Cooking with Satan

art, music and other evil recipes

PURE FILTH PART 2

9 May 2012 reply

Tonight the St-Mark’s bookstore in Manhattan hosted a Feral House event to promote the release of two major books: “Ritual America” by Adam Parfrey & Craig Heimbichner and “Pure Filth” by Peter Sotos & Jamie Gillis.

Adam Parfrey started the event by commentating a slideshow of some of the graphic elements of his book. “Ritual America” focus on “secret brotherhoods and their influence on american society”. In short: “Freemasons”. It’s interesting to note however that american masonry has little to do with the european lodges. Mostly, and officially, unpolitical, these masonic circles are for the most part nothing but an old-school form of networking for men dressing in robes and drinking heavily in a ritual fashion, Bohemian Grove style. Little to do here with some of the ancient traditions of the original freemasonry. At least the conception I have of it.

Peter Sotos was, incontestably, the star of the evening, a round of applause welcomed him in the circle. He’s witty, gritty, looks like an handsome perv in his fifties (no more goatee and a drastic weight loss, I barely recognized him…).
Peter introduced his book for a few minutes, told us briefly about his relationship with Jamie Gillis and then let the images talk for themselves. Here, in the middle of the bookstore, still opened to the public, were projected excerpts of Jamie Gillis interviews from the infamous “On The Prowl” & “Human Toilet Bowl” where crackwhores masturbate as Jamie Gillis order them to twist their tongue as if they were licking the cum clean off his cock. Quite surreal.
I met up briefly with Peter at the end of the speech for a quick chat and I can honestly say he is one of the nicest guy I’ve ever met. Super approachable (as Jamie was apparently) and friendly with everyone coming to him, it’s almost a shock when compared with the content of his literature.

Thumbs up to the dumb big-titted brunette from england who asked the most stupid questions to both writers and thumbs up also to this incredible old man who was equally knowledgeable on both freemasons and Jamie Gillis and boy he didn’t hold myself back to show it to the audience…

9h30PM, the event is over, I head into the night, wishing the old-days of Time Squares peep-shows weren’t so long gone…

Both books are available at Feral House.
“Pure Filth” has been printed in very limited quantities. Just so you know.

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PURE FILTH

1 May 2012 reply

From Feral House (I’m being lazy I know…)
Anyway we talked about Peter Sotos in these pages, even uploaded his infamous zine “Pure”.
Don’t miss this one.

“Jamie Gillis appeared in over one hundred films, and as such was a primary performer in pornography’s “Golden Age.” Gillis is also known for inventing the “Gonzo” genre of pornography, played out in the film Boogie Nights by Burt Reynolds’ character.
Pure Filth appears as transcripts from the films Jamie produced during these early years of radical and highly personal pornography. Completed just before his death in February 2010, Gillis contributed an introduction to each transcript to shed light on his ideas and plans, as well as anecdotal details and personal commentary. The book has more to do with an artist’s understanding of sex than the mere views of a flesh peddler. The careful language and brutal intelligence that Jamie brought to interviews are what separates the conversations from any other work that might have more academic or prurient pretensions.
Extreme novelist Peter Sotos, perhaps better known and appreciated in France and the United Kingdom than his home country, was a good friend of Jamie Gillis, and Sotos’ unusual perspective makes this volume possible.”

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PRAYER TO HORUS

8 Apr 2012 reply

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REPOST: BEASTIE BOX #48

8 Apr 2012 reply

Until the next Beastie Box, which is going to be really special because it will be, already, the number 50, here’s now available again for your very own listening private pleasure, the “Strength Of Strings” mix inspired by all the misery, pain & desolation mankind is kindly offering us in this modern media-king days of ours.

Crank it up and enjoy!

STRENGTH OF STRINGS

“The Voice of those who don’t deserve one. Which song goes with which little victim. Beautifully rendered and constructed and hung with no greater need than to inspire something immediately identifiable. Point to the paintings of jesus as you walk the marble floors of the repugnant vatican.
There’s a quite a few. Now select the faces out of the little murdered mice all covered by the twenty or so years I’ve been collecting newspaper articles as pornography and ask each fucking mother of each fucking suffocated rodent “what happened here?” Remind me. Because I forgot”.

