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Nero: Pronásledování křesťanů je lež. My jen vyvracíme jejich světový názor.
Attila: Také my jsme přišli spasit svět.
Boleslav Ukrutný: … Byla to politická nutnost.
Po noci bartolomějské: Uf!… Obnovili jsme v národě jednotu ducha.
Conquistador: Ty víš, dobrotivý Bože, že nelidskost je mi cizí. Ale Aztékové ovšem nejsou lidé.
Olupovač padlých: Jen žádnou slabošskou humanitu! Válka je válka.
Hlášení: Obyvatelé pobiti a město spáleno v naprostém pořádku a kázni.
Vůdce: Bijeme se za vznešenou ideu: za své vítězství.
Vojevůdce: Hubu držet, moji hrdinové!
Tyran: Vy pakáži, já jsem z vás udělal slavný národ!
Diktátor: Dosáhl jsem jednomyslnosti. Všichni musí poslouchat.
Ještě diktátor: Vzal jsem jim svobodu, ale zato jsem jim vdechl sebevědomí. -
Nero: Pronásledování křesťanů je lež. My jen vyvracíme jejich světový názor.
Attila: Také my jsme přišli spasit svět.
Boleslav Ukrutný: … Byla to politická nutnost.
Po noci bartolomějské: Uf!… Obnovili jsme v národě jednotu ducha.
Conquistador: Ty víš, dobrotivý Bože, že nelidskost je mi cizí. Ale Aztékové ovšem nejsou lidé.
Olupovač padlých: Jen žádnou slabošskou humanitu! Válka je válka.
Hlášení: Obyvatelé pobiti a město spáleno v naprostém pořádku a kázni.
Vůdce: Bijeme se za vznešenou ideu: za své vítězství.
Vojevůdce: Hubu držet, moji hrdinové!
Tyran: Vy pakáži, já jsem z vás udělal slavný národ!
Diktátor: Dosáhl jsem jednomyslnosti. Všichni musí poslouchat.
Ještě diktátor: Vzal jsem jim svobodu, ale zato jsem jim vdechl sebevědomí. -
Nero: Pronásledování křesťanů je lež. My jen vyvracíme jejich světový názor.
Attila: Také my jsme přišli spasit svět.
Boleslav Ukrutný: … Byla to politická nutnost.
Po noci bartolomějské: Uf!… Obnovili jsme v národě jednotu ducha.
Conquistador: Ty víš, dobrotivý Bože, že nelidskost je mi cizí. Ale Aztékové ovšem nejsou lidé.
Olupovač padlých: Jen žádnou slabošskou humanitu! Válka je válka.
Hlášení: Obyvatelé pobiti a město spáleno v naprostém pořádku a kázni.
Vůdce: Bijeme se za vznešenou ideu: za své vítězství.
Vojevůdce: Hubu držet, moji hrdinové!
Tyran: Vy pakáži, já jsem z vás udělal slavný národ!
Diktátor: Dosáhl jsem jednomyslnosti. Všichni musí poslouchat.
Ještě diktátor: Vzal jsem jim svobodu, ale zato jsem jim vdechl sebevědomí. -
Zwei Wochen vor der Wahl – Das bewegt die Stadt
Veranstaltung „Köln spricht“ am…
#Koeln #Koln #Cologne #Deutschland #Deutsch #DE #Schlagzeilen #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Köln #AttilaGümüs #Bündnis90/DieGrünen #CDU #FDP #Festival #FlorianWeber #Germany #HansMörtter #HeikeHerden #HenrietteReker #IngaFeuser #Kommunalwahl #LarsWolfram #MariaHelmis-Arend #MichelleAchour #NilsL. #Nordrhein-Westfalen #Oberbürgermeisteramt #SPD #Volt(Partei)
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https://www.europesays.com/pl/451176/ Pogoń chce zatrzymać tych trzech piłkarzy. Szykują się też odejścia #AttilaSzalai #BenjaminMendy #DanijelLoncar #LeonardoKoutris #MusaJuwara #PiłkaNożna #PKOEkstraklasa #PL #PogońSzczecin #Poland #Polish #Polska #Polski #SamGreenwood #StadionMiejskiImFlorianaKrygieraWSzczecinie #Szczecin
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Ja, deswegen verstehe ich auch die Zurückhaltung vieler, sich zu äußern. Aber ich habe mich in der Vergangenheit auch bereits zu Aussagen von Xavier Naidoo , Attila Hildmann, Markus Krall, Michael Ballweg, Hoss & Hopf u.v.m. geäußert und werde auch weiterhin wo nötig aufklären.
#XavierNaidoo #AttilaHildmann #HossundHopf #MarkusKrall #MichaelBallweg #FelixBlume
https://digitalcourage.social/@BlumeEvolution/116516712406132741
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@kkarhan @AnonNewsDE Jau. Könnte Finnland und Schweden bitte Exil-Türken und Kurden, die von der Türkei verfolgt werden, bitte zu Staatsbürgern machen? #Türkei #Erdogan #hildmann #attilahildmann
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Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Sicher, kaum jemand liest gerne Warnungen. Aber wer mir nur eine Erkenntnis zu Verschwörungsmythen, Dualismus & Antisemitismus gestattet, dann wäre es diese:
„Hinter jeder Verschwörungsbewegung stecken immer auch Geschäftsmodelle!“
#QAnon #Querdenken #Ganser #OneCoin #Reichsbürger #AttilaHildmann #Nazis #Verschwörungsmythen #Antisemitismus #Dualismus
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Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Sicher, kaum jemand liest gerne Warnungen. Aber wer mir nur eine Erkenntnis zu Verschwörungsmythen, Dualismus & Antisemitismus gestattet, dann wäre es diese:
„Hinter jeder Verschwörungsbewegung stecken immer auch Geschäftsmodelle!“
#QAnon #Querdenken #Ganser #OneCoin #Reichsbürger #AttilaHildmann #Nazis #Verschwörungsmythen #Antisemitismus #Dualismus
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Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Sicher, kaum jemand liest gerne Warnungen. Aber wer mir nur eine Erkenntnis zu Verschwörungsmythen, Dualismus & Antisemitismus gestattet, dann wäre es diese:
„Hinter jeder Verschwörungsbewegung stecken immer auch Geschäftsmodelle!“
#QAnon #Querdenken #Ganser #OneCoin #Reichsbürger #AttilaHildmann #Nazis #Verschwörungsmythen #Antisemitismus #Dualismus
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Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Sicher, kaum jemand liest gerne Warnungen. Aber wer mir nur eine Erkenntnis zu Verschwörungsmythen, Dualismus & Antisemitismus gestattet, dann wäre es diese:
„Hinter jeder Verschwörungsbewegung stecken immer auch Geschäftsmodelle!“
#QAnon #Querdenken #Ganser #OneCoin #Reichsbürger #AttilaHildmann #Nazis #Verschwörungsmythen #Antisemitismus #Dualismus
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https://www.europesays.com/hu/?p=22326 Miért néztem meg az Attila-kiállítást? – Infó #attila #budapest #HU #Hungarian #Hungary #infó #kiállítás #Magyar #MagyarNemzetiMúzeum #Magyarország
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Film Review: POOR THINGS (2023): Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar Bait Movie is Wildly Eccentric and Full of Top Tier Performances
#FilmBook #AlasdairGray #AttilaDobai #Carminho #CharlieHiscock #EmmaStone #JackBarton #JerrodCarmichael #KateHandford #KathrynHunter #MargaretQualley #MarkRuffalo #MovieReview #PoorThings #Ram...
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Finde das Musikvideo „Killuminati“ von Felix Blume krass völkisch, verschwörungsmythologisch & auch vollgestopft mit Antisemitismus a la T. Knechtel. Ralf Fischer benennt es als „Judenhass in Reimform“. 👇
Aber eben nicht in der ZEIT, sondern bisher alleine in der „Jüdischen Allgemeine“. Mich nervt das betretene Schweigen auch der Kultur- und Medienszene dazu.
