Trax

Trax is presented in the reviews as an Italian, unit-based collective that produced music and mail art. The group operated between 1982 and 1987 and created collaborative, collage-like electronic work collected on the album Xtra. Early participants named in the review include Piermario Ciani (unit 01), Vittore Baroni (unit 02) and Massimo Giacon (unit 03).

From the reviewed material: Trax worked by numbered "units" (central unit and peripheral units), used postal exchange and collaborative "add and return" methods inspired by Ray Johnson, and initially operated between 1982 and 1987. The review lists participants and notes the units later grew from 10 to over 500. The review describes the music on Xtra as sonic collages, an electronic pot-pourri mixing playful and leaden moments.

Trax is presented in the reviews as an Italian collective that blended mail art and experimental electronic collages. The reviewed album Xtra is described as a playful, collage-like electronic pot-pourri assembled by numbered "units." The project operated between 1982 and 1987 and emphasized chance, exchange and collective authorship.

For:Fans of mail art and experimental electronic collage, collectors of underground/DIY music, art educators interested in participatory practices.