SURREALIST PERSPECTIVES

In english

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TEXTS
• Case studies in the invention of some Experimental Musical Instruments (EMIs) by an improvisor. 10 minute talk with images and sounds (youtube link with time code included), for Technologies and Improvisation: Tools and theories for uncertain futures, February 8th, 2018 at Campus Lindholmen, Gothenburg.
• Scanned interview published as a fanzine in connection with the sound exhibition Ghost Operations for amplified objects, modular synthesizer and Bassbox speaker installation, at 'ohrenhoch, der Geräuschladen' (The Noise Shop), Berlin, with Eliad Wagner and Johannes Bergmark. Original english text here, with sound samples. 2013
• Composer's Radio: “Be(A)ware of the Sixties”, written and presented by Jamie Fawcus, produced by Paulina Sundin. #3 Interview with me about half-way in + Beware Of Aesthetic Ethics (2009) a piece with a Micro Moog drone which is influenced by sounds from my Platforms of amplified objects, recorded at SAMI studio in Stockholm, published (contrary to what the program notes say) by suRRism Phonoethics in Peak the Source - 'Volume 1-3' / sPE_0100. Duration: 8 min. 2012
• What is experimental music? What is an experimental music festival? Inquiry response for a panel discussion at Chomsky bar, initiated by Viestarts Gailitis of the Skanu Mezs Festival in 2012.
• Interview mit Klingding in english, translated and introduced in german, after the concert at the Stark Bewölkt concert series at Hörbar, Hamburg, solo and with Gregory Büttner, Heiner Metzger and Helge Meyer. Also heard are parts of Muzak Blocker and excerpts from the concert. 2012.
• Interviewed in Kuala Lumpur after a concert at Findars, organized by Herbal International, Kuala Lumpur, malaysia, 2012.
• Muzak Blocker! – an audio perfume for self-defense, 2011.
• questions, questions... answered by Johannes Bergmark – to an inquiry in Patricide 4 (The Sound of Surrealism) Book & CD, 2011.
• Short lecture and concert at TedX Botkyrka about me as an instrument builder, musician and surrealist, 2010.
• Does the swedish state still educate priests for the Swedish Church? Abstract in english, 2010.
• Krzysztof Gutfrański talks to Johannes Bergmark, Intertext, 2010.
• Is Music Abstract? (excerpt from the unpublished manuscript Surrealism and Music, ca 1990-2010), for the international surrealist journal Hydrolith. (With over 80 contributors from 17 countries around the world, the book contains drawings, paintings, games, comics, photographs, poetry, prose, theoretical and political writings on a huge variety of subjects, including special in-depth investigations of music, space and myth.) Info and order through Oyster Moon Press.
  
• International Surrealist Declaration for the Imprisoned Serbian Anarchosyndicalists, 2009
• Why I hate blogs, facebook, myspace and youtube (with some tips about web site making). 2008-09.
• Surrealism and the holy crap
  This text was first published in October 2007 as part of a discussion about religion with members of the surrealist group in Stockholm, on the blog Icecrawler / Heelwalker. The discussion started because of a questionaire from the group of the surrealist movement in Paris, which in turn came about after Guy Ducornet invited surrealists for an anthology about surrealism and religion.
  
• The Corn Grinder From The Venus Temple. About sound objects, published in Noisegate # 13, 2006.
• Music is a verb! Christopher Small and the future of the musical ritual., 2004.
• The above article provoked a reply from Thomas Millroth. I replied with the following article: Music Is Nothing, 2004. Original texts published in swedish in Nutida Musik # 1 & # 5, Stockholm 2004. English translations first published in Patricide 4., Conwy, Wales 2011
• "No Music!", 2004.
• Manifesto Against Music, 2000.
• What Is Music?, 1999.
• What is Improvisation and Why Improvise?, 1997-99.
• Played By My Instruments, 1997.
• Call For The Hidden Sounds, 1994-95.
• Collective declarations, 1991-95. Surrealist Group in Stockholm.
• For A Wild Music, 1993. On the web site of the Surrealist Group in Stockholm.
• Butoh - Revolt of the Flesh in Japan and a Surrealist Way to Move, 1991. With introduction 2008 and appendix 1993.
• The Situation of Sexuality Today or the Sublimization of the Production of Children, 1989. From “KVICKSAND / Surrealistisk Uppvigling”.

