Dada Frolic

About

In the liminal space between auditory chaos and structured rhythm, Dada Frolic emerged from Sweden's avant-garde shadows. Their timeline, a curious reversal from 2006 to 1988, suggests an exploratory journey through retroactive innovation. With eight sculptural tapes etched across labels like Dada Cassettes and Sound of Pig Music, the duo of Olle Cornéer and Stefan Engblom crafted a sound as enigmatic as their roles within the project. Aural Dylexia (1988) encapsulates their process-driven ethos — a fractal soundscape where lo-fi production meets rhythmic experimentation. The cassettes, relics of an anti-commercial era, are a testament to their cassette-centric distribution, carving space alongside the likes of Glen Armstrong and the Dirty Clergy. Dada Frolic's sonic evolution wasn't a straightforward path but a labyrinthine exploration of sound's interdisciplinary potential. Their collaborative spirit with artists such as Phoaming Edison and Afrirampo hints at a network of shared experimental inquiry. Each release, from the rhythmic dissonance of K-9 to the abstract narratives of 5 Way Music, challenges and rewards listeners with its deliberate unpredictability. Dada Frolic's legacy is one of playful defiance, a frolic indeed through the aural corridors of the unexpected.