Zafer Aracagök
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Zafer Aracagök is a writer and a composer from Turkey
. He has a PhD in Comparative Literature
from the University of Oslo
in Norway. With his first book Eve Dönmek İstemiyorum (I Don’t Want to Go Home, İletişim 1995) where he combined fiction with theory, aiming to develop Adorno and Horkheimer’s criticism on The Odyssey and the “Sirens” chapter, he became an underground literary figure in Turkish literary scene. This was followed by Anti-Hamlet, (Metis 1996)http://www.metiskitap.com/Scripts/Catalog/Book.asp?ID=1131, which contains experimental texts about representation and hauntology
accompanied with a performance text. Aracagök performed the same piece at XamplE II Exhibition, 1–20 April 1995 at AKM, Istanbul and immediately became notorious for this noisy performance. His last book, Sıfırografya (Zerography, Oğlak 1999)http://www.ideefixe.com/kitap/tanim.asp?sid=OURM530G433OZSLBDNFG is designed to develop a critical perspective on the theory of autobiography
and subjectivity
through Leibnizean philosophy, woven with fragments from Kafka.
Aracagök also published articles on the issues of rhythm
, distortion
, noise
, voice
and image
in Continental philosophy
in international publications such as Pli - The Warwick Journal of Philosophy' http://www.warwick.ac.uk/philosophy/pli_journal/vol_14.html, and Symploke http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/symploke/toc/sym13.1.html.
album NeredeOradaBurada http://www.ideefixe.com/Muzik/urun_liste.asp?kid=41823&query=0&f=1. His second album, Insan Ritm Makina (2003)http://www.ideefixe.com/Muzik/urun_liste.asp?kid=41823&query=0&f=1 explores the sonic influences of Deleuzian philosophy with respect to the question of rhythm, noise and distortion. Ben Aptalım Çünkü Ölüyüm, Ben Ölüyüm Çünkü Aptalımhttp://www.ideefixe.com/muzik/tanim.asp?sid=MZUUT1GDMA0AI40TPWHS ("I'm Stupid because I'm Dead, I'm Dead because I'm Stupid" 2005), is a sonic experiment about Nietzsche’s collapse in Turin. All of his albums are released by ADA Records, Istanbul. His electronic compositions have also appeared in compilations such as Project Ctrl_Alt_Del http://www.project-ctrl-alt-del.com/ in the Netherlands (2003), alongside artists such as Merzbow
and Scanner Robin Rimbaud
. Further there were releases with Classwar Karaoke, a Netlabel
which has released material by various musicians, including Colin John Conass, Zoologic, Undress Béton
, Bryan Lewis Saunders
, Inferno Speedgown, Lezet, Fonik and Anthony Donovan. The electronic music album Divide by Zero composed with Yolande Harris, is due for release by Persistencebit Records of Italy. His latest work Yalvaririm Beyfendi Saatiniz Kaçi Gösteriyor? deals with Sevim Burak, a language-dissident Turkish female writer who produced radical texts of l'écriture féminine during her lifetime between 1931-1983.
KOG, composed by Zafer Aracagök and Anthony Donovan, to be released in March 2009 by White Label Music, UK.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. He has a PhD in Comparative Literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in Norway. With his first book Eve Dönmek İstemiyorum (I Don’t Want to Go Home, İletişim 1995) where he combined fiction with theory, aiming to develop Adorno and Horkheimer’s criticism on The Odyssey and the “Sirens” chapter, he became an underground literary figure in Turkish literary scene. This was followed by Anti-Hamlet, (Metis 1996)http://www.metiskitap.com/Scripts/Catalog/Book.asp?ID=1131, which contains experimental texts about representation and hauntology
Hauntology
Hauntology is an idea within the philosophy of history introduced by Jacques Derrida in his 1993 work Spectres of Marx. The word, a combination of the word haunt and the suffix -ology, and a near-homophone to ontology in Derrida's native French, deals with "the paradoxical state of the spectre,...
accompanied with a performance text. Aracagök performed the same piece at XamplE II Exhibition, 1–20 April 1995 at AKM, Istanbul and immediately became notorious for this noisy performance. His last book, Sıfırografya (Zerography, Oğlak 1999)http://www.ideefixe.com/kitap/tanim.asp?sid=OURM530G433OZSLBDNFG is designed to develop a critical perspective on the theory of autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
and subjectivity
Subjectivity
Subjectivity refers to the subject and his or her perspective, feelings, beliefs, and desires. In philosophy, the term is usually contrasted with objectivity.-Qualia:...
through Leibnizean philosophy, woven with fragments from Kafka.
