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Elizabeth Sandifer

Elizabeth Sandifer created Eruditorum Press. She’s not really sure why she did that, and she apologizes for the inconvenience. She currently writes Last War in Albion, a history of the magical war between Alan Moore and Grant Morrison. She used to write TARDIS Eruditorum, a history of Britain told through the lens of a ropey sci-fi series. She also wrote Neoreaction a Basilisk, writes comics these days, and has ADHD so will probably just randomly write some other shit sooner or later. Support Elizabeth on Patreon.

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  1. Kit
    January 29, 2015 @ 3:49 am

    contributing to Moore’s five spoken word workings in the 90s and early 00s

    Only two of them – Moon & Serpent and The Birth Caul.

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  2. encyclops
    January 29, 2015 @ 9:35 am

    I hadn't realized there was such a strong Bauhaus/Moore connection — really interesting. "Bela Lugosi's Dead" is a very silly song lyrically, but it's also pretty perfect for what it is, and I love everything about it musically.

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  3. Elizabeth Sandifer
    January 29, 2015 @ 1:09 pm

    Did he depart after the first two? I admit, I have rips of the CDs, not originals – I'd thought all of them were Moore/Perkins/J. Who are the personnel on the last three?

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  4. Kit
    January 29, 2015 @ 6:35 pm

    The latter three, all released by ex-Banshee Steve Severin on RE: and with John Coulthart covers, are similarly consistent in being by a Moore / Perkins duo.

    A Gary Lloyd, from memory, was the musical/soundscape collaborator on the Brought To Light CD, which I can check more details on at home if you need them.

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  5. Anton B
    January 29, 2015 @ 11:31 pm

    There's also this – Proof, if needed, of the British determination to use any excuse for an anarchic orgy of fire and misrule. Lewes Bonfire night. Every year about 40 miles from London and 7 from where I live in Brighton. One of the few events where tourists are actively encouraged, for their own safety, not to attend.
    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_Bonfire

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  6. timber-munki
    January 31, 2015 @ 9:44 am

    Is it too much to hope that figure 630 will be a picture of Mr Lugosi's shed…

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  7. Nyq Only
    February 1, 2015 @ 8:56 am

    The Toxteth riots weren't specifically anti-Thatcher riots but more anti-police (or perhaps anti-a-particularly-agrresive-style-of-policing riot). While Tatcher's economic policies certainly exacerbated the issues of poverty and unemployment in the area, the issues pre-dated her malign contribution.

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  8. Daru
    February 14, 2015 @ 7:14 am

    Yes I had no idea at all that there was a Bauhaus/Moore link, so thanks for the enlightenment!

    Both Bauhaus and Moore provided me really with the soundtrack and stories of the most formative creative years. I have so many memories of hearing 'Bela Lugosi' in so many weird and wonderful settings that it feels like an indelible part of my DNA now.

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  9. Daru
    February 14, 2015 @ 7:17 am

    Aye, and the Burghead Clavie Fire Festival (though with Norse links) is pretty wild too.

    http://www.burghead.com/clavie.html

    Of a more Conservative style is the Bridgwater so-called 'Carnival', which celebrates the failure of Fawkes and ends up feeling like the trampling of misrule.

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