Japanese, Japanoise, Grind, Psych, Experimental, Noise; CD - Ex Used condition
Melt-Banana have absolutely no time for attention spans and neither do I. Their music is at once an entity unto itself and bizarrely essential to music as a whole, likely because there has always been an unspoken demand for hysterically overenergetic ultra-distorted music in the backs of minds of various hyperactive earth-dwelling consumers of music, none of whom have been completely satisfied by the earnestness and overbearing sincerity that runs through the majority of heavy music. Very few bands have it in their craft to be heavy and fun in mutual excess, yet Melt-Banana have made a prolific career out of it and are quite comfortably in their third decade as I type. They’ve always been an abundantly heavy band without any of the scornful misanthropy, politicised sharpness and/or meatheaded obnoxiousness that tends to come with the package. That said, Charlie is without a shadow of a doubt their most aggressive album. After the more scatterbrained, underproduced antics of their previous outings, the girls and boys of MxBx seemed to feel it was time to raise their game on this one; the production is arguably the finest of their whole career, the songs are developed into disarmingly coherent structures, the noise is kept up at absolute fucking maximum from start to finish, and (unusually) many of the songs are laden with an off-hand sense of brutality that adds a different flavour to their trademark goofiness.
Japanese, Japanoise, Rock, Noise, Boris, Merzbow, Southern Lord, Live; Limited Edition Double CD - EX Used condition
Rock Dream is not just the best album Boris ever made, but also one of the finest live albums you will ever hear. Rock Dream was recorded in Tokyo in 2006, one year after the band had just reached its peak in popularity with Pink. Masami Akita (Merzbow) adapts to the environment perfectly. For this one night he’s just the fourth member of Boris. Merzbow’s material has such an incredible presence on his records, but in a collaborative setting he consistently proves to be keenly aware in his supportive roles. Akita never makes a collaboration about him and works his waves of noise and scree to fit his partners. He adds layers of extra haze to the heavy openers “Feedbacker” and “Black Out,” but then focuses his instrument to make the razor edged rush of “Pink” and “Woman on the Screen” sound better than they do in the studio. His versatility becomes clear on Boris’ gentler and prettier tracks, “Rainbow,” and “Flower Sun Rain” (a PYG cover and later a highlight off of 2008’s uneven Smile). “Rainbow” is like a breath of fresh air after the three opening tracks. The song is built on its bass line and Wata’s gentle vocals, which were a rare treat back when “Rainbow” came out. Akita recognizes this and pulls back to allow the spaciousness to develop, creating subtle menacing textures and briefly swooping in with noise. When he adds his spacey laser sounds (trust me there’s not a better way to describe it) into the PYG cover it perfectly blends with the acid soaked bliss, and wisely stays in a supporting role even as the rest of the band builds the song into a massive climax.
Japanese, Japanoise, Acid Mothers Temple, Experimental, Psych, Noise; CD - Ex Used condition
A one time collaboration between the core members of Acid Mothers Temple and the Japanese duo, Afrirampo - Oni-guitar & vocals and Pika-drums & vocals. Best described as 'experimental tribal'. I mean, this CD is out-there. Title track "We Are Acid Mothers Afrirampo" (27:41) is highly experimental, trippy with plenty of freaked-out guitar playing. "The Exorcist Of Love" (12:00) is even weirder than the first cut. I mean - what are these guy ON? Really! "The Man From The Magic Mountain" (16:40) features some good whirlwind sound effects and almost jazz-like arrangements. Even though this effort is pretty strange, I'm giving it a four-star rating because to me, it sounds like all players here are putting in over-time to busting their butts to record this title.
Surburbia, Punk, Heavy Metal, Satanism, Social Issue, Youth Culture; Paperback Book - Good Used condition (Ex Library book, has library stickers, external and internal)
Teenage Wasteland provides memorable portraits of "rock and roll kids" and shrewd analyses of their interests in heavy metal music and Satanism. A powerful indictment of the often manipulative media coverage of youth crises and so-called alternative programs designed to help "troubled" teens, Teenage Wasteland draws new conclusions and presents solid reasons to admire the resilience of suburbia's dead end kids. "The best book on contemporary youth culture."―Rolling Stone
Punk, Underground, Comic, Adults Only, Australian; Large Scale Paperback Book - New
COLLECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ONE VOLUME, HIGH VOLTAGE PUBLISHING PRESENTS A SELECTION OF DONNY RATS WORK GATHERED FROM THE LAST TWENTY YEARS. INCLUDING OBSCURE AND LONG FORGOTTEN MINI COMIX, FANZINES, MAIL ART, GIG FLYER'S, ONE OFFS AND D. RATS OWN NOTORIOUS PUBLICATIONS: HUMAN DOGPOUND, DEVIL WORSHIP AND DNA.
