Zerocrop AIN'T NO WANKER
02.02.00: Music review: Fluid magazine
Do you ever get sick of the bland diet of boy bands and sentimental girlies that ooze from
the charts and sound systems of gay venues? You're not alone. It was that banality and lack
of music with any gay content that inspired a man known only as Zerocrop to produce his own
single and multi-media experience, the subversive Ain't No W*nker. You can't really imagine
Westlife doing a cover version of it, can you?
Zerocrop's sound is a fusion of pop, dance and electronica. He mixes his won voice with
those of guys on chatlines who were up for ruff fun. "I'm fascinated by how people express
themselves when they're looking for sex in this way. Whether they're speaking or typing they
say such great things and I wanted to shine a light on that" the enigmatic Zerocop explains
via email, which seems appropriate considering his multi-media approach. The CD single is
actually a CD extra, with a full-length multi-media peepshow. Users can eavesdrop on the
genuine private conversations that 40 different guys had with Zerocrop, read the text that
each guy typed and check out the phots they sent, albeit reproduced as minimalist modern
graphics.
"I think it's a bit more interesting than a pop video with me playing the guitar in the
shower and all that crap." So what's the song about anyway? "The song Ain't No W*nker is
about a kidnap scene with a top who, when he's got you tied-up and gagged-up, decides to
keep you prisoner forever. Mmmm nice." You said it. "Ain't No W*nker really means "I'm for
real, I'm not a time-waster" and in a rough sex sense it means "you can trust me, I'm safe
and sane", and on a general level it means "I'm not another boring tosser".
Ain't No W*nker is the first Zerocrop release, available on CDextra, from 1st January 2000,
to coincide with the new millenium. Ain't No W*nker is a ground-breaking mashup of beats,
tortured vinyl, guitars and voices recorded from gay telephone chatlines. The three music
tracks are
Ain't No W*nker,
Six Foot Blond Hair Smooth and
Into Really Hot Horny Fucking Raunchy Times Mate. I Want To Meet You. "
http://www.zerocrop.com/aintnowanker/
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