The best record of
the 80's, according to Rolling Stone magazine, was 1979's (???)
'London Calling'. This, of course is misguidedly wrong. Not only was
this album from the 70's, it has some decidedly self-conscious
awfully contrived crap on it.
The correct answer
is obviously “Deceit” by those denizens of the basement club,
This Heat.
No other record
captures the constant fear of mutual annihilation on cold war era
Earth than this wildly experimental,yet accessible, dark masterpiece.
The saddest thing about this art object,is that it is even more
relevant today, in these fear peddling, CCTV saturated times. Where
the US president flippantly admits to “Torturing some folks” ,and
individuals can be executed without trial by remote controlled
drones,anywhere on the planet. No-one is safe!
The Ironic words
of the American constitution form the basis of the song
“Independence”.Recorded in a time when US citizens were
comparatively free, compared to the modern state which houses the
largest prison population in world history (fact,not fear)!
“A New Kind of
Water” encapsulates the problem of a controlled and manipulated
western world, “We've got some men on the job” so don't worry
about it. “We were told to expect more,but now that we've got more,
we want MORE!”, so we consume one and a half planets worth of
production a year, to be distracted from the creeping Orwellian one
world state. Enforced upon us stealthily by fear propaganda from
those unelected “odd men in odd jobs”.
“Cenotaph”
should be the theme tune to this sickening celebration of the
'beginning' (not the end!?) of World War One. A gross abuse of human
rights,and an early experiment in de-population;a policy advocated
today by multi-billionaire monopolist,Bill gates.De-population obviously meaning getting rid of the poor people?
We don't need a
'celebration', we need an apology for the genocide of the European
male working class. Also the sequestration of the vast profits made
by the Rothschild bankers after financing both 'sides' and in the
future financing it again by backing Hitler!
The music is
ferocious, aggressive, and endlessly inventive. Twisting and turning
in attempts to find an ultimate truth among the deceit. The general
tone is pessimistic, but there is a glimmer of hope amongst the tape
collage, noise,monk-like vocal harmonies and pounding rhythms; the
hope that as many people as possible can hear This Heat and absorb
the political anti-matter to cancel out the direction of this run
away train that we are trapped on; by affirmative actions, rather
than blind,grasping, consumerism. This record is about Fear,and
losing fear is only true path to 'Freedom'; but, above all, it's
about DECEIT.
Tracklist:
A1 Sleep 2:14
A2 Paper Hats 6:02
A3 Triumph 2:55
A4 S.P.Q.R. 3:28
A5 Cenotaph 4:39
B1 Shrinkwrap 1:40
B2 Radio Prague 2:21
B3 Makeshift Swahili 4:04
B4 Independence 3:42
B5 A New Kind Of Water 4:57
B6 Hi Baku Shyo (Suffer Bomb Disease) 4:03
