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MAY 5: NACHTKABARETT MARILYN MANSON .COM UPDATE
Collaboration
between Nick Kushner and Brad
Jaeger, a frequently contributing writer & partner of The NACHTKABARETT,
who along with me painstakingly compiled and documented all information herein
Additional contributions from Bullsik of MansonPL.com for uncovering the coded sequences of the MarilynManson.com splash page; Nina & Indira, friends of The NACHTKABARETT who are part of the German translation team for their identification and translation of the sample on MarilynManson.com of the speech by 'Hitler's Architect' Albert Speer; Herr Doktor of MansonUSA, another friend of The NACHTKABARETT responsible for the new t-shirt image scans for information & related images on the nature of the tuberculosis, or White Plague, references on MarilynManson.com; Bjornwad of MansonUSA for discovery of origins of the 'Celebritarian Hymn' within the new splash puzzle of MarilynManson.com. Additional contributions from Zac Shiffer & Terroja of MansonUSA for the hare among daggers image; Daisy, a great friend of The NACHTKABARETT who is part of the German Translation team for the parallelism between the recent imagery and the Fritz Lang film 'M'; and Giorgio, another friend of The NK, for the input on Manson's Carroll inspired watercolors. Discovery of text disguised on Manson's shirt on Celebritarian masthead image courtesy of BlindMessiah from MansonUSA.
| APRIL
21ST |
APRIL 25TH |
MAY
1ST |
DUE TO ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSES, FOR PREVIOUS PAGES ON The NACHTKABARETT
OF THE UPDATES ON MARILYN MANSON.COM BETWEEN JANUARY 2006 - MARCH 2006 PLEASE
VISIT:
First observed as of January 3rd, 2006, the familiar splash page at MarilynManson.com began a series of progressive changes towards the upcoming era. Unlike other topics at The NACHTKABARETT which are grouped thematically, this article will be organized slightly differently, covering issues chronologically, in the order which they first appeared.
This page will be updated as new advents arise but contained for now is everything up to present along with downloads of everything which is now taken down.
APRIL
21ST
NEW INCARNATION OF MARILYN MANSON .COM
Just a day after seven years had passed since the tragedy that took place in Colorado which Manson was virtually solely scapegoated for allegedly inspiring, the subject of Celebritarianism was again revisited, marking the new evolution of MarilynManson.com.
Phantasmagoria is defined as,
1.
a.
A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams
or fever. 2. Fantastic imagery as represented in art. |
And this definition is precisely what MarilynManson.com acted as: a pure illustration of phantasmagoria being an instantaneously flashing of 26 images with a superimposed MM atop; images which are elements of film projects Manson has alluded to, images which reflect the concept of Celebritarianism further discussed below; images both cryptic and disturbing; along with images hinting at the very inspiration behind the original concept of Marilyn Manson.
The audio file playing is (as predicted by The NACHTKABARETT last January in the first series of changes on MarilynManson.com) one of the few existing audio recordings of Aleister Crowley, this is particular being Crowley's recitation of the 'The Call of the First Aethyr (Enochian Version)'.
A fitting allusion as references to Crowley and specifically Enochian magick date to the back cover of Holy Wood where a jawless Manson is depicted in front of the Sigillum Dei Aemeth, as stated previously on The NACHTKABARETT within this section, a symbol delivered to Edward Kelly and Dr. John Dee in the Sixteenth century, both of whom working together laid the foundation, through divine guidance, of the present system of Enochian Magick which is considered to be one of the most powerful forms of magick by many Occultists. Contained within the previously section of of the MarilynManson.com chronology is an excerpt detailing some of the significance and the delivery of the Sigillum to Dee and Kelly, as given in the book Enochian Magick for Beginners by Donald Tyson.
For more on this refer to The OCCULT section of The NACHTKABARETT.
Brand new Celebritarian t-shirt depicting
Marilyn Manson, a la Charles Manson, with the seven pointed Star of Babalon
emblazoned on his forehead coinciding with many of the recent Occult & Enochian
references by Manson.
See also the Marilyn Manson Updates & Chronology additions of March 15 as well as The OCCULT section for more.
COLUMBINE: SEVEN YEARS IN THE AFTERMATH
Image contained within the MarilynManson.com phantasmagoric intro
With one still photograph in a flurry of images being displayed in the new update, that of a tabloid magazine – the National Enquirer – stood out prominently.
