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issue 5 of the frigid/cryogenesis zine january 98 Welcome to a new year of Cyclic men address women’s breasts Defrost and Frigid, I hope you because its much harder to address managed to stay out of the way of their asses and get away with it. drunken loons on New Years Eve anonymous (some of you probably WERE the drunken loons come to think of Was there a film on? I missed it, I’ve it!). Anyway, the New Year has always had a knack of being able to block out stuff around me brought substantial changes with Cyclic being inundated with Unidentified person on the nod requests for ads, articles and (UPON) on the overnight bus from general mail. In brief news, the T- edited by melbourne to sydney when asked Cryogenesis shirts look like they may happen dale and yellow peril how she enjoyed the film now that enough people have designed by I’ve always felt a deep affinity with 1999.2 raised their paws in support of chick peas…y’know they say that them. Also to everyone who went dale homous where the heart is. Cryogenesis, for the uninitiated, is a day out in to Cryogenesis we extend a big written by the sun usually on an island in the harbour sur- d. miller-stratton thank you. You will no doubt be miguel d’souza rounded by lots of other people enjoying chilled pleased to know that a second tunes from Sub Bass Snarl and their friends. vaughan Cryogenesis happens on Sunday ‘florian’ AKA ‘bruce ruxton’ It‚s a bit like an outdoor Frigid minus the film February 28th. This one is component, and it‚s the event that first yellow peril severely limited in capacity - 100 spawned Frigid. The last Cryogenesis was held degrassi people only - so get yer skates on in December and saw 450 people journey to dale and grab your invites at the first Shark Island and laze in the sun whilst the pete strong Frigid before they all go. sounds of Purdy, Tooth, Sir Robbo, Phil Smart, john jacobs Speaking of Frigid we restart for Brett Mitchell, Gemma, Seymour and Sub Bass patrick HAF 1999 at the Globe in newtown Snarl wafted over the island. Now its time for qpd011 the next Cryogenesis (and the last one before this very Sunday - January 17th with Telemetry Orchestra. The john molnar December 1999) which is going to be a much jono shmaltz smaller event. Held at the familiar Rodd Island Globe will change things around a shannon kennedy venue on Sunday February 28th this is strictly bit and some of the crowd will COLDCUT limited to 100 people so if you intend to come change, but the Globe will offer us copying, folding, stapling along then pick up a $25 invitation from the substantial benefits over the and stuffing first week of Frigid or get in touch via email Dendy. monkey boy, yellow peril & ASAP. sir robbo Yellow Peril

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BOYCOTT BACARDI - John Molnar’s SUPPORT CUBA Activists from the Cuba soli- darity campaign have been essential 1950s subvertising Bacardi adverts around London as a boycott ICY campaign against the drinks John Molnar is one of the projec- The World, Invasion Of The Body tionists at the Dendy. company. One activist told Unfortunately Snatchershe is rather tardy SchNEWS ‘The adverts THOUGHTS ON WEARING UGG BOOTS 1957 The Incredible Shrinking and can’t get around to writing a Man,The Giant Claw using the vibrancy of Cuba’s TO FRIGID (with a giant proper article so he’s given Cyclic music and culture to sell its monsterMonsters, turkey!) The Amazing The Monolith Colossal The wooly boots upon my feet Defrost a list of films to look out Man, 20 Million Miles To Earth rum hides the fact that POLES Make my walking life complete for from several decades. This although Bacardi promotes our first letter... They warm my toes and ankles too month we start with the 1950s. its Cuban roots vigorously, congrats on another great effort by the cyclic team So much better than a shoe Some of these films we be in your in reality it is a major oppo- fred nile is a real coup, raising the tone of the mag I shuffle sure along the street local video shop, or screened as nent of the Cuban somewhat who’d have thought he’d be so cluey Shock people with my hairy feet midday movies for you to watch Revolution.” Before being when you are wagging work or booted out in 1959, the to shed a little light on a possible source of the hal- Jumping, pumping, thumping rooms school. For the others you might wealthy Bacardi family made lucinogenic piss myth; i think it was g. wasson, pre- Stripy pants and stripy tunes have to wait until the Encore huge profits out of the eminant mycologist/linguist (what a combo), who Heavy beats with heavy sound Cinema decides to re-screen wretched poverty and hard first noted the practice amongst siberian shamen Keep furry feet right off the ground them. labour of Cuban sugar work- of munching on fly agaric (amanita) mushrooms Love the frantic rushing pace ers. Today, based in the (those red ones with the white dots that elves are The smile on hairy persons face 1950 The Asphalt Jungle (a cool Bahamas and worth $1.8 said to chill out under), having a bit of a slash, robbery film) billion, Bacardi is a major then passing the results around amongst them- The thrum of bass beats to my sole Day The Earth Stood Still, When backer of the illegal United selves before letting the rest of the tribe in on the Makes the fur vibrate and take control Worlds Collide 1951 The Thing (the original) The States blockade of Cuba action Smooth warm smother that I feel and its lawyers helped draft Pulsing, jiving up my heel (the original Deep apparently the shaman’s livers acted as purifiers - key sections of the Helms- Music cannot be complete Impact), The Enforcer (very cool filtering out the toxins but leaving the active con- Burton Act, which further Unless you’re wearing hairy feet. Bogart crime thriller) stituents which took quite a few passes to break tightens the blockade and down Jono Schmatlz 1998 1952 High Noon demands the return of its lands and assets in Cuba 1953 War Of The Worlds, Robot of course they were also continuing the time hon- (Frigid - we wish Jono all the best in his Monster Invaders From Mars, seized by the Revolution. oured tradition amongst those with the stash of new Hong Kong home … ) House Of Wax, Beast From She continued 'Drinking hogging the goodies to themselves (don’t try this @ 20000 Fathoms Bacardi means supporting home kids - fly agaric mushies have to be cured US aggression against properly before they’re safe for humans, as a 1954 Them! (giant ants in the Cuba. Drinking Havana Club rather hasty fellow experimental lifestylist who’s Nevada desert - made into a great rum, meanwhile, now pro- been maintaining a fair approximation of sanity with 1958 Queen Of Outer Space, Amiga computer game - eds) Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman, duced in a joint venture the help of heavy duty psych drugs these last ten Target Earth, This Island Earth, Fly,The The Seventh House Voyage On Haunted Of Sinbad Hill, I between Cuba and the years can attest) (the The Silver Chalice(an epic with Married A Monster From Outer French company Pernod, Cyclops and dragons galore!) The actively helps supply hard on the nutmeg recipe tip if you mix up your freshly cardboard sets and Jack Palance) Space currency to the Revolution. ground nutmeg with about half an avocado + some Cat Women Of The Moon, So avoid a hangover from pure sassafrass oil there’s about a 50% chance of Creature From The Black Lagoon the past - drink with a clear a mild extacy like high, though it goes all foul + 1955 The Killing (a great Kubrick conscience and support the black + tastes even worse than the straight nut- 1959 Plan 9 From Outer Space, crime thriller) Kiss Me Deadly (bru- Invisible Invaders, Behemoth, The Cuban Revolution. meg (fork out the $45 on the real thing ya cheap- tal crime film) Night Of The Hunter Sea Monster, The Four-D Man, skates) thanks to dan analogue for this recipe (with Robert Mitchum as a nasty Return Of The Fly Revenge Of The Creature, It Came Rock around the Blockade, priest - excellent) Tarantula, c/o BCM Box 5909, lo)fi From Beneath The Sea Stay tuned for the 1960s in Cyclic London WC1N 3XX tel Defrost Issue #6. 0171 837 1688. 