Habe gegenüber Attila Hildmann, Xavier Naidoo, Hoss & Hopf nicht geschwiegen & werde auch „Kollegah“ in geeigneter Form widersprechen. (Wir tragen auch den gleichen Nachnamen, sind aber m.W. nicht verwandt.)
Was denkst Du dazu? Welche Aspekte sollte ich zuerst aufklären?
#Killuminati #Kollegah #FelixBlume #Blume #Rap #Musik #Antisemitismus #Rassismus #Sexismus #Musikvideo #Deutschland #Israel #USA #Verschwörungsmythen #Judenhass #Knechtel #Medien https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/meinung/kollegah-judenhass-in-reimform/
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Finde das Musikvideo „Killuminati“ von Felix Blume krass völkisch, verschwörungsmythologisch & auch vollgestopft mit Antisemitismus a la T. Knechtel. Ralf Fischer benennt es als „Judenhass in Reimform“. 👇
Aber eben nicht in der ZEIT, sondern bisher alleine in der „Jüdischen Allgemeine“. Mich nervt das betretene Schweigen auch der Kultur- und Medienszene dazu.
Habe gegenüber Attila Hildmann, Xavier Naidoo, Hoss & Hopf nicht geschwiegen & werde auch „Kollegah“ in geeigneter Form widersprechen. (Wir tragen auch den gleichen Nachnamen, sind aber m.W. nicht verwandt.)
Was denkst Du dazu? Welche Aspekte sollte ich zuerst aufklären?
#Killuminati #Kollegah #FelixBlume #Blume #Rap #Musik #Antisemitismus #Rassismus #Sexismus #Musikvideo #Deutschland #Israel #USA #Verschwörungsmythen #Judenhass #Knechtel #Medien https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/meinung/kollegah-judenhass-in-reimform/
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Finde das Musikvideo „Killuminati“ von Felix Blume krass völkisch, verschwörungsmythologisch & auch vollgestopft mit Antisemitismus a la T. Knechtel. Ralf Fischer benennt es als „Judenhass in Reimform“. 👇
Aber eben nicht in der ZEIT, sondern bisher alleine in der „Jüdischen Allgemeine“. Mich nervt das betretene Schweigen auch der Kultur- und Medienszene dazu.
Habe gegenüber Attila Hildmann, Xavier Naidoo, Hoss & Hopf nicht geschwiegen & werde auch „Kollegah“ in geeigneter Form widersprechen. (Wir tragen auch den gleichen Nachnamen, sind aber m.W. nicht verwandt.)
Was denkst Du dazu? Welche Aspekte sollte ich zuerst aufklären?
#Killuminati #Kollegah #FelixBlume #Blume #Rap #Musik #Antisemitismus #Rassismus #Sexismus #Musikvideo #Deutschland #Israel #USA #Verschwörungsmythen #Judenhass #Knechtel #Medien https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/meinung/kollegah-judenhass-in-reimform/
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Finde das Musikvideo „Killuminati“ von Felix Blume krass völkisch, verschwörungsmythologisch & auch vollgestopft mit Antisemitismus a la T. Knechtel. Ralf Fischer benennt es als „Judenhass in Reimform“. 👇
Aber eben nicht in der ZEIT, sondern bisher alleine in der „Jüdischen Allgemeine“. Mich nervt das betretene Schweigen auch der Kultur- und Medienszene dazu.
Habe gegenüber Attila Hildmann, Xavier Naidoo, Hoss & Hopf nicht geschwiegen & werde auch „Kollegah“ in geeigneter Form widersprechen. (Wir tragen auch den gleichen Nachnamen, sind aber m.W. nicht verwandt.)
Was denkst Du dazu? Welche Aspekte sollte ich zuerst aufklären?
#Killuminati #Kollegah #FelixBlume #Blume #Rap #Musik #Antisemitismus #Rassismus #Sexismus #Musikvideo #Deutschland #Israel #USA #Verschwörungsmythen #Judenhass #Knechtel #Medien https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/meinung/kollegah-judenhass-in-reimform/
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Finde das Musikvideo „Killuminati“ von Felix Blume krass völkisch, verschwörungsmythologisch & auch vollgestopft mit Antisemitismus a la T. Knechtel. Ralf Fischer benennt es als „Judenhass in Reimform“. 👇
Aber eben nicht in der ZEIT, sondern bisher alleine in der „Jüdischen Allgemeine“. Mich nervt das betretene Schweigen auch der Kultur- und Medienszene dazu.
Habe gegenüber Attila Hildmann, Xavier Naidoo, Hoss & Hopf nicht geschwiegen & werde auch „Kollegah“ in geeigneter Form widersprechen. (Wir tragen auch den gleichen Nachnamen, sind aber m.W. nicht verwandt.)
Was denkst Du dazu? Welche Aspekte sollte ich zuerst aufklären?
#Killuminati #Kollegah #FelixBlume #Blume #Rap #Musik #Antisemitismus #Rassismus #Sexismus #Musikvideo #Deutschland #Israel #USA #Verschwörungsmythen #Judenhass #Knechtel #Medien https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/meinung/kollegah-judenhass-in-reimform/
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Unmother – State Dependent Memory Review By TymeIndependent U.K. undergrounder’s, Unmother, have been holding a mirror up to urban dystopian dehumanization since forming in 2019. Their 2021 debut, Lay Down the Sun, garnered significant underground acclaim that, according to the promo kit, established Unmother “as a restless and forward-thinking presence within the scene.” Foregoing the nature-scapes and mythological motifs of other post-black metal outfits, Unmother draws inspiration from the streets and, with their sophomore effort, State Dependent Memory,1 examines “urban isolation, inner dislocation, and moral decline, reflecting a world formed by concrete environments and social erosion.”2 After swapping their first “V” vocalist, Venla,3 for their second, V. (VOAK), Unmother prepares to take the next step on their evolving musical journey. Does State Dependent Memory offer a solution that might save our base, dehumanized society, from itself, or will it amount to so much piss in the wind?
State Dependent Memory crackles with gritty, asphaltic energy, casting Unmother as conscientious agitators, decrying societal urban decay in veins similar to acts like Chat Pile or Ashenspire, even if avoiding any direct auricular comparison. Departing from the rawer, denser claustrophobia of Lay Down the Sun, Unmother sought slightly warmer sonic climes on State Dependent Memory, weaving undulating post-metal textures into its mostly traditional black-metal framework. Sure, plenty of blast beats and tremolos (“My Armor,” “Bear Hug”) remain, courtesy of drummer B. and guitarists Azoso and Declwa (who also handles bass). Still, it’s what Unmother does with the spaces between that adds the most character, which begins with the varied vocal approach of V., who, like Attila Csihar, possesses a wider range of barks, croaks, shouts, and screams than his more one-dimensional predecessor, whose hissier, raw-blackened rasp overpowered much of Lay Down the Sun for me. Without dulling any of the sharp edges that, well, make them edgy, Unmother benefits from their take on “post” as a counterpoint to tradition.
State Dependent Memory tips the scales of orthodoxy with atmospheres that are as hypnotizing as they are abrasive. Pensive and creepy, the leads that skulk through the shadowed alleys of “Modern Dystopia” are effective and shroud the track with an almost Marilyn Manson-like pall, while Declwa’s bass notes thrum and throb like slow-strobing traffic lights on a dark, misty night. Venla makes a guest appearance here as well; his croaking rasp at this dose ups the fear factor and complements V.’s tortured delivery. Satisfying, too, is the eerie, haunted-jewelry-box melody and desperate howling of V., which make up the slower-paced interlude within the trad-black assault of “Bear Hug,” offering a sprinkling of Shining-like glitter. Ironically, the most black metal track on State Dependent Memory is Unmother’s cover of “Αττική – Βικτώρια” (“Attiki Victoria”) by Greek synthwave outfit ΟΔΟΣ 55, which distills the eight-minute-long original’s main melody down to a viscerally efficient, tremolo-forward beast. It’s poppy, new-wave-esque movements, filled with an almost hopeful melodicism, are set effectively against V.’s pleading screams and shouts.
