purge.xxx #41 - Polari Bible: Genesis (part dooey)

purge.xxx releases music. It has been celebrated by The Wire magazine for its ‘disregard for the music industry, self-promotion and prevailing cultural norms,’ and an ‘ability to elevate distinct works and the obscure artists behind them.’ purge.xxx only releases music physically, unless a digital alternative has specifically been requested by a collaborating artist. It considers even the recording a compromise, but advocates things.

Running weekly, the series will broadcast the entire catalogue so far in chronological order, continuing here with Polari Bible: Genesis (part dooey) by Stanley Schtinter.

Recorded live in one sitting at the Collegiate Church of St. Stephan in Mainz: chapters 24—30 (or ‘part dooey’) of Genesis from the King James Bible translated into the secret language of Polari. Chapters 21—23 recorded at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New York City under the cosh of The Colloquium for Unpopular Culture (cut from Polari ‘part una’ released 2023 on purge.xxx to fit maximum duration available in cassette format; included herein), spoken by Stanley Schtinter.

This series for Resonance Extra is the first time much of the label's catalogue has been available to hear outside of its material form. It accepts the invitation by Resonance on the basis that none of these sounds are stored. If you want to hear it you need to be able to access the radio at midnight every Thursday.