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STANDING IN TWO CIRCLES

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  • Boyd Rice Book

  • 51 / Male
  • DENVER, Colorado, US
  • Last Login: 7/16/2009

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Interests

  • Music

    NON, Spell, Boyd Rice & Friends, Giddle & Boyd, Death In June, et cetera.

  • Movies

    Iconoclast, Pearls Before Swine

Companies

  • Creation Books

    • New York, New York US

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About me:

STANDING IN TWO CIRCLES is the first definitive and comprehensive compendium of the works of Boyd Rice, one of the most provocative and controversial underground figures of the post-punk era. A pioneering noise musician and countercultural maven, from the late 1970s to the present Rice has worked in an array of capacities, playing the roles of: musician, performer, artist, photographer, essayist, interviewer, editor, occult researcher, filmmaker, actor, orator, deejay, gallery curator and tiki bar designer, among others.
        First coming to prominence as an avant-garde audio experimentalist (recording under the moniker NON), Rice was a seminal founder of the first wave of industrial music in the late 1970s. In the 1980s, through collaborations with Re/Search Publications, Rice further established his position in underground with recountings of his uproarious pranks and the promotion of “incredibly strange” cult films and “industrial” culture. Rice’s influence on subculture was further exerted through his vanguard exhibition of found photographs and readymade thrift store art, as well as his adamant endorsements of outsider music, tiki culture and bygone pop culture in general. Rice is also notorious for his public associations with nefarious figures both infamous and obscure, including friendships and ideological collusions with the likes of cult leader Charles Manson and Church Of Satan founder Anton LaVey, among others. His work continues to profoundly affect the countercultural underground at large, inspiring and enraging in equal measure.

STANDING IN TWO CIRCLES contains:

Essays 1986–2007:
Over 30 provocative essays, many previously unpublished, on subjects ranging from Mondo Films to Charles Manson, Savitri Devi to the Hellfire Club, Cocktail Culture to African Atrocities, and from Abraxas to Rape. Of the 33 essays contained herein, 11 appear here for the first time ever. Of the remaining 22 previously published texts contained in this volume, most are revised, updated and expanded from their original versions.

Lyrics:
The complete words to the Boyd Rice recording catalogue, including such CDs as: Music, Martinis & Misanthropy, In The Shadow Of The Sword, Hatesville!, God & Beast, Wolf Pact, and Alarm Agents. 17 years worth of Rice’s albums, EPs, singles, collaborations and compilation cuts, the vast majority of which have never before been published, and are printed here for the first time.

Art & Photography:
A collection of 40 original plates, including Experimental Photographs, Fetish Photographs, Documentary Photographs, Manipulated Halftones and Abstract Paintings, most never before published.

STANDING IN TWO CIRCLES also includes an extensive illustrated biography of Boyd Rice from the 1970s to the present, by the book’s editor, Brian M. Clark.


REVIEWS:

"A refreshingly diverse, eclectic and immensely compelling compilation - kids novelty bathtime soaps share pages with tales of predatory exercises and break-and-enters, Gomer Pyle singing 'Shazam' and Charles Manson imparting philosophy firsthand within the walls of prison. Lighthearted and not-so-lighthearted, Pop and Unpop. A treasure trove of entertaining and thought provoking writings, photographs and artworks. What more could one ask for?
        This is complemented by a detailed, balanced and engaging introduction by the book's editor, Brian M. Clark. My recommendation: order a copy pronto, and then pour yourself a drink, put your feet up, turn the page and enter the wild and way-out world of Boyd Rice."
    - Martin McIntosh
    Outré Gallery and Outré Gallery Press (AU)


