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sparrow · Post by **sparrow** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:10 pm

Our upstairs neighbour is right into Ally Crowley..sometimes I think he manifests Choronzon with all the racket he makes.

bigmoog · Post by **bigmoog** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:19 pm

sparrow wrote:Our upstairs neighbour is right into Ally Crowley..sometimes I think he manifests Choronzon with all the racket he makes.

I have just undertaken a banishing ritual while nekkid, covered in duck fat and feathers....your neighbour will soon become departed......**

**I sent him/her a signed photo of Phil Collin$

sparrow · Post by **sparrow** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:18 pm

bigmoog wrote:
sparrow wrote:Our upstairs neighbour is right into Ally Crowley..sometimes I think he manifests Choronzon with all the racket he makes.
I have just undertaken a banishing ritual while nekkid, covered in duck fat and feathers....your neighbour will soon become departed......**

**I sent him/her a signed photo of Phil Collin$

F........................er..

Insvims · Post by **Insvims** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:40 pm

Waiting immensely for Stephen King's new novel, Under The Dome. His most epic and longest novel since "It" (1986).

4 days to release!

4 days to DOME day!

sparrow · Post by **sparrow** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:17 pm

I might buy the above..I loved The Stand although it took me an age to read it.

Insvims · Post by **Insvims** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:44 pm

sparrow wrote:I might buy the above..I loved The Stand although it took me an age to read it.

Hope you like it! I love his long, epic novels.
King is... the king!

Insvims · Post by **Insvims** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:59 pm

I have updated my blog with a new post in english about Stephen King's new novel Under The Dome:

http://viewsfromabluetrain.blogspot.com ... -dome.html

dreamerofdreams · Post by **dreamerofdreams** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:07 pm

Looking forward to this book on Krautrock

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... oh_product

24db · Post by **24db** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:23 pm

dreamerofdreams wrote:Looking forward to this book on Krautrock

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... oh_product

way too many people from the Wire involved to get any rounded view IMHO

dreamerofdreams · Post by **dreamerofdreams** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:41 pm

24db wrote:
dreamerofdreams wrote:Looking forward to this book on Krautrock

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... oh_product
way too many people from the Wire involved to get any rounded view IMHO

You are probably right Andy, but I will give it a go.

24db · Post by **24db** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:52 pm

dreamerofdreams wrote:
24db wrote:
dreamerofdreams wrote:Looking forward to this book on Krautrock

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... oh_product
way too many people from the Wire involved to get any rounded view IMHO
You are probably right Andy, but I will give it a go.

I'll probably do the same

I think it'll focus on the 'influence' part quite a lot...so any old group who feels they should namedrop Krautrock will get a mention...and given it's the Wire the slant will be towards the ART side of things (people ****ing into a bucket and calling it music or not

)

Most of the books that have come out before (readable although flawed) have at least be written by fans of the music. The major flaw (let's call it the KDM-Flaw

)...is that the authors weren't alive or into the music when it first came out, therefore they think (insert namedropping Krautrock act here) can walk on water (with 2009 rose tinted glasses fully on), but in reality sold next to nothing in Germany at the time and only 6 people and goat called Fritz went to see them live. The cultural side of the music is lost and therefore the right distance/ weight isn't given to the subject matter. These days with so few facts around you can reasemble Krautrock's history into any order you like, a musical version of the assassination of JFK or the Jack the Ripper murders. Doesn't make it any less interesting, but whether it was what happened in reality is anybodies guess

dreamerofdreams · Post by **dreamerofdreams** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:04 pm

24db wrote:
dreamerofdreams wrote:
24db wrote: way too many people from the Wire involved to get any rounded view IMHO
You are probably right Andy, but I will give it a go.
I'll probably do the same I think it'll focus on the 'influence' part quite a lot...so any old group who feels they should namedrop Krautrock will get a mention...and given it's the Wire the slant will be towards the ART side of things (people ****ing into a bucket and calling it music or not )

Most of the books that have come out before (readable although flawed) have at least be written by fans of the music. The major flaw (let's call it the KDM-Flaw )...is that the authors weren't alive or into the music when it first came out, therefore they think (insert namedropping Krautrock act here) can walk on water (with 2009 rose tinted glasses fully on), but in reality sold next to nothing in Germany at the time and only 6 people and goat called Fritz went to see them live. The cultural side of the music is lost and therefore the right distance/ weight isn't given to the subject matter. These days with so few facts around you can reasemble Krautrock's history into any order you like, a musical version of the assassination of JFK or the Jack the Ripper murders. Doesn't make it any less interesting, but whether it was what happened in reality is anybodies guess

Very well put mate. I do prefer autobiographies for that reason. They were there and tell it as it was. Would love to see a Conrad Schnitzler book, for one. A lot of people have spoken about Julian Cope's book, but I have never read it as yet. I think it will be an interesting book, but, as you say, how much is factual remains to be seen.

bigmoog · Post by **bigmoog** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:06 pm

on thee subject of KR, i have a brilliant book by David Keenan: Englands Hidden Reverse

he knows his stuff

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Englands-Hidden ... 0946719403

dreamerofdreams · Post by **dreamerofdreams** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:09 pm

bigmoog wrote:on thee subject of KR, i have a brilliant book by David Keenan: Englands Hidden Reverse

he knows his stuff

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Englands-Hidden ... 0946719403

At £120 he would need to BM

bigmoog · Post by **bigmoog** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:11 pm

dreamerofdreams wrote:
bigmoog wrote:on thee subject of KR, i have a brilliant book by David Keenan: Englands Hidden Reverse

he knows his stuff

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Englands-Hidden ... 0946719403
At £120 he would need to BM

yes, but it was 16.99 with free cd when it was published.

ps: for sale Julian Cope's Krautrock sampler - 450 quid

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