Label: BeTon

36部限定!!オリジナルは非常に入手困難な激レア物件!!小さな金属ベルが付属する特殊パッケージ仕様!!80年代よりイタリアノイズのパイオニアの一人として活動を続け、既に活動歴は40年を超えた重鎮Maurizio Bianchi。お馴染み毎度小部数のリリースを行うイタリアBeTonが出版した、ハンドメイドの特殊パッケージ物件[Mokushi XVI, XVI]。2006年にスウェーデンMirakelmusikがデジタルオンリーで出版した作品で、同年にM.B本人がプライベートの極小CD-Rエディションを作るも殆ど出回らない形で終わった為、今回の復刻は非常に嬉しいところ。ベージュの厚紙製封筒、CD-R、ミニポスター、インサートを封入。



Limited edition 36 copies.

Handmade packaging.
The CD-R is contained in a 14x20 cm embossed beige cardboard envelope. A sticker is attached to the envelope.
The envelope has a hole closed with two pieces of black satin ribbon holding a little bell in silver or gold metal.
There are two editions of 18 copies each one: 18 have the silver bell and 18 copies have the gold bell.
Inside the envelope are:
- a plastic envelope containing the black vinyl-like polycarbonate CD-R. The CD-R is printed
- 2 inserts with credits. printed in silver or in gold special paper (13x17 cm.). The silver edition has silver inserts, the gold edition has gold inserts
- a miniposter (15,5x11 cm. closed, 31x44 cm. developed)
- 3 stickers

Preface:
"Mokushi" is the Japanese translation of "apocalypse", and all the dictionaries give to it the meaning of "great catastrophe, total disaster, weighty calamity". Simply this is a common place, a cliché which we must demolish. In reality the root of the word "apocalypse" comes from the greek "apokàlypsis", which means "discovery, revealment", and on it we don't find simply a fatalistic message of world's destruction, but a discovery, a revealment of divine truths, the plain truths. It's true that Apocalypse 16,16 ("Mokushi XVI, XVI") is mentioning Armageddon, but will be something very different from a total annihilation of every shape of life on earth. On the contrary, we've the happy assurance that only the wickeds, the arrogants, the oppressors, the unthankfuls, the disloyals, the selfish persons, the God's opposers will be totally destroyed by the angelic armies. "Mokushi XVI, XVI" will become the imminent and impending event that will change the human history forever! - Maurizio Bianchi

Many thanks to David v.R., Sandro K., N. Kasahara and S. Kraus for their trustworthy help.