Dr. Reaktor's ABC of Industrial
There’s so much uncertainty and complication in the world – an orange blowhard and glorified landlord is our president, gun violence is still running rampant in the world, civil unrest and protests abounds…makes you long for a simpler, more peaceful time, right?
Well fear not, patients, because the Doktor is in and I plan to take you back to a very simple and (mostly) innocent time: Kindergarten! Back when we were all rivetlings and baby bats and gothlets or what have you – back when the biggest decision of your day was what book to read during ‘reading time’. One of my personal favorites as a kid was the nonsense of Dr. Seuss. Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs & Ham, the Sneetches (which is a perfect allegory to some of the club nights I’ve been to – if you’ve read it, you know what I mean). Loved all of them - even something as simple as the ABCs.
You’re probably wondering just what the hell any of this has to do with anything. Well, I’m here to bring you back to that simple time with my own take on Dr. Seuss’s innocent & whimsical prose. So – without further ado – I present the ABCs of INDUSTRIAL:
A – let’s begin - what starts with A?
Aggrotech is angry – at all things from what they appear to say.
B. B? What begins with B?
Black clothes on your back and boots on your feet.
C is next. What begins with C?
Cybergoth & listening to the Cure - creators of an early scene.
D. What begins with D?
Dark dance floors with DJs and Depeche Mode to a degree
E – let’s see – what begins with E?
EBM – electronic body music for everybody!
F is up now – what begins with F?
FLA & Front 242 are two old faves still left
G – gee, what starts with a G?
Goth fashion, gasmasks, great music – all good, won’t you agree?
H is hard – what begins with H?
Hearing your favorite bands heat it up onstage
I is easy – what begins with I?
Industrial music for industrial people just like you and I!
J – ok – what starts with a J?
Juke joint jezebels and impending judgement day
K is up next – what starts with a K?
Kein Mehreit Fur Die Mitleid – led by Kaptain K
L – oh Lord – what begins with L?
Leaether Strip & Lords of Acid bring us kinky hell
M – let’s think, what begins with M?
Machines making music at a moderate to fast BPM
N up next – what starts with an N?
No, Industrial music is NOT just NIN!
O, oh boy, what does begin with O?
Oontz oontz oontz when you go out to a show!
P, let’s see, what starts with a P?
Projects and pianos and pulsing rhythms on CDs
Q – boo hoo – what begins with a Q?
Quintessential SP quote “Quiet Solitude, Taste, Pride, Lessen Time with You”
R, think hard, what starts with an R?
Rivetheads raving and raging across the world near and far
S – I digress – what can we start with S?
Skinny Puppy, synthpop, and standing up for unjustice!
T is up – what begins with T?
Throbbing Gristle coined the term industrial, you see!
U – almost done – what starts with U?
Uniforms at underground shows look great on me & you
V is up next – what starts with a V?
VampireFreaks.com was our vice way before FB
W. Where is there a W?
Wax Trax Records was the main label we knew
X is a cool letter – but what begins with X?
Xymox, Xotox, X-Rx, XP8 – let’s get to what’s next!
Y – why? What out there starts with Y?
You, and your dedication to keep the scene alive!
Z - we’ve reached the end – what begins with Z?
Zero – the number of ideas I have left in me.
Thanks for enjoying my nonsense with me, people on the Internet. I’ll be back with something a bit more thought-provoking next time… or not.
Well fear not, patients, because the Doktor is in and I plan to take you back to a very simple and (mostly) innocent time: Kindergarten! Back when we were all rivetlings and baby bats and gothlets or what have you – back when the biggest decision of your day was what book to read during ‘reading time’. One of my personal favorites as a kid was the nonsense of Dr. Seuss. Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs & Ham, the Sneetches (which is a perfect allegory to some of the club nights I’ve been to – if you’ve read it, you know what I mean). Loved all of them - even something as simple as the ABCs.
You’re probably wondering just what the hell any of this has to do with anything. Well, I’m here to bring you back to that simple time with my own take on Dr. Seuss’s innocent & whimsical prose. So – without further ado – I present the ABCs of INDUSTRIAL:
A – let’s begin - what starts with A?
Aggrotech is angry – at all things from what they appear to say.
B. B? What begins with B?
Black clothes on your back and boots on your feet.
C is next. What begins with C?
Cybergoth & listening to the Cure - creators of an early scene.
D. What begins with D?
Dark dance floors with DJs and Depeche Mode to a degree
E – let’s see – what begins with E?
EBM – electronic body music for everybody!
F is up now – what begins with F?
FLA & Front 242 are two old faves still left
G – gee, what starts with a G?
Goth fashion, gasmasks, great music – all good, won’t you agree?
H is hard – what begins with H?
Hearing your favorite bands heat it up onstage
I is easy – what begins with I?
Industrial music for industrial people just like you and I!
J – ok – what starts with a J?
Juke joint jezebels and impending judgement day
K is up next – what starts with a K?
Kein Mehreit Fur Die Mitleid – led by Kaptain K
L – oh Lord – what begins with L?
Leaether Strip & Lords of Acid bring us kinky hell
M – let’s think, what begins with M?
Machines making music at a moderate to fast BPM
N up next – what starts with an N?
No, Industrial music is NOT just NIN!
O, oh boy, what does begin with O?
Oontz oontz oontz when you go out to a show!
P, let’s see, what starts with a P?
Projects and pianos and pulsing rhythms on CDs
Q – boo hoo – what begins with a Q?
Quintessential SP quote “Quiet Solitude, Taste, Pride, Lessen Time with You”
R, think hard, what starts with an R?
Rivetheads raving and raging across the world near and far
S – I digress – what can we start with S?
Skinny Puppy, synthpop, and standing up for unjustice!
T is up – what begins with T?
Throbbing Gristle coined the term industrial, you see!
U – almost done – what starts with U?
Uniforms at underground shows look great on me & you
V is up next – what starts with a V?
VampireFreaks.com was our vice way before FB
W. Where is there a W?
Wax Trax Records was the main label we knew
X is a cool letter – but what begins with X?
Xymox, Xotox, X-Rx, XP8 – let’s get to what’s next!
Y – why? What out there starts with Y?
You, and your dedication to keep the scene alive!
Z - we’ve reached the end – what begins with Z?
Zero – the number of ideas I have left in me.
Thanks for enjoying my nonsense with me, people on the Internet. I’ll be back with something a bit more thought-provoking next time… or not.
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