1956 Forbidden Planet, Earth vs The Flying Saucers, The Creature Walks Amongst Us, It Conquered Reflections on a program on his/her computer who turned out to be her by disguising it as a new game, ‘boyfriend’. The boyfriend had program known as or as a software upgrade for essentially ‘eavesdropped’ on her his/her word processor. It is icq conversations by recording all ofinto my pc ,, i have a message already the case that hundreds her keystrokes over a certain time from someone .. just don’t leave a of thousands of downloadable period. Check this out. This could virus will you ralph,, \par ->[“Send files on the internet have be you. Online Message”] \par ralph,,, BACK already been infected with thankyou for leaving the message Back Orifice, many of them [“Send Online Message [User Is ,”fear not i am just looking”, unknowingly passed into legiti- Away]”] i’ve had my shower, still [RETURN] [RETURN] what a clever mate distribution channels. had to scrub my leggs hard to get man you are .. boy i wish i could ORIFICE story by qpd011 Back Orifice loads up as a the blasted wax off ,,, read your stuff,, ,that would inter- groovy looking, simple to [RETURN]hey honey are you able to esting \par ->[“Send Online Back Orifice takes advantage of The greatest security risk to the common internet user ever/ understand window. On one get into my stuff ?? if you can ,,, Message”] \par hi richard ,, i left certain back doors in Windows 95 A new paradigm in computer communication/ side you see the target’s IP it really dosen’t bother me as i my pc on while i slept and have and 98: back doors designed and Just another fucked up problem with Microsoft Windows address (internet address) and have nothing to hide ,, so tell me had a message from someone i used by Microsoft to increase the on the other side you see a how has your day been ?? \par - chat to that was on my task bar.. product salability and ease of use list of common commands like >[“Send Online Message”] \par oh i they have hacked into my computer for the non-experienced. Forget “Copy File” “View File” “Delete get it ,,some someone has hacked gram hinted at and sparingly previewed .. is that possible and how ??? \par your password? No problem, its File” View Passwords (!)” and over the internet the few weeks prior. ->[“Send Online Message”] \par cached inside your computer. “System Lockup” among other Perhaps not so anticipated was the honey are you there ?? please Want to network those two com- more complicated commands effect the program would have on the answer me if you are not busy as i puters together? Its easy if you that allow capture of stream- greater personal computer using com- share system resources. Don’t like ing audio\\video, re-direction of munity. the look of all those network communications and ‘dot.sys.dot.dot.ini.dot.dll.dot.what- In the main hall of the convention, its monitoring of attached periph- ever system files cluttering up your chief programmer ‘Sir Dystic’ held every- erals (like your keyboard). screen? Ok, lets hide them. one’s attention as he sat hunched up on Ok. So now all you need to is Features like these are what Back stage over two laptops running Windows to find a computer infected Orifice relies upon and uses to its 98 and Back Orifice, their LCD displays with the server file. Well, if advantage. You won’t find features projected onto huge screens behind I couldn’t. I work at a you work in a small business, like these on any IBM or BHP com- him. Sir Dystic, a young dreadlocked large Australian ISP and you could always run it on puter network, and not even on cyberpunk wearing a feral-looking fractal have seen the ongoing your boss’s computer, check any self-respecting university sys- green sweatshirt, then demonstrated rise in fraud and criminal out his files, surreptitiously tem. They are the sole province of how easy it was to secretly and remotely activity resulting from the give yourself a payrise and Windows, an operating system gain access and control over another use of Back Orifice. then blackmail him. But per- whose ease of use has made it the Windows 95 or 98 computer. Excited Actually ‘fraud’ is a good haps more innocent fun can most common software in exis- whispering rippled through the crowd of word to use here, be had simply by scanning tence, and Bill Gates the richest crackers, hackers, warez d00dz, because, like credit card your local portion of the inter- man in the world. This of course cypherpunks and security consultants. fraud, you don’t think net. What’s going on in the would be fine 10 years ago, when Strangely though, not a single Microsoft much about it until it hap- neighbourhood? all we kept on our computers were representative was there, though they pens to you. crappy games and school essays, had been told in advance of the pro- So what can Back Orifice Within a few minutes of run- but now we use them to run our gram’s release. do and is it healthy for ning Back Orifice myself (for businesses, organise our finances, review purposes only of After the show Sir Dystic was swarmed you? and perhaps most importantly, gov- course), I had found a target: by reporters. With more than a dozen ern our access and presence in In the interests of scientific a computer containing the microphones fighting for room close to cyberspace. research, I took it upon required ‘server’ file and regis- his mouth, he was quoted as saying “ myself to study Back tered to someone by the The program was designed and The two main legitimate purposes for Orifice, and what I discov- name of ‘Mary’. I had no idea distributed by a hacking group Back Orifice are remote tech support ered both scared and who she is or where she known as the Cult of the Dead aid and employee monitoring and admin- thrilled me. For one thing, lives, but I had access to the Cow, and was officially released in istering of a Windows network.” He was it is ridiculously easy to entire contents of her com- July in Las Vegas at a huge hack- guarded about saying anything else. use. All you need is a copy puter. By setting up a keylog ing convention known as DefCon. of the ‘client’ part of the The hacking convention, which Well, seems harmless enough. command, I soon found out program on your comput- her internet access username gave a chance for computer intrud- But if this is the case, why does the the er, and a copy of the ‘serv- and password and well as her er hobbyists to rub shoulders with hackers group distributing the software er’ program on the tar- ICQ username and password. their favourite Federal Special (cDc) list its most recent member Sir get’s computer. The server Delving deeper into her hard Agent, and for pimply adolescent Dystic as “Bill Gates No. 1 Enemy”? program is small, disk I could read her CV and software pirates to swap the latest becomes virtually invisible racing game for long distance tele- Is he? peep at the photos she took The events described were over five once run, and can be easi- with her digital camera. Then, phone codes, was eagerly awaited ly wrapped up inside by America’s hacking under- months ago now, and you could be for- scanning through her hard given for not noticing any effects its had another file. You could, for disk, I, by chance, found ground. Even more anticipated was instance, encourage your the launch of Back Orifice, a pro- in the press or on you own personal PC. another keylog file, set up by target to run the server another (previous) hacker, already been compromised by the existing Ranger mine, invited the public to join in opposition the mine and a blockade was set up. The campaign that has consequent- ly evolved has united people with a common vision, saying that enough is enough, this nuclear madness must be stopped. As well as the huge number of Jabiluka Action Groups that sprung up a number of other grass roots groups activated in opposition. Oms Not Bombs Oms not Bombs are a collective dedicated to raising awareness and people power energy towards a society liberated from the threat of violence and war to one that is in harmony with the universal energy and lore. The collective has been active since 1995 and emerged from the creative explosion of who brought a new con- Vibe Tribe sciousness to dance floors in the early nineties. Oms Not Bombs and the closely affiliated group, Organarchy Sound Systems, have continued to present liberationist ideas, and grass roots environ- mental issues in the underground dance arena. The Dig Sound Not Uranium tour to Jabiluka in 1998 took a mobile sound system across the land to the mine site where Energy Resources Australia plan to build another earth-and-future-destroying Uranium mine against a united and majority opposition. The traditional owners have stated a resounding ‘No’ to the greed motivated propos- al that threatens to poison pristine wetlands with Kakadu’s radioactive waste for over 20,000 years. The 4-month tour was made possi- ble by the purchase of an old State transit bus. This Wollongong housed the