Quote from: Grimpin on February 27, 2025, 12:05:34 AMMore Sotos podcast shenanigans if anyone missed this uploaded a few days ago / interested.
An Extreme Metal Podcast TERMINUS has taken to reviewing Total Abuse in-depth. Judging by the first few minutes I just listened to: seems this could be a much more intelligent/insightful take on his work than the handful of prior podcasts of this nature.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QsjaW0WUe55TJWdcNIkJJ
https://thetrueterminus.podbean.com/e/balaclava-books-episode-1-peter-sotos-total-abuse-part-1-pure/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERTfa4rS5lI
By the looks of it, this first episode covers just Pure, and I'm assuming there'll be follow-up episodes on Tool and Parasite.
UPDATE: This is - unexpectedly - quite a brilliant listen actually. One of the best takes on Sotos's work I've heard/read - not that it's exactly an arena cramming for attention, beyond the usual shite. The host seems rather familiar with his entire oeuvre, in relation to his early work. So here's hoping he carries on further past Total Abuse..
Thanks for listening, sharing, and all the kind words. My work is in part a direct response to all the other attempts out there to talk about Sotos that focus obsessively on questions of morality and "meaning" but very little on actual literary analysis. Yes, I am planning to release episodes on Tool and Parasite and then continue onward past Total Abuse. I really don't find the material in TA especially interesting- Parasite starts to move in directions I like more- but I think it's necessary to set the stage for the later material by discussing the early stuff in detail.
Re: my familiarity with all his work- I wish. My Sotos collection consists more of gaps than filled slots. I've picked up some books over the years but the times when I had the money to spend on that sort of thing coinciding with actual availability has been pretty limited. I have material from several different "eras" of Sotos and while it's hardly complete I think it's pretty easy to get an idea for what each one basically entails. As I said on the show, I'm certainly interested in purchasing stuff to expand my collection... within reason. I'm fine with paying, I'm even fine with people making money off sales, but I'm simply not interested in paying Discogs-style speculative flipper prices for stuff.
Quote from: theotherjohn on February 27, 2025, 08:35:36 PMAgreed, this is an excellent listen - many thanks for the share! I'm looking forward to future episodes. Now, if only I knew what that mysterious forum was that he hinted at...
Yeah, I felt a little goofy saying that. But in the modern internet era where conversation has seemingly been monopolized by a handful of giant sites, I think I'd rather not "promote" a place like this to general audiences. People who want to find it will, and the sort of people who would only find it because I mentioned it would likely not contribute meaningful discussion.
Thanks to everyone for listening. I'll be working on my script for Tool soon, followed by Parasite, and after that I'll probably do some pieces on non-Sotos books before returning with Index. I don't want to get burned out on one author's particular content- I think the analysis would get a little lazy. If you liked this, please consider checking out some of our other work on the show- we've been covering music for about 5 years and have just recently started branching out into other media.
