Yacht Fascism, 1980-86 (a playlist by Oliver Craner)

[beiser]

I hate and do not use Spotify but you can actually click on the link in the OP and see the tracklisting people!

doesn’t work at all on mobile

 

[sus]

I've never been on Dissensus on mobile and am proud of it, I'm a Desktop man.

 

[john eden]

doesn’t work at all on mobile

Well this is certainly a reason to hate Spotify, which I do.

 

[chava]

This Twitter account is the perfect companion

 

[version]

And this one.

https://twitter.com/CocaineDecor

 

[HMGovt’s Glorious Return!]

https://twitter.com/fourchette20

https://twitter.com/hendleys_

 

[Corpsey]

What do you want to know, Corpse? I thought it was self-explanatory.

Why is it called yacht fascism? Did you invent that term? If so you should write a book about it.

 

[Corpsey]

You see I don't understand the context I was 0.something years old in 1985

 

[Corpsey]

Is it what yuppies listened to?

 

[yyaldrin]

yacht fascism was a tag someone added to the oliver craner topic once, i think to try and describe his taste or aesthetic.

 

[version]

 

[Corpsey]

yacht fascism was a tag someone added to the oliver craner topic once, i think to try and describe his taste or aesthetic.

It's genius - but only if it's complimentary

 

[luka]

yacht fascism was a tag someone added to the oliver craner topic once, i think to try and describe his taste or aesthetic.

Me.

 

[boxedjoy]

It describes both the sensibility and the perception of that sensibility at once, I think it's a great signifier tag

 

[HMGovt’s Glorious Return!]

it's a WASP thing with a dolce vita twist

 

[version]

Jude Law in The Talented Mr. Ripley.

 

[Corpsey]

I really see this is a book on the shelves next Christmas.

Possibly a follow up to Craner's book about Killah Priest.

This would be perfect for Craner cos he loves writing about fascism and he loves 80s opulence. Also you can make it "contemporary" by talking about today's yacht fascists (the Saudi princes, the Russian oligarchs, etc.) What do they listen to these days? What is today's yacht fascist soundtrack?

 

[Corpsey]

Me.

You've been keeping this facility with words quiet, haven't you?

 

[Corpsey]

Love this one, only very dimly aware of Yellow Magic Orchestra.

 

[Corpsey]

Wow, 'Ghosts' by Japan. I'm sure I'm supposed to know this song cos I'm on dissensus but I've never heard it.

Surely Gordon Gekko wasn't listening to this shit, though?

That's what this 'yacht fascism' thing evokes in my head. Yuppies with big phones and smooth trousers. I think I've got it all wrong.