Suppose that Note 036 was originally a provocative quote from Genesis P-Orridge, leader of the radical
performance and
musical groups Coum Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle, and Psychic TV. Let's say that in an interview from the
1980s,
P-Orridge discussed his views on deviance and freedom, propaganda and deconditioning, and extending the
boundaries of
art; his coinage of the term “Industrial Music for Industrial People”; and/or his association with Brion Gysin,
Gysin's
wacky Dreamachine, and William Burroughs. Further suppose, however, that copyright permission (the very subject
of which
would make Gen puke his porridge) for the interview excerpt couldn't be secured by CD-pressing time. In this
case, Note
036, while sacrificing Gen's manic idiosyncratic voice, would have the opportunity of improving upon the
original quote
by throwing in a bunch of other stuff, making it a better transition from Figurski's cynical cage-rattling in
035 to the
Cut-Ups of 038, 039, and 040.
— Alan Richardson, “Metanarration in the Notes directory of
Figurski
,” in Millennial Machinations
ed. Alexander Parritt (Fictitious Press, 2001)
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