Angeliki Mourgela’s mix and Roland Rodas’ master capture the essence of Unmother’s talents. With a foggy production that reminded me of Mayhem’s Ordo ad Chao, I enjoyed Lay Down the Sun but had to strain to pick out much of its instrumental intricacy. State Dependent Memory doesn’t suffer the same issue, as each instrument glows brightly in its own space, with B.’s varied drum performance and Declwa’s excellent bass work being the biggest beneficiaries. And while I can’t say Unmother wasted any of State Dependent Memory’s thirty-eight-minute runtime, closing the album with the no-burn instrumental “Magda” was a miss. The track fades in with some reflective, organ-like synths, foreign-spoke voice samples,4 and gently plucked guitar lines bolstered with tension-building but delicately strummed chords, which all continue to build slightly over the next four minutes and twenty seconds only to fade out again. No satisfying payoff, just a segue to silence. Whether this move was intentional or not, the addition of another well-executed track proper could have avoided such a deflating ending.Acerbically moody, Unmother possesses a maturity that belies their short existence. This quartet of relative unknowns continues to carve their mark into the U.K.’s underground metal scene, and if State Dependent Memory is any indication, they may not be toiling down there for long.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
#2026 #30 #Ashenspire #BlackMetal #ChatPile #Feb26 #Independent #MarilynManson #PostMetal #Review #Shining #StateDependentMemory #UKMetal #Unmother
DR: 9 | Format Reviewed: 320kb/s mp3
Label: Independent
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: February 20th, 2026 -
Unmother – State Dependent Memory Review By TymeIndependent U.K. undergrounder’s, Unmother, have been holding a mirror up to urban dystopian dehumanization since forming in 2019. Their 2021 debut, Lay Down the Sun, garnered significant underground acclaim that, according to the promo kit, established Unmother “as a restless and forward-thinking presence within the scene.” Foregoing the nature-scapes and mythological motifs of other post-black metal outfits, Unmother draws inspiration from the streets and, with their sophomore effort, State Dependent Memory,1 examines “urban isolation, inner dislocation, and moral decline, reflecting a world formed by concrete environments and social erosion.”2 After swapping their first “V” vocalist, Venla,3 for their second, V. (VOAK), Unmother prepares to take the next step on their evolving musical journey. Does State Dependent Memory offer a solution that might save our base, dehumanized society, from itself, or will it amount to so much piss in the wind?
State Dependent Memory crackles with gritty, asphaltic energy, casting Unmother as conscientious agitators, decrying societal urban decay in veins similar to acts like Chat Pile or Ashenspire, even if avoiding any direct auricular comparison. Departing from the rawer, denser claustrophobia of Lay Down the Sun, Unmother sought slightly warmer sonic climes on State Dependent Memory, weaving undulating post-metal textures into its mostly traditional black-metal framework. Sure, plenty of blast beats and tremolos (“My Armor,” “Bear Hug”) remain, courtesy of drummer B. and guitarists Azoso and Declwa (who also handles bass). Still, it’s what Unmother does with the spaces between that adds the most character, which begins with the varied vocal approach of V., who, like Attila Csihar, possesses a wider range of barks, croaks, shouts, and screams than his more one-dimensional predecessor, whose hissier, raw-blackened rasp overpowered much of Lay Down the Sun for me. Without dulling any of the sharp edges that, well, make them edgy, Unmother benefits from their take on “post” as a counterpoint to tradition.
State Dependent Memory tips the scales of orthodoxy with atmospheres that are as hypnotizing as they are abrasive. Pensive and creepy, the leads that skulk through the shadowed alleys of “Modern Dystopia” are effective and shroud the track with an almost Marilyn Manson-like pall, while Declwa’s bass notes thrum and throb like slow-strobing traffic lights on a dark, misty night. Venla makes a guest appearance here as well; his croaking rasp at this dose ups the fear factor and complements V.’s tortured delivery. Satisfying, too, is the eerie, haunted-jewelry-box melody and desperate howling of V., which make up the slower-paced interlude within the trad-black assault of “Bear Hug,” offering a sprinkling of Shining-like glitter. Ironically, the most black metal track on State Dependent Memory is Unmother’s cover of “Αττική – Βικτώρια” (“Attiki Victoria”) by Greek synthwave outfit ΟΔΟΣ 55, which distills the eight-minute-long original’s main melody down to a viscerally efficient, tremolo-forward beast. It’s poppy, new-wave-esque movements, filled with an almost hopeful melodicism, are set effectively against V.’s pleading screams and shouts.
Angeliki Mourgela’s mix and Roland Rodas’ master capture the essence of Unmother’s talents. With a foggy production that reminded me of Mayhem’s Ordo ad Chao, I enjoyed Lay Down the Sun but had to strain to pick out much of its instrumental intricacy. State Dependent Memory doesn’t suffer the same issue, as each instrument glows brightly in its own space, with B.’s varied drum performance and Declwa’s excellent bass work being the biggest beneficiaries. And while I can’t say Unmother wasted any of State Dependent Memory’s thirty-eight-minute runtime, closing the album with the no-burn instrumental “Magda” was a miss. The track fades in with some reflective, organ-like synths, foreign-spoke voice samples,4 and gently plucked guitar lines bolstered with tension-building but delicately strummed chords, which all continue to build slightly over the next four minutes and twenty seconds only to fade out again. No satisfying payoff, just a segue to silence. Whether this move was intentional or not, the addition of another well-executed track proper could have avoided such a deflating ending.Acerbically moody, Unmother possesses a maturity that belies their short existence. This quartet of relative unknowns continues to carve their mark into the U.K.’s underground metal scene, and if State Dependent Memory is any indication, they may not be toiling down there for long.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
#2026 #30 #Ashenspire #BlackMetal #ChatPile #Feb26 #Independent #MarilynManson #PostMetal #Review #Shining #StateDependentMemory #UKMetal #Unmother
DR: 9 | Format Reviewed: 320kb/s mp3
Label: Independent
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: February 20th, 2026 -
Unmother – State Dependent Memory Review By TymeIndependent U.K. undergrounder’s, Unmother, have been holding a mirror up to urban dystopian dehumanization since forming in 2019. Their 2021 debut, Lay Down the Sun, garnered significant underground acclaim that, according to the promo kit, established Unmother “as a restless and forward-thinking presence within the scene.” Foregoing the nature-scapes and mythological motifs of other post-black metal outfits, Unmother draws inspiration from the streets and, with their sophomore effort, State Dependent Memory,1 examines “urban isolation, inner dislocation, and moral decline, reflecting a world formed by concrete environments and social erosion.”2 After swapping their first “V” vocalist, Venla,3 for their second, V. (VOAK), Unmother prepares to take the next step on their evolving musical journey. Does State Dependent Memory offer a solution that might save our base, dehumanized society, from itself, or will it amount to so much piss in the wind?
State Dependent Memory crackles with gritty, asphaltic energy, casting Unmother as conscientious agitators, decrying societal urban decay in veins similar to acts like Chat Pile or Ashenspire, even if avoiding any direct auricular comparison. Departing from the rawer, denser claustrophobia of Lay Down the Sun, Unmother sought slightly warmer sonic climes on State Dependent Memory, weaving undulating post-metal textures into its mostly traditional black-metal framework. Sure, plenty of blast beats and tremolos (“My Armor,” “Bear Hug”) remain, courtesy of drummer B. and guitarists Azoso and Declwa (who also handles bass). Still, it’s what Unmother does with the spaces between that adds the most character, which begins with the varied vocal approach of V., who, like Attila Csihar, possesses a wider range of barks, croaks, shouts, and screams than his more one-dimensional predecessor, whose hissier, raw-blackened rasp overpowered much of Lay Down the Sun for me. Without dulling any of the sharp edges that, well, make them edgy, Unmother benefits from their take on “post” as a counterpoint to tradition.