“A comprehensive collection that includes photography, lyrics and essays from the prolific career of culture-vulture pain-in-the-ass Boyd Rice… Rice excels in his social commentary essays and stories… when he is spinning his common sense jabs at ridiculous things like politically-correct bumper stickers (‘Passive Activism’) or making a case that the U.S. war on terror is ‘a war between cultures that drink and those that don’t’ (‘Booze vs. Baghdad’), Boyd is a critic on his own terms and a damn good one… [Rice] is a right-place guy who knows which buttons to push and how to maneuver himself in, well, at least two circles. He’s made his mark and it’s about time we see something like this.”
    - Your Flesh (US)


"Depicts Rice as not only a key figure in experimental music but also someone who has broken the chokehold of political correctness and, in his flirtations with what the censors would regard as 'evil,' acknowledged the essential duality of man - darkness and light, god and beast combined."
    - The Wire (UK)


"Boyd Rice is a remarkable figure…[who] has never embarrassed himself with apologies, explanations or recantations. But the best evidence of his sincerity is the work itself. [Standing In Two Circles] is rich in humor and irony… but never at the expense of [Rice's] convictions. As an essayist, Boyd Rice is always entertaining and often quite profound…If you are a Boyd Rice fan, you probably already have this book. If you are not a fan, read it and you might become one."
    - The Occidental Quarterly (US)


"A must-read…Love [Boyd Rice] or hate him, the intelligent mind will be curious to know what lies within these tell-all pages."
    - Nocturnal (UK)


"Interesting reading…and includes many photographs…op-ed pieces…personal reminiscences…controversial pieces…[the collected works] reflect all the themes of the most misanthropic and controversial NON albums, with a heavy nod towards thinkers like Nietzsche, Oswald Spengler and Savitri Devi"

"A great read…A fun literary find for the fan, or just for someone looking into something a little under-the-radar."

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Who I'd like to meet:

Go-go dancers, Iron Youth, Mouseketeers, social Darwinists, Yé-yé girls, Surrealists, Unpoppers, tiki enthusiasts, Satanists, modern drunkards, Grail investigators, industrialites and anyone else who digs Fun 24-7.

Comments

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  • BradleyBrad Goins

    Jun 15 2009 7:32 PM

    I'm pleased to be asked to become a friend of this book. It's an outstanding book. What a pleasure it is to see (after 20 years) photos of the pioneering musicians, artists and thinkers who were a big part of the group Rice called "industrial," and to read about what they were doing. If you haven't read the book, take my word that there's a great deal of humor in it. The essay on Rice's prison visits to Manson (and their effects on the prison guards) would be a fine place to start.
  • 72 nEGÆTIVE

    Jun 5 2009 1:17 AM

    Support the Boyd!
  • hdw

    Jun 5 2009 2:54 AM

    I love this book! It is my bedsit book! And as someone pointed it in another I am a social darwinist, etc...
  • Cutty Sark

    Jun 5 2009 3:36 AM

    Many thanks for the request and this grand little book you've put out.
  • Bete Noir

    Jun 5 2009 6:38 AM

    long live RAPE.
  • Onkel Urian

    Jun 5 2009 1:31 PM

    A great book, I love it. Thanks for the friend request.
  • snow bornM K

    May 26 2009 5:53 AM

    I read one story from this book so far. It began with attending a bullfight and rapidly spiraled into an evening of fine debauchery at nightclubs in Spain. A beautifully written story, that it is! I look forward to reading more. Thank you for a masterful work of art! 
  • In Through This Devour

    May 21 2009 1:44 PM

    I sometimes look at the world and those wonderful pieces of crap called people that swim around in it.  I think about how they just do not bother me anymore, but are simply roadblocks.  I like to flush them down the pipes of their own self made toilets, and laugh as they accelerate in a swirl to where they belong.  I could tell you how you have aided me, or inspired me even but I was here long before I had the pleasure of digesting your works.

    I have no need to destroy the cultures or religions of the world.  I see them all necessary for the zombies who practice their own hypocrisies.  This keeps them away from me and provides me with beautiful art, or what some would call blasphemy.  With a never-mind approach I push down on the proverbial handle, and watch them swim away, far away from me.  So I destroy them without ever trying.

