Just finished watching the Death Squad - Intent vhs. The Intent (gun show) was filmed pretty much directly from back of the audience, giving quite good view on the stage. According to the insert the filming of the event wasn't planned and this probably contributed to the fact that it was filmed only on one camera and you can't really see what happens in audience (also, the camera man didnt have a clue what was going to happen during the show). The camera itself was brought for some other act of the evening. The gig itself consist of two backing videos playing in dark for some time after which m9 puts on the desk lamp and proceeds to inject himself with something. After that he cuts himself, loads the gun and sits there and suddenly pushes the table down and walks into the audience with the gun. After this point one cannot make out what actually happens in the audience. Some people leave but certainly doesnt run away, more like walk silently (probably didnt want to make sudden moves around a guy with a loaded gun who might also be high on drugs!). After a while M9 leaves the stage, the backing films end and people clap. The end.
Despite the fact that viewer can't see what happens in audience, I enjoyed this video greatly.
The vhs also contains what discogs bills as last performance of Death Squad but it seems to be only the backing video for the event. Without going in deeper details, its awesome.
The package came with lots of flyers/inserts and couple of emails about the intent show, one calling it going way over the top and the kind of thing that ruins noise/performance art in usa. Might type them to here sometime as they are quite funny reading.
