Two Steps Back: a Critique of Today, a Dismissal of the Past and a Eulogy for the Future, as Presided over by Mark E. Smith and The Fall
“I had come to loathe my husband, Mr Harlax. I mean, physically, be revolted by him. I could look at him and think only of the functions.” - Artemis ‘81 Différance is the funeral held for the meta-narrative. Memorex . Manufacturer of computer peripherals and recordable media. Established in 1961, Memorex were synonymous during the 1980s with home recording. Kraken . Legendary squid-like sea creature said to wrap its tentacles, once disturbed, around vessels and drag them to the bottom of the ocean. The time of year I remember most distinctly from my childhood were those strange weeks when the nights drew in. Halloween, Bonfire Night…the cheap masks at the shop at the end of the twitchel (because that’s what they were called in North Nottinghamshire), the divine aroma of potatoes being charred on the backyard fire which, in our age of ultra-safety, would never be...