Peter Sotos.

Gratitude: Peter Sotos, Martin Bladh, the artists.

…To the dead & those who sleep in fear.

LISTEN TO THE BEASTIE BOX

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Cotton Is Crack

21 Mar 2012 reply

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The World Is Mine: an interview with Sektemtum

20 Mar 2012 1 reply

It is february 12th 2012 and I’m downloading on iTunes Sektemtum first album “Aut Caesar Aut Nihil”. First of all, “downloading” and then “iTunes”. Two words usually banned from any black-metal related topic. But, like we said above, it is 2012 and when it comes to audio formats and musical genres, things have evolved a bit.
Some people embraced the change while some other decided to remain forever faithful to the old ways. To each is own, none is better than the other and whether you release limited tapes or ship millions to Best Buy, it has, ultimately, little to do with the quality of your music. But the old ways, and we’re still talking about black-metal here, generally have the favors of the fans. Fans who like the comforting buzzing routine of leather and spikes, lo-fi productions and redundant lyrics. As long as you got the spirit, never mind the music. Sektemtum is all but old-school and has shown very little interest in preserving the established image of black-metal. They’re outsiders who made a black-metal record only because they wanted to, not because they belong to that scene in any way. Unless… Yes, you read well, Meyhnac’h, of über-true black-metal pionneers Mütiilation, is part of the gang. Confusing. Especially for those who make “forest” rhyming with “darkness”. It didn’t take long for the band to spawn controversy before the album was even released and divide the scene. Because of all these reasons, and first and foremost because we think they released a record that is more meaningful for the scene than any average black-metal production, we decided to get in touch with the band and learn a little more on what the fuck they’re about. Reverend Prick & PLCD agreed to answer our questions.
Enter the New World.

PS: I see it coming from here: pretentious, arrogant, fake, over-produced, not true and so on… Maybe, in some ways. But also applicable to 99,99% bands outside Norway after march 1987. So please, give it a break and move on.
Si tu kiffes pas renoi…

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BEASTIE BOX #49

26 Feb 2012 reply

TO HELL AND BACK

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NEW BRIGADE

25 Feb 2012 reply

If you don’t know them already, well just get their album. They’re awesome. I guess Flavor Flav can be wrong sometimes…

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More BNY

24 Feb 2012 1 reply

More shots of the abandoned officers’ house at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, that I already explored a while ago

These were taken from the gate on Flushing avenue.
Still haven’t found a way to get access to this part of the yard.

Working on it.

And by the way, take a look at the last Playground post: The Catacombs Of Paris.

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MER

20 Feb 2012 2 replies

Get to know her before she gets big…
Beacause, man, it won’t take long.

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MEXICO

20 Feb 2012 5 replies

Snapshots from my recent trip there…
I’ll post more on my facebook page later.

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SEKTEMTUM – AUT CAESAR AUT NIHIL

