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Distort Archive: Dribble / Gutter Gods, Jon Roffe, HTRK, Constant Mongrel, Loke Rahbek, Ray Brassier and Jock Club.
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This is an extract from a book compiling all the better parts from Distort mag. You can read more from the series below.
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DISTORT #44 (2015) - Interviews and conversations with Dribble / Gutter Gods, Jon Roffe, HTRK, Constant Mongrel, Loke Rahbek, Ray Brassier and Jock Club.
Cover design by Jame Vinciguerra.
“Distort is economically unsound, offers no moral guidance, no solace for mortal fear, and no practical advantage in war.”
I printed an extract from an interview with HTRK by Jimi Kritzler that appeared in his book Noise In My Head.
Constant Mongrel are one of Melbourne’s best of the last decade, I interviewed the band about fashion.
I studied Leibniz and Spinoza when completing a degree in philosophy and Jon Roffe was my tutor. Years later, he published a book of aphorisms and I met with him in a cocktail bar to talk about aphorisms and philosophy.
This interview with Loke pairs well with the interview in the last issue with Frederikke (Puce Mary), both musicians I have great admiration for, both very dear confidantes in a particularly tumultuous period.
I praise Ascetic House and Jock Club.
Ray Brassier made a huge impact on me when I first read Nihil Unbound, there are references to his book (and After Finitude) in the Hengebeat gatefold, a couple lyrics were written under their spell. Here’s an extract from an interview he sent me that covers his time at Warwick with Nick Land. I will publish this interview here in its entirety in the next few days, here’s a taste.
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This is an extract from a book compiling all the better parts from Distort mag. You can read more from the series below. Foundation subscribers to the Reverse Evolution substack get a lifetime sub to the Distort PDF Archive, or you can purchase that separately here:
Distort Archives: #7 2005 - Integrity, Abraxas Annihilation, Anton Szandor Lavey
Distort Archives: #8 2005 - h100's, Top Ten Unreleased HC records
Distort Archives: #9 Chris Colohan re: Left For Dead / Japanese hardcore rumourmill
Distort Archives: #10-12 10: Interview with Luke Dolan re: Arms Reach / writing on Schism Fanzine and racial politics and hardcore. 11: Masstrauma / Regulations / Thought Criminals / writing on 60's punk, Warning Fanzine, Peter Laughner, Hassan-I-Sabbah 12: Annihilation Time / Formaldehyde Junkies / World Burns To Death / Pisschrist tour photo diary
Distort Archives: #13-14 13: Extortion / The Mormons / Bill Bondsmen / Voices Wake Us / Cardiac Arrest / Out Cold 14: Cold Sweat / Subversion / The State / Distroy / bullshit on Black Flag
Distort Archives: #15-16 #15: Sex/Vid, Voorhees, Smash N Grab, Disclose / GISM collector scum guide by Spider. #16: Fucked Up / Writing on Clockcleaner, Draft Dodger, Poison Idea lyrics
Distort Archives: #17 Gag Reflex, Homostupids, Puncture Wound, Darvocets... and a couple lost notes on Darby Crash
Distort Archives: #18 (Straightjacket Nation US Tour Diary / Interviews with Condominium, Brain Handle
Distort Archives (#19, 21): #19 - Interviews with Lebenden Toten, Blank Stare, Homosexual Tourists, Napalm Hearts / a Hardcore 2008 rundown / RIP Ron Asheton and Lux Interior *** #21 (2009) - Interviews with Sex/Vid, Shock Values (Split with RATCHARGE fanzine)
Distort Archives: #22 (2009), #23 (2010) #22: Writing on the Christian hardcore of Dry Rot / loads of reviews #23: Interviews with Waste Management, Watery Love, Wasted Time / writing on Straightjacket Nation tour of SE Asia (Indo, Malaysia, Singapore)
Distort Archives #24 (2010) – KVLT SKRAPYARD - Ephemera related to AMDI PETERSENS ARME / ROKY ERICKSON/ LIPCREAM / VINNIE STIGMA / STOP AND THINK / NEGATIVE APPROACH / LARISSA STRICKLAND / THE STALIN / CRAIG SETARI / CHEETAH CHROME MOTHERFUCKERS / DISCHARGE / FLESH EATERS / SEX/VID
Distort Archives #26 (2010) Rikk Agnew
Distort Archives #28 (2010), #31 (2011) - #28: Royal Headache, Lou Barlow, Born Bad, Scarcity Of Tanks, Criminal Damage, Video Disease, No Tolerance, Rival Mob, Home Blitz #31: interview with Iron Curtain, Poikkeus / writing on Flesh World, Inmates, FU's, Black Flag, Condominium, Crazy Spirit, Nightprowler, Waste Management, Sweet Tooth, Royal Headache, William S Burroughs, Dennis Hopper, Siltbreeze, Pisschrist
Distort Archives: #32 (2010) & #33 (2010) h100's / Integrity / Left For Dead / Formaldehyde Junkies / Mormons / Lebenden Toten / Sex Vid / Fucked Up
Distort Archives: #36 (2011) Naked On The Vague / Crazy Spirit / Negative Guest List / Puffy Areolas / Rival Mob / Mike Rep / Billy Bao / Boston Strangler, etc.
Distort Archives: #37 (2013) - Interviews with: Eddy Current Suppression Ring / Brainwashed Youth / Lakes / Bloodclot Faggots / the Inmates / Stab / Negative Guest List Writing on: The Stains / the Kinks / Folded Shirt / Iron Age / Degreaser / Kriegshog / Artificial Peace
Distort Archives: #38 (2013) - Writing on Mugger / Ilegal / CCR / Rule of Thirds / Peste / Absurdo / Holy Terror (Gehenna / Catharsis / Inside Front) / Ausmuteants / Discipline Mag / Low Life / Peacebreakers
Distort Archives: #41 (2013) - Featuring interviews with The Hunches, Night Prowler and Aaron Aspinwall. Writing on Harry Crews, Repairs, Lost Domain, Waste Management, Factorymen, Jackman, Harald Grosskopf, Whores, Inservibles, Vile Gash, Schizophasia, Bits of Shit, Salvation, No Balls.
DISTORT Archives #42 (2013) - Features interviews with Omegas, The Throb, Beastianity, Red Red Krovvy, Drew Gates and NS Mayhem. Writing on E.M. Cioran, Justin Fuller, Oily Boys, Wet Cloth, Soma Coma, Hyperspace Vision, Croation Amor, LR, X-TG / Throbbing Gristle, Lakes, The Clean, Constant Mongrel, U202, Destruction Unit.
Distort Archives #43 (2014) - Interviews and conversations with Dribble / Gutter Gods, Lakes, Puce Mary, Oily Boys, Low Life, Vanessa Amara, Lucy Cliche, Prolife and author S.T. Lore.