State Dependent Memory tips the scales of orthodoxy with atmospheres that are as hypnotizing as they are abrasive. Pensive and creepy, the leads that skulk through the shadowed alleys of “Modern Dystopia” are effective and shroud the track with an almost Marilyn Manson-like pall, while Declwa’s bass notes thrum and throb like slow-strobing traffic lights on a dark, misty night. Venla makes a guest appearance here as well; his croaking rasp at this dose ups the fear factor and complements V.’s tortured delivery. Satisfying, too, is the eerie, haunted-jewelry-box melody and desperate howling of V., which make up the slower-paced interlude within the trad-black assault of “Bear Hug,” offering a sprinkling of Shining-like glitter. Ironically, the most black metal track on State Dependent Memory is Unmother’s cover of “Αττική – Βικτώρια” (“Attiki Victoria”) by Greek synthwave outfit ΟΔΟΣ 55, which distills the eight-minute-long original’s main melody down to a viscerally efficient, tremolo-forward beast. It’s poppy, new-wave-esque movements, filled with an almost hopeful melodicism, are set effectively against V.’s pleading screams and shouts.
Angeliki Mourgela’s mix and Roland Rodas’ master capture the essence of Unmother’s talents. With a foggy production that reminded me of Mayhem’s Ordo ad Chao, I enjoyed Lay Down the Sun but had to strain to pick out much of its instrumental intricacy. State Dependent Memory doesn’t suffer the same issue, as each instrument glows brightly in its own space, with B.’s varied drum performance and Declwa’s excellent bass work being the biggest beneficiaries. And while I can’t say Unmother wasted any of State Dependent Memory’s thirty-eight-minute runtime, closing the album with the no-burn instrumental “Magda” was a miss. The track fades in with some reflective, organ-like synths, foreign-spoke voice samples,4 and gently plucked guitar lines bolstered with tension-building but delicately strummed chords, which all continue to build slightly over the next four minutes and twenty seconds only to fade out again. No satisfying payoff, just a segue to silence. Whether this move was intentional or not, the addition of another well-executed track proper could have avoided such a deflating ending.Acerbically moody, Unmother possesses a maturity that belies their short existence. This quartet of relative unknowns continues to carve their mark into the U.K.’s underground metal scene, and if State Dependent Memory is any indication, they may not be toiling down there for long.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
#2026 #30 #Ashenspire #BlackMetal #ChatPile #Feb26 #Independent #MarilynManson #PostMetal #Review #Shining #StateDependentMemory #UKMetal #Unmother
DR: 9 | Format Reviewed: 320kb/s mp3
Label: Independent
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: February 20th, 2026 -
Unmother – State Dependent Memory Review By TymeIndependent U.K. undergrounder’s, Unmother, have been holding a mirror up to urban dystopian dehumanization since forming in 2019. Their 2021 debut, Lay Down the Sun, garnered significant underground acclaim that, according to the promo kit, established Unmother “as a restless and forward-thinking presence within the scene.” Foregoing the nature-scapes and mythological motifs of other post-black metal outfits, Unmother draws inspiration from the streets and, with their sophomore effort, State Dependent Memory,1 examines “urban isolation, inner dislocation, and moral decline, reflecting a world formed by concrete environments and social erosion.”2 After swapping their first “V” vocalist, Venla,3 for their second, V. (VOAK), Unmother prepares to take the next step on their evolving musical journey. Does State Dependent Memory offer a solution that might save our base, dehumanized society, from itself, or will it amount to so much piss in the wind?
State Dependent Memory crackles with gritty, asphaltic energy, casting Unmother as conscientious agitators, decrying societal urban decay in veins similar to acts like Chat Pile or Ashenspire, even if avoiding any direct auricular comparison. Departing from the rawer, denser claustrophobia of Lay Down the Sun, Unmother sought slightly warmer sonic climes on State Dependent Memory, weaving undulating post-metal textures into its mostly traditional black-metal framework. Sure, plenty of blast beats and tremolos (“My Armor,” “Bear Hug”) remain, courtesy of drummer B. and guitarists Azoso and Declwa (who also handles bass). Still, it’s what Unmother does with the spaces between that adds the most character, which begins with the varied vocal approach of V., who, like Attila Csihar, possesses a wider range of barks, croaks, shouts, and screams than his more one-dimensional predecessor, whose hissier, raw-blackened rasp overpowered much of Lay Down the Sun for me. Without dulling any of the sharp edges that, well, make them edgy, Unmother benefits from their take on “post” as a counterpoint to tradition.
State Dependent Memory tips the scales of orthodoxy with atmospheres that are as hypnotizing as they are abrasive. Pensive and creepy, the leads that skulk through the shadowed alleys of “Modern Dystopia” are effective and shroud the track with an almost Marilyn Manson-like pall, while Declwa’s bass notes thrum and throb like slow-strobing traffic lights on a dark, misty night. Venla makes a guest appearance here as well; his croaking rasp at this dose ups the fear factor and complements V.’s tortured delivery. Satisfying, too, is the eerie, haunted-jewelry-box melody and desperate howling of V., which make up the slower-paced interlude within the trad-black assault of “Bear Hug,” offering a sprinkling of Shining-like glitter. Ironically, the most black metal track on State Dependent Memory is Unmother’s cover of “Αττική – Βικτώρια” (“Attiki Victoria”) by Greek synthwave outfit ΟΔΟΣ 55, which distills the eight-minute-long original’s main melody down to a viscerally efficient, tremolo-forward beast. It’s poppy, new-wave-esque movements, filled with an almost hopeful melodicism, are set effectively against V.’s pleading screams and shouts.
Angeliki Mourgela’s mix and Roland Rodas’ master capture the essence of Unmother’s talents. With a foggy production that reminded me of Mayhem’s Ordo ad Chao, I enjoyed Lay Down the Sun but had to strain to pick out much of its instrumental intricacy. State Dependent Memory doesn’t suffer the same issue, as each instrument glows brightly in its own space, with B.’s varied drum performance and Declwa’s excellent bass work being the biggest beneficiaries. And while I can’t say Unmother wasted any of State Dependent Memory’s thirty-eight-minute runtime, closing the album with the no-burn instrumental “Magda” was a miss. The track fades in with some reflective, organ-like synths, foreign-spoke voice samples,4 and gently plucked guitar lines bolstered with tension-building but delicately strummed chords, which all continue to build slightly over the next four minutes and twenty seconds only to fade out again. No satisfying payoff, just a segue to silence. Whether this move was intentional or not, the addition of another well-executed track proper could have avoided such a deflating ending.Acerbically moody, Unmother possesses a maturity that belies their short existence. This quartet of relative unknowns continues to carve their mark into the U.K.’s underground metal scene, and if State Dependent Memory is any indication, they may not be toiling down there for long.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
#2026 #30 #Ashenspire #BlackMetal #ChatPile #Feb26 #Independent #MarilynManson #PostMetal #Review #Shining #StateDependentMemory #UKMetal #Unmother
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I'm very happy that this paper that Ulf Büntgen and I wrote together has finally come out. Using annually resolved #hydroclimate data we found that central Europe experienced increasingly dry summers from the 420 to the 450s CE (and beyond). This coincided with some of the most devastating raids by #Huns on #Roman territory. We argue that Huns used raiding as a buffering strategy to mitigate against dry summers which made it harder for them to pasture their herds. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/drought-encouraged-attilas-huns-to-attack-the-roman-empire-tree-rings-suggest
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Offener Brief: AfD auf Verfassungswidrigkeit prüfen
Kurz vor dem Ende der Legislaturperiode fordern Menschen, die sich seit Jahren für Demokratie und gegen Rechtsextremismus engagieren, endlich ein Verbotsverfahren gegen die AfD anzustoßen.
Von Redaktion Belltower.News| 29. Januar 2025
Auf einer Demo gegen Rechtsextremismus fordern Teilnehmende ein Verbot der AfD.
(Quelle: picture alliance/dpa | Hannes P Albert)Angesichts der bevorstehenden Beratungen im Deutschen Bundestag in dieser Woche fordert ein breites Bündnis aus der ostdeutschen Zivilgesellschaft die demokratischen Abgeordneten des Bundestages auf, die Prüfung eines AfD-Verbotsverfahrens entschlossen voranzutreiben. Das Prüfverfahren sei ein klares Signal gegen die rechtsextreme Bedrohung, dazu fordern die Engagierten umfassendere Maßnahmen gegen Rassismus, Antisemitismus und Demokratiefeindlichkeit zu ergreifen.