mobile protest party equipment. The tour went from Sydney to Darwin via Canberra, Goolongook, Melbourne, Adelaide, Uluru and finally Jabiluka, connect- ing with many people along the way. The message that we don’t want uranium mining was stated loud This and other libera- and clear. tionist and environmental messages were transmitted through voice Graffiti Hall of Fame threatened by new development Graffiti hall of Fame is an inner city industrial space in Sydney’s Alexandria that house several busi- nesses as well a place for Whether Sydney's youth to gather. it be a chance for promoters to stage events, DJs and musicians to play or graffiti artists to gather and create art the space has been important in the development of diverse youth culture in Sydney’s the nineties. Spanos made the space avail- Tony able in 1990 and brought hope to local youth when he invited them to paint the courtyard with an amazing display of murals. This reduced gang tensions in the area by chan- nelling youth energy into something positive. He has recently been taken to court over the usage of the world famous graffiti covered courtyard for dance parties. The draconian court action was prompt- ed by pressure from non local developers whose only plan for Alexandria is to build hundreds of new housing units as they attempt to cash in on re-adjusting inner city land zoning to residential. The sub- urb will be adversely affected with the area lacking infrastructure for this style of high-density hous- ing. With its homegrown youth facil- ities, Graffiti Hall Of Fame stands in the way of these short sighted developer plans. High-density units cropping up all over Sydney have already lead to the loss of venues due to noise complaints. Do we really want to live in a city devoid of culture and community space? High density housing with no wider vision of interactive lifestyle is a recipe for While the battle for free disaster. space continues the wider cam- paign for a safe clean environment continues to grow. Jabiluka - Catalyst for change The government finally gave the green light for the controversial Jabiluka Uranium mine in Kakadu With dollar signs in their last year. eyes they pushed the proposal ignoring environ- through quickly, mental impact statements and strong opposition from the Mirrar people, the local traditional whose land is owners. The Mirrar, not oms from the crew via john jacobs bumbs and pete strong updates and info

publicity machine: avoiding the serious questions and re-assuring the concerned with slick tv com- mercials and million dollar corpo- rate lunches. So while hacking into Nestlé or BHP for a bit of public spirited eco-terrorism is still out of the question for the average high school student, hacking into your computer to find out teacher’s exam questions isn’t. tomorrow’s And In fact its pretty fucking easy. don’t think you’re safe from it either (though if you use a mac I bet you’re laughing your fucking head off right now). Check out some of the following websites for more information - I’m not gonna make it too easy for you. And remember: Information wants to be free, and toys mould societies. links links to ‘respectable’ Back Orifice press reactions, and information on Cult of the Dead Cow can be found at www.cultdeadcow.com Tips and tricks, latest versions, copycat programs and protec- tors.... www.multimania.com/cdc/ For the security conscious, how to locate and remove Back Orifice from your computer http://www.digifriends.com/dffo- cus/trojan_horses.shtml qpd011 [email protected] important system files and crash- No more inter- ing his computer. net for him. too can use Back Orifice. You Believe me, its not complicated: learning how to create a simple I spreadsheet in Excel is harder. mean, have you ever used 7? Doesn’t that Microsoft Word dancing paperclip piss you off? Back Orifice is a joy to use in comparison, and while it comes with limited documentation, the increasing popularity of the pro- gram has meant websites and usenet groups filled with tips and tricks are popping up everywhere. And besides, Back Orifice looks cool: the background textures to its main window are made up of fractals and 3D bitmaps strange ‘alternative’ photos (I even saw one with a frame of Mr and they T from the A-Team) cycle around every few minutes. This really is a very ‘k00l’ and ‘/

want to give you a quick call,, i am facinated by all of this .. nope i’m not even mad .. can you read my emails also ? \par - >[“Send Multiple Recipients Message”] \par [RETURN]by hack- ing into this,, can you see that i have not been playing up ? bet your boyfriend can read You your emails. And because boyfriend is one dumb-fuck, so can I. I found this fairly frightening stuff. Which lead me to the question: Just who is the sick person here? The boyfriend, who copies the Back Orifice ‘server’ file onto her computer (maybe wrapped up as so that he can I Love You.exe?) eavesdrop on all her communica- been tion to find out if she’s cheating on him? Or is it actually me? The third party who eaves- drops again and then broadcasts the sad story of how ‘Ralph Computer’ to the Hacked Mary’s I public via this review? Well, toyed with that thought for a few seconds, but soon realised god- dammit! I am a professional here, no, an obligation to I have a duty, share this information with you. the strange coupling of Well... power and ease of use in Back Orifice is a mindtwisting high..... Next on my list was a local univer- a public access sity computer, terminal used by a dozens of stu- No doubt the dents everyday. server file was either run acci- dently on it by a wannabe hacker student playing with the program, or maybe by a more experienced user who wanted to use it the same way I used it: to obtain the usernames and passwords of stu- dents dial-ups. Free internet access for the both of us, includ- ing a shell account! And then I found Ken, a sick per- vert who had the addresses of kiddie porn web sites in his inter- and a long net browser history, list of alt.binaries.sicko on his hard disk. In the case of Ken, I decided to have a bit of fun: I sent him rude messages and threatened to arrest him (of course the police have a right to access your pc). Then I automati- cally opened up his browser at the site www.plannedparent- hood.com, before deleting a few samples in the music and photo- top end before the Oms bus was an interactive and inclusive travel- copied literature. We have col- grounded due to engine difficul- ling festival is needed to draw peo- lected hours of digital video ties. The peace bus continued the ple away from the self sabotaging footage, some of which was awareness-raising mission back excesses of drug abuse, violence the case shown on the SBS Television to Sydney allowing the Oms Not and despair. It is becoming show, alchemy . A larger portion Bombs crew to put on the increasingly evident that our gov- will be edited for a documentary remainder of events of the tour. ernment and its predecessors soon to be released. The Peace bus has continued to have lost touch with the people. of the missing venue assist and stage community Over the years of colonisation an From City to Kakadu- Dig the events in Sydney and up and unworkable hierarchical system of sounds not uranium down the East Coast drumming government has raped the land by shannon kennedy As the Jabiluka campaign gained up support for the next major and committed genocide on the momentum the Graffiti Hall crew project this summer. Indigenous people. Lets now face What great timing. On Saturday residents and the pub, helped keep a protest vigil going the future and take a stand, live 27th of December, licensing leading me to think that Reclaim the beaches 99 - outside the Sydney offices of the again in the Dreamtime and not police entered the Cricketer’s the angry resident was Yarndi Creation company responsible for the mine this nightmare. As we approach Arms Hotel in Surry Hills and more interested in shut- Whist continuing to speak out the millennium we need a new asked to see an entertainment ting the place down than against Jabiluka mine the Graffiti attitude to the earth. We have license. As this was not forth- reaching a compromise. and Oms crew are planning a the opportunity to forge a new set coming, they were ordered to Rather than running into series of unifying beach parties of values that are people and plan- turn off the music, and it now the pub and shouting starting off with a new years eve et friendly and can act as a model seems unlikely that anyone will abuse, as he did on event at Avoca beach about one for this world trapped