SLASHER REDUXXX @ CLOAK
Snatch Wylden Site
Snatch Walden’s POLICE LUCIFER @ CLOAK/Asterism

 

 

Enter the abstract narrative landscape of SLASHER REDUXXX. The newest work from Snatch Wylden, weaving avant-garde compositions with existential metafiction, philosophical horror, spectral dances, the enigmatic strands pulled from the fabric that separates dream and reality.

Let the text lure you into its mirror maze, over every booby trap, towards each surfacing decoy. Traverse the recesses of an undisclosed consciousness. Slowly approach. Through the meshed masks of duality, persona, portrayal. Let the text pull you further into your subversive roles. Leave your narrator behind. The path from chaos to cohesion is attuned to the steps of the dreamer / slasher / the soul of the model.

SLASHER REDUXXX bends experience into abstraction. It speaks through the disembodied voices of the void. Shattered strata. Pulled teeth. Nondescript viscera. In the spaces between words, submerged in warm blood, under cold earth.

Not all books are meant to be read. Not all artifacts are meant to be coveted. Welcome to the otherside of the mirror. Where the light refracts and waltzes in the chiaroscuro of shadows.

 

 

Snatch Wylden is William Cody Watson is Snatch Wylden.

Dude lives in Arkansas with his wife and two dogs. Finds inspiration in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Ozzy Osbourne, E.E. Cummings, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Ingmar Bergman, Jean Baudrillard, Al Columbia, Sam McPheeters, Pierre Guyotat, Dril, Dan Clowes, Harry Crews, Andy Kaufmann, Antonin Artaud, Frank Stanford, Guy Debord, Jean Rollin, Morbid Angel, Ornette Coleman, Katsuhiro Otomo, Geto Boys, Korn, Michael Haneke, Julia Kristeva, Ice Cube, Fugazi, Philippe Grandrieux, Gary Panter, Robert Altman, Mike Kleine, Slint, Harmony Korine, Sam Kieth, Toadex Hobogrammathon, Bill Sienkiewicz, Audre Lorde, Shozin Fukui, Mat Brinkman, Raekwon, Andrei Tarkovsky, George Wylesol, and a bunch of other motherfuckers.

He considers his work “Outlaw Absurdism,” but has taken up the term “Chaos Fiction,” as cited by 11:11 Press’ Andrew Wilt.

 

 

