Category: Psychosupersum

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Two new poems that are synoptically in dialogue with each other. As you can see, I’ve already written and translated 140 pages of poetry since August. The poems De Pestzuil and Een Heel Korte Roman form a layered duet, a synergistic dialogue that invites…

This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders I got freedom chains, I know I like That’s what an automated A.I. translator makes of the first line of the opening track of my album. I’ve got rhythm checkAlohaly Is what it actually says. Quite a difference, of course. But that doesn’t make…

This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders ‘You started a lawsuit? Are you out of your mind?’ Apparently, confidence in the legal system is at an all-time low, as that’s all I’ve been hearing lately. Almost everyone believes the system is corrupt, that you don’t stand a chance, that it’s all…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders ### Self-Correction One more point of self-correction, as I do sometimes make mistakes: Jan Baeke has indeed never published a book with Van Oorschot, although the man who savaged my novel was from Van Oorschot. So, it’s a matter of -1 and then +1….

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders The Lawsuit Against the Letterenfonds How did the lawsuit against the Letterenfonds unfold? It was supposed to start at 15:40, but there was no one from the Fund in sight. After some searching, it turned out they were sitting around the corner at the…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders With this debut album, we wanted to create a specific sound. There probably aren’t many albums that explore the intersection of poetry, roots reggae, and world music, with forays into electronic music and even Coil and the philosophies of Hakim Bey. With a total…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Twaletgram (Ode to a square poop-box logo) Choosing an anonymous prisoneras the commandant of a penal campyou start scrolling back through their life,an endless repetition of bumbling fortune,the same faces, ever younger,ever more pimply, until you stareinto the face of the first selfiethe keepers…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders It warms my heart that Mozafar is still remembered in a poem. Speaking of obsessive images, I recently made my first official music video. Attentive viewers will notice that Nick appears entirely as Munch’s Scream here: This coming Wednesday, my first official album will…

This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders Thierry and Nick: an in-depth series on modern art Nick Cave, Martinus Benders, 2023 Let’s revisit the famous video ‘Thierry and Nick cut the steak’ which has already been analyzed as a great work of art. Thierry sits to Nick’s left, on the side…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders The memories of my father painstakingly leveling the caravan in the blazing heat as a physics teacher are just as significant as the trauma over eierkoeken on page 118. This is a typical poem carried by a single word: “Soul-enhancer.” My father attempted to…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Thierry and Nick cut into the steak An effective song lyric is often a piece of cake to write. All you need is a strong image. In this case, it’s the friends Nick and Thierry, who are cutting into a delicious steak together. Why…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders The next page continues. Trauma— In a world where trauma is distributed like a swarm of wandering demons, we cannot escape it. So, I want to speak about my plan. It involves nothing less than the enrichment of our Dutch parks—not as mere decoration,…