18 Feb 2012 reply

“Aut Caesar Aut Nihil” is Sektemtum groundbreaking debut album.
“Aut Caesar Aut Nihil”, literally: “All or nothing”.
Well, it didn’t take much more to tickle the nerves of the so-called black-metal elite who couldn’t possibly cope with such arrogance. This and a short teaser where “Live In Leipzig” and other religious icons were tossed in the flames of a somewhat hipsterish fire. My good Lord! Utter blasphemy in the land of “Fuck Me Jesus”… Isn’t that cute?
Although the cast is far from being made out of total strangers (just wondering how many of these internet bashers were born when the first Mütiilation EP came out, wanna talk about street cred son?), Sektemtum prefers to let the music do the talk and invites Satan to the hot girl next door week-end party. Throw your arms in the air homies, and wave ‘em like you just don’t care: Sektemtum ain’t your conservative typical black-metal shit.
Sexy American Apparel chicks with horns in boxer shorts, a fifth of whisky and your drug of choice. Rock n’ roll then, but not crusty-biker-beer belly like. No, more like the Vatican reptile type: Cold. Vicious. And rabid. Like Al Jourgensen at his sexiest reading Aleister Crowley by the pool, meditating on human tragedy and sipping a margarita as the world collapses, two bikini bombshells by his side. Filth pigs, that’s what it’s all about. And blast beats sounding like real blast beats, how cool is that?
When most new black-metal bands today tend to lean towards the metaphysical, cosmic and dead-boring drone aspects of the genre, Sektemtum operates its transcendance in the mundane, the everyday life. That’s where Sektemtum takes its strength from. No corpsepaint, no spikes, no leather. Just a sharp manifesto of what black-metal can be without the embarrassing dungeons & dragons folklore. As much as I enjoy a few bands keeping the flame of the old days alive, what was so mind-blowing 25 years ago has now turned, for the most part, into a World of Warcraft photoshop carnival for teenagers. Get over it. And who the hell cares if the record doesn’t really fit in any category?
Production is top-notch, more complex, conceptualized and elaborated than how it sounds at first: “Aut Caesar Aut Nihil” contains a whole lot of subtle arrangements and tremendous catchy parts (the opener is a killer). The last track, “Low Spread”, had me hoping the band will keep going in their unique approach of black-metal sound as I have to confess that I’m actually slightly more in awe of their attitude and concept than the music itself…
But hey, listen mate: I heard some people wants to beat the shit out of Willy for releasing this, which is, inevitably, the sign of a great record.

Buy the shit here. Yes, the same label who put out “Battles In The North”, motherfuckers.

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BREAK

3 Feb 2012 reply

I’m in Mexico for 10 days.

So I’m not going to post anything.

Instead I’ll be taking pictures and probably post a couple later on.

Take care,

Simon

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BIG&PAC

27 Jan 2012 reply

New release from Whitehorse available for free download at their bandcamp.
The two rivals are now reunited on this EP, sometimes a little light but overall pretty freakin’ awesome, yes we really love Whitehorse here as you all know. And once again, the prove that Biggie Smalls was the best MC who ever walked on the face of the earth…

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Moving…

23 Jan 2012 reply

Ok so we’re now on Soundcloud, which I kinda like.
I guess from now on you’ll be able to download all our mixes from there.

Come follow us!.

Oh yeah and Sektemtum is coming soon bitches…

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THE ART OF RAMON MAIDEN

23 Jan 2012 reply

His name is Ramon Maiden, he is from Barcelona and here is, in a few frames, the tip of the iceberg of an amazing craftsmanship that wears many shapes and forms. I, of course, have a weakness for all the religious material but there’s much more to see. Make sure you check it out here.







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BEASTIE BOX #48

22 Jan 2012 reply

STRENGTH OF STRINGS

“The Voice of those who don’t deserve one. Which song goes with which little victim. Beautifully rendered and constructed and hung with no greater need than to inspire something immediately identifiable. Point to the paintings of jesus as you walk the marble floors of the repugnant vatican.
There’s a quite a few. Now select the faces out of the little murdered mice all covered by the twenty or so years I’ve been collecting newspaper articles as pornography and ask each fucking mother of each fucking suffocated rodent “what happened here?” Remind me. Because I forgot”.

Peter Sotos.

Gratitude: Peter Sotos, Martin Bladh, the artists.

…To the dead & those who sleep in fear.

LISTEN TO THE BEASTIE BOX

BEASTIE BOX #48 by cookingwithsatan

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VICTORY UNDER THE SUN

16 Jan 2012 reply

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VERTICAL SLEEP II

7 Jan 2012 reply

I know pretty much nothing about this record: who’s behind it and even how it came to me. So it totally belongs in the “mysteries of the Universe” album category, the ones you prefer not to know too much about. But I can recognize Boyd Rice sexy soothing voice at the beginning and that should sold you on this one. This is supposed to put you to sleep, ha, and somehow transcend your soul. Well, I have to say it kinda works.

Volume III coming up soon.

All The Pretty Little Horses.