The shot of the newspaper made no effort of slighting away from the issue of Celebritarianism, as it focused in on the portions dealing with death, so as to exclude the rest of the paper. This was one of the purest examples of Celebritarianism - death packaged and sold to the masses, with the byproduct of martyr making from the remains of the deceased.
Brash text revealed "COLUMBINE KILLERS", "photos of their death", "[how] the two gunmen really died", and "never before seen crime scene photos inside", all of which centered around the concept of Celebritarianism; a concept which, while initially outlined in Holy Wood, has been fermenting for many years, and will continue to be explored on Manson's forthcoming album, likely by the Celebritarian Corporation.
THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED
Image contained within the MarilynManson.com phantasmagoric intro
One particular photograph present within the series of images was that of the film set of Jerry Lewis' unreleased movie adaptation of Joan O'Brien and Charles Denton's screenplay "The Day the Clown Cried".
"I
TOOK A CHILD BY THE HAND
TO LEAD HIM ON HIS WAY.
I TOLD HIM OF THE LOVE OF GOD,
AND TAUGHT HIM HOW TO PRAY.
AND AS I SEARCHED FOR BETTER WAYS
HIS GUIDE AND HELP TO BE...
I FOUND, AS WE WALKED HAND IN HAND
THAT HE WAS LEADING ME."
- Beginning of the final draft of The Day the Clown Cried
The basic storyline is that of a depressed German clown named Helmut, who finds
one of his only joys in mocking, testing, and opposing the views of Hitler,
his SS, and his fascist rule. His unfavorable views wind up leading to his detention
in the famous Auschwitz death camp, wherein he befriends and tries to protect
many of the children there from the horrors of Hitler. When it is learned that
all of the children will be killed, and all negotiations have failed, Helmut
makes the decision of having the children's final moments be in that of joy,
rather than that of squalor.
Helmut organizes a circus like march to the guards in charge of their execution, skipping and dancing along the way with makeshift music provided by his harmonica, the children in tow, giggling and laughing. The guards are struck with disbelief at the sight, and lead Helmut and the children into a gas chamber. The last sounds heard are that of laughing and the fading sound of the harmonica...
The Day the Clown Cried shares a major concept present also within M, a prior
identified connection to Manson, which details the plight of a serial killer
who ends up seducing children (in his case with balloons, rather than circus
antics) to their doom.
It should also be mentioned that Madonna Wayne Gacy's later portion of his name is derived from John Wayne Gacy, a serial killer who often seduced young boys, before raping and murdering them. John's profession was also that of a clown, and he adopted the name "Pogo". To compliment the ties to clowns, a photo from the same set which has been making up many of the new Celebritarian images up to this point shows Manson with polka dot sleeves barely poking through his cuffs:
Photo by Perou appearing in the Russian Rolling Stone
Also which can be faintly seen, the least visible ring is of a skull and crossbones, the symbol which Manson has been spotted wearing on a number of occasions, both in ring and military patch form, and which once again ties into the thematic element of the Black Death.
All of these references are filled with allusions to the tale of the Pied Piper, which is the archetypal tale of child seduction leading to death.
"IF
ANOTHER MAN'S CHILD IS THREATENED,
AND YOU MOVE NOT TO PROTECT IT,
THE CHILDREN OF ALL MEN ARE
IN JEOPARDY, AND YOU STAND AS
GUILTY AS THOSE WHO THREATEN"
- The final written words of "The Day the Clown Cried"
THE PIED PIPER
With visible inspiration drawing from two films exploring many of the same thematic
elements, such as herding children to their death, it is of importance to understand
the original tale in order to better draw the concept and the purpose of Manson
for displaying allusions to more recent takes of a similar theme.
The story takes place in Germany (both where M, and The Day the Clown Cried were set), and took place on June 26th, 1284. In that year, the Pied Piper arrived at Hamelin, and promised its residents that he could eliminate the rodent problem they were experiencing. In exchange, he asked for a schilling per head for his services, which the town gladly agreed to. He delivered his promise, playing upon a pipe which attracted the rats to him, before heading to the Weser river, and drowning them all.
However, the people of the town went back on their original deal and did not pay the Pied Piper, as he did not produce the heads of the rats as proof to his claim. In the most popular version of this tale, the Pied Piper swore vengeance, and later returned while the villagers were in church to lead 130 children to a cave, before sealing it off...the children never to be seen again.
A popular historical theory for this tale suggests that the children had contracted
an early form of the Black Death, and were led out of town in order to protect
the rest of the village.
MARILYN
MONROE & CHARLES MANSON 
Another
short note to make mention of is that of the two sets of eyes which can be seen
independently in the flashing series of images. These are none other than those
of Marilyn Monroe, and Charles Manson, two of the biggest iconographical figures
of the 1960's, and the inspiration for the name which Manson adopted.
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Images contained within the MarilynManson.com phantasmagoric intro
Newsprint photos of Marilyn Monroe's eyes within MarilynManson.com flash. Most notably the eyes are from the same photo in which Andy Warhol painted his famous Marilyn Monroe silkscreen montage shortly after her suicide.
Still frame from MarilynManson.com flash intro which appears to be a distorted frame of Marilyn Monroe singing "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"
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Marilyn Monroe singing "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend".
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Marilyn Manson circa. 1994. An early allusion by Marilyn Monroe by Manson
LIFE / DEATH
Magazine
LIFE Magazine - a publication which has displayed some of the most influential
characters of the 20th century, many of which have been previously referenced
by Manson as to having provided him with inspiration for his albums. Marilyn
Monroe, Charles Manson, and JFK, are but three of the figures LIFE has displayed
on its historic covers
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The concept of Celebritarianism is directly applicable, as all three were turned
into martyr's of sorts. Monroe and Manson represented two of the largest icons
of the 1960's, and in the case of Monroe and JFK, their fame was widely increased
and perpetuated by the circumstances of their death (while Manson's was perpetuated
by the death he caused to others). Thus the initial concept of Celebritarianism
was born: the devouring of celebrities, the juxtaposition of popularity and
recognition onto death, and conversely, being unknown or 'nobodies' while alive.
The dead, regardless of their LIFE, are recognized, idolized, and worshipped
upon their DEATH, and are subsequently (and humorously) martyred and placed
onto magazine covers such as LIFE.
As with the universal concept of balance; present within every form of dichotomy, the two opposing forces (for example: LIFE and DEATH) are not per say pitted against each other, but rather are the union of opposites. Manson's most recent reference to this notion being the Cross of Lorraine, which he referred to as the "double cross".
THE WHITE PLAGUE
A new dimension to Manson's use of the Cross of Lorraine, or Double Cross as Manson has described it as, is that along the concept of the alchemical union of dichotomies discussed by Boyd Rice to note and its representation of Manson's ethos is that the Cross of Lorraine is also a historical symbol of the fight against tuberculosis. The Cross used in context to the fight against Tuberculosis presumably derives from, in part, the famous allegory of Saint George slaying the Dragon which Manson has previously hinted at within the artwork of the Personal Jesus single.
See: The OCCULT section of The NACHTKABARETT on the PERSONAL JESUS SYMBOLISM for more on this previously allusion.
A
young "knight" decorates Modern Health Crusader General Pershing with
the double-barred cross.
Photo from Journal of the Outdoor Life, Vol. XIX, January 1922
Johns
Hopkins Magazine February 1998
The disease was previously incurable in the days before the advent of antibiotics, much like syphilis, and was subsequently referred to as the White Plague, or White Death, due to the disease inducing a pallor complexion on those afflicted by it as well as the similarity of transmission and its effect on its victim to the Bubonic Plague. The disease in fact reached such epidemic proportion that sanatoriums (establishments dedicated to the treatment of disease) were set up for those afflicted for quarantine purposes, both to keep outside pathogens out as well as to keep the disease in from spreading further. Similar in classification to the trend of popularization of mid Nineteenth Century asylums for the chronic insane, the sanatoriums were the only recourse against Tuberculosis as a treatment. The sanatoriums became synonymous with the treatment of tuberculosis and degenerated into veritable "death houses" because of the disease, with tuberculosis truly being a modern day plague similar to our AIDS today.
While Manson has spoke directly of the Black Plague, or Black Death, as creative inspiration for the upcoming album, a dichotomy is once again present with the White Plague, which Manson also alluded to with a picture in a series of images of the intro.swf
The image which Manson presented of an apparent bishop or priest with the Cross of Lorraine is in actuality a ceremony honoring the American General, John Joseph Pershing, a hero of World War I, who lent his name and support of the American Red Cross, which during the years of World War I the organization was in efforts to stamp out a tuberculosis epidemic circa 1918.
In keeping with interlocking themes of dichotomies, opposites and pallor complexions due to plague, Edgar Allan Poe, whom Manson has been frequently referencing as of late and including dedicating a watercolor portrait too, had lost his wife and other family members to the epidemic of tuberculosis thus fueling his melancholic writings.
