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by Frater Celestinvs

An obscure organization, the Lateral Agriculture Order has been operating since 1973 with thirteen incarnations, the primary path of the first of which -- the terrible Mother Of All, Jolanda Craniotome Divortula -- is that of logical evidence collapse. J.C.D. trusts in unusual conceptions of usual technological products: the medium being no longer useful to reach the goal for which it is created, but assuming a central relief as purpose itself. Music is the record or the act of buying it, and only occasionally the result of listening. Accordingly J.C.D. has released CDs made of dried meat, medicinal products, tissues, circular saws; LPs made of tombstone fragments; mute tapes inserted in found dead animals; sarcophaga tapes; syringe tapes; turf tapes; books of drawings imbued in body fluids; meaningless items sent to unknown, unaware persons all over the world; and performed unnoticed concerts, actions, performances, and so on.

The L.A.O. umbrella includes no fewer than eighty other active groups, who are also listed under the O.I.N.A. aegis. Most of them are empathetic with the pursuit of eternal stillness: no progress, no meaning to the word evolution; all of these archaic extremists will forever produce the same record or play the same concert, ad libitum.

J.C.D. editions are heavily, ridiculously limited, due to their evident nature of handmade casualties (the most abundant emission has been of five copies), exclusively dedicated to disciples and fanatics, for whom The Ultimate Artisan creates on request.

The Nature of the 80 Names A list of archaic, melancholic extremists compiled and revised by Uomo di Saccopastore Elite Unit The quoted enunciation has an inner value principally for the pure "existence" of the listed names, without any appearance of related group activity; the name itself has value as concert, as record, as artifact. Nonetheless, most of the groups here have autonomous lives, manifesting themselves in what can be called, euphemistically, performances, live actions and a "lateral" artistic approach characterizing all the sanctified emission of the Lateral Agriculture Order.

Etiopi Olandesi
Nonze Stippula
Magra Gambas
Cobra Essence
Old Callars Biomedical Reunion
Leadership In The Astanteria (O.B.R.I.A.)
The Devotes Of Kultlerlah Oldl Dlelialdltlia
Fermo Crisi
The Elementi
The Darsena
The Iloti
The Sta Curva Me Stupisce
The Real Fermata
Astounding Fanale
Grizzly Tiger
The Sunshine Group
The Unforgettable Banchisa
The Niagaras Caduti Tutt'insieme
Stazza In The Mente
The Passame Nandru Assiste
The Merda Eaters
Nonvenissi
Ratta Ostentata
Super Video And Estate
Oalald
The Mountain Chopper Followers
Reformer Posizione
Family And Sbora
Tormenta In The Opel
The Schizophrenic Appalachians
-Apparat Research Observers (S.A.A.R.O.)
Clan Of The Gabardina
Alba Argentata In The World
300 Watt Motoro
Come Una Luce Che Penetrasse
The Via Lattea Orizzonte
Celtic Tivoli
The Futuro Autostrada Remover
Agguato Signal
Owb Alarm For The Advent Of Oon
World Oon Inspirant Organ (W.O.I.O.)
The Pienara Albanese
Queen Brancula Structure
Daytona Svedese
The Quota


From The Cadaver
Sospiro Maglianense
Tevere Narcos
Atomic Rescuer Motnia
Preneste
The Aggiunti
Stipiteman
The Alabastro Fountain
Calla Me De Birra
Circumradiant Polpaccio
Triade Dolorosa
The Fomental
Huppsala Bastardo Rinomato
Spastic Mustang Rider
Inuit Branca Baston Portato
Horible Hoccisi
Cockmilk Panteres
Diamonds In Vomit
Giacha Sburada
Hi-Fi Sadist
Tea Sperm Sister
Sklave
Head Tumulata
Lateral Agriculture Order (L.A.O.)
Jolanda Craniotome Divortula
Calliphora
Figlia Villana
Spinabifida
Jeans Life Accumulator
Castrate
Chiliastae Aef Aenthusiastae
Chaparral Connective Tissue
Vomit / Daisy / Deer
Asphalt
Barter
This Is My Stereo
Landstora Brost
Monarch
Aquaristik
Idrosperma
Aphrenia
Cousin Not Magistraete
Eques A Pila Ignifera
Hultu Erene