Occulture Archives

Belief is the Enemy is an invective by the ‘East London Section’ of the London Psychogeographical Association, published in 1994 in Alien Underground, the pre-cursor of Datacide.

Articles Datacide 10 Datacide Issues

DJ Balli January 28, 2009February 6, 2009 0 Comments music theory, Occulture, Party, Teknival

AUDIO-PHILOSOPHICAL DWELLINGS

With the expression “Audio-Philosophical Dwellings” you refer to every symbolic support of Sonic Belligerency, whatever its nature and importance. For

Datacide 9 Datacide Issues Interviews

Christoph Fringeli January 28, 2009November 5, 2024 4 Comments Coil, Interview, music theory, Occulture

COIL – Interview from 1986 plus Introduction

Interview with John Balance from Coil conducted in 1986 for the Vision zine offering insights into 80s industrial and its inspirations, ranging from surrealism to horror movies and

Articles Book Reviews Datacide 5

Matthew Hyland January 24, 2009January 30, 2024 0 Comments Book Review, Occulture

ABSOLUTE MATERIALISM

Heaven’s Gate, Artaud, ‘regenerative slime’.Part 2 of Gnostic Front, datacide two. Few self-contained pieces of bad advice can rival self-help

1997 Datacide 2

Matthew Hyland January 22, 2009July 2, 2024 5 Comments Occulture

Gnostic Front – Cultural Studies and Other Suicide Cults

Gnosticism fundamentally opposes Greek and Christian concepts of time, presenting it as abrupt and revolutionary, instead of continuous or leading to redemption. Chris Lehman critiques the modern cultural use of Gnostic ideas, particularly by figures like Greil Marcus, arguing it fosters historical amnesia and trivializes resistance. He highlights the dangers of reducing complex histories to personal, symbolic gestures controlled by consumer capitalism.

1997 Book Reviews Datacide 1

London Psychogeographical Association March 3, 1997July 27, 2024 0 Comments Book Review, London Psychogeographical Association, Occulture

“I am an alien (wo)man . . . I beheld the Life and the Life beheld me.”

Contribution by the London Psychogeographical Association to Datacide 1 – A review of Hans Jonas’s book The Gnostic Religion – and at the same time a critique of identity politics. Originally published in 1997.