The word on the streets is out. Sanity is slavery!

For this past year machineKUNT Records (home to Experiment Haywire, Trimetrick, Lady Parasyte, Syrenn etc.) are hard at work on the “Sanity is Slavery” compilation to fight against psychiatric abuse through music. This is a 2 digipack CD compilation which also includes a digital bonus disc. 10% of proceeds are going to MindFreedom International which is an organization dedicated to mental health rights. The compilation features 48 diverse (mostly unreleased) tracks from artists across the globe including Attrition, Hanin Elias, Leæther Strip, amGod, Pzychobitch, and Trimetrick. It is mastered by Kolja Trelle of Soman.

machineKUNT is currently giving away packages to anybody who pre-orders the compilation as they count down the last days of their Kickstarter fund. With everything from paintings made specifically for the cause to customized songs by Experiment Haywire and Society Burning to customized photoshoots of machineKUNT models to professional remixes by De-Tached to rare Attrition posters there are 14 different packages available to everyone who helps machineKUNT reach their Kickstarter goal. In an age of digital media the cost of printing physical albums in astronomical but Rachel Haywire of machineKUNT Records is interested in releasing a collectors item that will be remembered for its meaning and message. The large booklet of this digipack will contain pictures, bios, and testimonials from the artists on the compilation along with testimonials from psychiatric survivors all over the world.

You can pledge on one of the 14 packages here: Sanity is Slavery Kickstarter project

Sample clips of the songs are available for listening directly on the machineKUNT website: machineKUNT Records

Hello everyone,

Recently I was asked to do a PSA for “Love is the Cure” which is an organization dedicated to giving Borderline Personality Disorder a more positive name. I think that BPD has been stigmatized and that there is a lot of misinformation out there. Many people with BPD have been through repetitive trauma and I feel that it’s harmful to tell us we can’t be cured. I feel that anything is possible.

Here is the original PSA:

Here is my version:

All feedback would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Rachel Haywire

1. What is gangstalking?

Gang stalking is a form of community mobbing and organised stalking combined. Just like you have workplace mobbing, and online mobbing, which are both fully recognised as legitimate, this is the community form. Gang stalking is organised harassment at its best. It’s the targeting of an individual for revenge, jealousy, sport, or to keep them quiet, etc.

It’s organised, widespread, and growing. Some describe this form of harassment as, “A psychological attack that can completely destroy a persons life, while leaving little or no evidence to incriminate the perpetrators.”

2. Who gets targeted

The people getting targeted seem to be (single) woman, minorities, outspoken individuals, whistle blowers, dissidents, people who have gone against large corporations, etc.

3. Goals of this hate campaign.

The goal is to sensitize the target to a stimuli, isolate the target, make them destitute. The secondary goals seem to be to make the target homeless, jobless, give them a breakdown, and the primary goals seems to be to drive the target to suicide.

4. Who gang stalks.

The surprising thing is that gang stalkers can be found in every level of society. There is no real age barrier, gender barrier, and a variety of races do participate. In almost every occupation in society you can find people who are going along with this.

Gang stalking for many is seen as a game, a sport to be played with another individuals life. Many do not understand or care that the end consequence of this game is to destroy a person.

5. Why they gang stalk.

“It is conceivable that the participants in the harassment don’t even know why the person has been targeted, nor would most of these individuals have any personal stake in harassing the victim.

- Gang stalking is an both an addictive behavior as well as a form of entertainment for the stalkers. There is a vicious kind of pleasure that they derive from bullying their victim. Clearly they like the feeling of being “in control”.

Like our society’s current obsession with “reality TV”, this activity must inevitably gain popularity as the ultimate experience of “reality” entertainment. To the perpetrators, their targets are merely their prey, in a game that never ends. But make no mistake, whatever the reasoning behind it, this is a vicious and calculated hate crime.”

-Others are blackmailed or forced into talking part in this activity.

-Others go along with it because they want to fit in and feel part of something that is large and powerful.

-Some are part of community groups who believe they are targeting an undesirable.

It is really sad to see this happening to one of my friends who is also an amazing solo artist. I’d been wanting to put one of her tracks on a machineKUNT compilation but she kept telling me that this would cause a bunch of legal drama. Legal drama for releasing a Frightdoll track with her permission? I couldn’t understand it. Now the situation is a bit more clear:

From Frightdoll herself:

It’s time for you to know the reality of what has been going on behind the scenes of Frightdoll world.

For further information on why myspace.com and youtube.com have deleted the Official Frightdoll Music Video for the song “Alone in This” due to copyright infringement claims made by a “3rd party”, please read the September 14th, 2009 entry posted on the blog section of my personal website:

http://frightdoll.com/blog.php

I appreciate your continued support and understanding during these challenging circumstances.

Yours truly,

-Frightdoll!

It is not ok to sit back and watch other musicians get treated this way because you “don’t want to get involved in drama” or “just want to run your business.” Show some fucking humanity for a change. If you don’t decide to do what’s right then assholes like this will continue to control the industry. All because you “didn’t want to get involved.” Get involved. Say something. Do something. Speak out.

Also check out the song “Alone In This” on Frightdoll’s music page. The video may be gone (and hopefully just temporarily) but the song is still alive and now more powerful than ever.

http://myspace.com/frightdoll