in conflict take their place behind the decks Christmas eve, perhaps hour north of Sydney. These and turmoil. in the near future. the courteous thing to do events are designed to bring would be ring the owners For those unaware, the youth together in solidarity with Contacts during the day and Cricketer’s Arms is one of the Indigenous folk in a free and Contact us by email arrange a meeting. He few places in Sydney that you can is, after all, the newest healthy environment. Working [email protected]. hear progressive electronic music kid on the block, and the closely with Aboriginal groups, the Check out our Website omsnot- every night, 7 days a week. In the Cricketer’s Arms is one events will offer support where bombs.cia.com.au weeks leading up to the visit, DJs of the oldest. needed as money hungry develop- Snail mail P.O. Box 998 upstairs and down had been ers threaten to consume coastal Darlinghurst NSW 2010 abused by an irate middle aged Secondly, his actions are current clientele getting blind with Aboriginal land. Under the name Recorded info 1900 922746 man gesticulating wildly about essentially futile. bert newton while groovin to the proposal. Dance protests featur- Yarndi Creation, the interactive “turning off the music”. It turns Licensing police made no state-of-the-art jukebox ing loud sound systems became multi-media events out that this man moved in reference to noise, only frequent in the middle of Sydney’s will bring peoples behind the beer garden about 1 ordering that no live peo- central business district. energy together as a month beforehand, and had been ple were to make it. What this license. Who could blame them, website documents agitating ever since. means is that a CD player or juke- really. Music is such an intangible Meanwhile, Oms Not Bombs box could still run through the thing (how many people would be the events and The licensing police were brought were busily preparing to take the house PA at the same volume. All here without it? Is it just aural showcase home- into the picture when the man message to the road early in this angry man has succeeded in wallpaper?), whereas coin trays grown products. found 8 local residents willing to 1998. The crew travelled the doing is deteriorating the quality of in pool tables and poker sign their names to a letter which country protesting and putting on A surf board range the noise he’s going to be machines are full of real, hard the man then passed on to the anti-Uranium mine dance parties. featuring and credit- “assaulted” with. currency. authorities. The main point of As the Oms Not Bombs crew ing local Aboriginal concern was noise, of course, Thirdly, the whole situation brings I for one am not willing to watch assisted actions at Darwin and artists has already caused by music from inside and into question the nature of enter- such a vibrant place go the way been activated and a Jabiluka the concept of Graffiti also by punters leaving the venue tainment licences. I mean, what of so many pubs in this city - clothing label is in Hall of Fame was taken to the at midnight. the fuck is an entertainment turned into neon and pine “bars” road as the Peace bus was reac- the pipeline. This will license anyway? There’s no without respect for the original It is by no means the first time the tivated and taken on its second offer international cabaret, there’s no show girls inhabitants of the place (see the Cricketer’s has faced these prob- mission to Jabiluka in early recognition for local and dancehall orchestras, only Crown Hotel) or converted into lems. It was the pub’s close prox- September 1998 . Now a ready talent as well as giv- DJs playing records. I don’t know pseudo-seedy pokie palaces full of imity to homes that led to its to go mobile party machine the ing people an outlet of any of those DJs being paid to tobacco-stained middle Australian 12am curfew and it was resident’s bus equipped with inbuilt DJ con- for developing their do so, the ones I know of do it zombies. Fuck that! If it means a complaints that led to comprehen- trol centre and speakers in the creativity. The beach because they love the music and massive fundraising effort to buy sive soundproofing of the pub and luggage doors was hard to ignore events will encour- there’s no other venue like the a license, then so be it. I don’t the employment of a security guard as it wound its way up north. The age creativity and Cricketer’s. believe I’m the only one who goes on busy nights to move punters recreation; two So, we wait anxiously to see what there for the music. huge Stop Jabiluka Mine letters from the area after close. These proven healing pur- kind of stance the new owners that adorned the side of the arrangements were reached as a If you feel the same way about suits. As our young will take on all this. Unfortunately Peace bus made it a billboard result of consultation between the this debacle, or if you have ideas they don’t share the same pas- promoting a nuclear future for all. folk become increas- owners and residents. on how to save a bastion of sion for the music that the previ- ingly alienated in a beats, call Shannon on 9369 The Peace bus briefly came The issue at hand is fucked up on ous owners did, and no-one society that puts 5964. together with the Oms Not profit before people, a number of levels. Firstly, there knows if they’ll fork out the thou- Bombs Earth Defender bus in the was no consultation between the sands of dollars needed to buy a this month

‘Policewoman’ Dickenson. Lee Marvin loose some top tunes. gets double-crossed by his wife and best friend and what follows is a nightmare ride into the psyche of late-60s America. SUNDAY Frigid @ January SPECIAL GUEST - FEBRUARY 7 The Grey Area The Newtown Globe FILM - Lineups This week we have The Grey Area Get Carter Frigid starts at the Globe this Sunday (that's 379 playing live as part of the launch of Part two in our gangster double-head- King Street kids) so here’s a rundown of what’s com- the excellent local drum & bass com- er . . . Michael Caine in his 1971 ing up and what’s new. SUNDAY pilation Unofficial Channels put JANUARY 17 together by Paradigms Lost. Apart role in the very best British gangster WHAT’S NEW? from releasing a full length album on film. Complete with Roy Budd sound- Psy Harmonics in 1997, The Grey track that has coincidentally just be Frigid now runs from 7PM to MIDNIGHT. This Area have contributed tracks to sev- re-released. When Caine goes to the means that the film will normally start screening at FILM - eral local and overseas compilations grim wasteland of Newcastle to 7pm and the first act will play at 9pm. Frigid still The Tai Chi Master including the Freaky Loops CD. Now avenge the death of his brother he costs $3 to get in. We have no intention of raising (Jet Li) experimenting with drum & bass their encounters a lot more than he bar- the cover charge and all revenue is channelled into set, their second at Frigid, should be gained for . . . . much like going to either Cyclic Defrost or other events for you people The Tai Chi Master is one of the slightly lesser most exciting. Unofficial Channels will Newcastle over here, really. A must- like Cryogenesis and any future Dung events. Frigid known films featuring the incredible acrobatics be available for $10 on the night. see classic. is using the downstairs section of The Globe. There of Jet Li. Widely respected for his roles in Tsui is a full bar with a proper coffee machine as well as Hark’s Once Upon A Time In China series, Jet a movie screen, video projector and most crucially - Li plays another of his ‘historical’ roles in the SPECIAL GUEST - $2 pool. There are comfy chairs and maybe even Tai Chi Master. Done in 1993 after Once Upon SUNDAY Blaze cushions too but get in early to secure the best A Time it features fierce kung-fu scenes where Blaze is one of Sydney’s most ones. The Globe has a rather unique arrangement Jet Li uses Tai Chi to counter the Iron Palm JANUARY 31 not here respected in the hip hop fraternity with the Newtown gourmet pizza kitchen as well as technique . . . . although his musical tastes stretch Café 381 which means that you can all manner of FILM - SPECIAL GUEST - broadly across many genres. One of reasonably priced delicacies for dinner. Further, din- The Long Good Friday The Telemetry Orchestra the instigators behind the Circa 88 ner is available right up until the bar closes. Frigid Featuring Bob Hoskins and Helen parties, Blaze not only has one of the will be having several double-floor nights where Frigid The Telemetry Orchestra are fresh from the Mirren, this 1981 