I am very interested to know what Lustmord himself, and those who follow his music are currently reading, fiction and non-fiction. I myself I am reading quite a few things but I will name a few now:

The Ethics of Ambiguity-Simone de Beauvior
The Anti-Christ-Friedrich Nietzsche
The Myth of Sisyphus-Albert Camus
Irrational Man-William Barrett
Crazy Cock-Henry Miller

i've been reading various carlton mellick, III novels:

- Satan Burger
- Razor Wire Pubic Hair
- The Steel Breakfast Era: The Decadent Return of the Hi-Fi Queen and Her Embryonic Reptile Infection

& others.

i'm just starting Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer.

the above are kind of avante-garde, post-punk writing. not for everyone, but i found them very refreshing.

i've also been reading a lot of early christian writings, especially the apocrypha and the heretical gospels. very interesting concepts, such as the serpent not being evil, but actually "rescuing" humanity.

very interesting creation myths as well.

it is very clear why the early christian church decided to deem these writings herectical as they present a very, very different view on what "god" is and how to commune with 'him.' i've found a lot to think about in the gnostic gospels, as well.

note that i am not a religious person, but these early writings simply fascinate me.

one other book i discovered that i recommend to everyone is flann o'brien's "the third policeman."

if you happen to get it, do not read the introduction as it gives away the story. absolutely fantastic book.

I'm reading Faust for school and about finished with my first clive barker book (cabal).

Currently I am reading Brian Eno - His Music and the Vertical Color of Sound by Eric Tamm. I am also reading Ocean of Sound by David Toop. Both have very interesting takes on sound and music creation.

I just finished I Was A Robot by Wolfgang Flur, somewhat detailing his life with Kraftwerk. Definitely worth a read. If you're interested in Kraftwerk, there is another book I finished recently about them called Kraftwerk: Man, Machine, & Music by Pascal Bussy. It tries to follow as closely as possible their recordings and tour happenings from the 70s through the 90s.

Just my 2 cents.

rdh.

The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture by Barkow, Cosmides, and Tooby.

Hey, Saturnist.

How you doing Aedeagus Dei, who are you on TDN, I looked your name up and couldnt find you, but for some reason it rings a bell.


I just started reading Hunger by Knut Hamsun, he was an large influence on the early work on Henry Miller and I want to see the connection. The book won the Literature Nobel Prize in like 1900 or something, so you knows its a good read. I like it so far,it mainly focuses on the life of a poor writer and his hysterical hyperactive thoughts.


Thank you for the listings, I have looked a few up and might check in on them if I have some ample time.

Cry...something or other.

Once again (4th or 5th time) reading 'The Children of Cthulhu', a collection of short stories by modern authors that are using Lovecraft as an inspiration.

One story really caught my attention this morning.

'The Firebrand Symphony' by Brian Hodge.

The character is a musician who works mostly with soundscapes, that was introduced into music-scores by a 'long time collaborator' called Graham Pennick (to quote) 'who made the lucrative transition from ferociously clangorous industrial music to scoring film soundtracks'.

Funnily enough, I felt this story was somewhat inspired by Graeme Revell and B here. Of course, in that case, the character that would be B, causes the end of the world with his music. But heck, what a way to go

This book is a lot of stories. A couple are merely 'good' but the majority are extremely good, and have some interesting takes on the Cthulhu Mythos. And are supremely better then a free ebook I am reading on my PDA during lunch breaks which is an extremely badly written sword and sorcery story that ends up reading like a 12 year old's D&D session. In parts it describes the size of windows in feet and the type of glass in use

However, for those into Lovecraftian style horror, I recommend 'the Children of Cthulhu'.

AHH I remember now, the title righttttt.

You should come back mang the place is srsly lacking.

Heh...no way. That chapter is closed, already a year or so later than it should have been.

You've got to be kidding me.

That IS a portrait of B.

Graham ...................Pennick? Hell, thats not even much of a disguise.

Does B know of this story and know the author?

Sounds like a fan.

Would that The Place Where the Black Stars Hang could end the world. Maybe the reissue on the 24th will do it.

*poof*

I've never heard of either, and didn't notice the original post.

Sadly, I rarely have time to read for pleasure and when I do, it's something humorous. Minus the philosophy books I still have leftover from college. Mainly because, I just find those books somewhat more entertaining and it takes my mind off other things.

Spare Time:
Alphabet of Manliness (Maddox)
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (Tucker Max)
When Will Jesus Bring the Porkchops? (George Carlin)

Work (its funny that I'm 24, and still going through textbooks daily):
CCIE: Remote Access (CISCO press)
.NET Insight for VB Developers (Mat Mcdonald)
Core JAVA Vol. II- Advanced Features (Cay Horstmann and Gary Cornell)

I'm not currently reading much other than overdue bills and various net-clutter, but some fairly recent enjoyable reads include the following:

Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore by Albert Mudrian and John Peel

An indispensible read for those interested in the genres detailed.

Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin by Mel Gordon

One might say that this book indirectly sheds a bit of light on the rise of reactionary German fascism in the 1930's. Maybe. Or maybe it just shows that ours are not the first generations to revel in decadence and sexual "liberation".

Diary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister Crowley

I find Crowley to be side-splittingly hilarious here.

Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In

Comic book geek alert, I guess. I found this 3-part miniseries in the back issues not too long ago, and my life was richer for it. Great, surreal horror. I love anything that details microcosmic social decline. All hail The Popcorn King!

Enjoy.