A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. Alex (Malcolm McDowell), the main character, is a charismatic, sociopathic delinquent whose interests include classical music (especially Beethoven), rape, and what is termed “ultra-violence”. The film chronicles the horrific crime spree of his gang, his capture, and attempted rehabilitation via controversial psychological conditioning. The soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange features mostly classical music selections and Moog synthesizer compositions by Wendy Carlos (then known as Walter Carlos). (More from Wikipedia)
Walter Carlos continued to release synthesizer albums for many years – including the soundtrack for the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange – though none had the impact of Switched-On Bach.
(March 2012)
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The gatefold cover of Deviants #3 shows a nun and a young boy curled up on the ground. The nun is clearly a man in drag; both people are sucking on multi-colored Popsicles that I have only ever seen in that creepy Stanley Kubrick movie, A Clockwork Orange (although that film didn’t actually come out until 1971). I am not sure exactly what the cover is supposed to mean, but it is rather disturbing.
(March 2014/1)