  FACTS & INFO

• Gallery of Musical Instruments, invented and other.
• Electroacoustic a.o. compositions.
• Discography.
• Biography as a surrealist.
• Miscellaneous films and photos.
• Recommended skeptical, surrealist, musical and scientific podcasts, blogs, newsletters and discussion groups, including notes on podcast subscribing and producing.

  GROUPS

• Mubil. The Electro-acoustic Van as a Mobile (Nomad) Venue for all the Arts.
• Erotic Boulders.
• Fågelpingis.
• Smullotron.
• Acrobatic Music.

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På svenska + norsk

TEXTER
• Intervju med Eirik Kydland i Bergens Tidende, norge 2012
• Om John Cage, slump, Duchamp, tystnad mm, enkätsvar i Soundofmusic 2012.
• Om frekvens, tonhöjd, stämningssystem och humbug, oförkortad version av enkätsvar till Tonsättaren, Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares tidskrift, 2012.
• Om mitt yrkesval 2012.
• Egna ljud, intervju i SvD av Ricki Neuman 2011.
• Muzak Blocker! – en ljudparfym till självförsvar, 2011.
• Surrealistgruppen Etthundrafyrtio Fingrar – Ett knippe poeter och dikter från Surrealistgruppens i Stockholm erfarenhet, Urval av Emma Lundenmark och Mattias Forshage, Introduktioner av MF, Stockholm 2010 (Innehåll: Inledning; Surrealistgruppens poeter i litteraturhistorisk belysning; Ilmar Laaban; Gösta Kriland; Mattias Forshage; Petra Mandal; Johannes Bergmark; H Christian Werner; Aase Berg; Carl-Michael Edenborg; Robert Lindroth; Sebastian Osorio; Eva Kristina Olsson; Kalle Eklund; Emma Lundenmark; Merl Fluin)
• Re: Frågor till artikel om kulturbonus från SvD 2010
• Utbildar staten fortfarande Svenska Kyrkans präster?
  En kortare, mer kärnfull och lättläst version av nedanstående artikel publicerades för Folkvett nr 1, 2010, organ för föreningen Vetenskap och Folkbildning. Papperstidskriften kan beställas från VOF eller läsas på välsorterade bibliotek. Den kan också läsas på VOFs hemsida.
  Föredrar man den långa, jobbiga, detaljerade originalversionen med fler utflikningar, följ ovanstående länk.
  [Bilden föreställer numret innan.]
  
• Musik är ett verb! A propos Christopher Small och den musikaliska ritualens framtid, 2004.
• Ovanstående artikel föranledde en replik från Thomas Millroth. Jag svarade på hans inlägg med följande artikel, Musik är ingenting, 2004.
• "Ingen Musik!", 2004.
• Fiasko, ur Lucifer 2004.
• Debatt om kompositionstävlingar inom Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare, 2003.
• Kollektiva deklarationer, lekar och experiment. Surrealistgruppen i Stockholm 1990-2002.
• Manifest Mot Musik, 2000.
• Konst, politik och pengar., 2000.
• Avskaffa rikedomen!, 2000.
• Vad är musik?, 1999.
• Vad är improvisation och varför improvisera?, 1997-99.
• Barn och verklighet, enkät för barn 1998, ur Lucifer 2004.
• Spelad av mina musikinstrument, 1997.
• Ljuddikter, 1995.
• Fler ljuddikter ur Erratum Musical. , 1995 (Surrealistgruppens hemsida).
• Erratum Musical – 37 valda ljuddikter 1993 - 95, Surrealistförlaget 1995, hela (utgången).
• Åkallan av de fördolda ljuden, 1994-95.
• Butoh - Köttets revolt i Japan och att röra sig surrealistiskt, 1991. Med introduktion 2008 och appendix 1993.
• För En Vild Musik, ur Mannen på gatan 2, 1993.
• Kampens Villkor (ur Mannen på gatan 1, 1991, med Bruno Jacobs).
• Zen och konsten att sköta en motorcykel (recension) (opublicerad, ca 1991).
• Sexualitetens Situation Idag – Del 2 eller Sublimiseringen av avsublimeringen (ur Mannen på gatan 1, 1991).
• Oförutsedd Historia (med Bruno Jacobs, ur Kvicksand/Surrealistisk uppvigling, Surrealistförlaget 1989)
• Karl Marx: "Brottets Produktivitet" (Översättning av mig, från Kristall, Surrealistförlaget 1989. Översättningen finns också publicerad bland andra texter här.
• Brott och Vildhet - personlighetsmarknaden och det moderna upproret, 1989 - en kommentar till ovanstående text, publicerad i samband med denna.
• Över opal bågar häröver, 1989, dikt tillägnad surrealistgruppen i Prag, Surrealisförlaget, Stockholm, 1991 (utgången).