Timo Reinfrank, Geschäftsführer der Amadeu Antonio Stiftung, unterstreicht die Dringlichkeit: „Die Debatte über ein Verbot der AfD zeigt, wie unklar und unentschlossen viele Demokrat*innen agieren. Für zivilgesellschaftlich Engagierte und Minderheiten wirkt diese Diskussion wie ein Feigenblatt, um sich nicht mit den für sie unmittelbar gefährlichen Erzählungen der AfD auseinanderzusetzen. Doch genau diese Erzählungen prägen längst die politische Realität. Wir dürfen nicht zulassen, dass diese rechtsextreme Partei weiter demokratische Institutionen aushöhlt und ein Klima der Angst schafft. Ein Prüfverfahren ist ein wichtiges Signal, doch ohne eine umfassende Strategie gegen rechtsextreme Hetze und Gewalt bleibt es Stückwerk.“
Einschüchterungen und Angriffe gegen demokratisch Engagierte
Die Unterzeichnenden berichten von gezielten Einschüchterungen und Angriffen durch die AfD, die nicht nur Minderheiten und Geflüchtete, sondern auch demokratisch Engagierte treffen, insbesondere in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern. Robert Kusche ehrenamtlicher VBRG-Vorstand betont: „Die AfD trägt aktiv zur Eskalation politischer Gewalt bei. Ihre Funktionär*innen beteiligen sich durch Rhetorik und Handlungen an der existenziellen Bedrohung ‚politischer Feinde‘ wie demokratisch Engagierten und Kommunalpolitiker*innen. Sie sendet Botschaften, die Gewalt gegen vulnerable Gruppen legitimieren. Für die Betroffenen bedeutet das eine ständige Bedrohung ihrer Sicherheit. Diese Entwicklung erfordert eine entschlossene Haltung aller Demokrat*innen, um die Werte einer offenen und sicheren Gesellschaft zu verteidigen.”
Kalkulierter Raubzug zum Abbau der Demokratie
Die zunehmende Vernetzung von AfD Mitgliedern mit Reichsbürger*innen und Rechtsextremen zum gewaltbereiten Angriff gegen Engagierte und Repräsentantinnen auf die Infrastruktur der Demokratie sind besorgniserregend und fordern zum Handeln auf, so Renate Sternatz, Vorsitzende von Mobit e.V. Thüringen. „Wir erleben vielerorts wiederholte Angriffe gegen die Menschenwürde auf Einzelpersonen und Gruppen, z. B. auf Menschen mit Migrationserfahrung, Journalist*innen, Gewerkschafter*innen und viele weitere demokratisch Engagierte. Die systematische Verunsicherung erfolgt in den Kommunen, in Vereinen, im Alltag, in den sozialen Netzwerken und auf der Straße. Die AfD zielt programmatisch auf die Abschaffung der freiheitlich demokratischen Grundordnung und sie missbraucht ihre parlamentarischen Mandate zur gezielten Einschüchterung der Zivilgesellschaft. In Thüringen hat die AfD zuletzt durch die Eröffnung des Landtagsparlaments ihre gefährliche Präsenz und symbolische Macht unter Beweis gestellt. Der kalkulierte Raubzug zum Abbau unserer demokratischen Prinzipien darf nicht länger toleriert werden.“
Verbotsverfahren darf nicht verschleppt werden
Die Engagierten fordern die Bundesregierung und die demokratischen Abgeordneten des Bundestages auf, ein klares Signal gegen die rechtsextreme Bedrohung zu setzen und die Prüfung eines Verbotsverfahrens aktiv auf die Tagesordnung zu bringen und nicht bis nach der Bundestagswahl zu verschleppen. Gleichzeitig sei es unerlässlich, umfassendere Strategien zu entwickeln, um die Demokratie gegen Angriffe von rechts zu schützen.
„Nie wieder ist jetzt“ – mit diesen Worten schließen die Verfasser*innen des Briefes und fordern von den Abgeordneten des Bundestages eine entschlossene Haltung und klare Maßnahmen gegen die AfD und die von ihr ausgehenden Gefahren.
Belltower.News dokumentiert den Brief im Wortlaut.
Offener Brief:
Sehr geehrte Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestags,
wir wenden uns an Sie als Vertreter*innen zahlreicher zivilgesellschaftlicher Initiativen, Organisationen und Gruppen aus Ostdeutschland, die sich tagtäglich für eine demokratische, weltoffene und pluralistische Gesellschaft einsetzen. Mit großer Sorge beobachten wir, wie die AfD ihre Position in kommunalen Gremien und Parlamenten missbraucht, um nicht nur jene zu attackieren, die vor Ort für das Gemeinwohl und den gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt eintreten, sondern auch die Grundwerte unseres Grundgesetzes. Sie fördert ein Klima der Angst und Spaltung und nutzt unsere Demokratie, um systematisch demokratische Prinzipien zu untergraben.
Wir erleben hautnah, wie die AfD gezielt gegen Minderheiten, Andersdenkende und demokratische Institutionen vorgeht. Ihre Hetze vergiftet nicht nur das gesellschaftliche Klima, sondern fällt auf fruchtbaren Boden und erzeugt reale Gewalt. Besonders betroffen sind hiervon viele Regionen in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern, in denen die AfD besonders stark ist und zugleich anderen rechtsextremen und neonazistischen Kräften Auftrieb verschafft. Der Hass und die Gewalt treffen die Schwächsten, Minderheiten, Geflüchtete, Frauen, aber auch Engagierte der demokratischen Zivilgesellschaft und in der Kommunalpolitik.
Neben der Verbreitung von offenem Antisemitismus, völkischem Rassismus und wahnhaften Verschwörungserzählungen richtet die AfD gezielte Angriffe auf die Erinnerungskultur an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus. Führende Mitglieder der Partei sprechen von einem „Schuldkult“ und relativieren damit bewusst die größten Menschheitsverbrechen unserer Geschichte.
Wir, die Unterzeichnenden, wollen diese Entwicklungen nicht hinnehmen. Wir stellen uns daher täglich Antisemitismus, Rassismus und Geschichtsrevisionismus entgegen. In Sachsen, Thüringen und Sachsen-Anhalt wird die AfD bereits jetzt als gesichert rechtsextrem eingestuft. Sie hat sich von einer rechtspopulistischen Oppositionspartei zu einer system- und demokratiefeindlichen Kraft entwickelt, die gezielt das Vertrauen in Parlamente, Gerichte, Medien und zivilgesellschaftliche Strukturen untergräbt und diese offen angreift.
Tagtäglich erfahren wir, was es bedeutet, durch Rechtsextreme, Rassisten und Antisemiten beleidigt und bedroht zu werden. Daher fordern wir Sie auf, Ihren Beitrag im Kampf gegen Rechtsextremismus zu leisten: Leiten Sie ein Prüfverfahren vor dem Bundesverfassungsgericht ein, um unabhängig festzustellen, ob die AfD auf dem Boden des Grundgesetzes steht. Lassen Sie uns gemeinsam entschlossen dafür eintreten, die demokratischen Werte unseres Landes zu schützen. Mehr denn je gilt: „Nie wieder ist jetzt.“ Unsere Verfassung gibt uns dieses Mittel zum Schutz der Demokratie an die Hand; wir sollten es nutzen.
Seit langem dokumentieren wir unsere Erfahrungen und Einschätzungen, um ein umfassendes Bild der Situation zu vermitteln. Wir laden Sie ein, mit uns zu diskutieren und gemeinsam Lösungen zu erarbeiten. Drücken Sie sich nicht aus parteitaktischen Gründen vor Ihrer Verantwortung gegenüber der Demokratie und den Menschen – insbesondere in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern.
