"The recording was entirely improvised. I took it home and began working with these raw materials in my basement studio. My object was to organize and harness this chaotic noise into a coherent and musical structure. My aim was to make "songs" out of giant blocks of improvised sound. With the
use of samples, found sounds, cartoon music and other odds and ends, I think it works.
"The name 'Maldoror' comes from a nineteenth century novel of the same name, written by Lautremont. It is an early French surrealist masterpiece, full of brutality and beauty - just like the music on this record."
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