AMOK BOOKS Catalog ~ Third Dispatch

"ON THE RUN with BONNIE and CLYDE" by AMOK BOOKS and John Gilmore (Author of 'Severed: The Story of the Black Dahlia Murder")

YAY !! AMOK BOOKS has a new book release !!

"On the Run with Bonnie & Clyde" by John Gilmore - Author of 'Severed: The Story of the Black Dahlia Murder"

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TECHNOLOGICAL SLAVERY: The Collected Writings of Theodore J. Kaczynsky a.k.a. 'The UNABOMBER'

TECHNOLOGICAL SLAVERY: The Collected Writings of Theodore J. Kaczynsky a.k.a. "The UNABOMBER" Introduction by David Skrbina

Theodore Kaczynski saw violent collapse as the only way to bring down the techno-industrial system, and in more than a decade of mail bomb terror he killed three people and injured 23 others.


One does not need to support the actions that landed Kaczynski in supermax prison to see the value of his essays disabusing the notion of heroic technology while revealing the manner in which it is destroying the planet.

For the first time, readers will have an uncensored personal account of his anti-technology philosophy, including a corrected version of the notorious “Unabomber Manifesto,” Kaczynski’s critique of anarcho-primitivism, and essays regarding “The Coming Revolution.”

Dr. David Skrbina, who teaches philosophy at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, provides fascinating excerpts from his correspondence with the man he calls “a revolutionary for our times.”

The UNABOMBER in his own words.

One day in 2005 at our bookshop (Unusual Books, Downtown L.A.) I received a letter from Ted Kaczynski  - we corresponded briefly and I suggested he contact Feral House Books (where I also worked), that they may be interested in publishing some of his writing - a couple of years later - here are the results in book form.

Feral House Books - 2010 Edition - 432 Page Paperback

ROTO VISAGE (Band) - WHERE THE MANDRAKES GROW C.D. - Dark Ambient / Electronic Experimental Sounds

WHERE THE MANDRAKES GROW: Dark Ambient C.D.

By ROTO VISAGE: Band

A Soundtrack to Strangle Yourself By - Deathly Dark Ambient --- Experimental Electronic Music Inspired by Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation - Mastered by the legendary Robert Rich - Beautiful artwork, packaging and layout - Cover Art by Anastsia Sarandou - Beautiful rich atmospheric dark ambient drone with dense low frequency bass rumbles which produce trance like states in the listener - Autumn Winds Production - An Edition of 1000 copies.

Track List:

Uproot, A Noose of Silk
Willows Deep
Visceral Monologue
Interlude: The Death of Kotzwara
Sickly Sweet Fertilizer
A Breath, Then it Comes
Aural Cavity Obstruction
Light Rejection, The Return

Autumn Wind Production - 2009 C.D. - 64 Minutes - Blackened Dark Ambient

MICRO BIONIC: Radical Electronic Music & Sound Art in the 21st Century

MICRO BIONIC: Radical Electronic Music & Sound Art in the 21st Century

By Thomas Bey William Bailey

MICRO BIONIC is an exciting survey of electronic music and sound art from cultural critic and mixed-media artist Thomas Bey William Bailey - first published in late 2009 - This new edition includes all of the original supplements refused by the publishers of the first edition, including a full index, bibliography, additional notes and  commentary with a large updated discography.

As the title suggests, the unifying theme of the book is that of musicians and sound artists taking bold leaps forward in spite of (or sometimes because of) their financial, technological, and social restrictions. Some symptoms of this condition include the gigantic discography amassed by the one-man project Merzbow, the drama of silence enacted by Onkyo and New Berlin Minimalism, the annihilating noise transmitted from the laptop computers of Russell Haswell and Peter Rehberg and much more.

Although the journey begins in the Industrial 1980s, in order to trace how the innovations of that period have gained greater currency in the present, it surveys a wide array of artists breaking ground in the 21st century with radical attitudes and techniques. A healthy amount of global travel and concentrated listening have combined to make this a sophisticated yet accessible document, unafraid to explore both the transgressive extremes of this culture and the more deftly concealed interstices thereof. Part historical document, part survival manual for the marginalized electronic musician, part sociological investigation, Micro Bionic is a number of different things, and as such will likely generate a variety of reactions from inspiration to offense...

Numerous exclusive interviews with leading lights in the field were conducted for this book: William Bennett (Whitehouse), Peter Christopherson (r.i.p., Throbbing Gristle / Coil), Peter Rehberg, John Duncan, Francisco López, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Bob Ostertag, Zbigniew Karkowski and many others weigh in with a diversity of thoughts and opinions that underscore the incredible diversity to be found within new electronic music.

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Belsona Books - 2012 Release - 400 Page Paperback - Revised and Expanded Second Edition - No Illustrations or Photos - Industrial Noise // Mash-Ups // Sampling // Glitch Core // Drone // Plunderphonics // Electronics - PRICE: $20.00 

 

PERDURABO: The Life of Aleister Crowley - by Richard Kaczynski

PERDURABO: The Life of Aleister Crowley - by Richard Kaczynski

The Definitive Biography of the Founder of Modern Magick - This book is being called by some the best biography of 'The Beast' Aleister Crowley yet written - It traces Aleister Crowley's remarkable journey from his birth as the only son of a wealthy preacher to his death in a boarding house as one of the most notorious men of his time.

Crowley was a tireless magician, prophet, poet, scholar and adventurer - he inspired generations of social and spiritual truth-seekers and shaped popular culture throughout the years with his philosophy of "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole of The Law."

Based on twenty years of research which includes previously unpublished details and photographs, this revised and expanded edition of this biography about one of the most fascinating characters of the twentieth century is destined to become the definitive work on the subject. Kaczynsky takes an accessible and even-handed approach to this controversial figure.

"Richard Kaczynski's PERDURABO: The Life of Aleister Crowley is the one biography that is absolutely necessary for anyone who wishes to know more about one of the most creative, seminal and misunderstood figures of the last hundred years." --- David Tibet, Founder of 'Current 93' (the band)

North Atlantic Books - 2010 Revised and Expanded Edition - 705 Page Hardcover Book - Many B&W Illustrations - PRICE: $25.00

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