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We forced Ed to do something and this is what he came up with. He even mixed the piece, a one-time only experience, although I suspect that David and I had as much to do with the composition as did Ed. The manipulated record effect had been used once, briefly, by us on the track “Bozos Return” (White Cassette), but here it is the prime focus, creating an unusual effect that strikes me as the viewing of life on earth through a distorting lens. Voices well up like the cries of lost souls in Purgatory. This is almost the soundtrack of Purgatory itself, or a live video-feed of an Heironymous Bosch painting come to life. There is terrific use of the stereophonic effect achieved by panning. Foghorns from the deep recesses of the id blare out, voices run through a digital delay moan, call out and whine, and there is even a burst of evil laughter. The piece peters out with manipulated vinyl to a cut-off.

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from Ludovico Treatment (1984), released March 1, 1984
composition: Ed Fowler
Ed Fowler: guitars, manipulated vinyl
Evan Cantor: vocals
David Lichtenverg: synthesizer, vocals

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Fried psychedelia, relentless experimentation, hunter-gatherer improv, space rock doom, heavy rock monumentalism and daffy cover tunes. Walls of Genius rips holes in the fabric of space and time, kicks you in the ass and leaves you smiling. 80s stalwarts of the cassette culture, they're back in the 21st century. The most unique band that ever was. Really! ... more

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