I listened entire episode at once. First c. 2 hours on headphone while walking outside, thinking of, it is not over...? And then hour more at home. It is really nice, and Oskar doesn't have to ask that many questions when Ed is so fast paced New Yorker.
It is funny, but also interesting question about younger Ed's delusion that Final Solution could and should become big. I think this may seem now really absurd idea, but it may be hard to present that era where this kind of delusion could have emerged. I recall it was in SPK interview, where they told about moving in London, as TG seemed so huge. Stories in all music magazines, gigs, scandals, albums coming out etc. Arriving into London and realizing how small industrial music actually was.
There was time when it seemed that EVERYBODY knew E.Neubauten, Laibach and so on. New album came out, and it was covered in music press just like any album. Difference to other music wasn't that big. I can easily understand why for example hip hop and rap went big, and industrial music didn't, but in theory, like Ed in his delusions thought, if music industry including media would have pushed this music like it did rap, it could have been interesting. One can think for example how big was and is Joy Division. And how little step would be to old school industrial? In theory, getting big, why not. In reality, one probably has to lean towards Final Solution's Chris and admit come on man, not going to happen! haha..
