TAKE A CHANCE ON ME
by Sylvain van iniitu
"Take a chance on me" / TACOM is an evanescent label and experience
i am running this as an exploration of atonment towards the postal system
and simultaneously as an exploration of what it really does, in terms of playing with hazard and dealing with materiality
so here is the deal :
- a single record is produced with unreleased tracks, mostly algorithmic and stochastic music, to further the play on randomness.
- this record is sent in a way that its cover is also the post packaging : any damage, mark, sticker to the packaging is also a welcome modification of the record itself
- the recipient is finishing the process by sending pictures of the arrived record, as it is. If the record never arrives, the recipient will produce the documentation of requests done to the post to locate it.
in doing so, the artist, the object, the post, and the recipient are uniquely bound in one experience. that forms the whole process
TACOM #10 "Allopathie" sound by Thomas Coquelet
TACOM #12 "Inverted Dendermonde " sound by Plochingen
TACOM #13 "Frottements & Tremblements - TPM/414" sound by David Neaud
TACOM #14 "huit dés" sound by Frédéric Tentelier
TACOM #16 "Résistances" sound by Susie Suptille
TACOM #17 "Let's not overthink it" sound by Jos Smolders
TACOM #18 "1984+1987+1989" (edit) sound by Mark Lyken
TACOM #19 "Strooivelden" sound by Gert-Jan Prins
of course, no preview, no samples, no bandcamp, no soundcloud : you really have to take a chance on the one you choose !
if you want to buy one of those records and be part of one experience, please send an email to ini.itu.rec@gmail.com - participation fee is 10€, by paypal
when the process is finished, the artist, the postal system, and the recipient will be co-authored for the finished object and documentation.
final documentation goes to Discogs
TACOM #1 "I'm the first in line" / sound by Sylvain van iniitu / with Martin Gius ( Austria ) & BPost ( Belgium ) & italian austrian postal services i suppose - - / 15/9/2020 / ??/9/2020 - / finalized ( https://www.discogs.com/label/1901058-Take-A-Chance-On-Me ) 11/2020
TACOM #2 "If you change your mind" sound by Sylvain van iniitu / INITIATED with Flavien Gillié ( Belgium ) & BPost ( Belgium ) - / SENT 15/9/2020 - / FINALIZED 16/9/2020 - / DOCUMENTATION finalized ( https://www.discogs.com/label/1901058-Take-A-Chance-On-Me ) 11/2020
TACOM #3 "Honey" sound by Sylvain van iniitu idem INITIATED with Arthur Lacomme (Belgium) & BPost ( Belgium ) FINALIZED december 2020 DOCUMENTATION finalized ( https://www.discogs.com/Sylvain-van-iniitu-Arthur-Lacomme-BPost-Honey-TACOM3-/release/16340226 ) 12/2020
TACOM #4 "I'm still free" sound by Sylvain van iniitu idem INITIATED with Andy Via (United States of America) & BPost ( Belgium ) 8 january 2021 SENT 9 january 2021 with much formalities ( extra papers for customs declarations ) - FINALIZED 24 february 2021 DOCUMENTATION finalized ( https://www.discogs.com/release/17622442 )
TACOM #5 "the gods may throw a dice" sound by Flavien Gillié idem INITIATED with Jean Bender (France) & BPost ( Belgium ) 31st january 2021 SENT 22nd february 2021 FINALIZED 5 march 2021 DOCUMENTATION finalized https://www.discogs.com/Flavien-Gillié-Jean-Bender-Sylvain-van-iniitu-BPost-The-Gods-May-Throw-A-Dice/release/17846212 14 march 2021
TACOM #6 "All These Clouds Are Judging You" sound by Drvg Cvltvre idem INITIATED with Andy Feys & BPost sent?? FINALIZED 14/5/2022 DOCUMENTATION https://www.discogs.com/release/23227814-Drvg-Cvltvre-BPost-Andy-Feys-All-These-Clouds-Are-Judging-You
TACOM #7 "stoemp de granules sur coulis de réverbération" sound by Arthur Lacomme idem INITIATED with Flavien Gillié ( Belgium ) & BPost (Belgium) SENT 1/12/2020 FINALIZED december 2020 DOCUMENTATION finalized ( https://www.discogs.com/Arthur-Lacomme-Sylvain-van-iniitu-Flavien-Gillié-BPost-Stoemp-De-Granules-Sur-Coulis-De-Réverbéra/release/16342920 ) 12/2020
TACOM #8 "for Sylvain" sound by Solah (Grégory Duby) idem INITIATED with Amélie Beckers & BPost - 31st january 2021 SENT 8 february 2021 FINALIZED 10 february 2021 DOCUMENTATION finalized ( https://www.discogs.com/Solah-6-Sylvain-van-iniitu-BPost-Amélie-Beckers-For-Sylvain-TACOM8-/release/17354164 )
TACOM #9 "Orange, vert, bleu, rouge" sound by Vox Rumori ( Ludovic Médery ) idem INITIATED with Quentin Conrate (France) & BPost (Belgium) 14 february 2021 SENT 22nd february 2021 FINALIZED 4 march 2021 DOCUMENTATION finalized https://www.discogs.com/Vox-Rumori-Quentin-Conrate-Sylvain-van-iniitu-BPost-Orange-vert-bleu-rouge/release/17846332 14 march 2021
TACOM #11 "Low-Grade Euphoria" sound by Tzii idem INITIATED with Rémi De Andrade (France) 12 march 2021 SENT 15 march 2021 FINALIZED 17 march 2021 DOCUMENTATION https://www.discogs.com/TZii-Rémi-De-Andrade-Sylvain-van-iniitu-BPost-Low-Grade-Euphoria/release/17888833 finalized 17 march 2021
TACOM #15 "dice decide" sound by Roel Meelkop INTIATED with Viral Earthbound Moon Lee ( USA ) 2022 SENT ?? may 2022 FINALIZED : not yet DOCUMENTED : not yet
TACOM #45 special birthday random artwork
11 records have been sent ( as of 23 may 2022 )
0 records are waiting to be made and sent
10 process finished on may 2022 : documentation visible on discogs ( https://www.discogs.com/label/1901058-Take-A-Chance-On-Me ) -
1 processes is unfinished
1 currently initiated
still available records : 8
sent records : 11
arrived records : 10
records supposed "on the way" : 1
officially lost records : 0
finished processes : 10