DEATH // SENTENCE

After 1989's masterpiece Remains of the Day made him a superstar, Kazuo Ishiguro returned in 1995 with the baffling, divisive The Unconsoled. James Wood said that it created a 'new category of badness' and... we kind of agree. Music by Tribulation and Krallice.

We're here at last - Langdon's journey through the work of Kazuo Ishiguro reaches one of his greatest novels and perhaps of the greatest novels of the past fifty years, Remains of the Day. Music by Enslaved. Would it please sir to visit our Patreon? https://www.patreon.com/DeathSentence

Langdon and Eden cover the weird, gothic, Catholic-horror, and unsettling Woodworm by Layla Martinez. But first, they do the unthinkable and wade into the discourse around Litvrgy. There, they discuss theosophy, the limitations and pitfalls of Litvrgy's ideas, but also the vicious instinct of the dogpile and the vociferous cycle of discourse. Music played: Vojdi - Godspeed https://vojdi.bandcamp.com/track/godspeed REZN - Indigo https://rezzzn.bandcamp.com/track/indigo

Elle Nash is back on the show to talk about her new book of bodies, babies and bugs, Deliver Me. We talk about parenting, YouTube, the life of a writer and making it in literature in the 2020s. Music by Winterfylleth All of our Patrons are our babies, and you can join them here to get access to our Discord and hours of bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/DeathSentence

That's right, we have decided to open up the terrible portal called "The Internet" and ask our listeners some questions! They cover topics like non-metal music we like, books we wouldn't recommend, shows we would undo or prevent, and all sorts of other negations, recommendations, and inquiries. If you'd like to join us on Discord, we're here: https://discord.gg/ZNefUes85F. If you'd like to support us on Patreon, we're here: https://www.patreon.com/DeathSentence. Music played: Necry Talkie - Hokujouno Susume https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l-qw9yRFOA Andrea von Kampen - Robin https://andreavonkampen.bandcamp.com/track/sister-moon

Ve believe in nothing Lebowski. Gareth has been trying to get Ray Brassier's Nihil Unbound since it came out, and in this episode he enlists Langdon to explain it to him. Will they take the Enlightenment to its ultimate conclusion? Will they understand the world through various oozes and gels? Will there be digressions? Yes. CW for discussion of suicide. Music by Ulcerate.

Spencer Sunshine joins us to talk about a book that is as cheery as his name suggests: it has Nazis, Industrial Music, Child P*rnography, Charles Manson, Neo-folk, Black Metal, At*mwaffen. It appears that the edgy Feral House guys of the 80s and 90s weren't ironic Nazis - they were Nazi Nazis, and Spencer has the receipts.

Guest A.V Marraccini discusses interactions with art akin to parasites. Topics include non-monogamy, medieval land use, urban design in city building games, British politics, diverse themes in literature, multidisciplinary artistry, embracing nerdiness, anatomy, literature reflections, and purchasing 'We The Parasites'.

Vampires are having a bit of a moment, and the best book in the current wave is Genevieve Jagger's Fragile Animals, a literary maybe-vampire story set in Scotland. We talk about why vampires are back, Catholicism, trauma and the best vampire films (Near Dark and The Only Lovers Left Alive). Music by Glassing and Inter Arma

Eden sits down with the non-fictional representative of the book of webs, Jesse Kohn, to talk about the weird, beguiling, and bubbling Love Chronicles of the Octopodes by Karen An-hwei Lee! Gene editing, Emily Dickinson, internal monologue, cosmic adventures, the Moon personified, and more whirl in this unique and scintillating book! Music played - TWRP - Online (feat. Tom Cardy & Montaigne) https://twrp.bandcamp.com/track/online-feat-tom-cardy-montaigne