How inspired was it that the
Rapture opened up with
"Dumb Waiters" off of the
second Psychedelic Furs
album? Their set was
another blistering PiL/Gang
of Four influenced assault
that definitely lived up to their
last visit. The mismatched
opener, the Lack, were quite
good, doing a heavy, distorted
Cop Shoot Cop meets Ministry
thing. Their label, Troubleman
Unlimited, also put out the
Lovelife CD, and seems to be
getting more and more interesting.

More live new wave last night.
The Electroclash-related group
Soviet played at Schubas. They
reminded me of the period in OMD's
recording career when I stopped
listening to them. They had an
interesting DVD projection as a
back-drop (and backing tape, I
suspect), and they seemed more
sincere than the Faint, who seemed
like a bad Orgy-style nü wave/metal
band. Off to see the Rapture tonight.

-Ed, Von Leutch, and I saw
Adult and Trans Am last night.
It was cool, and all, if not a
bit too arch-nü wave. I did
like the Monkey Twins on the
Tonight Show, the night before
last, though.

-Ed and I saw the Warlocks
on Friday. The show was
much heavier than their
compact disc would lead you
to believe. Live, they sound
like a nice cross between Black
Rebel Motorcycle Club and
Spacemen 3.
-An update on BloodLust!
availability from other mail
order services in Europe and
in Japan should be forthcoming...

- The new June catalog update is available
by e-mail. It contains a newly expanded
sale section.
Now SOLD OUT:
-BloodLust! 013 Dead World "Thanatos Descends" CD
-BloodLust! 021 Mark Solotroff and Sshe Retina
Stimulants "Excellent Manipulation Of Distorted
Tape Death" (4 x cassette box)
-BloodLust! 023 Slogun "The Will To Kill" cassette
-BloodLust! 034 The Sodality "Confusion" 7"
-v/a "The Sound Of Sadism" CD
(Malsonus/Crowd Control)

The new issue of "Timeless"
arrived, and Xavier did an
amazing job with it. The
presentation is increasingly
more professional, while the
content remains firmly in
the gutter. The inclusion
of "Libidinal Ramblings" was
a funny surprise. Once
again, the contact address
for this recommended
publication is:
timeless@wanadoo.fr

Back from a whirlwind five-day
visit to NYC...
Highlights include:
-"Cremaster 3"
-Neue Galerie - Museum for
German and Austrian Art
-Aimee Beaubien at Marvelli
Gallery (especially for Bellmer fans)
[526 West 26th Street]
-Lovelife and Liars at NorthSix
-"Sunday Afternoon" at 303 Gallery
-Meeting Gary from D.I.R.T.(!?!)
-Teo Gonzalez at 123 Watts
-New Interpol e.p.
-Lee Bul "Live Forever" at
New Museum of Contemporary Art
-The other two apostles, of
course, Pieter and John (THANKS!)

- Mogwai played at the Fireside
Bowl on Saturday night, and
while the show was good, the
band would have benefited by
playing somewhere with a better,
and much louder sound system.
Their loud/soft dynamic definitely
depends on volume, and it made
me think about how important a
big sound system is to what we do,
and how useless it can be to play
at a venue that cannot deliver
the goods that way.

- Off to NYC tomorrow evening...

- BLOODYMINDED stickers are
now in stock. The black vinyl
stickers, with white type, are
about 5 1/2" x 1 3/4", and they
are based on the T-shirt design,
although without the leaves:

BLOODYMINDED
POWER-ELECTRONICS
CHICAGO NEW YORK TOULOUSE

The stickers are 2 for $1.00,
or free with the purchase of
compact discs, 7"s, and T-shirts.

- "True Crime" is currently in the
"Featured Ambient/Experimental
Titles" section at the Relapse
E-Store website, complete with
a thumbnail of the front cover.

- Orange Goblin was quite
massive last night...

-The Sodality reared its head
in Chicago this past weekend.
It was a very busy and very
fun four days! "Hi" to Andrea
and Keri...

-The Relapse e-store is now
listing the BLOODYMINDED
"True Crime" CD, the
Mauthausen Orchestra
"Raising Vapours" CD, and
the "Buyer's Market" CD.
These releases can be
found in the "New Arrivals"
section.