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[Richard Romeo]

SOUNDS OF AMERICAN DOOMSDAY CULTS VOL. 14  "The Church Universal and
Triumphant Inc. feat. Elizabeth Clare Prophet"  (Faithways / Mighty I
Am Presence)  lp  16.98
       BACK IN STOCK!! List #124's "Record of the Week" has finally
been repressed, here's what we said about this marvel:
       It's hard to believe this is real. In fact, it took a lot to
convince Andee, who was sure this was some Gregg Turkington prank.
But it's one of those things that just makes you proud / sick to be
an American. Only in the United States of Assholes. Elizabeth Clare
Prophet purchased 24,000 acres in Paradise Valley, Montana and
started The Church Universal and Triumphant, a creepy new age
doomsday cult in which Prophet channeled spirits such as Jesus,
Buddha, K-17, Morya, Quan Yin, Afra, Hercules, Mighty Victory,
Astrea, Shiva, Pope John XXIII, and more. (Sort of like J.Z. Knight
of Yelm, Washington and her channelling of "Ramtha" except even more
scary.) Prophet and her husband stockpiled arms, built giant bomb
shelters, and co-erced their devotees to purchase their own survival
equipment at exorbitant markups. Throughout its existence CUT was
indicted for kidnapping, lost custody of the children who belonged to
the church, were investigated for tax exempt status and firearms
violations. In 1995 former member Joeseph Pietrangelo Jr wrote a book
condemning CUT entitled "Lambs to Slaughter: My Fourteen Years with
Elizabeth Clare Prophet and Church Universal Triumphant".
       But the thing that really puts CUT on the map for us is their
way of conducting their religious services, and the fact that someone
managed to tape it. The tapes of this service have been floating
around for years already. Those of you familiar with Negativland's
1989 album "Escape From Noise" will already be familiar with an
excerpt of one of the tracks on this album, as they used it for the
track "Michael Jackson", and Steve Fisk has been using these tapes
for years as well. This record features live recordings of Clare
Prophet 'speaking' out against the evils of rock music. She sounds
perfectly normal as she introduces her 'psalms' or 'songs' or
'speeches' or whatever they are. But when she gets going, it's
amazing. And so goddamn funny. Her rapid fire high pitched testifying
sounds a bit like an insane mix of an auctioneer, a yodeller, the guy
who sings the directions at a square dance, Neil Hamburger huffing
helium, variations of baseball's 'hey batter batter' chant only
faster. It's like that sound you make when you sort of hum/breathe
out and move your finger up and down between your lips making a sort
of 'bebubebubebubebubebubebubebubebu' sound. It's one of the most
amazing things we've ever heard! A must for all cult fanatics, new
age withdrawal victims, seekers of the truly strange, and fans of
extended vocal techniques. Ever so highly recommended!
       RealAudio: http://www.aquariusrecords.org/audio/cutinvocation.rm
       RealAudio: http://www.aquariusrecords.org/audio/cutdecree.rm
       RealAudio: http://www.aquariusrecords.org/audio/cutdedication.rm



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