▁He ▁studied ▁physics , ▁mathematics , ▁and ▁music ology ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁complete ▁his ▁studies . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁influ ences ▁was ▁Kurt ▁Schw it ters , ▁whose ▁Ur son ate ▁he ▁first ▁heard ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ; ▁he ▁memor ized ▁the ▁entire ▁work , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁corner st ones ▁of ▁his ▁re pert ory ; ▁he ▁has ▁rec ited ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁piece ▁hundreds ▁of ▁times ▁in ▁various ▁public ▁places . ▁His ▁compos itions ▁and ▁performances ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁sound ▁poetry , ▁making ▁use ▁of ▁words ▁and ▁ph on etic ▁sni ppets ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁clicks , ▁his s es , ▁and ▁other ▁vocal ▁manip ulations . ▁He ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁perform er , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁avant - gar de ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁John ▁T ch ica i , ▁Tr istan ▁H ons iger , ▁and ▁M ats ▁Gust af sson , ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁ens emb les ▁S pl inks ▁and ▁B RA AX TA AL . ▁His ▁live ▁performances ▁involve ▁humor ▁and ▁impro vis ation , ▁and ▁are ▁occasionally ▁received ▁poor ly ▁by ▁aud ien ces , ▁as ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁book ed ▁as ▁an ▁op ener ▁for ▁punk ▁rock ▁band ▁The ▁Str ang lers ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁B aba - O em f ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁B RA AX TA AL ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁S pl