Not defined Yet

About

Not defined Yet, the enigmatic label from the United States, operated within the liminal spaces of the late 20th century, a brief yet impactful presence from 1987 to 1995. With an archive that whispers through the corridors of experimental video and sound, the label's preference for VHS format over the ubiquitous cassette signals an interdisciplinary pursuit, sculptural in its audiovisual offerings. Not defined Yet navigated the fractal intersections of the avant-garde, with releases like "Baraka" featuring the ethereal Sound of Dead Can Dance, a collaboration that underscores the label's penchant for sonic and visual synthesis. The label's catalog is a kaleidoscope of collaborative projects and poetic soundscapes, resonating with the echoes of sound poetry festivals such as "Bobeobi 1994" — a video document of Berlin's first international festival of sound poetry. Not defined Yet's offerings were not mere recordings; they were explorations into the process-driven realms of audio-visual art, each release a sculptural entity, an artefact of historical significance. While the roster includes names like Ministry and Sisters of Mercy, it is the obscure and the experimental that define the label's heart. Nick Zedd and Annie Sprinkle's transgressive "Was is Menstrual" and William S. Burroughs' "Commisioner of Sewer" are testament to a catalog that refused to sanitize or conform. Nobuo Kubota's "Three Intermedia Works" furthers this narrative, a confluence of mediums that defies conventional categorization. Not defined Yet remains a phantom limb of the experimental scene, resonating in the underground currents of art and sound. Its legacy is an archive of historical whispers, an exploration of the undefined, and a testament to the collaborative spirit of the avant-garde.