I also don't think having eclectic taste in music (which I think most people here have, but no big deal if some don't) is an excuse to bring up every other band/artist you like here and try to equate it to the general topic via a few tenuous threads. If from no other perspective than to show the huge impact of these genres on culture in general. In the case of Zola Jesus perhaps it does have some relevance to know her influences, or perhaps it don't, but the context and continuity of industrial, noise and power electronics are important, even more important than sound itself in my eyes. (hell even bands like Ramleh or Club Moral sounds quite easy listening in their best moments, like the Statement comp). "Post/Industrial" is a wide term, and early pioneers encompass a lot of different sound experiments, many which hardly sound far out today The Bermuda Drain stuff by Prurient would hardly be discussed from industrial/noise point of view, neither in positive or negative manner, without the project's history, it would be much ignored all together. If that kind of music would be presented today I'm sure none of us would think "hey industrial music!" and thus, context is all that matters to make sense. Now, perhaps I went off topic earlier, but I think one point to be made is that I, like many others, found industrial via SPK and TG, and I do think the chillout disco of "20 jazz funk greats" are great, just like some of the oddball shit of Monte Cazzazza. And then again a lot of people in the "scene" would hardly pass for particularly extreme now that "sick movies", Kenneth Anger, John Duncan, serial killers and fetish porn has hit the mainstream. The edge of PE is that its subject matter, infrastructure, actual participants are hardly going to attract mainstream attention but for the briefest moment. I think they are the ones who will endure it in the end. But I'm not going to be pretending that I think only drugaddicts, political nuts, pervs and general freaks are "worthy" of it. PE or extreme industrial i not for everyone, it never will be. I've been around various "scenes" for half my life and I really can't begin to express my distaste for the juvenile notion of "worthy" people or whatever. Who gives a fuck if someone outside the scene mentions some obscure project, or if Vice-readers believe black metal equals Gorgoroth? The "underground" is not dependent on hipsters (whoever they are, it seem to be just a general slur against perceived outsiders, but I'm sure they exist). Don't put your fucking releases on discogs if you do. Do I care the slightest if someone went through the hard way of exploring it, chasing after obcure recordings via tapetrading or if they just found it all on discogs? No. The influence of (Post-)Industrial culture is widespread outside this "ghetto", and especially now when the internet make eveything accessible. Great pop, like the later stuff more than the early lo-fi. I would enjoy Army of Lovers as well as Grunt or Survival Unit if I wanted a sonic vision of social degeneration, depending on my mood. On the other hand I am a complete ecclectic and really don't give a fuck about "genre puritanism". I love the somewhat Siouxsie-vocals, the over the top reverb, simplistic beats etc. Post by: impulse manslaughter on July 03, 2012, 10:00:42 AM But if there is gigs to Finland planned - I hope they'll request Grunt to warm up the event -what will ruin it for most. I have high doubts that collaborating with me on any level would do anything else than damage for her career, hah. As a result of gig I did purchase all what JT has done. Appeared very nice people and good in what they were doing. He plays also in Jex Toth right? I meet them while playing with JT few months ago. I recall I went there to read decent Prurient interview once, and someone there asked me porn making related questions? Possibly, but very vague recollections.ĭrummer with CROSSED OUT t-shirts. I'm quite sure I never heard of Zola Jesus, but this might be because I hardly follow what is "indie music" or know what "pitchfork" is exactly and what they do. Or be gateway to lure children into temptations of sleazy noise?Įspecially Fernows works is all but "safe".
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