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p.s. Hey. This weekend the blog unrolls the red carpet to do its part in facilitating the birth of the new book by Snatch Wylden, in this case a really extraordinary work that comes courtesy of the brilliant writer/artist/designer Mike Corrao’s interdisciplinary publishing project CLOAK. I’ve read/experienced SLASHER REDUXXX, and it’s a unique and immersive and truly impressive thing. Very highly recommended, as are the other and earlier works by Wylden and, of course, Corrao, one of the most exciting artists in the current writing and publishing world. Thank you for thinking of here, Snatch and Mike. ** Dominik, Hi!!! We’ve figured out the ghost and its ethereal-ish presence when it’s floating around in the normal sounding world but not quite yet when it’s in the haunted house. It’s mostly seen in the haunted house, so that’s where we’re still figuring out how to make its presence work as ghostly when it has to compete with the haunt’s raucous soundtrack. We’ll get it, but it’s still quite a puzzle to get right. After I delegated that gold irises duty to love, I realised that people would probably think you were just wearing gold contact lens, which wouldn’t be interesting at all. Oh well. Ha, gotta love an ignorant and innocent love. See you on Monday. In the meantime, love having you and your visiting friend wind up in a karaoke bar where you get drunk enough to jump onstage and perform … what song?, G ** Ferdinand, Yes, offered, I think, to Trump, and I’m shocked he didn’t jump at the chance. It was so him. Oh, man, luck with the quitting cigarettes. I used the patch both times I quit, and that worked really well for about five years in both cases. If I quit smoking, my head would get so clouded I wouldn’t be able to do the blog or write or really anything for months and months, which is why I won’t quit. But I hope you can. My weekend? Film work, Zoom meeting with writer friends tonight, catch up on email, work on some fiction, that kind of idea. ** _Black_Acrylic, Tinfoil’s better than gold, if you ask me. I’ll look up Tatham and O’Sullivan and see what else they did. Is it Play Therapy weekend? ** Daniel, Hi, Daniel!! Yes, that Roni Horn, that’s a good one. I don’t know why I missed it. You good? I sure hope so. ** PL, Hi. The Laika people did show me some sketches, but it was over Skype, so I never got my hands on them. They looked, you know, exciting! 🙁 Have the best weekend possible. ** Bill, What is your favorite color then? ‘King Zilla’: It’s some kind of Japanese fetish twink porn video. I saw a brief description of it. I saw three links to watch it, all of which were dead. That single still image was the only thing I could find otherwise. Mystery. I’ll try Ruth Goller, thanks, Bill. ** Misanthrope, Well, yes, I have to say her fate is not surprising whatsoever. Could be worse, I guess. A while back I was searching around and found out that Kyle Ross, the twink porn star, died last year in a car crash while having a diabetic attack. Real daddies don’t cry. So you’ll be fine. ** Steve, Ah, you know it, yeah, it’s really something. Apparently there’s a documentary about the cast of that film called ‘1000 Suns’ made by the director who just won the top prize at the Berlinale. I’m on the hunt for that. Glad your laptop sobered up. Wow. The finish line for the sound mix is mid-next week, so we’re still heavily involved. Your weekend sounds good. Enjoy it. ** Justin, Hi. If you mean ‘King Zilla’, it seems to be impossible to find, but, if you do find it, give me a heads up. ** Darby 📺, Hi. I went to elementary school with a boy who was a big TV star at the time named Darby Hinton. That’s only other Darby I can think of. He was really full of himself though, unlike you. I don’t have a thing for gold either, but I did kind of like how it made the blog look. And I wouldn’t mind eating that gold ice cream concoction. Math was always my super weak point in school. I was okay until they got to Algebra. But it was always the class that brought my grade average down down down. After Tuesday or Wednesday, I won’t be rushing as much or anymore, I think. Famous last words. Don’t pee gold this weekend and stain your pants. ** Uday, You should start wearing bubble wrap. We all should. Bubble wrap is god, kind of. Mm, no, I don’t think I’m a fan of gold, or not inordinately so. It was just a strange blog post whim that paid off to some degree. No jewelry, no. No tattoos, no. No piercings. I’m the same barren bod that came out of my mom’s womb, just bigger. Sharpie tattoo, though, that’s tempting. Did the temp tramp stamp change your life even a little? ** Corey Heiferman, Hey there, Corey. If the skipping stone was mine to give, it’d be yours. I don’t think I have anything gold either, do I? No. I think maybe my belt buckle had a kind of golden look a million years ago maybe. Thanks, yeah, we’re actually almost finished with the film. It’s shocking. Cool, I just connected with Temenos on Facebook, and I’ll get on their email list. Thanks, buddy. Weekend of note? ** Right. I hope you’ll look into the book up above between now and when I see you again on Monday. That would be great for everyone concerned.

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Vanderlei Lopes Gold Leaks (2017)

 

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Alessandro Scali Giphoscope Raro (2015)

 

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James Lee Byars The Death of James Lee Byars (1982/1994)

 

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Louise Bourgeois Arch of Hysteria (1993)

 

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Mercedes C63 AMG Vestita d’Oro (2009)

 

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Ewan David Eason Paris (Greater) (2014)

 

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Talya Miller The Old Testament (2013)

 

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At $425 a pop, your shit will be flecked with pure gold flakes when you swallow these luxurious vitamins by artist Tobias Wong.

