Thigmotactic is the eleventh album by
sound collage group
Negativland. Unlike previous efforts by the band, it is primarily the expression of one member, Mark Hosler, though other members contributed, as did
Thomas Dimuzio. Hosler created the bulk of its audio content as well as the visual
collages and assemblages of
found objects that are pictured in the liner notes. It is also notable as the band's "first entirely song-based project"[4] and features fifteen songs and two instrumental pieces.
The title Thigmotactic refers to
thigmotaxis, an instinctive reflex in response to physical touch, as mentioned in a passage from
Ann Zwinger's The Mysterious Lands about a desert
lizard with this property. These sentences are excerpted on the inside of the CD cover.
Thigmotactic is the eleventh album by
sound collage group
Negativland. Unlike previous efforts by the band, it is primarily the expression of one member, Mark Hosler, though other members contributed, as did
Thomas Dimuzio. Hosler created the bulk of its audio content as well as the visual
collages and assemblages of
found objects that are pictured in the liner notes. It is also notable as the band's "first entirely song-based project"[4] and features fifteen songs and two instrumental pieces.
The title Thigmotactic refers to
thigmotaxis, an instinctive reflex in response to physical touch, as mentioned in a passage from
Ann Zwinger's The Mysterious Lands about a desert
lizard with this property. These sentences are excerpted on the inside of the CD cover.