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TWILIGHT MAN

3 Jan 2012 reply

“Twilight Man” by Boyd Rice is out now on Heartworm Press or any good book store.
These are his supposed memoirs of his career in San Francisco as an alarm agent. Just started it so can’t say too much at the moment except I always liked good storytellers…

From the back cover:

“Long after San Francisco’s Summer of Love turned into a Winter of Hate, Boyd Rice was the voice of a new, truly lost generation. Brimming with protoapocalyptic violence and populated by trolls, swarming rats, junkies, hookers, angry white men and homicidal eunuchs, Twilight Man proves the author’s fiction as extraordinary as his life. When it comes to noire, it’s hard to think a man more truly dark than Boyd Rice.”
– Carlo McCormick

“Only Boyd Rice could deliver the perfect surreal film-noir account of his wild nights responding to alarm calls in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Twilight Man is full of fun and exciting adventure tales from everyone’s favorite misanthrope!”
– Dwid Hellion

“Never have I read such horrific and depraved tales and never have I laughed so hard. Boyd Rice the boy may have been born in the sunny suburb of Lemon Grove, but Boyd Rice the man was created in the apocalyptic, bloodfilled, shit-stained streets of San Francisco. Twilight Man is easily the funniest and most fucked up book I have ever read. Nobody, not even Boyd, could make this shit up.”
– Matt Skiba

“Twilight Man is a gripping account of falling out of love with a city that has turned sour and the inhabitants, both man and beast, feral. Boyd Rice has penned a classic action adventure steeped in noir aesthetics and pulp style. The world is on fire, let’s dance.”
– Nina Antonia

“A memoir that reads like the best of neo-noir, suitably packed with as much truth and humor to satisfy the devil himself.”
– Johnny StrikeHeartworm Press.

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It’s Here!

30 Dec 2011 1 reply

Out on Selbstmord Kommando.

Review coming soon.

Support music with a soul.

Ignore the rest.

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KOOL KEITH A.K.A BUSHMAN

29 Dec 2011 reply

Catching up a lil’ late on that one but remember the amazing “Dick Towel” commercial by Kool Keith? Here’s is new masterpiece taken from the “This Not A Hotel” album by Yeti beats. Genius.

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FIX: The Ministry Movie

26 Dec 2011 reply

Although their last good album goes way back to “Filth Pig”, Ministry’s discography was so far totally flawless (and yes I regard “With Sympathy” as a great album) and exemplary.
I saw them live for the first time when I was something like 13 or 14 and they left a really strong impression on me and my auditory system. I remember especially the “SHUT UP!!!” Al yelled at the sound man so he could cut the shitty background music. Blackout. The crowd screams, I sense something big is about to happen. And then the first notes of “N.W.O” engulfed us all in a storm of decibels and flames. “What the…?” said the old me…
I remember mostly sounds, barely images, I was far from the stage and it was a summer festival but I’m pretty sure what happened that night is pretty similar to the content of “Fix: The Ministry movie”.
“Fix” captures the band’s madness at its peak, during the “Filth Pig” tour, and their descent into a boozy drug-addled paranoid madness from which they, alas, won’t recover. Yes, the band never ever recorded a good album since… Paul Barker left a couple of weak records later and Al is now relocated in El Paso, drinking vino, gardening and playing thrash metal with is back-up band. I haven’t seen the movie yet so I can’t go too much into details but from what I read here and there, despite its total lack of structure, it’s smart enough to leave you wondering what’s the part of reality and stagecraft in this dangerous mess. Mess here, mess there, chaos, drugs & death. That’s what we all came to see and yes, you’ll see it all, whether it’s staged or not… But I mean, isn’t it the very essence of rock n’ roll? Even if only a part is true, which I doubt anyway, so be it: death to reality, long live the myth. Ministry’s legend is indestructible and I don’t care much if the band is long dead and gone. Their legacy kicks some serious ass.

Learn more about Fix and who are the lunatics behind this insanity here

Trailers #1 & #2 below, for your viewing pleasure.

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UPDATE

26 Dec 2011 reply

Oi!

Sorry for the total lack of posts on this blog, I’ve been massively traveling all over the place last month. First Buenos Aires, then the Florida Keys and last but not least, fucking Amarillo in Texas. Famous worldwide for its church, guns & its infamous 72 oz steak challenge. Yummy.
It’s been overall quite a ride and a very successful one… Postcards attached.
We smoked, we drank and we bled, we built windshields in the desert, barely slept and had a lot of fun.
Of course, I didn’t really have a minute for me since I came back to New-York (which I deeply missed). And now here we are, winter solstice, baby Jesus and the end of the world… Damn.

