Crimes Against Nature

Crimes Against Nature Artist: Lydia Lunch
Label: Atavistic Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Box set
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 3


UPC: 735286111422
EAN: 0735286111422
ASIN: B00000K5AV


Release Date: 1999-10-19

Crimes Against Nature


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Tracks:

  1. Crimes Against Nature
  2. The Beast
  3. Unearthly Delights
  4. Cruel Story Of Youth
  5. Daddy Dearest
  6. Terminal Distraction

Tracks:

  1. Shock Corridor
  2. Oral Fixation

Tracks:

  1. The Right To Revolt
  2. Conspiracy Of Women

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Deeply Disturbing, But Worth It.......2005-12-31

Overall, I found Crimes against Nature by Lydia Lunch a disturbing, artistic look at what I would call the Shadow of society. That is, all that we try not to look at when we look at ourselves, our society, and even our own ideals. As she puts it, "to understand life, I have surrounded myself with death." She describes "pains not in the soul or the body, but which belong to both." She vividly casts aside the romanticism of the church, state, and virtue to focus on what few of us even have the guts to look at, let alone think about. As an artist, she shares the experience with us in a way that helps us to relate to the darkness she has studied and to understand more deeply than any newshound could.

The notes for CAN include a speech/letter to prosecutor Jack Thomson, who had attempted to silence her. It's a brilliant piece of work which lucidly describes the hypocrisy of society, the hypocrisy of censorship, and how society and censorship both foster evil and alienation rather than preventing it.

In a way, she reminds me of Otep, or what Otep would be like if she were more a nihilist. Perhaps the primary difference between Otep and Lydia Lunch is that Otep still believes that some aspects of society are good, but Lydia Lunch would shatter any illusions of goodness. (If you find Otep too distressing, then you won't be able to stand Lydia Lunch at all.)

She does go on a lot about self-destructive activities, seeming to champion suicide, self-mutilation and cutting, and a general nihilism tainted by disgust of the self and everybody else. She does not shy away from the darkest aspects of society, even to the point of raping and destroying children, and you can almost feel yourself more of an eyewitness rather than just hearing about it. I also sense multiple meanings in her various comments, which work on many levels.

What is perhaps most disturbing is how she got me to sympathize with some of the vilest examples of humanity whom she describes in a masterful voice able to encapsulate every emotion down to subtle nuances. She often interrupts her stories and tirades to give out such food for thought as, "Nature Herself is antisocial."

Some people might think this encourages self-mutilation, but I think that's likely only if they're already doing so. I found it cathartic, helping to name, and thus master, the pains that haunt many of us.

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  1. Partly Plugged ~ Atlanta Rhythm Section
  2. A Faster, More Aggressive Hor ~ Hor
  3. The Collection ~ Elvis Presley
  4. Safe as Milk ~ Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
  5. Back on Track ~ Humble Pie
  6. K.K.K.K.K. ~ Kahimi Karie
  7. Without You Pt.1 ~ El Presidente
  8. Lord of the Rings Modulator ~ Forcefield
  9. The Very Best of the Osmonds ~ The Osmonds
  10. Demolition ~ Ryan Adams

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Quiet Moments ~ Hendrik Meurkens

Far Away Music, Vol. 15 ~ Bob Crosby

Benny Carter and his Orchestra 1940-1941 ~ Benny Carter

Music of Another Present Era ~ Oregon

Manhattan in Blue ~ Malta

Ritmo Jazz Latino ~ Bobby Ramirez

Rachid Taha ~ Rachid Taha

Pictures of You ~ Blackstone

Les Talents du Siecle ~ Nana Mouskouri

Entre-Nous ~ Chim%C3%A8ne Badi