classic is the first best record collections in the busi- will be located downstairs and a complementary release of their debut album Live Better in our double-week special of British ness but is never caught following event will happen upstairs. If you are interested in Electrically put out through Clan Analogue. gangster movies. With an IRA theme trends. Expect a diverse genre-defying running one of these then get in touch. They will be looking to rock the place with their running throughout this is an excel- set tonight that shows that hip hop blend of cinematic breakbeats and rolling lent look into the seedy London should be about creativity not bound- TRANSPORT? basslines so expect a set full of action to com- underworld of gang wars and political aries. The Globe is conveniently located about 50 metres plement the film. intrigue. down King St from Newtown Station. This means you can either catch a train to Newtown and walk SPECIAL GUEST - down King St a little, or catch a bus from the city to SUNDAY Crucial Newtown Station. Buses that run from Castlereagh COMING SOON - Kayla, Kai A favourite and semi-regular Frigid St in the city to Newtown are the 422, 423, 426, JANUARY 24 and Cryogenesis DJ, Crucial steps up Green (In The Gingeroid) and and 428. Mark N ‘UNOFFICIAL CHANNELS’ to the plate for us at the Globe. One of Sydney’s original junglists and CD LAUNCH see back cover for bus member of Wicked Beats, Crucial has been at the forefront of local and train timetables. FILM - Point Blank releases emanating from East Sydney. Now running his own label I- january/february A 1967 classic, not to be confused with Point Rate Recordings Crucial is sure to let Break, starring Lee Marvin and Angie and hearing many new things. nasty vocals and samples played beyond belief. Almost every back Two things that I saw that evoked mostly at +8... FAST!. At the catalogue, hard to find record emotion were the ‘Heidelberg clubs and over the airwaves, it’s was available. A trainspotters wet Project’ and the Malice Green mixed in with hip hop and R&B. dream. With most records cost- memorial. The Heidelburg Project Possibly you’re wondering why it’s ing around $5US, I had a box of is a street that has been trans- also called Booty music, well, if new records in about 2 days with welcome formed by artist Tyree Guyton into you ever get to see how the lots of money left to burn! the most amazing outdoor art ladies dance to the music you’ll With 10 days in Detroit, eating fully understand. I’ve lots of fast food and meeting to Techno City, NEVER seen an ass most of the pioneers of the shake that fast in my Detroit scene, it was sad to leave life! It’s a mind the many new friends and the city we hope you enjoy expanding experi- that has influenced me musically ence, i assure you!:) for so many years. It’s safe to say Bass is big business that I’ll be back in the Motor City your stay in Detroit, with many in the not to distant future. labels that are by Patrick H.A.F. unheard of in PS: The most memorable ([email protected]) Australia (or else- moment in Detroit was visiting a where). Labels like synth store and watching Mike Databass, Twilight Banks belt out a few tracks off On the 1st of October 1998, 76, Electrofunk, just UR’s Nation2Nation, Red Planet James Bond and I set off on a to name a few. Some 2 and then gliding across into the sabbatical to the ‘Motor City’ - of the artists on most amazing and soulful gospel Detroit, searching for inspira- environment. Coloured dots are these labels get regular airplay on music I’ve heard on a Korg Synth. tion, records and booty clubs. painted on the roads, houses, local commercial radio stations Needless to say I was a dribbling trees and cars. Old tv’s are trans- alongside Madonna and Michael mess. Being the infrequent traveller that formed into robotic statues, trees Jackson records. I am, the thought of jetlag was a are covered in old shoes and foreign concept and for the men- located in downtown, it was sents. toys. It has to be seen to be tally weak. I must now admit that quiet. Workers never seemed to After showing us around believed. But maybe for not too I was beat into submission by stray too far from their work Submerge (his distribution com- much longer. The Mayor is keen shaolin style jetlag, and I hang my places. In between modern office pany) and after I bought way too to demolish the whole street, he head in shame. I saw 3 sunrises blocks and exquisite turn of the many records, we headed off to argues that all the ‘junk’ attracts before I passed out, but not century buildings, it wasn’t experience the ‘real’ Detroit. We rodents and vermin. Check out before staying a sleepless night in uncommon to see burnt out, dis- drove through the seemingly end- http://www.heidelberg.org to Inglewood, L.A. (scene of the LA used buildings littered throughout less sprawl of suburban ghetto. experience the project and to Riots), experiencing the great the city. It seems that no one has Along the way he shared many voice your support. service of TWA *cough*, the the money to demolish these stories and experiences that has madhouse that was St. Louis air- buildings and erect new ones and Malice Green was beaten to shaped himself and on a bigger port and to top it off seeing AUX even if they did, who would occu- death by white two police officers scale Detroit. What he shared 88 play live in Detroit for their py them? in 1993. A mural was painted at with me will never be repeated, album launch. the scene of his death, and there I could now start to understand but it has changed the way I think is never a day that goes by that Looking out the airplane window the reasoning behind the moody about absolutely everything. there aren’t flowers and people whilst descending into Detroit strings and the hard industrial Social segregation is very distinct paying their respects to a man reminded me of what Dresden rhythms of Detroit techno. But I in Detroit. It’s amazing that the that had suffered the injustice looked liked after the allied WWII was just about to get a first hand only thing separating the ruins of and the abuse of power by the bombing raid. Grey, run-down, experience of the ‘real’ Detroit. the ghetto and the mansions with boys in blue. barren, desolate. I was speech- We were lucky enough to be able Bentley’s in the driveway is one With Detroit being labelled as less. This image will be burnt into road. It’s like an invisible force- above left and right: two of the painted my memory for the rest of my to hang out with Mike Banks ‘Techno City’, it is amazing that from Underground Resistance for field. Whites don’t go to the pre- it’s virtually impossible to hear any houses in the heidelberg project life. It replicated itself constantly dominantly black areas and the whilst I was in Detroit. From a week. Mike is truly the most Detroit techno being played in amazing person I have ever met. blacks don’t dare go to the rich clubs or on the radio. It became downtown Detroit to the sur- suburbs (especially after dark.. rounding expanse of ghetto, the He has unrivaled devotion to his very apparent that the sound that take a second to think about With the record stores in Detroit price of the decline in the auto- family, his music and the commu- Detroit pioneered has been totally Agent Patrick H.A.F. that). In a city with 85% black being few and far between, it was mobile industry and the after- nity. He seemed flattered that overlooked by its hometown and “The Sentinel” population, I now know what it felt a mission getting to each of math of the 1968 riots was someone had travelled so far to the USA as a whole. The true Southern Outpost. like to be a minority. them. Public transport is virtually prevalent. visit Detroit and to meet him. I sound that really represents http://www.so.nitro.com.au travelled so far to thank him for Many days and nights were spent Detroit is booty music, also non existent, as the motor car Downtown Detroit is like an indus- the inspiration that he has given driving through different parts of known as Ghetto Bass or Techno reigns supreme. When we did trial ghost town. Even though the me throughout the years, and for Detroit with Mike and various Bass. Ghetto/Techno Bass is finally manage to get to the majority of big businesses are the music he so proudly repre- members of UR, seeing, learning funky and fast electro, often with record stores, the selection was Pakistani team were disappointed when after bowling tures Bermuda and the United out the Zimbabweans for 183 and reaching 5 for 211 States of America in a round-robin by the morning of the third