So what’s coming up next?
My recent Peter Sotos readings have inspired the upcoming Beastie Box mix.
It will be really harsh & nasty. And kinda gross too. But I think I’ll still be able to incorporate a Coil song. Maybe two. Should be online sometime next week. Got all the songs lined up, only need to tie them together which always takes more time than I originally thought. Don’t forget to browse the archives, these mixes are definitely the highlight of this blog. So by the way, if you like it, let me know, feedback is always appreciated.

Music wise, the only thing that kicked my ass for real recently is the “New Brigade” album by Ice Age, a must-have, the new Kickback sucks big time (unless you want to listen to free jazz) and Sale Freux is about to release a new album. Fuck yeah. Been kicking a lot of old-school industrial / cold-wave stuff lately. Revisiting the classics. That’s all I can think of right now…

On a last note, my friend Matthieu recently came back from a trip in Indonesia to shoot some material for his upcoming film: “At The East Of Hell”. Can’t wait to get an update from him.

More coming soon, stay tuned, God bless you.

Take care and control,

Simon

(follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/SatanIsCooking)

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Intellectvs Ivdicat Veritatem

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THE BRIDGE

5 Nov 2011 reply

The SF Golden Gate bridge is the first suicide location on the planet. Since its opening in 1937, over 1200 people jumped over the deck to a 275 feet fall. Most of them are dead, very few survived. This film is about these people, their friends and families and the place they chose to end their lives.

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SHANTIDAS: SYMPHONIE N°1

25 Oct 2011 reply

New release from Amortout Productions with these “Variations sur Oxygène pour platines et pédales” by Shantidas. Yes you have to be french to fully get it, I mean the title, not the tape. Tape can be ordered directly at Amortout. It’s yellow and loosely based on the JMJ masterpiece “Oxygène”. Available in limited quantity so don’t wait too long…

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THE FILMS OF KENNETH ANGER

22 Oct 2011 reply

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Love’s Secret Domain

20 Oct 2011 reply

Fall is Coil season.

Coil season is Fall.

In memory of Jhon Balance and Peter Christopherson.

And all the kids in the video who probably died of A.I.D.S since…

By the way, I can’t believe this was aired on MTV…
No seriously, what happened?

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WHITE HORSE

20 Oct 2011 reply

And now introducing one of my latest obsession:
White Horse is the project of Ben Chisholm (Chelsea Wolfe) and has released three EP’s so far.
This serie has been baptized: “The Revenant Gospels”. Indeed, White Horse music is made out of eerie rhythmic sounds over dead people’s voices. Simple but stunning. From old baptist gospel to Freddie Mercury’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”, White Horse brings back to life these souls from the realm of death. If it almost sounds sometimes like they are surprised, angry or upset of being here, it always feels like they’re much alive again. This invocation-like effect gives White Horse music all its depth, mystery and beauty.
A track like ““So That Death Will Tremble To Take Us” (which was featured in our latest podcast) is absolute perfection and a true gem. Since these vocals are not looped, I personally prefer when the track is built around the vocals and not the opposite. So, quite probably, a better balance could be found on a couple of tunes but this is definitely one of my favorite thing to listen to at the moment. All hail the Dead!

Since it’s uploaded on their bandcamp, I didn’t see any problem with also sharing here, but please support the artist.
All three EP’s can be directly purchased here.

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BITCH SUCK DICK

13 Oct 2011 reply

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Pure

10 Oct 2011 1 reply

Peter Sotos writes about serial-killers, child molesters, rapists, glory holes, peep shows, genocides and isn’t afraid of using the word “nigger” either.

Some refers to him as a modern Sade, although I think the boudoir of some french château is not really comparable to a stinky public toilet. The urban factor I guess.

In 1984 he published the fanzine “Pure” in praise of the most infamous killers on the face of the earth, from Ted(dy) Bundy to Heinrich Himmler. And their victims were named “cunts”, “whores” and “rats”.

