We held a contest for the excellent
new Decahedron album. You should have all been foaming at the mouth
for it, ready to jump through whatever hoops we had set up for you.
That's how good it is. But apparently none of you realized what an excellent
opportunity we were giving you: a free copy of one of the best albums
of the year! We were giving away three copies and we only got two entries!
You goddamned slackers. Below is the original contest text, followed
by the two winners
"Connection
Stabilizing… . . . …………………………………………………
The Frodus Conglomerate
International is no more. DECAHEDRON is taking power. As a goodwill
gesture they have decided to give three former FCI operatives (you)
a chance to receive a copy of their latest communiqué, Disconnection_Imminent
without having to put out cash for it or dash to the file-sharing networks
for a garbled, electronically-scarred copy. But there is a catch (as
there always is). You must contribute some sort of propaganda to support
the causes and doctrines of Decahedron to be reviewed and judged by
member S. Cinca. Any form of propaganda is acceptable. Provided below
for you are stencils which you may use to spray paint on objects to
show the public that the ghost of the FCI lives on. You may also create
an image, a short story, or write a nonfiction expose of the false culture
that permeates everything or even a satirical short story. Even video
propaganda is acceptable in electronic .mov or .mpg form. The lines
of communication will be wide open for one month. Send your completed
propaganda pieces by electronic mail to contest@bornbackwards.com
along with your name and address. By entering the contest you will be
added to the Bornbackwards mailing list, unless you state your wish
to remain hidden and unaffiliated. Make the call…before it’s too late.
Appropriate propaganda materials:
Delete
False Culture.mp3
"No
Carrier" Video Feed
PDF
Stencil #1
PDF
Stencil #2
PDF
Stencil #3
A
Discourse On The Commodification Of Music
Frodus
manifesto circa '93"
Our first winner is Harold from Upstate NY:
"I work as the director of information technology at a high school
in upstate New York. I printed out the Decahedron "Delete False Culture"
logo + the "Call to Arms" manifesto and hung them inside the glass part
of the door to the tech/network room. Hundreds of students walk by every
day. Nobody has asked me about it yet, hopefully they will. Anyway,
here are some crappy pics."


Our next winner is Gabe Marquez from Maryland who absolutely canvassed
his town in his desire to "Delete False Culture"
"First I took the intersection."

"Then I lined the trees along the road so both pedestrian and traveler
can absorb."


"Then I took on the Shopping Center itself. I hit the entrance
first"

"Then it was the blockbuster."

"And then I hit the bank."

"I put up the'"Call To Arms' text at the bus stop, so the people
waiting for the bus can be informed."

"NEXT STOP: THE MALL, home of the false culture. I made my car
into the Delete False Culture mobile."

"I took all the drink machines."

"And I proceded to hit the Stores and the inside of the mall with
FORCE."


"I hit FYE (the music store) and Hot Topic too, but i couldn't
take pictures without attracting unwanted attention.
Upon leaving I handled the entrances."
Related features:
Decahedron
Interview
Frodus/The Cassettes
Interview
The Black Sea
Contest
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