Ja, ein mögliches Verbot der AfD wird das Problem mit Rassismus, Antisemitismus und Rechtsextremismus nicht lösen. Doch ein Prüf- und Verbotsverfahren wäre ein wichtiges Signal und ein Baustein, um auf die Bedeutung der AfD und die von ihr ausgehenden Gefahren zu reagieren. Es ist ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung. Wir sind offen für weitere Ideen und Vorschläge.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Unterzeichner*innen in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Achim Radau-Krüger
Alex Schuster
Alexander Grau
Alexander Poesche
Alexandra Riha
Alma Flamm
Andrea Baldauf
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Andrea Krüger
Andrea Nienhuisen
Andrea Stiehler
Andreas Froese
Anett Wendler
Angela Giersch
Angela Keßler
Angela Koini
Angela Müller
Anita Resch
Anja Rammer
Anka Jahneke
Anna Groschwitz
Anna Heide-Konrad
Annabel Beckmann
Anne Grökel
Anne Nitschke
Anne Piotrowski
Anne Schmidt
Anne Wältken
Annett Taube
Antje Walter
Arnold Paduch
Astrid Förster
Barbara Freudenthal
Barbara Hansen
Barbara Koschatzky
Bastian Lämmler
Bayar Aziz
Beate Gütschow
Beate Schiewer
Bella Liebermann
Benno Baumbauer
Bernd Faller
Bernhard Otto
Bernhard Wanner
Bettina Pistor
Björn Schreiber
Carina Ludwig
Carl-Josef Virnich
Carola Nebe
Cathrin Kameni Monkam
Cherin Mahmoud
Christian Paul Schröer
Christian Wehner
Christian Torenz
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Christina Lange
Christina Maria Grafe
Christine Wehner
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Cornelia Lotthammer
Cosima Santoro
Damian Koenig
Daniel Bahrmann
Daniel Bogenstahl
Daniel Kraut
Daniel Kurz
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"Da war ein Typ, der keine Kontrolle mehr über sich hat", der gesagt habe "die Antifa hat sein Leben zerstört, er bringt alle um, da habe ich das sofort der Polizei gemeldet, die meinten, sie gucken ihn sich an, es kam nie was zurück."
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#T3CVie won the Best #TYPO3 Camp award. (Congratulations!) Touching the trophy is, however, restricted. Here’s #TYPO3Company CEO Daniel Fau defending the (very heavy) granite slab with a microphone, while event organizer Attila János tries to pass through the surrounding energy barrier. @typo3
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Ein Schlagersänger und andere Verschwörungstheoretiker sagten für September den Tod der meisten gegen Corona Geimpften voraus. Das Massensterben blieb aus, aber der nächste Weltuntergang kommt sicher, meint Joscha Weber.
Glosse: Hurra, wir leben noch! | DW | 30.09.2021
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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XX
- A selection of read volumes from my shelves
What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read this month? Here’s the January installment of this column (sorry I missed a month).
Before John W. Campbell, Jr. (1910-1971) attempted to raise the “standards and thinking in magazine SF,” David Lasser (1902-1996) attempted his own brief (1929-1933) program to improve science fiction as managing editor of Hugo Gernsback’s Science Wonder Stories, Wonder Stories, and Wonder Stories Quarterly. According to Mike Ashley’s The Time Machine: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp Magazine from the Beginning to 1950 (2000), Lasser is a “much neglected revolutionary in science fiction” and through his efforts the genre “started to mature” (66).
Ashley highlights Lasser’s letter of instruction mailed to his regular contributors on the 11th of May, 1931, in which he “exhorted them to bring some realism to their fiction” (72). He also outlawed common tropes like the giant insect story and space opera (73). He emphasized the need to focus on characters that “should really be human” — not everything needs to be a “world-sweeping epic” (73). Stories in this vein, according to Ashley, include Clifford D. Simak’s religiously themed “The Voice in the Void” (1932), P. Schuyler Miller and Walter Dennis’ “The Red Spot on Jupiter” (1931) and “The Duel on the Asteroid” (1934), which featured a grim realism and character development (74).
Lasser also seems like a fascinating individual. He wrote the The Conquest of Space (1931), the first “non-fiction English-language book to deal with spaceflight,” was a member Socialist Party, and was elected head of the Workers Alliance of America (a merger of the Socialist Unemployed Leagues and the Communist Unemployment Councils). He also was banned from federal employment by name in legislation passed by the U.S. Congress due to his political connections. President Jimmy Carter sent him a personal letter of apology when he was finally officially cleared as a subversive in 1980!
The Photograph (with links to reviews and brief thoughts)
- Poul Anderson’s The People of the Wind (1973). I mysteriously adored this one back in 2010… Sometimes my oldest reviews befuddle. I praised Anderson’s refusal to create “monumentally homogeneous societies” yet despaired at its moments of silly and dull battle sequences.
- Doris Piserchia’s A Billion Days of Earth (1976). The best of Piserchia’s novels I’ve read so far. She was an original voice.
- Philip José Farmer’s Night of Light (1966)– a fix-up of “Night of Light” (1957). I remember enjoying this Father Carmody tale despite my inability to write a review. As many know, it influenced Jimi Hendrix’s song “Purple Haze” (1967).
- Robert Silverberg’s collection Needle in a Timestack (1966) contains one of my favorite early Silverberg tales–“The Pain Peddles” (1963).
What am I writing about?
Since my last installment, I’ve posted a review of Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3, ed. Frederik Pohl (1955) which contained three standout stories: Philip K. Dick’s “Foster, You’re Dead” (1955), Richard Matheson’s “Dance of the Dead” (1955), and Jack Williamson’s “Guinevere for Everybody” (1955). I did not know Williamson was capable of such things. In addition, I posted short reviews of two middling (but interesting) novels: Margot Bennett’s The Long Way Back (1954) and Mack Reynolds’ The Earth War (1964).
I compiled a rare Adventures in Science Fiction art post in order to commemorate Rodger B. MacGowan’s passing. Few know his early science-fictional work in Vertex magazine.
Continuing my general interest in science fiction on themes of sexuality and identity, I surveyed an account of the first gay and lesbian-themed SF panel at a Worldcon.
What am I reading?
Makes secret/sad noises. I’m fighting exhaustion on all fronts. I’m struggling to complete projects or stay focused. The only way I get through these spells is to refuse to make plans. This is all for fun! That said, my history reading continues to focus on the working-class experience. See Tobias Higbie’s fascinating book in the previous photo.
A Curated List of SF Birthdays from the Last Two Weeks
March 3rd: Artist Ric Binkley (1921-1968)
March 5th: Author Mike Resnick (1942-2020).
March 5th: Artist Attila Hejja (1955-2007). The master of the blues!
March 6th: Author William F. Nolan (1928-2021). Best known for Logan’s Run (1967).
March 7th: Author Leonard Daventry (1915-1987). Wrote A Man of Double Deed (1965)–which I described as a “dark and grungy tale of polyamory, telepathy, and apocalyptical violence.”
- Tadanoi Yokoo’s cover for the 1979 edition
March 7th: Kobo Abe (1924-1993). Secret Rendezvous (1977, trans. 1979) is one of my favorite SF novels of the 70s. And it received a thematically and visually perfect cover by Tadanoi Yokoo (above).
March 7th: Author Elizabeth Moon (1945-).
March 7th: Author and editor Stanley Schmidt (1944-).
March 9th: Author William F. Temple (1914-1989). Another prolific magazine author whom I’ve not read…
March 9th: Author Manly Banister (1914-1986).
March 9th: Author Pat Murphy (1955-). She left a lovely comment on my review of The Shadow Hunter (1982) recently. I need to fast track my post on her first three published short stories.
- Carlos Ochagavia’s cover for the 1979 edition of John Morressy’s Frostworld and Dreamfire (1977)
March 10th: Artist Carlos Ochagavia (1913-2006). I’ve featured his work here.
March 11th: Author F. M. Busby (1921-2005). Despite missteps like Cage a Man (1973), Busby was capable of some effective introspection — notable “If This is Winnetka, You Must Be Judy” (1974).
March 11th: Author Douglas Adams (1952-2001).