This is how he introduced the project:

“In our search for extremes, we are constantly bombarded with humanist, feminist and other equally asinine diatribes that writers employ to alleviate the strain on their “conscience” or to try and seduce us into their maudlin world of false securities and self-contempt. PURE exists, then, for those who desire extremities and are tired of listening to/or acting like housepets. PURE satiates and encourages true lusts.

There is no need to convince outsiders of a philosophy, nor any reason to hide or pawn our tastes and instincts off as a moralistic examination of the “dark side of human nature”. There is no mission to force a begrudged acceptance of the “true state of the human condition.” We offer no such safeties, and monetary concerns aside, new liberal and free-thinking converts are of little use. PURE exists for those who want it.”

Sotos’ work (he wrote about 10 books exploring over and over the same obsessions) is supported by collected material published in the medias.
Articles, pictures, interviews dealing with Mr. Sotos big favorites: murders and child abuse.
It doesn’t take long to realize, also because it is so fucking brilliantly put together, the real pornography lies in the obscene way these cases are treated by the medias. And anyone, including the “victims”, pushed by their morbid curiosity and taste for glory, doesn’t worth more than the offenders themselves. There’s of course much more than this very simple, and quite commonly accepted, idea but I’ll leave that up to you.

Peter Sotos was also part of the band Whitehouse for a few years.
His literature is a punch in the guts. Don’t look for any comfort or safety here, there’s absolutely none.

This will upset you but you’ll hardly be able to take your eyes off it. Yes, the fat greek bastard owns you.

Pure #1
Pure #2

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ABSOLUTE DEATH

29 Sep 2011 reply

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Beastie Box #47

25 Sep 2011 5 replies

THE OWLS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

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On june third of the year 1993, three teenagers were arrested for the murder of three eight-year old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The bodies were found in a ditch, naked and hogtied with their own shoe laces. Two of them were drowned, the third one was beat-up to death. Brutal, rabid, grotesque murders in the land of Jesus Christ & Betty Blue… The devil is among us.

It soon appeared the arrest of these three outcast teenagers was more the consequence of their taste in heavy-metal music, black clothes and horror literature than any single consistent piece of evidence. No serious proofs were implicating Jessie, Damien & Jason. Everything was based on a forced confession, fake testimonies and rampant paranoia. Satanic Ritual Murder. These three words were on every lips. Any evidence which could have helped to find the real killer(s) were either lost or destroyed. It was the infamous Salem Witch Trials, a couple of centuries later, in a town where you find a church at every street corner. The trial was documented in the astonishing documentary film “Paradise Lost” which brought the story to the world. Originally assigned to document the case of three blood-thirsty Satan worshippers it didn’t take long to the directors to realize something was going horribly wrong. No need to expand on the flaws of this case, the film is doing quite a good job at showing the stupidity and incompetence of the local authorities as well as the blind rage of a community in shock.

In this poor, small, religious town, people get drunk, pop pills and praise Jesus. Actually, 2 of the 3 parents’ victims were alcoholic, drug addicts and violent biggots… Who knows what can happen when a child abuser redneck brute is high on meth, bible in one hand, belt in the other? Two of the teenagers were sentenced to prison for life, the third one was sent on death row. But thanks to the documentary, the “Free The West Memphis Three” movement was born and money was raised to support their quest for truth and justice. After 18 years spent in prison for a crime they didn’t commit, they were finally fred at the most absurd condition of pleading guilty. The state of Arkansas will definitely never admit they got it all wrong. So if the West Memphis Three are now walking free, their names haven’t been cleared, justice hasn’t been done. A murderer is still out there and, surprise, surprise, it looks like the most recent DNA test is pointing on one of the kid’s parent… The case is not closed, far from it.

But enough for spoilers. If you haven’t seen the documentary, please watch it. This is a fascinating, revolting, horrifying descent into human stupidity.

