"Each individual, in his place, is securely confined to a cell from which he is senn from the the front by the supervisor; but the side walls prevent him from coming into contact with his companions. He is senn, but he does not see; he is the object of information, never a subject in communication. The arrangement of his room, opposite the central tower, imposes on him an axial visibility; but the divisions of the ring, those separated calls, imply a lateral invisibility. And this invisibility is a guarantee of order. If the inmates are convicts, there is no danger of a plot, an attempt at collective escape, the planning of new crimes for the future, bad reciprocal influences; if they are patients, there is no danger of contagion; if they are madmen there is no reisk of their commiting violence upon one another; if they are schoolchildren, there is no copying, no noise, no chatter, no waste of time; if they are workers, there are no disorders, no theft, no coalitions, none of the distractions that slow down the rate of work, make it less perfect or cause accidents." (Michel Foucalt,
Discipline and punish).
Otro split con grupos alemanes, bastante similar al anterior en lo musical, pero con un concepto más elaborado en el diseño y el libreto, que parte de la idea de la panóptico (sobre eso trata el texto de Foucalt) para tratar el tema de la incomunicación y el control social en los muchos textos que acompañan el disco (en alemán e inglés). El libreto está muy bien, y la música que lo acompaña también. Tres temas más melódicos de los longevos Peace Of Mind, con voz masculina y femenina, y un sonido algo más elaborado que en anteriores trabajos. Por la otra cara, dos temas de Upset, más metálico, intenso y agresivo, ponen el contrapunto perfecto para equilibrar esta perfecta colaboración de grupos y sellos alemanes.
"The concept of panoptic tower is not to be understood as a sovereign power which leads from one central being in power down to those not in control, it is rather to be understood as forms of power which circulate in the social field. Then, power is rather a dynamic of control and lack of control - relations of power are dispersed and fragmented throughout this social field. An understanding of how modern subjects are constructed might open ways for change and contestation. If power is fragmented throughout the social field, so must resistance to this form of power. It is not to be expected to make one form of liberalization from oppressive powers possible. The question rather is if we can enable other knowledges and forms of differences which can break down the cellular spaces we are trapped in. This could be possible by means of communication and by struggling for otherness, for de- and re- construction of social subjects and practices - let it be gender identities, forms of sexuality, definition of friendship and/or relationships, beauty, ways of communication, creativity...whatever..." (Urte from Peace Of Mind).
Sacado por World Upside Down Records, Das Syndikat Records y Frank Booth Inc. en el 2000.
"I cannot speak of freedom when I know of all these fucked up things going on. Even though I personally have quite a few choices, even though I am really privileged because I fulfill certain suppositions that the society I happen to live in values as important for itself. Still I cannot even call myself free, because I feel the borders of the given standards as soon as I try to define my life for myself. I dream of breaking down all these standards. I dream of total freedom. And I try everything I can to gain freedom for myself and every other living being. Without freedom, nothing is of value. There is no real life without freedom" (Jobst from Peace Of Mind).
Peace Of Mind.Upset split EP