day fog rolled in and blanket- tournament. The problems for ed the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore (yes, it is named after Caribbean cricket appears to be Muammar, Lion of Libya) for the next three days. Finally, money, or the lack thereof, in the in Rawalpindi, with the Pakistani team surely having domestic cricket, which means nightmares about the headlines when Zimbabwe won fewer youngsters choose cricket their first ever test series away from home, fog snuffed over competing sports like basket- out all five days, with the match called off on the fourth ball and football. Hopefully having a day. How many times in history has a team won a one-day tournament when small, cricket tragic series after securing a win in the first match, before cash-strapped but imaginative and kicking back to let the fog do the work? Or more appro- inventive nations can hammer the priately, and considering this is a cricket article, what USA in a sport will attract the kid- are the odds of that? dies back, and give us nostalgics a return to the days when order in Meanwhile, in South Africa, the West Indies’ situation the cricket world was maintained rides again is getting worse. For all of us that saw cricket in the by the coolest cricketers to walk 80’s, the West Indies team have a special place. It did- by miguel d’souza the planet. It’s easy to forget in this n’t mean shit that Australia could invite, and usually cricket correspondent current era of Oakley blades and beat, almost everyone else here, the West Indies crick- multicolour tracksuits with baseball et teams of the 1980s were so packed with talented caps for training that the West cricketers and so well led that they became the mod- Indies introduced the world to what ern era’s ‘invincibles’. In a white country like this one, professionalism could do for crick- tall, powerful, striding black men conjured up so much et, raising fielding, batting and out of an Australian populace so unused to black peo- bowling standards to new levels. ple of any kind. These cricketers hammered Australia’s Not to mention such great names best without apparent effort; fielding was elevated Isn’t cricket the best? Just a the simple question that is asked ic times of year when no less as Ellis Edgar Achong, better many levels higher than it had ever been, while chief month’s worth of watching since is: why do only the Australian than four test series were being known as ‘Puss’ Achong, who the last net session for the crick- umpires see the villain in fought (though that’s stretching strategist , alongside lieutenants like et tragedies and look at all the Muralitharan’s action? The the definition of the intensity of , and Joel Garner and juicy stories that this sport, one world’s number one off-spinner the cricket involved in some batting’s greatest, , were simply too capa- of the few bright spots the British has never been called in all other cases). As well as the flaccid ble of winning matches on their own. Sadly for 1998’s Imperials bestowed on the world, Test playing countries. So why are defence the English offered the variant, discipline has proved lax, and many people can cough up. and the Aussie umpires hounding thorough, rampaging Australians, around the world realise exactly how much hard work , hang those empty him?’. Elmo must’ve read the last cricket was being played in went on behind the scenes to compliment the talent heads in shame, how could you edition of Cyclic Defrost, and Pakistan, where the disintegration and brains of the 80’s version. betray the believers of this world agreed that in both the of top-line Pakistani cricket is con- The Caribbean still produces awesome cricketers with and let Salim Malik, (still terroris- Muralitharan issue and the bet- tinuing, with Zimbabwe winning character and ability that seems missing from entire ing test attacks, last seen ham- ting scandals, the ACB has the only test out of the scheduled teams (like , for instance); the current team mering Lahore to victory with applied a distinctly racist three to make the distance; New includes players like the fast-bowler Nixon McLean, 149 against Zimbabwe) stand approach. Refusing to send Zealand, where the lowly rated whom Australians haven’t seen the best of, as well as alone as the bookies’ best friend. Australians who we now know local side are playing host to , of whom they have. But the Similarly, the South African test have dealt with bookmakers to India; and South Africa, where current team also features some interesting names, establishment are finally being Pakistan on the grounds that it the West Indies are continuing like Junior Murray, now re-born as an opening bats- called to account by the United wouldn’t be safe was enough of their downward spiral against the man, as well as Philo Wallace, whose career could Cricket Board of South Africa for an insult to the Pakistani people seemingly yet to be reformed simply be described as ‘reborn’. Philo Wallace made racial inequities in first-class and and their judicial system. They from apartheid South African his one-day international debut in 1991-2 in Pakistan, test level teams. Predictably, the sent those same players there six cricket board. returning there only in the 1997-8 season for his test issue of players being picked on months later to contest the Picture this for a series win, debut - five years milling about in the Caribbean waiting merit rather than colour is being World Cup, but the irony of that Zimbabwe score a shock win over for a test debut! He’s since played four tests, for an brought up. one seemed lost on the ACB. the traumatised, infighting average of 34, and is yet to make his debut century. It What with admit- , the Ashes, the Pakistani team, only to sit out the is arguable that Philo Alphonso Wallaceís example ting he told his manager and no- Ashes. And plenty more from the second and third matches due to could show that there isn't a shortage of depth in one else that he had been offered sport that takes a slab-sided bat fog. In the second match, after West Indian cricket. It's just that there seems to be a a bribe a few weeks later, it was to the ridiculous merging of sport Aamer Sohail didn’t start generation that has deserted cricket in the Caribbean, no wonder they launched an The big man Philo Wallace hits out in and entertainment effected by the the match due to a ‘fever’, which and cricket has to attract many back. The domestic inquiry into gambling in cricket in his of 103 in the final of the cable-imperialists of this era of in Pakistani-cricket-speak this time first-class competition, the Busta Cup (yes, that’s its the last days of 1998. 1998/99 Wills International Cup digital-colonialism. Like the wicked meant he had a row with one of name) features three-day matches between the against South Africa. editorial by Elmo Rodrigopulle in None of this should have distract- the selectors and walked out on Windward Islands, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and the Sri-Lankan daily news of ed the earnest cricket follower the team. Despite local metereolo- Tobago, Guyana, and Jamaica. The West Wednesday December 9th , who from the fact that the month of gists insisting this was bad time of Indies have turned to one-day cricket to bring the fans wrote that ‘In this ugly episode December was one of those erot- year to hold tests in Lahore, the back in recent years and the Red Stripe Bowl also fea- played six tests for the West Indies ing room.’ Don’t you just love a good in the 1930s, as well as umpiring cricket whinge? Touring cricket one in 1953. When Achong had teams, by international regulations, the English player RWV Robins have a right to turn down such by wicketkeeper Barrow at requests. After the first test in Old Trafford in 1933 with one of his Brisbane, a big deal was made slow left-arm googlies, the batsman about the fact that the English team said to the West Indian player had refused to allow lights to be why as he walked used when light is bad. English play- back to the pavilion, ‘fancy being out ers don’t have any experience to a bloody Chinaman’, to which domestically with a red ball under I hate Constantine replied, ‘you mean the lights, so it's understandable ball or the bowler?’