The end of an era

Bvdub - A Step In The Dark (Released 11 June)

Coil - The Side Effects Of Life

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This is a recording of the Love's Secret Domain demo tape that was sent by Coil to WaxTrax! circa 1989/90. There are an unknown number out there, however there have been 2 confirmed, one from the Coil archives that was sold by Thighpaulsandra in early 2014 on eBay and the one this recording comes from, found in a record store in Chicago in late 2013. This copy is most probably the source of the "Love's Septic Demise" mp3 that's been floating around the 'net since the early 2000s.
1: Fidgit (Further Back And Faster demo)
2: Dark River
3: Window Pain
4: Teenage Lightning
5: Titan Arch
6: Scope
7: Carvers & Gilders (Chaostrophy demo)
8: Fidgit 2 (Alternate truncated FBAF
Notes about the material:
It's less of a proper demo and more of a medley of early versions of tracks that ended up on LSD and the Wrong Eye/Scope 7". The songs blend into one another and occasionally bits from one will show up in the others. My best guess is that they made the tape by playing multiple dat/cassette decks through a mixer, and just kinda rode the faders to make it. The tape itself plays about a quarter speed fast (as noticeable in the Love's Septic Demise mp3,) most likely due to the voltage difference on the machines used to record it in the UK, then playing it here in the USA. Additionally, the tape is in rough shape and the right channel disappears a few times, most notably during Carvers & Gilders and Love's Secret Domain

Horsedreamer - Bolder

Horsedreamer is a collaboration project by Roger Robinson of King Midas Sound and Piers Faccini

Kouichi Okamoto: Liquid Bookmarks

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Four Horsemen

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The Rise of Data Artists

William S. Burroughs: How To Treat The 'Bottomless Arm' (1976)

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Originally printed in Crawdaddy (March 1976)
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Black Angel (1980 short film)

Accompanied by an exclusive introduction from the director Roger Christian, the incredible fantasy short returns. It was first released in certain cinemas ahead of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Lost for 35 years, it has been found and restored to its former glory
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Let The Fire Burn (Philadelphia May 13, 1985)

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The Bombing of Osage Avenue (1986)

Rainbow Serpent Festival 2015: A Retrospective Film

Rainbow is proud to present our 2015 Retrospective Film, once again crafted by the talented Dujon from Optical Alkemi. This is our fourth retrospective and in conjunction with our photographers we are slowly producing a fantastic historical record of our annual gathering. We invite you to grab a cuppa and treat yourself to some of the most memorable moments from Rainbow Serpent Festival 2015
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P.C. Hipsta

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An Interview with the Heroinhead

It's not the junkie who needs rehab; it's the world.
We need to solve the root problem of why so many take the drug road. I'm only against rehab because it blatantly doesn't work. But I'm all for people wanting to live a substance-free life. My ideal world would be one where no stimulants or substances are needed. With no ideal world, I understand why people use drugs. Our rehabs/schemes all have an angle of punishment worked into their philosophy, whereby you are going to fucking pay for your past sins ... you are going to suffer for sobriety. This isn't a treatment, it's a purging of the soul, a walk back through your own corruption and sin, a system designed to have you on your knees begging for forgiveness (and methadone). It's a punishment and the punishment doesn't work

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If you've never read Shane's writings...well do yourself a favour and head over to 'Memoires of a Heroinehead'.  Settle in because you may be there for a while