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Public Works

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Electronic and Spoken Word
A.k.a. Ralph Johnson, Lloyd Dunn The Tape-Beatles

A change in name from ‘The Tape-beatles ’ to ‘Public Works’, which came about in 1997, was motivated by a change in membership (three group members left), a refocusing of technique, and a refinement of interests. The Tape-beatles’ pre-1995 output was almost exclusively analog. By 1994, the members had begun exploring digital techniques of recording and manipulating sound. The CD Matter (1996) was released under the name Public Works because, at the time, it was not clear that the Tape-beatles still existed, since three members had either moved away or formally quit the group. In 1998, John Heck began collaborating with the group again, and it gradually became clear that the kind of work being made was more like Tape-beatle work than Public Works work, so it became clear that The Tape-beatles still existed.

     
Members
PortraitLloyd Dunn
*1957 US
Ralph Johnson
Popular Tracks   
Long Island on Long Island by Public Works
In the Pines on In the Pines by Public Works
County Mall on County Mall by Public Works
Hollywood on Hollywood by Public Works
Fight on Fight by Public Works

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
NumbersPublic Works2000Album
MatterPublic Works1996Album
Music With Sound, Synthety N°2 For TapesPublic Works1991Album
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