Don't know exactly which section to put this, and what even talk about.
But lets start somehow.
I have deep passion towards old compilations. Especially vinyl and tapes. Many of compilations are great ways to get introduced to wide variety of sound, and in early days, I don't think so many of comps were very specialized. And even when it was about "noise", "industrial" or "power electronics", it could be almost anything. The choise of purchase could happen with good name, and just knowing couple names.
This is how I got V/A PROJECT ONE LP, on Produkt Korps 1987 UK. How can you go wrong with LP titled like that, on label with the essential k's! When you add line-up listing Z'EV, BOYD RICE, COIL, PORNOSECT, ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO, NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS........ it seems mandatory. But what makes this compilation special, is that it's hardly a "industrial" compilation. It has some of that, but also field recording, Noise, experimental, spoken word.... Including other names like Ron Briefel, Barry Anderson, Andrew Lewis, Robert Anton Wilson, etc. And every track is pretty much a surprice what it will present. Fucking great cutting on this one. Sound is really clear and sharp. But finally, what actually really stood out the most, is track by Kathy Acker. Over 11 minutes piece is simply spoken word of Empire of the Senseless book of hers recorded in studio in 1986. I knew nothing about her, but when listening this piece few times, I did some search, and the jewish lesbian feminist doesn't seem like that much connected to "noise" or "industrial", but this piece just reeks of emotional damage, bad father relationship, disappointment with male species,....... It's filled with incestuous blowjobs, dreams of fathers coprse,... bleak female voice reading the text, with little passion, but great tone. It's like Lydia Lunch without the nagging tone. It is different, but resembles the topic and approach. Less energy, less repetation. Just fucking perfect. When such a long track is placed between very good electro-acoustic fanfare of Barry Anderson from 1984 and AMAZING eerie drone ambient piece of Noctural Emissions from 1986, shifted into brutal lo-fi electro beats of EG from 1981, guaranteeing the utmost noisy damage and in end broken records and tapes of Boyd Rice........ You just wonder where the fuck are compilations like THIS in 2009 ???????? Where those who compile it, won't hastily throw in something easy, but possibly go through years of material to make something amazing. And not that this would be BEST compilation by any means. It may have weaknesses, but whatever those are, just make it stronger. Insert with lots of text of various obscurities of mafia, kennedy, klaus barbie, CIA, cocaine,...
And best thing probably is, that this doesn't cost almost anything. Check out discogs and original vinyl go from 15 to 45, but mostly priced around the range of normal new LP.
So, lets say, what to talk here if anything?
1) amazing diverse comps?
2) Possibility that Kathy Acker has more spoken word material available?
3) Something else?
Not very relevant. I just wanted to worship this particular compilation what made so many days feel better!
Feel free to continue if something to say, I'll adjust the topic later, hah.. Now to sleep for a while.
