Praxis + Break/Flow – Communist 7″ Product Blueprint
Praxis + Break/Flow – Communist 7″ Product Blueprint was a (fictional) project bringing together Marx quotes, vinyl and critique; Cornelius Cardew and Royal Family & The Poor.
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Battlenoise! – On the Ideology of “Martial Industrial” Music
A review article about the book Battlenoise! and the ideology of Martial Industrial music from Datacide 10 (2008).
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François Genoud – The Life of a Swiss Banker and Fascist Anti-Imperialist
François Genoud was born in 1915 in Lausanne, in the french-speaking part of Switzerland. In his teens he became an admirer of Adolf Hitler, met the future “Führer” in person in 1932, and remained a staunch National-Socialist until his death in 1996. His career included publishing the Goebbels diaries, acting as a banker for the Algerian FLN, funding the legal defence Barbie and Carlos, supporting the PFLP and much more.
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Peter Whitehead and the Sixties
Peter Whitehead, a filmmaker and enigmatic figure, captured key moments of the 1960s counterculture with his documentaries “Wholly Communion” and “Benefit of the Doubt.” Despite lacking formal filmmaking skills, Whitehead documented major cultural events like Allen Ginsberg’s poetry readings and Pink Floyd performances. His spontaneous, raw filming style, immortalized these moments in British countercultural history, especially *Wholly Communion*. Review of the BFI’s DVD release by Stewart Home in Datacide 10 (2008).
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You’re too Young to Remember the Eighties – Dancing in a Different Time
In the early 1980s, nightlife was limited, with clubs closing by 2 am. Amid overpriced discos, a subculture emerged, embracing electronic music and underground clubs. Influenced by bands like Soft Cell, the writer explored the growing club scene in London, including venues like the Batcave, the Hacienda, and illegal warehouse parties. This scene laid the foundation for Acid House’s rise in the late ’80s.
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Plague in this Town – The Unfinished History of the Italian Autonomia
This article explores the historical struggles against capitalist control in Italy, focusing on the Autonomia movement’s tactics like self-reduction, political shopping, and illegal occupations. It highlights the state’s repression and manipulation of these social movements and the lingering questions about effective resistance.
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James St.James – Disco Bloodbath
Disco Bloodbath is a book about Michael Alig – “King of the Club Kids” from the New York club scene by one of its proponents James St James. From Ketamine to murder. Book review from Datacide Seven (2000).
Read MoreThe Western
The text offers a vivid commentary on the transformation of landscapes and their symbolic connections to human aspirations and social struggles. It juxtaposes orderly agricultural fields, symbolizing efficiency and ownership, with untamed forests and lawless frontier towns, representing unpredictability and societal conflicts. Through the lens of Anthony Mann’s westerns, it explores themes of law, identity, community, and the struggle for power, questioning the balance between imposed order and innate chaos.
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WE MEAN IT MAN: Punk Rock and Anti-Racism – or, Death In June not Mysterious
In WE MEAN IT MAN: Punk Rock and Anti-Racism – or, Death In June not Mysterious, Stewart Home looks at the politics of Crisis and DIJ.
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