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BEAULIEAU, EMIL  America's Greatest Living Noise Artist  VIDEOCASSETTE   (RRRecords)   10.98


Crucial DIY videocassette document from RRR featuring over an hour of live and studio footage of Emil Beaulieau, the nom de plume of RRR founder Ron Lessard. If you don't know, Ron is one of the most imporatn figures in the American noise underground, whose RRRecords has been an ongoing source for the most potent underground sonics since starting in 1980. Anyways, this tape was a must-get for us, as we were witness to one of Emil's joyous sets several years ago at a noise festival in Providence, RI, one of the most purely entertaining "noise" performances I'd ever seen. Beaulieau's weapon of choice is the Minutoli,a mutant customized 4-armed turntable that he uses to project extra-harsh blasts of chaotic screech and trashed-vinyl roar and building-collapsing locked grooves ripped from records that he presses specifically for his live performances, treated slabs of vinyl that have been sanded,melted,drilled,painted,abused...and when he really gets going with the Minutoli , it's like having your head trapped inside of a cement mixer while a dance party is being crammed right up your ass. Totally fucked, spastic turntable apocalypse that's matched with Beaulieau's trademark stand-up comedy/performance art delivery, genuinely funny and weird as he banters with the crowd, attacks his gear from different angles, bobbing and weaving and violently slapping multiple tone arms onto vinyl and generally freaking out. High-adrenaline doofus obliteration, total genius and genuinely "America's greatest living noise artist"! This tape has excerpts from several performances, ranging from multi-camera pro shot footage to camcorder shots of Emil in action. Comes packaged in a hardshell plastic case with full sleeve art. Awesome !! NTSC / North American video systems only, no PAL !