     

    Good Morning, Magister Rice!  Yes I want....Total War.

    Hail Satan!

  • camioncamion noir

    Apr 16 2009 4:37 PM

    FRENCH VERSION IS OUT NOW!!!!!
    ..
  • ART ABSCONs

    Mar 20 2009 9:07 AM

    Thank you for those many years of inspiration.


    Be blessed

    :ARt:
  • Shaun Partridge

    Mar 15 2009 6:52 AM

    THIS BOOK IS LIKE A BOWL OF SPOON CANDY!
  • SATANIZED

    Jan 25 2009 2:08 AM

    This book is an absolute pleasure to read from cover to cover. Mr. rice's various musings and insights on a truly vast array of subjects and personal experiences are consistently replete with the sharpest wit, humor, and brutal honesty (is there any other kind?).


    Standing In Two Circles is perhaps the greatest 'tour reading' book ever written (certainly the most entertaining). However, I highly recommend it to anyone with a mind of their own-- regardless of the context in which you choose to enjoy it.


    Bravo to you sir! Wild Wishes indeed!
  • Murderous Vision

    Jan 20 2009 11:11 PM

    Standing in Two Circles is a masterpiece! Thank you, Boyd for being who you are.
    And thank you for the add!
  • Sema

    Dec 19 2008 10:12 PM

    You're such a genius. I love you.
  • CarmanowarJackhammer Jesus

    Dec 2 2008 2:06 AM

    I didn't know I was an UN-POP Social Darwinist until a friend of mine introduced me to you're body of work. Now I know... thank you.
  • LaResistanceTobey Sweden

    Nov 24 2008 10:58 PM

    Got my copy today.
    And this one goes out to all of you that hasn't bought it, BUY BUY BUY!

    This is a masterpiece!

    /Sweden
  • MarilynMarilyn Mansfield

    Nov 11 2008 11:16 PM

    Thank you for signing a copy for my husband and I!Very much appreciated!I cannot wait to start reading it as soon as my hubby is finished.
    Shouldn't be long, he hasn't put it down since we got it!
    Thanks again.

    HS!
    P&D
  • NIGHT GERM

    Nov 6 2008 10:55 PM

    GOT MY COPY TODAY! THANKS ALOT!
  • SassyBritches

    Oct 31 2008 1:40 AM

    I read it in a week. It made me feel euphoric.
  • A. Souto

    Oct 25 2008 1:00 PM

    Glad you enjoyed the cake... even though it turned everyone's mouth black.



    Keep on writing!
  • t.rex

    Oct 22 2008 12:10 AM

    ah! so good to see that the photo below was posted here. my dear friend eddie sent me the same & i thought it was the sweetest.


    glad to see that the philly signing event was a smash hit! xo
  • Red V

    Oct 21 2008 8:13 PM

    Boyd is a black magnet...

  • JackJack Donovan

    Oct 21 2008 7:36 PM

    I have a copy of this book and I highly recommend it. Mr. Rice's writing is both entertaining and thought-provoking.


    I've especially enjoyed reading it while sitting for hours in the San Diego DMV.


    It's a great way to celebrate diversity.
  • Germ

    Oct 21 2008 4:00 PM

    GERM thanks Boyd Rice for comin' down from Denver on Saturday to make Fishtown feel briefly like Disneyland, Hatesville and Rennes le Chateau all rolled up into one big ginger apple rune cake.


    With chocolate frosting.


    We also thank our ever-superior patrons – faces from Philly and faces far-flung (this was TRULY A REGIONAL EVENT) -- for making Boyd feel so welcome.


  • [BoOOGeRRzz~PAAppAAa]rOY Boy

    Oct 18 2008 7:31 PM

    thankk you soo much fr commin to my party last nite..

    ill be at the signing tonite.


    ♥
    [[BlackHeartsNeverFade]]
    kissez::rOY