A
BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO AN OBSESSION
Atrax Morgue started his sick activity in 1992. It was in a summer night, i
was out with some boring friends, they talked about boring things and i was
full-immerged outside all
I was thinking about my project's name and then i found the name ATRAX MORGUE
(note: ATRAX comes from: "Atrax Robustus" aka "Funnel Web Spider"
the most dangerous/lethal spider in the world). It sounds nice and i decided
for it. It was also good because it reflects my obsession for spiders and for
DEATH.
The first powerelectronic record i listened was "Beyond Unknown Pleasures"
by the italian sadistic project "The Sodality"mastermined by Andrea
Cernotto. I was intrigued by this record
I liked it so much, than i contacted
the guy behind this project and finally i decided to meet him. He was a nice
guy, and we shared some interest in common
I remember he shown me an incredible
collection of De Sade's books
Another record of my first approach to powerelectronics was WHITEHOUSE's "Dedicated
to Peter Kurten" ; it was shoking and at first i didn't understand it at
all
But then i started to listen to others WHITEHOUSE lp's and at last
i was finding myself totally into them. Ohter bands i was listen to was Genocide
Organ and Brighter Death Now.
I started my first recording session in summer 1992, at a friend's home, with
a friend's equipment. "In Search of Death" was recorded in a week,
and i used just a keyboard, a multi effect and voice. (this is definitely the
current ATRAX MORGUE equipment: analog keyboard / multi-effect).
So, obsessions has found a way to comes out. Through violent and cold analogue
electronic sounds, and my own voice.
I had/have a million of obsessions/manias, all around the most important: DEATH.
MURDER,ISOLATION,PSYCHOSIS,PORNOGRAPHY,NECROPHILIA,PATHOLOGY,FETISHES,DISEASES,
and tons of other disturbing subjects are a matter of inspiration and a way
to explore human's most deepest desires and perversions.
In 1998 i started
an ATRAX MORGUE side project called MÖRDER MACHINE; the main difference
is that here i used some harsh rythms mixed with the usual analog noise and
voice; i recorded the first tape "HappybirthDeath" and a second "DeathShow"
that i released later on compact disc; the project has a good feedback and now
i'm in the process to work on the second MÖRDER MACHINE CD release.
Through the years, ATRAX MORGUE have developed his style in making noise aberrations;
since it was more rough and straight, now is more refined, minimal and scheming
in the structure. My personal life'ss sssick experiences and my mental decay
have contributed a lot in any ATRAX MORGUE release and efforts. I think that
my last works shown exactly that i am become an obsessed schizophrenic-paranoid
and of course a chronic nerves sufferer.
I'm still disgusted by humans and i found them useless
like myself.
The difference behind me and a human is that i have no problems to admit it.
That i'm nothin than a useless still-born creature.
By now, after 31 years of life on planet earth, i have reached a massive and
devastating dose of nihilism and rejection about ANYthing i do.
To me, the most creative act is DO NOTHING.
I can just take care of my corpse, before entering inside a beautiful fresh
coffin, finally DEAD.
Marco Corbelli / ATRAX MORGUE September 2001