 

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Nuno da Luz Wilderness (2015)

 

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Elmgreen und Dragset A Sack of Gold (2012)

 

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Ray Harryhausen Hera Masthead (1963)

 

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The King Zilla HIDE AKI | Golden Slave (still) (2013)

 

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David Spriggs Gold (2017)

 

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Anish Kapoor Gold Corner (2014)

 

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Richard Orlinski Gold Wild Denim (2011)

 

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Kim Connerton Pre-Life (gold box) (2013)

 

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Relic Entertainment Dawn of War 3 (2017)

 

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Marc Quinn Pamela (2010)

 

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Ragnar Kjartansson Woman in E (2016)

 

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Aili Schmeltz Bling (2008)

 

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Lita Albuquerque Gold Suits no. 1-3 (2011-2012)

 

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Felix Gonzalez-Torres Untitled (Golden) (1997-98)

 

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Nile Red Mercury dissolving gold (2017)

 

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Shilpa Gupta There is no Border Here (2006)

 

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At the price of $25,000, the Frrozen Haute Chocolate contains a variety of cocoas from over 14 countries, milk, whipped cream, La Madeline au Truffle shavings, and 5 grams of 24-carat. To ensure your money’s worth, it comes in a goblet that is banded with gold and decorated with diamonds: 1 carat of them, along with a take-home golden spoon.

 

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Yves Klein TABLE MONOGOLD (1963)

 

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Super Mario Bros. X

 

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Kevin Francis Gray Face-Off (2010)

 

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Philippe Parreno Speech Bubbles (Gold) (2015)

 

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Danh Vo Promised Land (2013)

 

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DAIRAKUDAKAN Kinpun-Shou (2008)

 

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Sherrie Levine Fountain (After Marcel Duchamp) (1991)

 

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Liz Glynn Ransom Room (2014)

 

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Crista Bellion Gold Sugar (2014)

 

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Sylvie Fleury Caddy (2000)

 

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Yoko Ono Golden Ladders (2016)

 

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Boris Petrovsky The Global Pursuit of Happiness (2012)

 

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Thomas Hirschhorn CNN (2002)

 

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Rudolf Stingel Untitled (2012)

 

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Paul McCarthy Gold Butter Dog 1 (2003)

 

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Rebecca Baumann Cascade (2011)

 

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Peter Gronquist Dolce & Gabbana (2015)

 

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GTA San Andreas L96A1 Gold (2017)

 

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Maumorgo The 40+ jury members of the 2015 Laus Design Awards with hidden cuneiform messages referring to the Anunnakis who landed on planet earth to steal our gold so that the could restore the atmosphere of their planet Nibiru (2015)

 

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Ricochet Studios Accident (2010)

 

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Thomas J. Moran Our President (2013)

 

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M.I.A. Bring The Noize (Matangi Gold Edition) (2013)

 

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Vintage Boopie Style Gold Bubble Knob Ashtray Dish (?)

 

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Dominic Wilcox 24ct gold leafed skimming stone with individually ‘made to fit ‘leather belt pouch (2009)

 

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Casey Curran Bequeath these Seeds (2016)

 

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Dust 6 Gold Fucking Japanese Geisha (still) (2016)

Watch it here

 

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James Caldwell Unknown (2008)

 

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Mathias Kiss Golden Snake (2015)

 

 