. History has (though still a shame) they won't recorded the ball, but has cleaned give it a go here. Similarly, Indian drum ‘n’ bass up the bit about the bowler. For team management exercised its Puss Achong’s former team over in right to alleviate the stresses of South Africa, trailing a three test restarting a match that would finish series by 2-0 (at the time of writing) three days before the start of the by bruce ruxton means they await an Australian tour next one. Suffice to say, Rixon's bit after a poor of sledging got forgotten by the time bruce in better times inspire the troops, we did. At few months the first ball got bowled. In other I hate d’n’b coz it is so mid twiddling knobs at Gallipoli, we used the communica- of cricket. news in New Zealand, Chris Pringle 90’s. I could tell from miles tions equipment to play music, and the 94' RSL No predic- retired from international cricket. away it was going to be hired runners to carry urgent mes- tions yet, annual dinner And is so close you just another passing fad sages instead. Our advisors led us there’s plen- can almost feel his presence. like hula-hoops and such to believe that Oxygene by Jean- ty of data to Michel Jarre would help, but it only (you know - for kids!). it around and make it seem like intelli- analyse in But first, the first test review, and made them run in slow motion. gent social commentary by saying how between. further to the idea that the ‘killer I mean, what’s wrong with military Carnage! I blame it all on pitch’ is back, thank you to the “jilted” we have become as a result. But we were bands and oompah music, heh? timestretching. WACA for its venomous track of talking about There’s nothing quite so stirring, And secondly, raves. The only positive green that turned 156 grams of Another problem I have with d’n’b series cur- arousing even, as seeing a man influence raves have had on dance leather and string into a bullet fired is MC’s. Where do these guys get rently being play bagpipe, pipe in mouth, whilst music is to bring it to a wider audi- by fast bowlers enthusiastically send- off? Personally I’d rather be run played. In gently squeezing the sack. ence. OK, so many of us had an ing down off-cutters for hapless through with a bayonet than be New embarrassing trial period at raves, I batsmen to chase. Huge scores are Talk about jungle, it’s more like subject to their egotistical rantings Zealand, the still fondly remember the old RSL great and all that, but once in a Deep Forest it’s so light-weight. You for more than a femtosecond. I’ve first test raves. But the point was to see how while why not let some 21 year-old guys wouldn’t last 5 minutes on the started a new scheme, it’s called was washed quickly you realised it was totally vapid. with zip to I'm referring to Alex Kokoda trail. And you’d burn to a VC’s for dead MC’s. out after In fact, IQ has been shown to be in Tudor, England’s star debutant, who crisp in Desert Storm with your three days’ Two words: The Prodigy. These inverse proportion to how many raves apparently took his first test pasty faced monitor tans gained rain at guys represent a lot of things that it takes to leave the scene. at 5am English time, just in time for from all night headphone composi- Tendulkar smashing Australian bowling Carisbrook are wrong with d’n’b. First of all, his mother to see when she rose. tion sessions. At least hip-hop, electro, techno and around the park. The most beautiful man in in freezing drugs. Too much fucks with your His father, his life-long cricket coach, house had formative periods that pre- Australian cricket looks on. Just off screen Dunedin At least military bands get some aesthetic. I mean there’s nothing who works as a security guard at ceeded raves. And in those big out- Waugh and Warne are placing bets. (matches exercise and discipline when mak- wrong with dabbling on special Surrey’s cricket ground where Tudor door fields, you’re sitting ducks to air shouldn’t be ing music. All those mouse clicks occasions, I confess to smoking a plays, was quietly confident his son attacks. Far better to party in dark played at will get you is RSI. And don’t get bit of grass to calm the nerves would show out. Hopefully Tudor will basements with a minimum of lighting. this site as me started on the detrimental after the heat of battle, but they be spared the sort of treatment cricket is usually accepted as being effects to eyesight from excessive generally make you worse, to quote But really kids, myself, like Wilfred that befell Devon Malcolm, a hugely a summer sport). Australian-born knob twiddling. the Verve. We tried some admit- Owen, we’re pacifists at heart. War is under-rated fast bowler who once New Zealand coach and former tedly dodgy experiments to instill a whole lot of chaos and fury and may walked out on the English team dur- All that sophisticated computer Australian and New South Wales bloodlust in ‘Nam, but the results look exciting at the time, but signifies ing and tour of South Africa because hardware should be put to better wicketkeeper Steve Rixon appeared (as seen in the Jacob’s ladder nothing. A bit like d’n’b, a whole lot of of excessively critical comments by use than bloody running Cubase. to be accusing the Indians of some- doco) were catastrophic. Musical sounds in search of a meaning, filling coach about his We could use the extra processing taste dropped to an all time low. In thing when he said of the Indians our lives with emptiness. The aesthet- action, as well as other ‘special time for battle simulations or mis- a scientific trial, drug affected vets refusing the match referees’ offer of ic of bright lights and flashing colours. treatment’ dished out only to sile targeting. God knows we need- were 11.6 times more likely to an extra day’s play, ‘I just don’t ed it in Desert Fox. Malcolm. Malcolm always main- enjoy the music of the Grateful The most beautiful piece of music I understand why they wouldn’t want know is The Last Post. Its profundity tained Illingworth had encouraged a Now you may think I’m being nar- Dead than the control group. I’m to play. We’re supposedly the under- lies in making us aware of that racist atmosphere, which made it row minded, but I can assure you sure the results could be duplicat- dogs. I would have thought they tragedy, so that we may not make the difficult for him to perform. I’m not. Now there, how’s that for ed with d’n’b. And it’s two faced of would have been keen to get out mistake of returning. Lest We Forget. a compelling argument? the Prodigy to exoticize drug use there and prove it. You can’t wing with tracks like “Charly” and all games of cricket sitting in the dress- Oh, we tried electronic music to their psychotic antics and then turn more january arcade classics

Moon Patrol some cool weapons like the (Williams 1982) laser that passes through your picks enemies allowing for multiple with your This was in my local Balmain kills, and the flamethrower for host laundromat for about two years a kind of radial death spray. East Flatbush Project and I couldn’t count the number Yellow Tried By 12 Remixes of coins I pumped into the Hyper Sports & Peril (Chocolate Industries/Ninja Tune) machine over that time. It was Hyper Olympics such a simple concept, with the Apparently one of the best hip hop (Konami 1984 & 1983) tunes of 1997, Tried By 12 has been combination of moving, shooting completely overhauled by a swag of and jumping all at once a bit like Remember those velcro wal- remixers. There are two versions of patting your head while rubbing lets that you used to own? this out and about and they look your tummy, and with the laun- Well quite a number of us also nearly identical. The original dromat owners setting the ripped them up playing these Chocolate Industries release has 12 machine at maximum difficulty it games (or developed pre-teen mixes whilst the Ninja Tune version tended to prove quite a task. RSI). Also one of the first prop- only has 8. Amongst the remixers The simple single colour graph- er multi-player games it raised are Autechre, Funkstörung, Bisk, ics and the rather pathetic end an unhealthy competitive spirit Low Key Operations Phoenica, Freeform and best of all, sequence hardly make the game in many of us too. With only Architectronic Squarepusher, who ups the tempo on worth ‘clocking’ but the theme three buttons as controls (two (Zonar Recordings/MDS) the rhyme by cutting the gaps music is annoyingly catchy. for running and one for jump- Some of you may remember that between words resulting some rather ing/throwing) it is a wonder LKO played a set at Frigid mid last odd phrasing in the . Phoenix that the machines lasted more year and in the months subsequent (Taito 1980) than a few days in the arcades. People would furious- he’s been working flat out on this, his Various Moon Patrol was eventually ly bash the buttons to make 2nd album, Architectronic. A furious Dub For The Masses Volume 1 replaced by