March 12th: Author Harry Harrison (1925-2012). 2025 if finally the year I get to Make Room! Make Room! (1966). Say it with me!
- Diane and Leo Dillon’s cover for Suzette Haden Elgin’s Furthest (1971)
March 13th: Artist Diane Dillon (1933-). One half of the illustrious art partnership of the 60s/70s/80s! Diane created fantastic cover art with her husband Leo. I’m particularly partial to their cover for Suzette Haden Elgin’s Furthest (1971) (above).
March 13th: Author William F. Wu (1951-). With his short stories of the late 70s, Wu is one of the earlier Asian-American SF authors. I need to read his work.
March 14th: Author Mildred Clingerman (1918-1997). Another hole in my SF knowledge… I own her collection A Cupful of Space (1961).
March 16th: Artist Chris Foss (1946-). As I say every year as the fans circle… He’s iconic. He spawned a lot of clones. People love him. He’s not for me.
March 16th: Author P. C. Hodgell (1951-). God Stalk (1982) is supposed to be bizarre.
March 16th: Artist James Warhola (1955-). Best known for his cover for the 1st edition of Gibson’s Neuromancer (1984).
March 17th: James Morrow (1947-).
March 17th: William Gibson (1948-). Very much an author of my youth — I devoured Neuromancer (1984), Virtual Light (1993), Idoru (1996), All Tomorrow’s Parties (1999), Count Zero (1986), the stories in Burning Chrome (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988). I haven’t returned to his work in almost two decades.
For book reviews consult the INDEX
For cover art posts consult the INDEX
For TV and film reviews consult the INDEX
#1950s #1960s #1970s #avantGarde #bookReviews #books #dorisPiserchia #fantasy #fiction #paperbacks #PhilipJoséFarmer #poulAnderson #RobertSilverberg #sciFi #scienceFiction #technology -
What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XX
- A selection of read volumes from my shelves
What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read this month? Here’s the January installment of this column (sorry I missed a month).
Before John W. Campbell, Jr. attempted to raise the “standards and thinking in magazine SF,” David Lasser (1902-1996) attempted his own brief (1929-1933) program to improve science fiction as managing editor of Hugo Gernsback’s Science Wonder Stories, Wonder Stories, and Wonder Stories Quarterly. According to Mike Ashley’s The Time Machine: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp Magazine from the Beginning to 1950 (2000), Lasser is a “much neglected revolutionary in science fiction” and through his efforts the genre “started to mature” (66).
Ashley highlights Lasser’s letter of instruction mailed to his regular contributors on the 11th of May, 1931, in which he “exhorted them to bring some realism to their fiction” (72). He also outlawed common tropes like the giant insect story and space opera (73). He emphasized the need to focus on characters that “should really be human” — not everything needs to be a “world-sweeping epic” (73). Stories in this vein, according to Ashley, include Clifford D. Simak’s religiously themed “The Voice in the Void” (1932), P. Schuyler Miller and Walter Dennis’ “The Red Spot on Jupiter” (1931) and “The Duel on the Asteroid” (1974), which featured a grim realism and character development (74).
Lasser also seems like a fascinating individual. He wrote the The Conquest of Space (1931), the first “non-fiction English-language book to deal with spaceflight,” was a member Socialist Party, and was elected head of the Workers Alliance of America (a merger of the Socialist Unemployed Leagues and the Communist Unemployment Councils). He also was banned from federal employment by name in legislation passed by the U.S. Congress due to his political connections. President Jimmy Carter sent him a personal letter of apology when he was finally officially cleared as a subversive in 1980!
The Photograph (with links to reviews and brief thoughts)
- Poul Anderson’s The People of the Wind (1973). I mysteriously adored this one back in 2010… Sometimes my oldest reviews befuddle. I praised Anderson’s refusal to create “monumentally homogeneous societies” yet despaired at its moments of silly and dull battle sequences.
- Doris Piserchia’s A Billion Days of Earth (1976). The best of Piserchia’s novels I’ve read so far. She was an original voice.
- Philip José Farmer’s Night of Light (1966)– a fix-up of “Night of Light” (1957). I remember enjoying this Father Carmody tale despite my inability to write a review. As many know, it influenced Jimi Hendrix’s song “Purple Haze” (1967).
- Robert Silverberg’s collection Needle in a Timestack (1966) contains one of my favorite early Silverberg tales–“The Pain Peddles” (1963).
What am I writing about?
Since my last installment, I’ve posted reviews of Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3, ed. Frederik Pohl (1955) which contained three standout stories: Philip K. Dick’s “Foster, You’re Dead” (1955), Richard Matheson’s “Dance of the Dead” (1955), and Jack Williamson’s “Guinevere for Everybody” (1955). I did not know Williamson was capable of such things. I posted short reviews of two middling (but interesting) novels: Margot Bennett’s The Long Way Back (1954) and Mack Reynolds’ The Earth War (1964).
I compiled a rare Adventures in Science Fiction art post in order to commemorate Rodger B. MacGowan’s passing. Few know his early science-fictional work in Vertex magazine.
Continuing my general interest in science fiction on themes of sexuality and identity, I surveyed an account of the first gay and lesbian-themed SF panel at a Worldcon.
What am I reading?
Makes secret noises. I’m fighting exhaustion on all fronts. I’m struggling to complete projects or stay focused. The only way I get through these spells is to refuse to make plans. This is all for fun! That said, my history reading continues to focus on the working-class experience. See Tobias Higbie’s fascinating book in the previous photo.
A Curated List of SF Birthdays from the Last Two Weeks
March 3rd: Artist Ric Binkley (1921-1968)
March 5th: Author Mike Resnick (1942-2020).
March 5th: Artist Attila Hejja (1955-2007). The master of the blues!
March 6th: Author William F. Nolan (1928-2021). Best known for Logan’s Run (1967).
March 7th: Author Leonard Daventry (1915-1987). Wrote A Man of Double Deed (1965)–which I described as a “dark and grungy tale of polyamory, telepathy, and apocalyptical violence.”
- Tadanoi Yokoo’s cover for the 1979 edition
March 7th: Kobo Abe (1924-1993). Secret Rendezvous (1977, trans. 1979) is one of my favorite SF novels of the 70s. And it received a thematically and visually perfect cover by Tadanoi Yokoo (above).
March 7th: Author Elizabeth Moon (1945-).
March 7th: Author and editor Stanley Schmidt (1944-).
March 9th: Author William F. Temple (1914-1989). Another prolific magazine author whom I’ve not read…
March 9th: Author Manly Banister (1914-1986).
March 9th: Author Pat Murphy (1955-). She left a lovely comment on my review of The Shadow Hunter (1982) recently. I need to fast track my post on her first three published short stories.
- Carlos Ochagavia’s cover for the 1979 edition of John Morressy’s Frostworld and Dreamfire (1977)
March 10th: Artist Carlos Ochagavia (1913-2006). I’ve featured his work here.
March 11th: Author F. M. Busby (1921-2005). Despite missteps like Cage a Man (1973), Busby was capable of some effective introspection — notable “If This is Winnetka, You Must Be Judy” (1974).
March 11th: Author Douglas Adams (1952-2001).
March 12th: Author Harry Harrison (1925-2012). 2025 if finally the year I get to Make Room! Make Room! (1966). Say it with me!
- Diane and Leo Dillon’s cover for Suzette Haden Elgin’s Furthest (1971)
March 13th: Artist Diane Dillon (1933-). One half of the illustrious art partnership of the 60s/70s/80s! Diane created fantastic cover art with her husband Leo. I’m particularly partial to their cover for Suzette Haden Elgin’s Furthest (1971) (above).
March 13th: Author William F. Wu (1951-). With his short stories of the late 70s, Wu is one of the earlier Asian-American SF authors. I need to read his work.
March 14th: Author Mildred Clingerman (1918-1997). Another hole in my SF knowledge… I own her collection A Cupful of Space (1961).
March 16th: Artist Chris Foss (1946-). As I say every year as the fans circle… He’s iconic. He spawned a lot of clones. People love him. He’s not for me.
