Artist description [But what he remembered when he clicked into the Republic of Desire's eyephone-space was the sense you got, doing that, of what the space around Dream Walls was like. And it was a weird thing, because if you looked up from what you were doing, there really wasn't anything there; nothing in particular, anyway. But when you were doing it, designing your car or whatever, you could get this funny sense that you were leaning out, over the edge of the world, and the space beyond that sort of fell away, forever. And you felt like you weren't standing on the floor of an old movie theatre or a bowling alley, but on some kind of plain, or maybe a pane of glass, and you felt like it just stretched away behind you, miles and miles, with no real end.] - William Gibson, 'Virtual Light'

Music Style mulched electronics and samples

Musical Influences Lots, including Coil, Oval, Brian Eno, Labradford, Autechre, even Dead Can Dance. Although none of the above have that similar a sound.

Artist History republic of desire started recording in a damp sleepout in Mt Cook in late 1999. First mp3s posted in June 2000. That's all there is to it so far. If you'd like to collaborate or just say hello, e-mail michael_beggs@yahoo.co.uk

Group Members Mike Beggs

Instruments software, microphone

Location Wellington - New Zealand

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