This mix is my soundtrack of the West Memphis Three story. It’s focused on the religious fanaticism, the drugs, the teenage depression… It contains…
»  read on…

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Ahmad Zahir

15 Sep 2011 reply

Afghan pop legend and revolutionary poet, killed by the communist general Daud Taroon at the age of Christ, Ahmad became a legend after his Death even though he was already quite the shit when he was still alive.
As his homeland was on verge of collapsing and descend into 40 years of war, Ahmad Zahir, AKA the Elvis of Afghanistan, operated as a symbol of freedom, love and other sweaty delights of the seventies in his troubled country. Praised for his lascivious hypnotic pop folk where wah-wah guitars and reverbed drums meet tablas and sitars, Zahir’s music is the equivalent of a dive in a pool of warm psychedelic chocolate lust. Go sleazy, go.

Chest hair & Congas

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SANDMAN

8 Sep 2011 reply

Have you ever read the awesome Sandman tales, by Neil Gaiman? Just can’t help falling asleep after a few pages these days. 10 volumes will last me 10 years. Love it.

Sandman, like a skinny Robert Smith with a little bit of Andrew Eldritch when he was singing “Dominion” in the desert. A masculine icon of some sorts, especially for those who grew up in the 80’s. But seriously, who has not?

Sandman is telling us the story of Dream. His siblings are Death, Desire, Destiny, Delirium & Despair. All born before gods were even dreamed by men.

First read it in french, now re-reading in english, it’s like watching your favorite foreign movie without bad dubbing for the first time, it’s great but you feel a little nostalgic too.

The Sandman series would go just under anything by Alan Moore. And sometimes gets just above…

“I would show you terror in a handful of dust…”

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Through The Occupied Netherlands

7 Sep 2011 reply

I’m currently on an early Laibach kick and I decided I should share that with you. It’s crazy how influential this band is without really getting credit for it.
I just couldn’t believe my eyes the first time I saw their videos… These young lads dressed like hitlerian youths rising their cups of brune ale in front of a cute little chalet somewhere in the alps while a triumphant deer is galloping through the lush woods surrounding the house. A brief moment of calm and camaraderie among the incessant totalitarian waves. Before turning this into Pop, Laibach was first dedicated to pure eastern desolation, minimal drumming and menacing vocals. Here it is folks, the first tape ever released by the legendary Slovenian group.

Documents Of Oppression.

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TRUTH

2 Sep 2011 reply

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Chelsea Wolfe in Brooklyn

19 Aug 2011 1 reply

The night is august 17th. A wednesday.

Chelsea Wolfe makes her NYC début tonight and the club is packed.
The lady is expected I guess… And the fact she’s playing solo on that very special night makes it even more exclusive baby. No backing band as usual but a dark canva of electronic sounds provided by Mr. Ben Chisholm (AKA White Horse, AKA voices of the Dead) to support Chelsea Wolfe’s delicate universe. Try to picture Countess Bathory high on ketamine, lost in a David Lynch movie and you’re almost there. Somewhere between the Carpathian mountains and Sunset Blvd, Chelsea Wolfe music is nothing but a sweet haunting nightmare. Any move she makes or any cord she plays and the audience is all eyes and ears. My friends, it basically took her 15 seconds to hypnotize everyone. I don’t know if she took the veil thing from Metallic Falcons or not, if her music is goth, witch house, brutal death or christian rap and I don’t really care actually. It looks stunning and sounds awesome. In short: just fucking amazing.

Before that: shoegaze gloom bedroom band Planning For Burial made his guitar cry out loud. Sounds like I’m making fun but seriously: his guitar riffs are just so damn epic in their sadness it’s astonishing. Planning For Burial “Leaving” LP is really cool and out for a little while now, we already played some in Beastie Box, check it out.
And to conclude the evening: a spastic, rabid, intense Cult Of Youth played a 15 minutes set. Way too short, I was definitely up for more… I’m just hoping the delayed schedule this evening was the only reason for such a tease!

Chelsea Wolfe stole the night anyway, and this first New-York gig will definitely be part of the “I was there” kind of shows two years from now. That should be what it will take for Chelsea Wolfe to conquer the world. She, for sure, got what it takes.

Oh and don’t forget to purchase their new record out on Pendu!

Here are a few shots from the evening, I’ll post more once I’m through all my jpegs.









CULT OF YOUTH




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BEGOTTEN

19 Aug 2011 reply

God dies in scene I.

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