"If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself."
- Alexandre Dumas
Last night, i was fortunate enough to be able to attend a screening of Frankie Latina's brilliant film, MODUS OPERANDI, which premiered at the IFC Center in NYC.
The film was presented by Sasha Grey, who should require no introduction to most of you. I've been in contact with Sasha for about three years now, as we're fans of each others' respective works. I was able to finally meet Sasha in person after all this time and I was pretty nervous about it. However, as expected, the circumstances of the event were not conducive to much conversation. When my date and i showed up, my worst fear came true, and everybody who i talked to who worked at the theater was willing to acknowledge that i was supposed to have two tickets waiting for me, as i was told there was neither a guestlist, nor tickets put aside for me. a few minutes of feeling bummed and a couple of text messages later, and a lady in a green dress came outside, calling my name. Phew!
A moment later, Sasha and i were face to face, and i hugged her hello, introducing her to my date and handing her a package containing copies of the STUDY FOR A THEATER OF CRUELTY special edition, MAXIMUM BITTERNESS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, FROM BEYOND AN OBFUSCATED CONSTELLATION, THE FINAL PAGE, and WRETCH. She then had to take the stage to address the audience and present the film, so we stood in the doorway trying to catch a glimpse of the action inside. i spotted Danny Trejo, one of the film's stars, and giggled. I'd just seen MACHETE earlier in the week. A theater employee said we should try the main entrance to the room, so we went around the corner and walked in. The room was almost filled to capacity, but after standing awkwardly at the back with some other folks, while Sasha and the director Frankie Latina talked a bit about how the film came about and how Sasha got involved, we found some seats and settled in as the lights went down.
The film itself was a hilarious, convoluted and brilliant criminal/espionage saga, done in the tradition of exploitation cinema. It tells the story of an ex-CIA man, who we first see drowning in desperation and grief after his wife is murdered in what was meant to be his own assassination. He is reactivated and assigned to retrieve two briefcases from men who have killed to possess it, with the promise that when he hands them over, he'll be told the identity of the man responsible for his wife's death. Chaos ensues. I highly recommend it to any fan of violence, intrigue and camp film.
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CRUCIAL BLAST has announced preorders for the debut full-length by THEOLOGIAN, THE FURTHER I GET FROM YOUR STAR, THE LESS LIGHT I FEEL ON MY FACE. the album is reviewed very favourably in the current (October) issue of DECIBEL magazine, with an 8 out of 10 rating (the new "SWANS" album received a 5, which mirrors my own impressions). here is a slightly edited excerpt: "...a perfectly timed backdrop for... self interrogation and/or personality change."
I will have copies of both the standard and special editions of this release, but i'm not sure when or how many copies, so i suggest you deal directly with the label if you want to get your hands on this release sooner than later.
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Now that the THEOLOGIAN+INSWARM preorders have all shipped, and the huge stack of orders that had been heaped upon my shoulders has dwindled down to nothing, i'm pleased to announce the next collaborative release that is in progress:
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER:
THEOLOGIAN+ADERLATING. A CHORUS OF BEAUTIES SING TO ME THROUGH SLIT THROATS-PREORDER PACKAGE
GNAW THEIR TONGUES sideproject ADERLATING provides THEOLOGIAN with source material for a descent into black abysses. Sickening strings gurgle over frightening, mournful drones that echo from within the bottomless void at the core of humankind.
ADERLATING tshirt accompanied by 60 minute cassette.
Limited to 40 copies.
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Next in line will be: THEOLOGIAN+FOUR PI MOVEMENT. THE DESTROYER-PREORDER PACKAGE
Select items from the APEX XIII preorder will begin shipping in roughly two weeks, along with copies of the CODE LEECH preorder.
Fade from INSWARM will be mastering the tracks for CODE LEECH, but we're having some trouble getting started on that process.
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With today being September 11, there are obviously a lot of emotionally charged discussions taking place online. i was lucky enough to be pried out of the house today by a friend before i could get in any deeper. one of the more unfortunate aspects of Facebook is that it gives us the opportunity to see the political leanings of certain friends, whose opinions on certain matters would otherwise be better left unknown. my response to some of what i've seen today was to construct the following mix:
DJ LEECH - DAY OF WRATH - 09.11.2010
Gnaw Their Tongues > Prayer for the Bloodred Rain
MZ.412 > Satan Jugend
No Festival of Light > Enter to the Realm of Satan IV
Death Squad > Fuck God (live)
Brandkommando > God Hates Us
Nekrasov > Chant the Name of God in a Thousand Languages Until All is Blood and Feces
Haus Arafna > Last Dream of Jesus
Aderlating > Cut off my Penis in Praise of Black Satan
Black Sun > Disintegrate to Khrist
Tribe of Circle > The Aryan Christ
Xasthur > Shrine of Failure
Sewer Goddess > Sewer Goddess Pt 1
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The final piece of news i have to share has to do with the upcoming East Coast tour in November. i'd originally planned to post a more complete itinerary, with links for every act along the way, but it seems like some loose ends still need to be tied up. fortunately, we have some time yet, but i admit to having let certain things slip by me during the last couple of weeks due to a bit of a dip in my personal velocity. i'm trying to regain a foothold, and this post will hopefully help to propel me back into action.
in any case, here is the current tour lineup, which is subject to change:
ANNIHILVS POWER ELECTRONIX
is pleased to present
B L E A K N O V E M B E R
EAST COAST MICRO-TOUR 2010
in association with
A&P RECORDINGS, CUPCAKE GOTH, DANVERS STATE RECORDINGS, DIGITAL FERRET,
EXISTENCE ESTABLISHMENT, FORCE OF NATURE PRODUCTIONS, ISOTANK, REDSCROLL
RECORDS, UNSOUND NYC
FRI NOV 19
REDSCROLL RECORDS
http://www.redscrollrecords.com
WALLINGFORD, CT
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
COWARDS
http://www.myspace.com/cowards999
MASTER OF PUSSY
http://www.myspace.com/masterofpussyprovidence
SAT NOV 20
STARLAB
presented by EXISTENCE ESTABLISHMENT/FORCE OF NATURE PRODUCTIONS/DANVERS STATE RECORDINGS
http://www.existest.org
SOMERVILLE, MA
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THE VOMIT ARSONIST+THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/thevomitarsonist
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
BEREFT
http://www.myspace.com/bereft73
MASTER OF PUSSY
http://www.myspace.com/masterofpussyprovidence
SUN NOV 21
VALENTINE'S
http://valentinesalbany.com
ALBANY, NY
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
ACIPENSER
http://www.myspace.com/acipenser315
FRI NOV 26
THE ROTUNDA
presented by DIGITAL FERRET/ISOTANK
http://www.myspace.com/digital_ferret
PHILADELPHIA, PA
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
ALL THE EVIL (WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT RIFLE)
http://www.myspace.com/alltheevil
http://www.myspace.com/sqsq
SAT NOV 27
THE CHARLESTON
presented by CUPCAKEGOTH/ANNIHILVS POWER ELECTRONIX
http://www.cupcakegoth.com
BROOKLYN, NY
performances by
CONTROLLED BLEEDING
http://www.myspace.com/controlledbleeding
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN+THE VOMIT ARSONIST
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
http://www.myspace.com/thevomitarsonist
ALL THE EVIL
http://www.myspace.com/alltheevil
Thank you for looking and listening.
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