CONTRA029 TUNDRA - SILENCE STRATEGIES Recommended Storage Format: 80 min CDR "I no longer identify as a 'man'. This is not to say I identify as a woman but I reject the dominant constructions of 'manhood' essentially as an embarassment. "Be a MAN!" "I'm a Man!" "There's a point, as a man when..." Blechh!! To me manhood means caring about cars, beer, wrestling, and other dumb things. - it means a debilitating, if not outright paralizing fear of appearing feminine to even the most miniscule extent. It means combating this relentless fear through rediculous macho posturing that involves altering the way I walk, the language I speak (as it is necessary to learn a language of masculine ignorance), my politics and even the sound of my voice. It means taking pride in ignorance, as to be a 'man!@' is intrinsically invested in ignorance - a questioning of the construction of manhood or even of any of its component parts could lead to its disintigration. These are all things I find insulting yet central to a concept of 'man' - therefore I cannot accept such a label. Thanks." 01 Embrace MP3 02 Suprematism MP3 03 Dirt Demon MP3 04 Bodies Wasted In Defeat MP3 05 Somewhere Else MP3 06 I Just Want U (To Go Away) MP3 07 Winter Soul MP3 (Right Click Links To Download MP3s) Download TUNDRA CONTRA029 Artwork Get Entire Album .ZIP (via Rapidshare.com) CREDITS: Music: Tundra Text: Sheldon Binger Image: Kasimir Malevich (Black Square - 1915) Influences: Fear, Kasimir Malevich, Suicide