[kj] The apocalyptic philosophy of Killing Joke

[Daniel Corvo]

Have any of you listened to the whole thing?


>From: Phillipps Marc <Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 
>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>
>To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'" 
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>Subject: RE: [kj] The apocalyptic philosophy of Killing Joke
>Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:51:11 +0100
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> >Seek ye the coutauld talks cd
>
>This may be the first (and possibly last) time anyone recommends the
>Courtauld Talks :o)
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alexander Smith [mailto:vassifer at earthlink.net]
>Sent: 25 October 2006 13:38
>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
>Subject: Re: [kj] The apocalyptic philosophy of Killing Joke
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>Seek ye the coutauld talks cd.
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>Alex in NYC
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>On Oct 25, 2006, at 7:57 AM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:
>
> > One of the things that fascinates me about Killing Joke are the
> > repeated references to all things apocalypse or end-times sounding
> > ("Millenium," for ex.). In interviews Jaz has been talking about
> > eco-sustainable communities (in S. America?) and a "final showdown"
> > between two great powers on earth etc.
> >
> > Well, is there any place -- article or interview -- where Jaz goes
> > into this worldview more specifically? As in, lay out explicitly
> > how he feels about this apocalypse thing? I'd really like to pick
> > his or his band's brains about this matter. Or maybe read an
> > article by a 3rd person about it all. In the 80s everyone was
> > scared of nuclear Armageddon ("Threads," "The Day After," "World
> > War III" the US mini series, etc.). Now it's a clash of
> > civilizations-type thing some people seem to tout as the climactic
> > struggle, including Jaz in a recent interview if I'm not mistaken.
> >
> > I've been trying to start a self-financed, no advertisments, DIY
> > punk-ish web-zine with serious ambitions, and would really like for
> > someone to either write something on the topic of apocalypse in
> > Killing Joke or point me to some good leads on the matter. I love
> > KJ and want to feature something about them. Anyone wanna tackle
> > the subject, or have any good pointers?
> >
> > Thanks so much....
> >
> > -Oliver
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