Phoenix, which their little athlete run fast, slew of sharp metal beats crash (Creative Vibes) must have meant that the faster, faster competing in head-on into floating melodies and laundromat had gotten a Compiled by Sheriff Lindo, Dub For everything from 100m dash, rolling swells of bass resulting in a Phoenix machine at a really The Masses is one of the best local hurdles, long jump and javelin sound that is part Beaumont cheap price given that it was a comps around at the moment with (Hyper Olympics) to swimming, Hannant and part Autechre. Top much older game. Phoenix excellent digital dub action from skeet shooting, gymnastics quality stuff from north of the border. was one of the pretty crappy Atone, Hypnoblob, Jeff Dread and and archery (Hyper Sports). the Sheriff himself amongst others. Space Invaders clones that Deep bass lines and a variety of came out in the golden years R-Type Mike Ink of arcades. There were lots of rhythms make this an essential (Konami 1988) Studio 1 lounge room pick and no doubt one aliens to kill and a big mother- (Studio1/Profan) to be heavily played at Frigid. ship which had a rotating ring Probably the best ever shoot- Throughout 1997 Cologne’s Mike Ink you had to blast through to em up alongside Nemesis, R- started working on a minimalist proj- reach its inner core and the Type had everything from ect outside of his orchestral drone Having trouble obtaining these? If rest of the aliens. incredible power-ups to the cra- its a local release then ask your ziest end of level baddies. Not project Gas. Titled Studio 1, he Alien Syndrome released a series of colour-coded local store to order a copy even if only that it ate coins like noth- (Sega 1987) 12”s which were conveniently com- they are reluctant to. If its on ing else because every level had to be carefully planned in piled onto one CD. Using 4/4 beats import then try Good Groove or A multiplayer classic based order to get through, especially run through delays and effects the Reachn or Synaesthesia in loosely on the Aliens movie, on the level which required you Studio 1 project is similar in minimal Melbourne whose prompt Alien Syndrome had this awe- to navige an enormous space- style to Plastikman and Thomas and good pricing make it worth some three player mode which ship blowing up little bits of it Brinkmann (who incidentally released the effort of visiting their website never got properly done in any here and there. R-Type had a a remix disc of these very tracks). - www.synsound.base.org of the ‘home computer’ ver- sequel but it was never as Not a lot happens in the tracks apart sions of the game (on the C64 good as the original. from some swinging rhythms and Yellow Peril and Amiga). In the arcades, from top: phoenix, moon basslines, but that’s exactly the point. though, it was great with patrol, hyper olympics, alien Top stuff. Yellow Peril syndrome and r-type. professional footballer with the Green Bay Packers. He later became a body guard for the likes of Muhammed Ali (like he needed one?), Michael Jackson, Diana Ross (aren’t they one and the same?) and Steve McQueen. With a busi- ness card boasting ‘Next to God, there is no bet- dear degrassi, ter protector than I’, how could you hire anyone else? Of his clothing style at the time, he was Well, my little dears, Degrassi is quoted as saying “I was a very dapper dresser, I back to answer any troubling ques- shaved my head, wore derby hats, white gloves, tions you may have about being a 3- piece suits, carried a cane. I never went any place without a fresh carnation or a rosebud in troubled teeny bopper, Simon Le plays a different note depending on my lapel.” Mmmm, stop it Mr T, you’re turning Bon’s hair products or trashy sit which part of the mat you step on) me on! He later changed his style dramatically coms from the 80’s! I hope you and my inflatable Incredible Hulk doll after reading National Geographic and seeing the were all good and Santa brought you Mandinka warrior that was the inspiration for his that bursts out of it’s cage and it’s now famous hair cut! all the Magic Sand you could possibly velcro shirt! Oh why don’t they make want and your very own game of toys like that any more? Nintendo He was finally discovered by Sylvester Stallone in 1982 whilst competing in the ‘World’s Toughest Hungry Hippoes (so you don’t have to 64 and Play Station just can’t com- share it with your snotty nosed little Contest’. Sly created a part in Rocky III pete with a Barbie Fashion face or a for him which proved to be a spring board for a brother who keeps mistaking the pole with a tennis ball attached to number of mediocre acting appearances, includ- balls for Cool Mints). I can tell you the top with a piece of string! ing BA Baracus in The A Team. I’m very happy with my Disco Mat (it Fame cannot last forever, and now Mr T has been Don’t forget to leave you questions re-baptised, was diagnosed with Lymphoma about for me with the door bitch at Frigid a year ago and is now bankrupt. It is hard to each week or email them to: believe that a man whose gold jewellery alone was [email protected] estimated to be worth $300,000 and who mr t. shows his many earned $80,000 per episode and $15,000 for a faces; public appearance while shooting The A Team, from top: tough guy; could get into so much financial trouble. Maybe tough guy with chains he ate too much of his favourite food - triple deck- and no shirt; tough Dear Degrassi, er hamburgers (mmmmmm did somebody say guy with gun; and Elvis?) really tough guy with I was going through my big brother’s old clothes tough hair and tough the other day and I found a T-Shirt with some guy I will let Mr T sum up life with a couple of quotes: smile (or is that just called BA Baracus on the front and the words “Any man who don’t love his momma can’t be no him squinting into the ‘The A-Team’ on the back. What does it all friend of mine.” And who can forget his famous sun?) mean? self esteem building line to Arnold Drummond in Dazed and Confused his special appearance on Diff'rent Strokes: “You gotta be your own original.” Where have you been, fool? A person as igno- rant as you does not deserve such a fine article Do the Mr T Toughness Test at: http://www.uida- of clothing! Drop it off to me at Frigid immediate- ho.edu/~kowa9693/MrT/tough.htm ly! You were obviously born after 1st January, Check out the Mr T Shopping Extravaganza at: 1980 and have never seen cable television in http://www.uidaho.edu/~kowa9693/MrT/ your life (you poor deprived little thing!). Well, for shop.htm your information BA Baracus (the B A stands for ‘Bad Attitude’) is played by Mr T and is a charac- Join the Mr T Fan Club at: http://www.geoci- ter from the show The A Team. ties.com/TimesSquare/Alley/6026/MrT.html

We’ll start with a little background information I’m afraid you’ll just have to wait until the next edi- about Mr T then, shall we? Born in Chicago in tion of Cyclic Defrost to find out more about The 1952, Mr T was originally called Laurence A Team. It simply wouldn’t be fair on Hannibal, Tureaud but he later changed it by deed poll Mr T Face Man or Murdoch if I started to tell their sto- so that people would have to address him as ries now. ‘Mr’. He had many jobs before becoming an t actor, including being a military policeman and a eskies THE GLOBE VENUE Sheriff NIGHTCLUB Lindo 379 KING STREET 10 Dubs NEWTOWN Phone - 9519 0220 that Shook the BUSES World 422 To Frigid - Sheriff Circular Quay 18:20; Railway Square 18:32; Lindo Frigid 18:42 presents advertise then hourly Dub for the Last bus back to city 22:07 now Masses 423 To Frigid - Vol 1 cheap, direct and, most Circular Quay 18:40; importantly, effective. Railway Square 18:52; In stores that Know... Reaching over 500 homes Frigid 19:02 via direct mailout every then every 30 mins Last bus back to city 23:17 month, cyclic defrost is the perfect way to advertise to a 426 To Frigid - targeted audience. And Circular Quay 18:30; Railway Square 18:42; more importantly, it helps us Frigid 18:52 keep afloat and keeps the then every 30 mins scene alive. Last bus back to city 22:57 • quick turnaround 428 To Frigid - • friendly service Circular Quay 18:30; • reasonably priced Railway Square 18:42; rates • printers of the Frigid 19:52 back page full $120 then every 30 mins frigid flyers for Last bus back to city 22:37 over two years half page $60 TRAINS quarter page $35 TRAINS TO NEWTOWN 9319 2545 cyclic box (esky) $15 Town Hall - 6:29 Central - 6:32 Newtown/Frigid 6:39 Town Hall - 6:59 Central - 7:02 Newtown/Frigid 7:09 [then every 30 minutes]

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