Crucifucks' Doc Dart Article on Vice Magazine

02.13.2009, 09:01 AM

Anyone read this? Neat piece of journalism.

02.15.2009, 04:52 AM

26 (Doc Dart) - Oblivious

Doc Corbin Dart -- now known only as the number "26" in a name-changing move similar to Prince, but borne out of some kind of spiritual awakening -- is best known as the former frontman for the aggressively negative and anti-authoritarian punk band The Crucifucks.

That band's classic 1984 debut album, featuring drummer Steve Shelley (later of Sonic Youth) introduced the world to Dart's particularly vehement rants which bordered on insane schadenfreude: "Let's kill the fucking pigs if they get in our way/ It'll set a good example for the children today," and the unnerving drawl, "I want to kill the president, cut off his head and mail it to them in a garrrrbage baaaaaggg!" Well, not surprisingly, it turns out that Dart suffers from a semi-functional mental illness known as Borderline Personality Disorder, and his paranoid antipathy goes further and runs deeper than mere hatred for politicians and the police. Having driven away band members (Dart was already the only original member on the group's second Alternative Tentacles album Wisconsin two years later), reportedly his family and his wife, Dart "went solo" and released an album named after his therapist Patricia.

None of those releases can top the weirdness of Dart's latest album under the new moniker 26, titled The Messiah. At times this track sounds like two songs played at once, with multiple layers of guitars colliding into each other like voices in a schizophrenic's head. "Oblivious" sounds vaguely like later PIL material, particularly Dart's Lydonesque singing toward the end of the song. Regardless of how bizarre the song might sound, his lyrics remain a glowing example of pure, hostile disassociative behavior -- on both the personal and political level (I'd hazard a guess that he sees no distinction between the two.)

Check out Mark Prindle's excellent overview on the Crucifucks goes into details (and possible rumors) regarding Dart's present state of mind and being. Also, look for interesting comments from the band's original guitarist.
http://buddyhead.typepad.com/medicat..._dart_obl.html

02.15.2009, 05:11 AM

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1UDU7XH0
I can't confirm this, but this is a pre-first lp demo from 1982, so I assume it has Steve Shelley on drums.

http://nuclearfarmedfuckfrogs.blogsp...fucksdemo.html

stu666 · 02.15.2009, 05:53 AM

yes thanks again.

Green_mind · 02.15.2009, 08:05 AM

"spread some cool beans before giving it to sarramkrop again", cheers

02.15.2009, 07:07 PM

Virtually confirmed by the man himself. The drumming is by Steve Shelley! I didn't even doubt it, 'cause it has his distinctive mark all over it. This is a special discovery for me because it proves what a fine drummer he was even before Sonic Youth.

Sonic Youth 37 · 02.15.2009, 07:27 PM

Pure gold. Thanks sarram!

02.16.2009, 04:11 PM

Green_mind · 02.17.2009, 05:43 AM

Steve is a pro, I bet he was bashing out groovy beats when he picked up his first rattle.

02.13.2009, 09:01 AM	#1
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Anyone read this? Neat piece of journalism.
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02.15.2009, 04:52 AM	#2
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	26 (Doc Dart) - Oblivious Doc Corbin Dart -- now known only as the number "26" in a name-changing move similar to Prince, but borne out of some kind of spiritual awakening -- is best known as the former frontman for the aggressively negative and anti-authoritarian punk band The Crucifucks. That band's classic 1984 debut album, featuring drummer Steve Shelley (later of Sonic Youth) introduced the world to Dart's particularly vehement rants which bordered on insane schadenfreude: "Let's kill the fucking pigs if they get in our way/ It'll set a good example for the children today," and the unnerving drawl, "I want to kill the president, cut off his head and mail it to them in a garrrrbage baaaaaggg!" Well, not surprisingly, it turns out that Dart suffers from a semi-functional mental illness known as Borderline Personality Disorder, and his paranoid antipathy goes further and runs deeper than mere hatred for politicians and the police. Having driven away band members (Dart was already the only original member on the group's second Alternative Tentacles album Wisconsin two years later), reportedly his family and his wife, Dart "went solo" and released an album named after his therapist Patricia. None of those releases can top the weirdness of Dart's latest album under the new moniker 26, titled The Messiah. At times this track sounds like two songs played at once, with multiple layers of guitars colliding into each other like voices in a schizophrenic's head. "Oblivious" sounds vaguely like later PIL material, particularly Dart's Lydonesque singing toward the end of the song. Regardless of how bizarre the song might sound, his lyrics remain a glowing example of pure, hostile disassociative behavior -- on both the personal and political level (I'd hazard a guess that he sees no distinction between the two.) Check out Mark Prindle's excellent overview on the Crucifucks goes into details (and possible rumors) regarding Dart's present state of mind and being. Also, look for interesting comments from the band's original guitarist. http://buddyhead.typepad.com/medicat..._dart_obl.html
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02.15.2009, 05:11 AM	#3
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1UDU7XH0 I can't confirm this, but this is a pre-first lp demo from 1982, so I assume it has Steve Shelley on drums. http://nuclearfarmedfuckfrogs.blogsp...fucksdemo.html
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02.15.2009, 05:53 AM	#4
stu666 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 13,505	yes thanks again. __________________ http://tapewormstu.blogspot.co.uk/
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02.15.2009, 08:05 AM	#5
Green_mind the end of the ugly Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 827	"spread some cool beans before giving it to sarramkrop again", cheers
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02.15.2009, 07:07 PM	#6
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Virtually confirmed by the man himself. The drumming is by Steve Shelley! I didn't even doubt it, 'cause it has his distinctive mark all over it. This is a special discovery for me because it proves what a fine drummer he was even before Sonic Youth.
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02.15.2009, 07:27 PM	#7
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Pure gold. Thanks sarram! __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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02.16.2009, 04:11 PM	#8
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	bump
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02.17.2009, 05:43 AM	#9
Green_mind the end of the ugly Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 827	Steve is a pro, I bet he was bashing out groovy beats when he picked up his first rattle.
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