Needless to say, the perpetrators of September’s attacks exemplify a case of distortion as a result of literalism. “It’s possible for people to think that way if they get too literal-minded,” he says. In keeping with the Kali theme, he mentions the Thugee cult, which performed human sacrifice in the mid-19th century in the name of the goddess. To an extent, band members and former spouses Sam Coomes (vocal/keyboard/guitar, bassist for Elliott Smith) and Janet Weiss (drums/vocal, Sleater-Kinney drummer) lust for the destruction and recreation of those enterprises.Īt the same time, Coomes – on a cell phone en route from Philadelphia to New York – wants to ensure that his potent lyrics (“Birth by birth we’re cast out on this earth/ To a welcome of blood & screams”) are not misconstrued. Songs like “Fuck Hollywood” and “Genetic Science” are respective jabs taken at vehicles of propaganda and modern technology. Quasi’s fifth album, The Sword of God, concerns itself in part with the role of Kali a painting of her appears inside the album sleeve. On the other, her ability to rejuvenate and cleanse is revered to the highest degree by many worshippers of the faith. Adorned with human skulls and dripping with blood, the vengeful goddess is on the one hand a source of utmost fear.
In the Hindu pantheon, the goddess Kali inflicts destruction and regeneration upon the Earth. On February 23, Quasi will finally drop their first proper studio album in a long four years: American Gong.Īs fans rev up for the record, here’s a look back at the previously out-of-print Sword of God piece I wrote way back when. True to his words, it’d be an understatement to say Quasi haven’t been rushing their releases. “There isn’t any point in us rushing to get albums out quickly anymore,” he confessed at the time. Way back on Octo– with the horror of 9/11 still damp in everyone’s minds – Quasi’s Sam Coomes took a few to talk with me about his band’s then-new album, The Sword of God.
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