Aracagök also published articles on the issues of rhythm
Rhythm
Rhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
, distortion
Distortion
A distortion is the alteration of the original shape of an object, image, sound, waveform or other form of information or representation. Distortion is usually unwanted, and often many methods are employed to minimize it in practice...
, noise
Noise
In common use, the word noise means any unwanted sound. In both analog and digital electronics, noise is random unwanted perturbation to a wanted signal; it is called noise as a generalisation of the acoustic noise heard when listening to a weak radio transmission with significant electrical noise...
, voice
Voice
Voice may refer to:* Human voice* Voice control or voice activation* Writer's voice* Voice acting* Voice vote* Voice message-In film:* Voice , a 2005 South Korean film* The Voice , a 2010 Turkish horror film directed by Ümit Ünal...
and image
Image
An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
in Continental philosophy
Continental philosophy
Continental philosophy, in contemporary usage, refers to a set of traditions of 19th and 20th century philosophy from mainland Europe. This sense of the term originated among English-speaking philosophers in the second half of the 20th century, who used it to refer to a range of thinkers and...
in international publications such as Pli - The Warwick Journal of Philosophy' http://www.warwick.ac.uk/philosophy/pli_journal/vol_14.html, and Symploke http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/symploke/toc/sym13.1.html.
Works as SIFIR
In 2001, under the name SIFIR (Zero), Aracagök released the electronic musicElectronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
album NeredeOradaBurada http://www.ideefixe.com/Muzik/urun_liste.asp?kid=41823&query=0&f=1. His second album, Insan Ritm Makina (2003)http://www.ideefixe.com/Muzik/urun_liste.asp?kid=41823&query=0&f=1 explores the sonic influences of Deleuzian philosophy with respect to the question of rhythm, noise and distortion. Ben Aptalım Çünkü Ölüyüm, Ben Ölüyüm Çünkü Aptalımhttp://www.ideefixe.com/muzik/tanim.asp?sid=MZUUT1GDMA0AI40TPWHS ("I'm Stupid because I'm Dead, I'm Dead because I'm Stupid" 2005), is a sonic experiment about Nietzsche’s collapse in Turin. All of his albums are released by ADA Records, Istanbul. His electronic compositions have also appeared in compilations such as Project Ctrl_Alt_Del http://www.project-ctrl-alt-del.com/ in the Netherlands (2003), alongside artists such as Merzbow
Merzbow
is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic...
and Scanner Robin Rimbaud
Robin Rimbaud
Robin Rimbaud is an electronic musician who works under the name Scanner due to his use of cell phone and police scanners in live performance...
. Further there were releases with Classwar Karaoke, a Netlabel
Netlabel
A netlabel is a record label that distributes its music through digital audio formats over the Internet...
which has released material by various musicians, including Colin John Conass, Zoologic, Undress Béton
Jaan Patterson
Jaan Patterson is a composer and poet, and runs the Surrism-Phonoethics netlabel. He is best known for his various Dada and Surrealist inspired experimental music and spoken word projects - such as Undress Béton, André Pissoir and Dusk Euphoria. Additionally, together with Frater Surrallee, he...
, Bryan Lewis Saunders
Bryan Lewis Saunders
Bryan Lewis Saunders is a performance artist, videographer, and performance poet widely known for his disturbing spoken word rants, tragic art performances and Stand up tragedy....
, Inferno Speedgown, Lezet, Fonik and Anthony Donovan. The electronic music album Divide by Zero composed with Yolande Harris, is due for release by Persistencebit Records of Italy. His latest work Yalvaririm Beyfendi Saatiniz Kaçi Gösteriyor? deals with Sevim Burak, a language-dissident Turkish female writer who produced radical texts of l'écriture féminine during her lifetime between 1931-1983.
KOG, composed by Zafer Aracagök and Anthony Donovan, to be released in March 2009 by White Label Music, UK.