just came across this guy by search and was wondering if anyone knows anything about him? This is from discogs.com:
Emil Beaulieau is the nom de plume of Ron Lessard, who is without argument the single most important persona in American NOISE. Love it or hate it, the RRR (Lessard's label that he started in 1980) cassettes that you could buy from Ron's Xeroxed record lists throughout the 80's turned many people on to the real underground sounds. As myth has it, Lessard brought Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) to play at his Lowell record store in the early 80's. As people wandered in, records were playing everywhere, some systems had what appeared to be bubble gum for needles, others seemed to have rusty nails. Each made one hell of a racket! The NOISE was thicker than the humidity of a new Orleans summer. For whatever reason, that story has stuck with him for a long time. Ron has never taken a rest, but has consistently devoted every waking moment to the pursuit of entertaining and aggressive sound. He currently keeps in print the United Diaries label (Nurse With Wound catalog, etc.) and put out seemingly countless collectable records, from Merzbow, RRR compilations, FI / Boy Dirt Car boxes, to the infamous lock groove collections. He also runs an amazing store for anyone who loves weird music in Lowell. His solo performance vehicle is equally strange, confrontational performance art, inspired by the likes of Paul McCarthy and Mike Kelley. His sounds feature modified record players with up to 4 tone arms, and records that he presses himself made especially for the live performances.
Is the music worth listening to? much appreciated. :yeah:
