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Pine Tree State Mind Control

Soullessness means never having a bad day.

About Me

Part cult, part corporation, part social experiment, Pine Tree State Mind Control layers subliminal messages under harsh, yet hypnotic, noise.
You should listen to the tracks offered on this page.
The subliminal messages contained within these tracks encourage the listener to smile more often, work harder, and get the best out of his or her leisure time.
Ask how PTSMC can help your
o Attitude
o Business
o Remix or Compilation
PTSMC recordings have appeared all over. A short list is here: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pine+Tree+State+Mind+Control
As the tracks on this page play, read the following essay.
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An infant lies on the floor, helpless, feet kicking playfully in the air, while a scorpion approaches slowly, stinger poised for the strike. Drink Pepsi! A drunken, disheveled man with a gun pounds on the door of his ex-girlfriend, shouting “I know you’re in there!” with whiskey breath and a slur. Drink Coke!
Sometimes the simple proximity of phrases can evoke strong reactions among the reader. In the examples above, the exhortations to enjoy certain popular beverages are placed amidst passages implying danger or violence. If these were television advertisements, they would do little to encourage sales. It is surprising, then, in our world of violence and conflict, that we still have time for leisure and relaxation. Why don’t the images of pain around us impact our enjoyment of life? Is it because we have, over time, become desensitized? Are we becoming emotionally numb? Pine Tree State Mind Control encourages numbness. Only by becoming soulless robots can we continue to do well psychologically in a bitter, cold world. This is a good thing. Our slogan is “Art versus Reality versus The Soul”. For years this war has raged in our society. The Reality of hate and discontent tear at our Souls, trying to destroy us emotionally. Through repeated exposure to violence and mayhem in the popular media, we have managed to distance ourselves from these malign forces. Now when we see real violence (i.e., right in front of you where you can influence the situation), we can in effect build a television screen around it in our minds. By treating reality as though it was really art, we can insulate ourselves from it. Television news coverage of wars and crime makes it easier for us, the nonparticipants, to see those images in real life. “What, another ethnic cleansing in Rwanda? Who cares. I already saw that in Bosnia.” When Pine Tree State Mind Control has completed our work, the murder and terror on the evening news will be accompanied by a laugh track. You insulate your house for comfort. Why not insulate your mind, too?
What if I said that the scorpion and infant example above was something from a made-for-TV movie? It’s not so bad to handle now. In fact, the “Drink Pepsi” is more like a TV commercial. But what if I said that the drunken creep was something that happens several times a week across the US, often resulting in homicide? Now the “Drink Coke” is a tasteless, shameful plug.
But who cares? Watch television, eat a hearty meal, and relax. Nothing bad ever happens in real life. Take a nap.
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Member Since: 4/5/2005
Band Website: ptsmc.org
Band Members: E Ewing M Conlon
Influences: The name-dropping section of this page, in no particular order: Throbbing Gristle, Alice Cooper, Brighter Death Now, Winterkaelte, Ukuphambana, Motorhead, Devo, Mindless Self-Indulgence, Adam Ant, Iron Maiden, Imminent [starvation], Immaculate:Grotesque, Nau-Zee-auN, Scrape{dx}, Azure Skies, the Cramps, Sex Pistols, Stratvm Terror, [law-rah] collective, Tragedie Ann, Deutsch Nepal, Art of Noise, Laibach, Cat Rapes Dog, Not Breathing, Nurse with Wound, Merzbow, Babysue, Ministry, Hypnoskull, Iggy Pop, Seventh Image, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Johnny Cash, Aural Blasphemy, Lustmord, Controlled Bleeding, As All Die, Kraftwerk, Pneumatic Detach, Mentallo and the Fixer, Klute/Leaether Strip, GG Allin, Einsturzende Neubauten, Atari Teenage Riot, Emil Beaulieu, and Zen Pusher Gasoline.
Sounds Like: Others have compared us to Throbbing Gristle, Nurse With Wound, or Deutsch Nepal, but we don't see any similarity. We only add these names so that someone running a search is more likely to find us.

My Blog

Performance photos up

Show photos (of PTSMC) from COMA2 - Montreal, Dogs Blood Rising - NYC, and the Providence Industrial Fest - RI, are up for viewing here.
Posted by Pine Tree State Mind Control on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

New myspace.com page

Hello all, The tracks and photos have been added on April 11, 2005 and will probably change on a monthly basis. We'll try to keep to a mix of something old, something as yet unreleased, a remix, a...
Posted by Pine Tree State Mind Control on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST