https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRMEUpTBSqYWCN put out full 200 minute version of Dwid Hellion of INTEGRITY / PSYWARFARE interview. Original one hour, good, but I think this is another proof that if you do not have any luddite obsessions, it could be worth grabbing the patreon membership. Additional, almost hour and half is still way better and interesting.
There are a lot of stories and topics that I am almost amazed how they wouldn't spark a bit discussion? Or does it somewhere? Discord channel? Don't know.
I don't recall ever being in touch with Dwid Hellion but he has been involved with so many people or even more things I'd have some sort of relation.
It's curious when he talk about his collaborations with mr. Lockweld and how there was urge for return already years ago, but was just feeling that people wouldn't really accept his christianity. Which is sort of funny, but also interesting. I have a feeling that there must be quite many openly religious guys in USA scene, that it wouldn't be THAT big deal and barely offensive? But at the same time, its curious question why exactly it would be offensive. Often the values presented are just about the same. One thing I was thinking, the offense might be that many times people "tolerate" a lot of underground stuff because they don't really take it seriously. Mass murder, fuck the world, and whather. It can be passed as just something that is thrown on the album. But devout christian? Suddenly it is something that feels this is actually real deal. I think people may be offended by integrity. Pun intended, haha... But let's say, the quality of being honest and having strong principles and character, and that the band/project isn't just edgy art. That appears to piss people off?
Dwid losing his mind over people who are not doing things, not active. Creative field mostly. I suppose it basically applies to things that have effect on him, things that are keeping down things. Holding him back proceeding. If not directly, somehow. He goes almost on rant mode about not being able to understand how people just, don't get things done. And not having any reasons for it. I know this frustration well. Sometimes the loudest voices yelling about doing things, appear to be guys who get very little done. If you made mistake of getting involved... interviews, collaborations, gig organization, compilations, whatever. Or worst, being in band where nothing happens. And time wasters, rarely have the courtesy to just say it. How easy it would be to replace "I will do it next week" with "I will never do it", and everybody can move on, knowing how its going to be.. haha...
I can easily related to stories of a lot of weird contacts. Similar stories like Dwid, about military using my noise for their psychological projects or getting contacts from guys in service who will share some pretty straight forward stories in types of "listening your records and shooting people" type of stuff. There are interesting later studies investigating American behavior in their conflict areas. Soldiers mentioning that they had no idea who are the enemies, who they are supposed to fight for, and normal routine was just drive around and shoot people at random. No wonder bunch of underground related people have ended up in conflict zones and may also like what they were doing. Most of stories of this type, certainly unprintable and also, must mention none of it to be found, or would be so old that if they could be found, authorities know it and have it already by now.
He talks about putting out Manson family related record and mentioned about potentially hazardous situation. It is sometimes curious, that you can't really estimate what could be problem and what wouldn't. Just few days ago I read that Finn authorities are going to make it illegal to financially support armed forces of Ukraine. WTF? You can aid the state and Red Cross and whatever, but direct aid to armed groups would become illegal. So in theory, someone being involved in projects that sole aim is raising funds for specific group could be... what? Funding terrorism? Perhaps we'll find out in near future.
Dwid comes out pretty enthusiastic, even growingly so during the interview. I like man name dropping Whitehouse, Taint and stuff like that on and also discuss a bit about qualities he appreciated in something like Indecent Liberties LP! I like how he just sort of credits the randomness of universe for most things. Takes little credit for what he has done, and just finds it great that out of the utter isolation of farm community, his path went into making historically notable recordings to current day, living out of weird noise and music, while living in Europe. While all the odds was against it, but.. path just took him into places.
Edit: and if you seen the first public episode, but not the full length, just click into 58 minutes mark to continue..
