[kj] Rencontre avec Martin Glover aka Youth (Killing Joke) (The Unchained)

Sat Nov 24 16:54:38 EST 2018

That is such a great interview. Imagine working with both Paul Mccartney
and David Tibet and being able to retire to a studio in Spain. Amazing. My
respect and admiration for Youth increases all the time.

-0liver

On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 12:00 AM Paul <dubecho at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> https://theunchained.net/2018/11/14/rencontre-avec-martin-glover-aka-youth-killing-joke/
> (Google translation)
>
> [image: youth.jpg]
>
> *MEETING WITH MARTIN GLOVER AKA YOUTH (KILLING JOKE)*
> NOVEMBER 14, 2018 MAT-THE-UNCHAINED
>
> On the occasion of Killing Joke's forty years concert at Cabaret Sauvage,
> I spoke with bassist *Martin Glover* (aka Youth), also a producer, writer
> and publisher. The character has been around as a producer that he works
> even with a size like *Paul McCartney*! An exciting interview mixing
> music, politics and spirituality.
>
>
> *Hello, it's been forty years since the group was created. How do you
> explain such longevity?*
>
> *Youth  :* Things probably had to happen like that. All this defies
> rational explanation. It's amazing that we have survived so far, especially
> in the original line-up. We would never have imagined that at the time. Jaz
> (Coleman) is used to saying that success is survival. It may be because of
> success that we have survived. The wheel continues to spin.
>
> [image: image.jpg]
>
> *Next to Killing Joke, you worked in production. What can you tell me
> about your career?*
>
> *Youth  :* It's amazing when you look to the past. I did not really
> intend to become a producer. I came by accident but today I am very happy
> to be able to produce records. I worked hard for that.
>
> *You left the group several times and you joined him again ten years ago.
> Why ?*
>
> *Youth  :* I joined the group again in 2008 following the death of *Paul
> Raven* . We played on this occasion a memorable concert in a room in the
> corner. On the other side of the Parc de la Villette, it seems to me. I do
> not remember exactly but it was maybe the Trabendo ...
>
> *You are also known as a publisher and even a writer. Can you tell me more
> about that?*
>
> *Youth  :* Yes, I have a new publishing house and have published mostly
> poetry so far. At this point, I think it's time for me to publish other
> things, new collections of poetry, new authors and new books. I have been
> writing for a long time but have not yet published my writings. What
> interests me most is to publish and encourage writers to write. One of my
> best achievements was the book "Freak Philosophy" which is a collection of
> interviews done by myself over a fairly long period of time and which
> brings together writers like *Terence McKenna* and *Ken Kesey* or an
> artist like *Roger Ramone*. I asked them about their philosophy and their
> inspiration. I am very proud of the work done with my first Dragonfly
> Publishing House. It was very exciting to work with someone like *David
> Tibet* from Current 93 and the Italian DJ *Gaudi* . Regarding the latter,
> there is also an album to come in December.
>
> *You're also a member of an electro band, The Fireman, with Paul
> McCartney. How was this collaboration?*
>
> *Youth  :* It's amazing. It started when I offered to remix his albums. I
> then came to propose to him to create a new sound from his recordings.
> That's when Fireman's first album arrived. It is a very experimental
> project. It's as exciting as having worked with a band like *Pink Floyd*
> . It's one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life. I learned a lot
> from this collaboration. I am one of the few people who have worked with *Paul
> McCartney* .
>
> The Fireman 'Sing The Changes' <https://youtu.be/0wQmHhlZlfg>
>
> *Killing Joke is known to be a politically engaged group. What about your
> own political convictions?*
>
> *Youth :* I would say that everything we do is political, whether it is
> conscious or not. I am not affiliated with any party or political doctrine.
> We are influenced by various political currents. We have different points
> of view within the group. I consider myself an anarchist with a liberal
> tendency. Jaz has a more left-wing conception of anarchism. We seek above
> all to live in community according to our own rules in order to find
> happiness. We all feel that in recent times, politics has moved far away
> from reality. We created our own political culture. Jaz was against the
> British intervention in Iraq but that was not. That's why he took the New
> Zealand citizenship. We point out the hypocrisy of our politicians. The
> world has become as we described it 30 years ago. Our policy is to create a
> new "summer of love" as in the days of hippies. Even though our music is
> violent and powerful, we preach peace and happiness. Music is the cure for
> problems. The virus may contain part of the virus. Killing Joke is for us a
> therapy in a world of violence and aggression. Our music reflects that. Jaz