March 16th: Author P. C. Hodgell (1951-). God Stalk (1982) is supposed to be bizarre.
March 16th: Artist James Warhola (1955-). Best known for his cover for the 1st edition of Gibson’s Neuromancer (1984).
March 17th: James Morrow (1947-).
March 17th: William Gibson (1948-). Very much an author of my youth — I devoured Neuromancer (1984), Virtual Light (1993), Idoru (1996), All Tomorrow’s Parties (1999), Count Zero (1986), the stories in Burning Chrome (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988). I haven’t returned to his work in almost two decades.
For book reviews consult the INDEX
For cover art posts consult the INDEX
For TV and film reviews consult the INDEX
#1950s #1960s #1970s #avantGarde #bookReviews #books #dorisPiserchia #fantasy #fiction #paperbacks #PhilipJoséFarmer #poulAnderson #RobertSilverberg #sciFi #scienceFiction #technology
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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XX
- A selection of read volumes from my shelves
What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read this month? Here’s the January installment of this column (sorry I missed a month).
Before John W. Campbell, Jr. attempted to raise the “standards and thinking in magazine SF,” David Lasser (1902-1996) attempted his own brief (1929-1933) program to improve science fiction as managing editor of Hugo Gernsback’s Science Wonder Stories, Wonder Stories, and Wonder Stories Quarterly. According to Mike Ashley’s The Time Machine: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp Magazine from the Beginning to 1950 (2000), Lasser is a “much neglected revolutionary in science fiction” and through his efforts the genre “started to mature” (66).
Ashley highlights Lasser’s letter of instruction mailed to his regular contributors on the 11th of May, 1931, in which he “exhorted them to bring some realism to their fiction” (72). He also outlawed common tropes like the giant insect story and space opera (73). He emphasized the need to focus on characters that “should really be human” — not everything needs to be a “world-sweeping epic” (73). Stories in this vein, according to Ashley, include Clifford D. Simak’s religiously themed “The Voice in the Void” (1932), P. Schuyler Miller and Walter Dennis’ “The Red Spot on Jupiter” (1931) and “The Duel on the Asteroid” (1974), which featured a grim realism and character development (74).
Lasser also seems like a fascinating individual. He wrote the The Conquest of Space (1931), the first “non-fiction English-language book to deal with spaceflight,” was a member Socialist Party, and was elected head of the Workers Alliance of America (a merger of the Socialist Unemployed Leagues and the Communist Unemployment Councils). He also was banned from federal employment by name in legislation passed by the U.S. Congress due to his political connections. President Jimmy Carter sent him a personal letter of apology when he was finally officially cleared as a subversive in 1980!
The Photograph (with links to reviews and brief thoughts)
- Poul Anderson’s The People of the Wind (1973). I mysteriously adored this one back in 2010… Sometimes my oldest reviews befuddle. I praised Anderson’s refusal to create “monumentally homogeneous societies” yet despaired at its moments of silly and dull battle sequences.
- Doris Piserchia’s A Billion Days of Earth (1976). The best of Piserchia’s novels I’ve read so far. She was an original voice.
- Philip José Farmer’s Night of Light (1966)– a fix-up of “Night of Light” (1957). I remember enjoying this Father Carmody tale despite my inability to write a review. As many know, it influenced Jimi Hendrix’s song “Purple Haze” (1967).
- Robert Silverberg’s collection Needle in a Timestack (1966) contains one of my favorite early Silverberg tales–“The Pain Peddles” (1963).
What am I writing about?
Since my last installment, I’ve posted reviews of Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3, ed. Frederik Pohl (1955) which contained three standout stories: Philip K. Dick’s “Foster, You’re Dead” (1955), Richard Matheson’s “Dance of the Dead” (1955), and Jack Williamson’s “Guinevere for Everybody” (1955). I did not know Williamson was capable of such things. I posted short reviews of two middling (but interesting) novels: Margot Bennett’s The Long Way Back (1954) and Mack Reynolds’ The Earth War (1964).
I compiled a rare Adventures in Science Fiction art post in order to commemorate Rodger B. MacGowan’s passing. Few know his early science-fictional work in Vertex magazine.
Continuing my general interest in science fiction on themes of sexuality and identity, I surveyed an account of the first gay and lesbian-themed SF panel at a Worldcon.
What am I reading?
Makes secret noises. I’m fighting exhaustion on all fronts. I’m struggling to complete projects or stay focused. The only way I get through these spells is to refuse to make plans. This is all for fun! That said, my history reading continues to focus on the working-class experience. See Tobias Higbie’s fascinating book in the previous photo.
A Curated List of SF Birthdays from the Last Two Weeks
March 3rd: Artist Ric Binkley (1921-1968)
March 5th: Author Mike Resnick (1942-2020).
March 5th: Artist Attila Hejja (1955-2007). The master of the blues!
March 6th: Author William F. Nolan (1928-2021). Best known for Logan’s Run (1967).
March 7th: Author Leonard Daventry (1915-1987). Wrote A Man of Double Deed (1965)–which I described as a “dark and grungy tale of polyamory, telepathy, and apocalyptical violence.”
- Tadanoi Yokoo’s cover for the 1979 edition
March 7th: Kobo Abe (1924-1993). Secret Rendezvous (1977, trans. 1979) is one of my favorite SF novels of the 70s. And it received a thematically and visually perfect cover by Tadanoi Yokoo (above).
March 7th: Author Elizabeth Moon (1945-).
March 7th: Author and editor Stanley Schmidt (1944-).
March 9th: Author William F. Temple (1914-1989). Another prolific magazine author whom I’ve not read…
March 9th: Author Manly Banister (1914-1986).
March 9th: Author Pat Murphy (1955-). She left a lovely comment on my review of The Shadow Hunter (1982) recently. I need to fast track my post on her first three published short stories.
- Carlos Ochagavia’s cover for the 1979 edition of John Morressy’s Frostworld and Dreamfire (1977)
March 10th: Artist Carlos Ochagavia (1913-2006). I’ve featured his work here.
March 11th: Author F. M. Busby (1921-2005). Despite missteps like Cage a Man (1973), Busby was capable of some effective introspection — notable “If This is Winnetka, You Must Be Judy” (1974).
March 11th: Author Douglas Adams (1952-2001).
March 12th: Author Harry Harrison (1925-2012). 2025 if finally the year I get to Make Room! Make Room! (1966). Say it with me!
- Diane and Leo Dillon’s cover for Suzette Haden Elgin’s Furthest (1971)
March 13th: Artist Diane Dillon (1933-). One half of the illustrious art partnership of the 60s/70s/80s! Diane created fantastic cover art with her husband Leo. I’m particularly partial to their cover for Suzette Haden Elgin’s Furthest (1971) (above).
March 13th: Author William F. Wu (1951-). With his short stories of the late 70s, Wu is one of the earlier Asian-American SF authors. I need to read his work.
March 14th: Author Mildred Clingerman (1918-1997). Another hole in my SF knowledge… I own her collection A Cupful of Space (1961).
March 16th: Artist Chris Foss (1946-). As I say every year as the fans circle… He’s iconic. He spawned a lot of clones. People love him. He’s not for me.
March 16th: Author P. C. Hodgell (1951-). God Stalk (1982) is supposed to be bizarre.
March 16th: Artist James Warhola (1955-). Best known for his cover for the 1st edition of Gibson’s Neuromancer (1984).
March 17th: James Morrow (1947-).
March 17th: William Gibson (1948-). Very much an author of my youth — I devoured Neuromancer (1984), Virtual Light (1993), Idoru (1996), All Tomorrow’s Parties (1999), Count Zero (1986), the stories in Burning Chrome (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988). I haven’t returned to his work in almost two decades.
For book reviews consult the INDEX
For cover art posts consult the INDEX
For TV and film reviews consult the INDEX
#1950s #1960s #1970s #avantGarde #bookReviews #books #dorisPiserchia #fantasy #fiction #paperbacks #PhilipJoséFarmer #poulAnderson #RobertSilverberg #sciFi #scienceFiction #technology