  FAKTA & INFO

• Elektroakustiska o.a. kompositioner.
• Ilskans Rätt - Ett göteborgsjubileum, en solidaritetskväll 2002 för de fängslade efter Göteborgskravallerna 2001.

  GRUPPER

• Mubil. Den elektroakustiska skåpbilen som en mobil (nomadisk) scen för alla konstarter.
• Fågelpingis.
• Hunger.
• Fretlessarméén. (svensk o norsk)
• Acrobatic Music. (svensk o norsk)
• Cloudchamber.

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En français

• Les poings dans nos poches crevees (Le Mouvement Surréaliste, collective), 1997.
• La Source Bouchée (Le Groupe Surréaliste de Stockholm, collective), 1993.
• tant que les voyageurs parviendront à se substituer aux voyants, 1492-1992 (Le Mouvement Surréaliste, collective), 1992.

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Auf deutsch

• Scanned interview published as a fanzine in connection with the sound exhibition Ghost Operations for amplified objects, modular synthesizer and Bassbox speaker installation, at 'ohrenhoch, der Geräuschladen' (The Noise Shop), Berlin, with Eliad Wagner and Johannes Bergmark. Original english text here, with sound samples. 2013
• klingding broadcast for contemporary music 08/17/2012_fsk 93,0mhz (hamburg, germany)
  Freitag 17.8.2012 22.00 - 0.00
  ** ein Feature ueber Johannes Bergmark
  * ein Interview mit ihm, nach dem Stark Bewoelkt Konzert am 15.7.12 in der Hoerbar, mit Gregory Buettner, Helge Meyer und Heiner Metzger.
  * von dem Konzert mehrere live-records
  *** einige Tracks von Tomoko Sauvages neuer LP: Ombrophilia erschienen beim Label: Aposiopese Porzellanschalen,- Wassersounds mit Hydrophonen (unter Wasser Mikrophonen) aufgenommen.
  **** ein Kommentar ueber die Verleihung des Hamburger Bach-Preises 2011 an Tan Dun und ein kurzes Feature ueber die Darmstaedter Ferienkurse 2012
  more infos
  In english, translated and introduced in german, at Hörbar. Also heard are parts of Muzak Blocker. 2012.

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Suomi finska finnish:

• Interview in a newspaper in Turku, finland, by Petri Rautiainen. 2012

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Po polsku

• Z Johannesem Bergmarkiem rozmawia Krzysztof Gutfrański, Intertext (slightly abridged by KG), 2010.

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In Russian

• Butoh - Revolt of the Flesh in Japan and a Surrealist Way to Move (Probably excerpts. Site of Alexander Girshon, Moscow, dance therapist, teacher and performer).

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Mongolian:

• Art Camp organized by Blue Sun Contemporary Art Studio & Center in collaboration with Soil Society, a swedish-mongolian Cultural Organization in 2004. You can see a glimpse from an interview and a performance solo and with Virpi Pahkinen at the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts, Ulanbaatar, in the joint mongolian-swedish exhibit, in the coverage on mongolian tv.

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This drawing was made by one of the kids that went to the kindergarten that I was working in in 1986-87. It is a drummer. The figure was used as the symbol for Stora Saltet, the former journal of the Surrealist Group in Stockholm of which I am a collaborator and co-founder since 1986.

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Warning. This is part of the official web site of Johannes Bergmark. The texts on this site and in links from it can be trusted. But on the internet there is at least one place (belonging to Indymedia in Hawai) where my name has been put without my knowledge among others as signatures of a stupid and disgusting tract in fact written by an idiot and asshole that fights the surrealist movement in these dishonest ways. My name, as others, must have been chosen at random because I never even met him, nor ever had any contact with him. We, the abused "signatories" are now trying to find out how to remove these from the internet and how to revenge in an appropriate way. He is calling himself a surrealist, but a quick look at his own attempts at promoting his "art" on the internet shows he has no understanding of the word whatsoever, and is of course not acknowledged by anyone in this movement. If you are in doubt if I really signed such a text or not, please contact me and just ask.

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This page updated the 15th of June, 2018.