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Examples
of posters featuring the Cross of Lorraine in the fight against Tuberculosis.
Thanks in part to Herr Doktor of MansonUSA and Bullsik of MansonPL.com
for some of the images and their origins within this section.
Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Louisville, Kentucky.
Famous for its so-called "Death Tunnel," the tunnel in which the dead
were transported from the building
All of these discussed previously in this flash was a phantasmagoric montage, however by clicking the film will direct the web navigator to a new page, a multimedia version of the Celebritarian masthead of Manson with the crown of thorns and MM stigmatist hands. The new advent which occurred on the afternoon of the 25th of April was the first time MarilynManson.com began to embody the hidden and numbered sequences which both Manson and the previously incarnations of MarilynManson.com have previously alluded to.
APRIL
25TH
NEW SPLASH PAGE & CODED SEQUENCES ON
MARILYN MANSON .COM
CLICK
TO SEE & INTERACT WITH THE MARILYN MANSON
CELEBRITARIAN © SPLASH PAGE
CODED SEQUENCE DECIPHERED THUSFAR, WITH NEW DISCOVERIES TO BE FEATURED HERE AS THEY ARISE
Thanks in large part to Bullsik of MansonPL.com for the decoding finds
FIRST
Wait for all of scene to display fully & the Alfred Hitchcock speech to complete. Cross will dull in brightness
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Hover mouse over cross for a IIV, which fades into a III, to
appear on the bottom bar on the left.
Click the IIV within the cross and type 1 on keyboard
An instantaneous flash with Manson & mouse ears will appear
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'THE FIRST GATE, HAS BEEN OPENED' scrolls across bottom cross
bar
(but has since been removed)
SECOND
Wait for Cross to dull again
Hover over cross. When V appears click the V and type v on
keyboard.
A flash will be seen & heard
Cross will eventually turn red. When cross is red type 0. Celebritarian Hymn plays.
NEXT STEP CURRENTLY UNDETERMINED
The cross will remain bright after Celebritarian Hymn plays without dulling again.
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While the song is playing and the cross is red, typing 3 & 5 will bring it back to grey. A red IIV which fades into a III is present when hovered over in the same fashion as above. I believe it's only residual from the Flash actionscript.
Periodically also the MM on the hands shake. This could either be part of the flash movie or else interactive somehow while the MM © logo has a vibrating silhouette while hovering over.
The number: 3113150113151150335313, also appears within the source code as a search keyword, which is unknown what its significance is but relates to the number sequences of the updates last January as well as the "seized" sites afterward.
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All .SWF files within introduction currently known thus far:
galvanizer, ohm, bg, celebritarianhymn_no26,
conf1, conf2, conf3, 01355, detach313
TEXT DECRYPTED ON MANSON'S SHIRT
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBREWS
CHAPTER 10
The text resting below Manson in the new Celebritarian Corporation logo, as suspected by many fans, is biblical in nature, and originates from The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews. These thirteen chapters criticize traditional Jewish practices, and warn the children of Israel to accept Christ as the LORD (as opposed to the traditional Jewish stance of Jesus of Nazareth as a prophet).
Chapter 10 begins with a criticism on the practice of animal
sacrifice. "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats
should take away sins.", but rather "we are sanctified through the
offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." In essence, Christ
made a superior sacrifice, and thus is the authoritative sacrifice for the sins
of mankind, simultaneously marking Christ as the original Celebritarian, whose
death even to this day is still exploited, idolized, and worshipped, rather
than his teachings or the way in which he lived.
The text in question lies below, and some lettering is faintly visible in the
shirt:
Image and discovery courtesy of Blind Messiah from MansonUSA
"For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the
Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write
them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission
of these is, there is no more offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren,
boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living
way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his
flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God; Let us draw near with
a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an
evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the
profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works".
Screen capture of the original Celebritarian.com
vignette
Housed FIRST and exclusively by NACHTKABARETT.com
CELEBRITARIAN HYMN
From new audio comes the Celebritarian hymn, which features the voice of preacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee:
Identification of source courtesy of Bjornwad of MansonUSA
"Why
do God's children suffer? Now, I do not entertain the vain viewpoint or
the futile notion of the absurd idea that I am going to answer the question
once and for all time and have a final word. I do not think I'll do that.
Perhaps all that I am going to do is to add more confusion to a very mooted
problem of human experience. Here is another group of people, "...and
others had trial of cruel mockings and scourging, yea, moreover bonds
and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were
tested, they were slain with the sword!" Now that's a slain state.