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p.s. Hey. ** Arno, Good morning to you! I didn’t know there was a monument to him at his demise point. But of course that makes sense. I can’t think of an individual favorite poem by him off the top of my head. Do you have one? Safe trip back to the relatively real today. Sometimes, and maybe even often, it’s the thinking/developing time that ends up being more important than the physical laying down of the text, in my experience. So, I wouldn’t sweat the low output itself thing. Sounds like plenty happened in your head. That’s not silly at all, no. It only points to a confident issue if you imagine that it does, but it doesn’t necessarily. Tempos vary, for sure. Carlton Mellick III: I’ve never actually read him. Hm. Maybe someday. I don’t know of C.C. Krijgelmans. I remember when I lived in Holland how frustrating it was that my friends would wax enthusiastic about this Dutch writer or that, and almost none of them had been translated into my English, and my Dutch never got good enough to parse literature. I’m guessing Krijgelmans isn’t in English, but I’ll look. I hope you made through your front door in perfect shape. ** _Black_Acrylic, That’s the spirit! Oh, wow, Archie Gray is a serious charmer indeed. Now I’m going to have to start watching the Leeds matches, I guess. Bresson would just have had to make him not smile so much, but yes. ** Dominik, Hi!!! Things got a little delayed, so we’ll start finessing the ghost tomorrow morning. Today we’ll polish up to his arrival point and start batting ideas around. He and the haunted house will take some days to get right, and we don’t have many days available, so … eek. You (and love) have such a knack for nailing the texts I was especially happy to cut and paste. Love giving you (or anyone of your choice) gold irises for 24 hours and following you or them around with a camera crew to document what happens, G. ** Misanthrope, What is Tricia up to these days, I don’t wonder. If I was a multibillionaire I’d build a house that was 80% secret tunnels, I swear to god. ** Bill, It was an intense bunch. Must be an encroachment of the world itself. Skipping the Link novel, thank you. Life’s too shortish. ** Ferdinand, Hi, F. Good to see ya. How’s stuff? I hadn’t seen that exact clip, but, lord, is that debacle covering the news media right now, justifiably. Thanks, pal. ** Steve Erickson, Even when they’re not as fatally oriented, I think a good 80% of the profiles and comments are always daydreams. You’re right: Gary I. on Santos would be killer. Wow. I’m about to get the new Kim Gordon. Yeah, she’s tough. I will argue with you about her being the only forward thinking/moving SYer though. I think Thurston and Lee are still pioneering away constantly. I’d be worried that an EVP research session would call up the kind of ‘horror’ approach that we are trying very hard to avoid. But maybe we should just bite that bullet. Hope not. Oh, I watched this great African film from the early 70s called ‘Touki Bouki’ last night. It’s pretty amazing. Have you seen it? High recommendation if you haven’t. It’s on soap2day. Thanks! ** T, You’re not a slave, ha ha?! Well, I guess that’s why I’ve never put you in the escort posts (not that I’ve ever happened across your profile). I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that the kind of profile you characterise yourself as having is likely the far more successful type than the artsy ones I tend to jump at. The photos are a mix and match to protect the dudes. Plus I think it’s likely that easily more than 50% of the photos they use are fake and stolen from elsewhere. So, that probably explains it. Great about our mutual 31st concert attendance! We need to have the vast majority of the film finished before the 8th, and then we’ll do the SFX after that. So, by the 31st, yeah, it might be in the bank, I hope. I do need endless possibilities today, at least in the audio department (sound mixing from  morning to night). I hope your Friday does not mince a single minute. xoD ** Justin, That kind of nostalgia I mentioned is a giant problem with people my age and even younger. It shocks me. Never ever go there, that’s my advice. I was just thinking, ‘fucking hell, it’s the weekend again?!’, yeah. Time is the spookiest of the spooky things. ** PL, Hi! Oh, cool, I’m glad my Geiser tip paid off. You’re angling to be animator! Wow, well, of course. That’s super exciting. Again, until this film work is finished the p.s. is a time when I’m in a hurry to get to work so, again, let me think about suggestions. There are quite a lot out there that I know I like. Sabin Balasa: no, I don’t know of him. Thanks, I’ve noted his name, and I’ll investigate as soon as I’m in free time again. I know, re: Laika/God Jr.’. That was the only time in decades that I said yes to a producer who wanted to adapt one of my novels, ‘cos I thought it could really work with them. Oh well. Enjoy your day utterly! ** Okay. I thought I would endeavor to make the blog look classy today. See you tomorrow.