Pastor Isaac Virnes

[Kaaoskultti]

As of lately I've come accross a lot of videos (in the past two years or so) of Latin-american preahcers really doing a great job of putting on an ecstatic, cathartic display of preaching power. A friend of mine recommended me Pastor Isaac Virnes and my mind was blown on how amazing his, eh, music actually is. It's still very mysterious for me what are the reasons behind this "project". As far as I'm concerned the one release I've uploaded here is a bootleg, partly unintentionally-conceived, partly not. What are you thoughts on why and how such preachings are so reminiscent of Noise shows? To be frank... some of them are a lot better than many shows I've been to (talk about avant-gardish, artsy, non-PE noise where everyone was just standing or sitting down, heh). But the album below, well? Masterpiece.

'tis also great to hear PE in Spanish language!

EDIT: Apparently the second video can't be seen on here, just on actual YT.

[k.p.g]

Yeah, that tape on Reanimated is surprisingly very good.  Think it's sermons he had previously performed and uploaded himself.  If I had to imagine why this stuff is so appealing to noise listeners, it is probably unintentional.  Think it's just a revival of classic street preacher aggression meets very bad stereo equipment.

[Normal_NPC]

WHEN CONFESSION...IS NO LONGER ENOOOUUUGGGHHH!!!

This little artifact is a great find, since its adjacency to power electronics demonstrates itself, bootleg or not. While gear isn't a factor to compare, the vocal delivery recalls the respected acts by being impassioned, insistent, loud, and placing that intent before any harmonic technique. Even saying this much feels like betraying its rawness. Speaking of that intent, though, sermonizing in real time isn't a way any acts I can think of frame their performances. Makes me wonder what religious power electronics I might be missing.

[BatteredStatesofEuphoria]

Speaking of that intent, though, sermonizing in real time isn't a way any acts I can think of frame their performances.

Con-Dom has a few tracks where he delivers vocals in a sermonizing style. "Church Without Christ" and "Bible Right I" are the ones I can think of specifically.