Here's one group of people who by faith escaped the edge of the sword.
Here's another group of people, who were slain by the sword and they did
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THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBREWS
CHAPTER 11
"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtain promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection: And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented".
Chapter 11 of Hebrews, which preacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee referenced is a short chapter which teaches that "by faith" we understand the word and work of God. To be more specific, this faith is a faith in the LORD:
"By faith they passed through the Red sea by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.", "By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days", and numerous other examples in the chapter all detail that, "through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear".
Before segueing by way of inclining scales into a choir singing, "Do you love your guns, your God, your government?", drawing parallels to The Love Song, which introduced three pillars of Celebritarianism: Guns, God, and Government.
Guns,
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The Celebritarian Corporation further demonstrates the fundamental comprisal of these three elements, as it compiles them together into a blend of dissonant unity.
However, even present in the first track of Holy Wood, Godeatgod, Celebritarianism and its mantra of sorts was briefly described:
"Before the bullets,
Before the flies,
Before authorities take out my eyes"
This making making direct reference to guns and government, while many phrases also present in the song were directly tied to God, once again fulfilling what appears to be three central aspects of Celebritarianism.
As the song is titled as a "hymn", it adds a degree of involvement to the concept by unifying and herding the beliefs of the group by repetition and faith, which is within anyone's power to do when corrupted by corporations (be it the church, the government, authorities, or even violence)
This blind following is exactly what leads individuals to uniformity, herdibility, nonresistance, and ignorance, and subsequently, can lead us to misfortune (if we're lucky), and death if we're not so fortunate.
ALBERT SPEER
The German voice which is sampled within the audio of the splash page, mistakenly by many as Adolf Hitler, is a speech by Albert Speer who is often known as 'the first architect of the Third Reich'. Speer had originally studied to be a mathematician but had decided to follow in his family's lineage of architecture, joining the Nazi Party in 1931. Hitler was fond of Speer due to his own artistic inclinations and Speer had designed such infamous Nazi monumental displays as the parade grounds where the Nuremberg Rallies were held. It should be noted however that Speer has remained apolitical throughout most of his life and his life was spared at the Nuremberg trials for showing remorse, instead being sentenced to 20 years in prison where he wrote in secrecy the semi-autobiographical books and later dying in London in 1981 due to natural causes.
Scene from the Nazi Nuremberg Rallies, prominently featured
in the Nazi propaganda film "Triumph of the Will"
by Leni Riefenstahl. Massive swastika flags and setup designed and improved
upon by Albert Speer.
Here is the entire original speech by Speer, a sample of which is heard during the splash page, translated by Nina and earlier identified by Indira, both members of the German translation team of The NACHTKABARETT:
"German Comrades! Never have civilized people been hit so hard, Never have depredation and war-destruction been as capacious as in our country and never have people beard the cruelty of war with more endurance, tenaciousness and faith like you. Now you are all depressed and heavily shocked. Your faith changes into desperation and your endurance and tenaciousness into tiredness and casualness. That may not be! The German people have demonstrated a corporate mind-set which will evoke an admiration of a righteous history in a later future. Especially in this very moment we might not mourn and bemoan the past. Only with determined work can we still bear our fortune. The depredations which this war brought to Germany are only comparable to those of the Thirty Years' War. The loss of population because of hunger and epidemic plagues should not embrace that dimension. Only because of this reason sees Großadmiral Dönitz himself forced to not put down the weapons. It is the only meaning of the combat that is still fought, to let the German people who are still fleeing from or are still threatened by the Soviet army not die. This is the last duty in this hero-combat of Germany, which the people that beard the affliction of this war so brave, still have to carry. It lies by the way in the hands of the enemy how much honour and facility he allows the German people to receive, a conquered but heroically fighting enemy, so they can also one time go down into history as generous and decent. But nevertheless, you can all, everyone at his own place, still contribute to keep the people from the worst damage. You have to raise the buildup-will in the next months, the will with which you, German workers and German works managers, always again tried to abolish the consequences of the air attacks. The understandingly lethargy, which came over the people because of the paralyzing shock and the overweening frustration of the last months, has to vanish. For the closest future I give you the following basic guidelines: 1. The most important thing is the abolishment of the damage on the Reichstrain facilities. As far as the enemy somehow allows or commands, is it therefore under the commitment of all resources and also with the most primitive help to carry on with the rebuild. Because the transport makes the feeding of big areas possible in which the population otherwise undergoes serious dearth. And only because of temporarily repaired infrastructure can you find back to your families. 