Specs: 160 pages printed on thick 200gsm paper • 230mm x 295mm
PLUS BONUS LIMITED EDITION STUFF: (see images)
1. Compilation CD with selected tracks from D. Rat's music career.
2. D. Rat Mini Poster for you to frame.
BE ADVISED: THIS BOOK CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN
Art, Street Art, Graphic Design, Skateboarding, Punk, Graffiti; Paperback Book - Ex Used condition
Berlin based graphic designer SUPERBLAST was immersed in the world of punk rock and skateboarding when he discovered graffiti in 1990 and quickly became addicted to the energy and vitality of the street art underground. As a logical evolution of writing with spraypaint, he started a career as graphic designer in 1999. While studying graphic design, he freelanced for several urban brands, had solo and collective art shows. In 2004 he honed his skills in the beautiful craft of creating letters, by attending lessons in Fontdesign from the world-famous Luc(as) de Groot. His unique iconic style and use of color in illustrations, lettering and wall pieces lead him to projects with some of the most interesting and innovative artists and companies in his field. Most notable are his collaborations with Playstation Portable, Ecko Unltd, Volkl Skateboards, Montana Cans, and many more. SUPERBLAST has designed clothing, graphics, magazine ads, and skateboard decks. Neo Utopia The Art & Work of Superblast is a fascinating career retrospective from a pioneer of the European graffiti world. Included is a personal selection of graphic design work, graffiti, illustration, ad campaigns, logo design, typography and related art of the past 17 years as well as sketches and full color photos of work in progress. 160 pages
Torture, Violence, Execution, Medievel, Grusome, Disturbing; Hardcover Book - VG+ Used condition (small tear in rear spine)
Erik Ruhling assembles an unmatched array of torture tools invented exclusively for the infliction of pain and the ending of life, each carefully researched with an accompanying full color, highly detailed rendering. This beautifully presented book features classics like the Iron Maiden and the Guillotine, as well as more rarified connoisseur's fare such as the Scavenger's Daughter and the Ear Chopper. And if the Tongue Tearer is not to your taste, there's always the Breast Ripper or the Drunkard's Cloak.
Japanese, Violent, Unearthed Films, Takashi Miike, Prequel, Gore; DVD - New
Masato Tanno's 1-ICHI is the live action prequel to Takashi Miike's 'Ichi The Killer'. In it, we get to witness the teenage roots of Ichi's manic-depressive beginnings and the origins of his monster-sized kicks. Tanno serves up Ichi's psychological, as well as physical beatings. It has plenty of violence as well as some scenes that will make you shiver. This one follows Ichi in his High school days.
Disturbing, True Crime, Violent, Gore, RARE!, Nasty, Serial Killer, Cult; Paperback Book, rare as shit! 1995 Feral House reprint - VG Used condition
Truly this is the first time an; Evil, sadistic, psychopathic, serial killer has put his thoughts words and actions on paper like this. It takes you inside the selection, stalking, raping, killing, defiling and mutilating process. This is the Marquis de Sade in the real 20th century world of Florida U.S.A in the 60's and 70's. Schaefer is a product of warped Roman Catholic doctrine and beliefs , a sexual deviant who gets hold of a belief system and turns it into a depraved, prolific killing compulsion justifiable only to himself. You can actually; Sense, smell, see, hear, taste and touch every word on the paper once Gerard John Schaefer puts you in front of the object of his murderous desire. This book should come with a xxx rating ,not for the squeamish or the easily offended. Those who love it should probably seek therapy instantly..... Nasty!
Surrealism, Art, Max Earnst, Man Ray, Andre Breton, Dali; Paperback Book (1978 reprint) - Good Used condition (Some slight damage to cover and pages)
The character of Surrealism had been crystallizing over the previous five years when, in 1924, Andre Breton's Manifeste du Surrealisme defined the word. As conceived in those early days it was not so much a formal movement as a spiritual orientation, embracing ethics and politics as well as the arts. Recourse to dreams, to the unconscious, to chance factors, to automatism dictated the Surrealist mode. Patrick Waldberg prefaces this collection of key documents with an overview of Surrealism from its beginnings to the present time.
Waldberg sensibly gives the bulk of his space to the actual documents of the movement--the manifestos, the editorials, the outcries. Breton, Desnos, Eluard, Aragon, Ernst--these and others are represented. The pictorial documentation is even more lavish--here are all the major figures connected with the movement, 'taken from the life, ' often by the perceptive camera of Man Ray.
Patrick Waldberg (1913-1985) was a American surrealist poet and the first biographer of Max Ernst. Born in Santa Monica, he was educated in France.
Snuff, Gore, Slasher, Uncut, Uncensored, Cult, Controversial; DVD (Euro Cult) - Ex Used condition
Touted as the film that sparked the urban legend of the "Snuff" film, Snuff (or American Cannibale, as the German version was called) is one of the most legendary Grindhouse efforts of the 70s, a low-budget gore flick directed by Michael and Roberta Findlay. Originally a mere slasher film called Slaughter, it quickly became controversial when the film's distributor, Alan Shackleton, added new scenes to the ending, supposedly showing a woman being murdered by the film crew of Slaughter. This is English language Uncut version.
Torture, Death, Gruesome, Shocking, Disturbing; Hardcover Book - Ex Used condition (280 pages)
The Beheading is the title piece of this spectacular collection of true stories and commentaries. It is an eye-witness account of a beheading in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia where the author witnessed savage and soul-destroying punishments. They are recounted in this book with great clarity and brutal honesty, but with the sensitivity and poignancy born of the insight of a man who has studied the culture and history of this land with meticulous care. But these stories are not for the squeamish. They are required reading for those who are concerned about the inhumane and barbaric practices carried out around the world and have the stomach to read of such chilling things. Included in this collection is a shocking account of an adulterous woman stoned to death. "Women Are Always To Blame" achieves a particular relevance in light of recent worldwide concerns about this practice. In "Extracts from my Diary," Bob Crew reveals how his predictions regarding what would not change in Saudi Arabia in the new Millennium have been remarkably prescient.