> says that Killing Joke is a way for us to express the violence that is in
> us. Personally, I do not share this point of view. For me, music is more
> about reconnecting with the cosmos and the natural elements. The magical
> side of our music is more important to me than violence. Even though our
> music is violent and powerful, we preach peace and happiness. Music is the
> cure for problems. The virus may contain part of the virus. Killing Joke is
> for us a therapy in a world of violence and aggression. Our music reflects
> that. Jaz says that Killing Joke is a way for us to express the violence
> that is in us. Personally, I do not share this point of view. For me, music
> is more about reconnecting with the cosmos and the natural elements. The
> magical side of our music is more important to me than violence. Even
> though our music is violent and powerful, we preach peace and happiness.
> Music is the cure for problems. The virus may contain part of the virus.
> Killing Joke is for us a therapy in a world of violence and aggression. Our
> music reflects that. Jaz says that Killing Joke is a way for us to express
> the violence that is in us. Personally, I do not share this point of view.
> For me, music is more about reconnecting with the cosmos and the natural
> elements. The magical side of our music is more important to me than
> violence. Our music reflects that. Jaz says that Killing Joke is a way for
> us to express the violence that is in us. Personally, I do not share this
> point of view. For me, music is more about reconnecting with the cosmos and
> the natural elements. The magical side of our music is more important to me
> than violence. Our music reflects that. Jaz says that Killing Joke is a way
> for us to express the violence that is in us. Personally, I do not share
> this point of view. For me, music is more about reconnecting with the
> cosmos and the natural elements. The magical side of our music is more
> important to me than violence.
>
> *You mentioned the spiritual dimension of Killing Joke. What about your
> religious beliefs?*
>
> *Youth  :* I'm not in the religious side. My influences range from
> Buddhism to Christianity. What interests me is mysticism. I am interested
> in the thought of *Helena Blavatsky* (1). I see the group as a mystical
> element. For my part, I am rather in a pagan state of mind. I am interested
> in druidism, shamanism. Jaz and Paul were in the past part of the *Hermetic
> Order of the Golden Dawn* (2). Geordie is an expert in gematria (exegesis
> of the Hebrew Bible in which the numerical value of the letters and
> sentences is added in order to interpret them ). Within the group, we all
> have different centers of interest in spirituality. Regarding *Aleister
> Crowley*(3) I recognize him qualities. I find it interesting but I do not
> really like his philosophy. Occultists like *Gurdjieff* (4) have said
> things with which I completely agree. I do not know if I want to live
> constantly in this world of spirituality ...
>
> *Tell me about your project with David Tibet ...*
>
> *Youth  :* The project is called *Hypnopazuzu* and we released an album
> last year. It is a very esoteric and magical project. A second album is in
> preparation.
>
> <https://youtu.be/6og3CfiydlA>
> Hypnopazūzu (David Tibet & Youth) - Magog at the MayPole
> <https://youtu.be/6og3CfiydlA>
>
> *What are the short-term projects for Killing Joke?*
>
> *Youth  :* We are just talking about it within the group. We have the
> project to release a new album and many other projects but nothing concrete
> at this stage. We have lots of ideas but we can not get along on that
> (laughs).
>
> *Something to say about the atmosphere in Killing Joke?*
>
> We get on pretty well with Jaz because we have the same age, the same
> astrological sign. Relations that we maintain individually with each other,
> different from those that we maintain on a collective level. Sometimes it's
> Geordie who gets the upper hand in the group. But it can also be me or Paul
> or Jaz dominating. We are pretty brutal with each other. Geordie and Jaz
> live in the same street in Prague and they are never seen outside of the
> tours. When Paul Raven was still alive, it was the same. As we spend a lot
> of time together on tour, we do not necessarily want to hang out together
> the rest of the time. However, I have a lot of projects with Jaz outside
> the group. I also have a side project with Paul, *Transmission*. A new
> album must also come out. We all do things next to Killing Joke with the
> exception of Geordie who is only Killing Joke. It's fantastic to play
> together!
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> Notes:
>
> 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky
>
> 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hermetic_order_of_the_Degine_Abb
>
> 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley
>
> 4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Gurdjieff
>
> Interviewed and translated by Mathieu
>
> (Article translated by Google Translate)
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