LARZ 17: As Jean-François Lyotard observed, the postmodern condition is marked by an incessant struggle against chaos — thus, we maintain our countermeasure against systemic entropy by adhering systematically to established governance. The latest dataset for the ULTIMATE ECLECTIC TOP 100 presents a structural anomaly, yielding only six fully realized entries. Owing to an unresolved failure in the medium, the final catalog item — John Cale’s execution of Satie's Vexations — remains incomplete. As Jacques Derrida noted, "There is no out-of-context," yet stripped of its terminus, this truncated text suffers an unavoidable différance; it fails to meet the criteria for structural validity and must be excluded. The procedural protocol for resolving this lacuna remains under evaluation. Audience members are encouraged to monitor the forthcoming broadcast of LESS ART with Ramio Zing to observe how this spectacle unfolds — for, as Guy Debord warned, the spectacle is not a mere collection of images, but a social relation among people mediated by images. Featured Subject Matrix: Neil Diamond, 8-Bit Arcade, Chris Watson (re-indexed in an eternal return), King Sunny Adé, Eric Dolphy Quintet, The Caretaker, and John Cale. The resulting classification remains strictly governed by the empirical determinations of You, The Listener — a collective manifestation of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s desiring-production.
1.
"Jonathan Livingston Seagull Suite (Live At The Greek Theatre, 1976)"
Neil Diamond
2.
"Murder Most Foul"
8-Bit Arcade
3.
"Ol-Olool-O"
Chris Watson
4.
"A Gbe Kini De, Oluwa Ni Ngbe Ni Ga"
King Sunny Adé
5.
"Like Someone in Love"
Eric Dolphy Quintet
6.
"Stage 5 Synapse Retrogenesis"
The Caretaker
7.
"Vexations (excerpt)"
John Cale