2. The industry and the trade which have rendered incomparably much in this war are obligated to accomplish every order to rebuild the train facilities very fast and prefer them to all other orders. 3. In six years of war has the German farmer been disciplined and delivered his products exemplarily after the dispositions. Every German farmer has to take his delivers to the highest possible maximum in the forthcoming time. It is without question that the German farmer practices the harvesting with outmost acquittal. He knows how much responsibility he bears in front of the German people. 4. Food goods have to be driven before any other good. The food companies are to be provided with electricity, gas and wood before all other companies. If we work with the same tenaciousness as we have done in the last years, the German people will be preserved without more big loss. If our enemy allows that cannot be foreseen. But I am bound to mobilize my labour until the last moment for the preservation of our people. The aggressions that Germany received that last months are harrowing. It is not in our hands anymore where our fate will turn to. Only a better destiny can change our future. We ourselves can contribute with working determined and hard, with meeting the enemy dignified and self-confident, with getting decent inside and self-critical and with an unimpaired faith in the future of our people who will always and forever be. God save Germany. " |
"GERMAN RADIO HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT HITLER IS DEAD"
(In actuality Hitler's doppelgänger, or body double)
Another audio clip which is part of the sound montage is a BBC radio address from Stuart Hibberd dated May 1st, 1945 announcing the confirmation of the death of Hitler. Though this soundclip is a bit more self explanatory, more on the significance of its inclusion to be discussed as more is revealed in context to it on MarilynManson.com.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
"Perhaps I should mention that we have decided that this flick, or homicide, is a little special, a little too macabre for the squeamish. Therefore we have labeled it for 'Juveniles Only.' Adults will not be permitted to this unless they are accompanied by their children" |
The above audio preface to the Celebritarian splash is spoken by Alfred Hitchcock who was one of the early Twentieth Century's masters of the horror genre, writing such classic and then revolutionary horror films such as Psycho and The Birds. The audio may sound familiar as it was first utilized by Manson in 2003 for the short film released on Valentine's Day 2003 entitled 'The Mechanism of Desire'. The film was released in Manson's journal under the post "Valentine's Day Bring Us A New Taste Of Eonism" where the new look and aesthetic was unveiled for the first time. The audio does have certain connotations which allude to concepts involving Celebritarianism including the work of Gottfried Helnwein, as well as Manson, who explore the themes of innocence corrupted.
313 DETACH
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Two stills of frame 313 of the Zapruder film which appear in the opening vignette of Celebritarian.com. Frame 313 of the film, being annotated, is the frame in which Kennedy's head is impacted and explodes; coinciding the song "President Dead" is 3 minutes and 13 seconds long. |
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It is noteworthy to mention that the detach313 file is in itself a reference to the Kennedy assassination; another tie to the martyring of individuals into Celebritarians. In the infamous Zapruder film, frame number 313 is the head shot which killed John F Kennedy, and detached parts of his skull from the impact.
GALVANIZER & OHM
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Two of the .swf files which launched – galvanizer.swf, and ohm.swf –
carry electric symbology present within their titles. Continually visible in
metaphor and central to the identity and message of Marilyn Manson is the concept
of dichotomy,which is brought forth in yet another new form.
The definition of a galvanizer is that of an object which stimulates or promotes an electric shock, while the ohm represents its antithesis, a measurement of electrical resistance. And as with much of Manson's art, it is interconnected to prior work, and interconnects with a symbol most Manson fans are familiar with; the symbol of Omega, which the ohm uses to represent itself. Manson has previously stated that both albums Antichrist Svperstar and Mechanical Animals were dual counterparts, inverses in a sense which this lends an additional interpretation of opposites merging to create a balance but what is to be made from this new connection is still to be seen, however The NACHTKABARETT will further expand this segment upon future discoveries.
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Shock symbol, the universal warning symbol of the risk of electric
shock (photo taken by NK in Romania where the symbols
literally line the street corners) and the Ohm symbol, denoted by the omega,
the symbol of electrical resistance.
MAY
1ST
MARILYN MANSON .COM
PHANTASMAGORIC REVERSION
CLICK
TO SEE THE PHANTASMAGORIC & CELEBRITARIAN
SPLASH PAGE UPDATED MAY 1ST
Coinciding with Walpurgisnacht, the heralding of the spring and rebirth, the previous phantasmagoric flash was reverted back to the homepage of MarilynManson.com with the now current, sequenced Celebritarian splash page accessible by clicking the flashing montage.