HI AND WELCOME TO THIS TWELFTH ISSUE OF THE CORE. ... ALOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE LAST ISSUE. IAO CORE PLAYED LIVE WITH VIDMA OBMANA FROM BELGIUM IN SANTA CRUZ. WE DID A SHOW WITH CRASHWORSHIP UNDER THE NAME "STRANGE ATTRACTORS" AT 455 IN S.F., WE PLAYED WITH TRAGIC MULATTO AT GILMAN ST. IN BERKELEY, WE DID A PERFORMANCE AFTER AN EVENING OF FILM BY NICK ZED AT LIFE ON THE WATER THEATER IN S.F.,ON EASTER MORNING. WE PLAYED BEFORE A LECTURE ON SIAMESE TWINS BY MONTE CAZAZZA AT THE FORCE/NORDSTROM GALLERY AND PLAYED ON THE RADIO SHOW "OVER THE EDGE" WITH DON JOYCE AND KINGSHOUSE.

MARTIN RELEASED A FINE COMPILATION ALBUM CALLED "MOODS FOR MISTY EVENINGS" WITH MUSIC BY MARTIN, ELBOWS AKIMBO, MACTOWN STRIP, KRIS FORCE AND OTHERS (AVAILABLE THRU 455).

DEMITRIA HAS RELEASED HER SOLO PROJECT CASSETTE CALLED CHORONZON, AS WELL AS BEING ONE OF THE 120 PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE S.F. EARTHQUAKE.

JOHN CURATED IAO CORE'S SECOND ANNUAL "ABJECT AND UNUSUAL FILM AND VIDIO FEST", WROTE THE SCORE TO DANIELLE WILLIS' PLAY "METHEDRINE DOLLHOUSE", AND MEDITATED ON CHAOS QUITE A BIT.

KRIS FORCE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE LOVE FORCE AND SOLO WORK AS WELL AS MANIPULATING THE MAGNETIC FIELDS OF THE AURORA BOREALIS.

DAVID GARDNER PRODUCED A KATHARSIS ALBUM FOR RRRECORDS, AND APPEARS ON THE NEW PGR/THESSALONIANS ALBUM. WHAT A GUY. ... IAO CORE IS ON THE "NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS A NOISY PLACE INDEED...PART 2" CASSETTE FROM SOUND OF PIG ALONG WITH KATHARSIS, DEATH RANCH, CHORONZON AND MANY OTHERS

.....LOOK FORWARD TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF "VIDIOCORE" VIDIO MAGAZINE FROM TAPEHOUSE AND IAO-OAI. ... WELL. I'M SURE GLAD YOU HAVE THIS ISSUE. IF YOU WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US, WRITE TO IAO-OAI 326 DOGWOOD DR. WALNUT CREEK, CA. 95598 ... IAO CORE: DEMI V. THRAAM, KRIS FORCE, JOHN RYAN AYRES, m.c. SCHMIDT, DAVID J. GARDNER, DANIELLE WILLIS P. 2

(typed by jh sept 4 94)