Greg Carr

March 5, 2007





*Name: Technological Retreat

*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: No, this was a live radio program and that was the name of the show. When I do live performances I refer to them as 'Rimes of the Ancient MixMaster'.

*Do you use a pseudonym? Mr. Gosh

*Members: Greg Carr

*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: I referred to it as Sound Collage and to myself as a soundtracker and a needle-dropper, but now there are more choices. mostly I was just a DJ.

*Why you use this descriptor: I like the term sound collage - I thought of the term but don't know if I was the first to use it - probably not. I liked that term because I was trying to recreate in an audio fashion what I was feeling and/or experiencing the week before each show. A visual artist uses remnants of visual material to create a collage, a new image to represent...whatever they want, from that which is around them. That's what I was trying to do with sound: Create a soundtrack for the past week out of lots of pieces...trying to make what the world sounded like to me.

*Location: Minneapolis, MN

*Original Location: Glenview, IL; Denver, CO; Bozeman, MT; and then Minneapolis.

*What is your creative/artistic background: I'm a fan.

*History: I started doing radio in 1982, and was experimenting in simple mixing/collaging by 1984. Technological Retreat was on the air from 1985 - 1989.

*Born: 1963, Chicago

*Motivations: I like the way it sounds. I don't enjoy doing this in a studio setting, I'd rather be live in front of an audience or live on radio. I really enjoy the random and unpredictable nature of mixing sounds together. One has a general idea of what the end result will sound like, but it is always a surprise what actually happens.

*Philosophy: That's a very good question. So, maybe the philosophy would be to allow oneself to ride the crest of your own creativity and see/hear/feel what happens and then actually do something about it/for it.

*How would you like to be remembered: Fairly

*Web address: mrgosh.com