England`s Hidden Reverse – A Secret History of The Esoteric Underground 2e

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Leading to a chain of unpleasant retorts, reprimands and bitter critiques in the Letters section of the aforementioned Wire. Dabei hatte ich freilich Glück, dass die bereits erwähnten drei Größen hier als Fixpunkte gesetzt wurden. Finally reading England’s Hidden Reverse, I enjoyed it as much as I’d expected to, but there’s also an element of sadness mixed in.

David and Stapleton have accomplished so much more since 2003, and I would be interested to read Part II, perhaps, which looks at more of their 21st century releases and achievements.From there it moves further back; to eye-witness accounts of early Whitehouse performances; to the formation of Throbbing Gristle and the birth of industrial music; to the last moments of the visionary painter Charles Sims; to Angus MacLise, ex-of the Velvet Underground, casting his poem Year as a work of elementary magic; to Shirley Collins, AE Housman and Denton Welch’s visions of England in eternity. In case you didn't know, Current 93, Coil and Nurse with Wound are all bands that rose in the wake of Throbbing Gristle / Psychic TV in the late 70s / early 80s.

Because I’m a weirdo, my last few years of high school were soundtracked by Coil, C933, NWW and Throbbing Gristle. Twenty years on from its first publication, England’s Hidden Reverse stands as a remarkable work of music journalism, and the chronicle of some truly singular artists. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Was ein Glück, dass wir's hier mit Sachliteratur zu tun haben, uns den ganzen Rattenschwanz einer Interpretation ersparen dürfen und schlicht von einem Referenzwerk reden können. We have a regular newsletter with the week’s new releases that goes out every Thursday or Friday too.An expanded edition of the classic exploration of the English esoteric musical underground-with the first biography of Coil, Current 93, and Nurse With Wound. It's a tragedy reading it in hindsight of John Balance's death, since we can see the chaotic impulses and self-destructiveness in some of his behaviour and music, and we know how it all ends.