet with KK Null. (Japan). [September].
- Live sound for installation "Distance" by Michael Werner in the "Fringe" festival. [Melbourne/September].
- Bucketrider perform live to air on "Other Worlds" for "Music Australia Week", Radio National. [November]. Lazy 3 perform "Screen Noise" in conjunction with the "Cinesonic" conference on film scores and sound design. [Melbourne/July].
- Bucketrider with extended lineup perform "Space is the Place" as The Molecular Omniverse Chaos Myth Arkestra in tribute to Sun Ra. [November].
- Bucketrider CDs "Adoration of the Lamb" and "Guignols Band" released on Dr. Jim's Records. [December].

1999.
- Philip Samartzis CD "Windmills Bordered By Nothingness" released on Dorobo Records using primarily Lazy recordings as sound sources. 4 channel sound installation as sound component of "Life Bouy-Tea Lady", sculpture installation by "Jennifer Bartholomew" at Linden gallery. [Melbourne/March-April].
- Bucketrider perform and conduct student improvisatory workshops at 3 northern Victorian schools. [April]
. - Bucketrider performs "Nun" as part of "Blurred Visions" in conjunction with the Libra Ensemble at the Melbourne Trades Hall. [May].
- Solo composition "Gesture Without a History" included in "Immersion" surround sound concert presentations at Cinemedia and live 4 channel surround sound performance opening "Immersion" at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. [June].
- Bucketrider perform at the ABC Classic FM "Improvisatory Music Festival" semi-finals live to air. [June].
- Bucketrider perform "Screen Noise 2" in conjunction with the 2nd "Cinesonic" festival. [July].
- Bucketrider performs at the "Winter Festival" Ballarat. [July].
- Lazy 3 CD "One Large Magnetic Cartridge" released on Sound Punch Records. [July].
- Lazy 3 perform with David Shea in conjunction with the 2nd "Cinesonic" festival. [July].
- Performance in collaboration with Atomic Fuzz using 6 channel surround sound system at Planet Syntax and ACCA. [October/November].
- Lazy 3 in collaboration with Philip Samartzis perform at the Grainger Museum, Melbourne University. [November].
- Complete duo CD with KK Null for forthcoming release on Ground Fault Recordings.
- Complete solo CD for forthcoming release.


2000.
Bucketrider with extended lineup perform "Space is the Place" as The Molecular Omniverse Chaos Myth Arkestra at the Melboune Jazz festival. [January].
- Perform at the Sydney and Melbourne "Big Day Outs" with Louis Peake and Michael Avenaim, Deleuze and Guattaris Theory of Subjectification and the Greg Kingston Double Trio. [January].
- Perform in Jon Roses "Techno Met Storingen" at the "What is Music?" festival. [Melbourne/February].
- Lazy 3 perform live, outdoor, 4 channel surround sound concert at ACCA. [April].

Summary of Band Involvements.

1978.
False Start: bass guitar, guitar. With David Tolley: synthesizer, Dure Dara: percussion, James Clayden: voice/film.

1978-83.
Signals bass guitar, guitar, organ, percussion. With David Wadelton: bass guitar, guitar, organ, percussion, violin, Chris Knowles: organ, percussion, synthesizer, Philip Thompson: drums, percussion.

1983.
Skeleton: bass guitar. With Jamie Fielding: keyboards, synthesizer, Philip Thompson: drums.

1983-85.
Mulch: bass guitar. With Mark Ewenson: drums, Tom Fielding: tenor saxophone.

1985-87.
Ultratune: bass guitar. With Robert Corbett: guitar, Terry McDermott: alto saxophone.

1987-93.
Dumb and the Ugly: bass guitar. With John Murphy: drums, synthesizer, Michael Sheridan: guitar.

1992-present.
Bucketrider: bass guitar, guitar. With Sean Baxter: drums, percussion, Tim ODwyer: alto/bass saxophones, bass clarinet, shawm, Adam Simmons: soprano/tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, James Wilkinson: trombone, euphonium. Earlier lineups included: Fergus Armstrong: guitar, Greg Hinchcliffe: bass guitar, Rob Lee: guitar, Chris Lewis: drums, Bill McDonald: bass guitar.

1995-present.
Lazy: guitar, mini-discs, CDs, voice. With Sean Baxter: drums, percussion, CDs, voice.

1996-present.

Terminal Hz: guitar, processing. With KK Null: guitar, processing, Sean Baxter: drums, percussion.

1996-present.
The Crowded Foxhole: bass guitar, voice. With Louis Peake: drums, voice, conducting, Sean Baxter: drums, voice, Tim ODwyer: alto saxophone, bass clarinet.

1998-present.
Dreamland Happy Times For All: guitar, voice. With Robin Schmidt: synthesizer, CDs, Anna Womersley: bass guitar.