Plague Mass

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Her work first garnered widespread attention with the controversial 1991 live recording of the album Plague Mass (1984 - End of the Epidemic) in the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York. With it, Galás attacked the Roman Catholic Church (and society in general) for its indifference to AIDS using biblical text. In the words of Terrorizer Magazine, "The church was made to burn with sound, not fire.". Plague Mass was a live rendition of excerpts from her Masque Of The Red Death trilogy which began as a response/homage/indictment to the effects of AIDS upon the "silent class". After production of the trilogy's first volume began, Galás' brother, playwright Philip-Dimitri Galá, contracted HIV. It is important to note that Galás did not begin this work due to her brother's illness; however, this tragic situation inspired the artist to re-double her effort, resulting in the development of the aforementioned performance. During the period of these recording, Galás had we are all HIV+ tattooed upon her knuckles; an artistic expression of disillusionment and disgust with the ignorance and apathy surrounding the AIDS epidemic. Her brother, who died during the trilogy's final production, reportedly appreciated her effort. Plague Mass 1984 - End of the Epidemic April 22, 1991 UK 2xLP/CD Mute STUMM 83 US 2xLP Mute/Elektra 61043 Tracklist: There Are No More Tickets to the Funeral This Is The Law of the Plague I Wake Up and I See the Face of The Devil Confessional (Give Me Sodomy or Give Me Death) How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon the Wicked? Let Us Praise the Masters of Slow Death Consecration Sono L'Antichristo Cris D'Aveugle Let My People Go Recorded live in concert on October 12th and 13th, 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City. .

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