Corpusse – Delusions [LP]

“Finally the second release on the Unknown Province sublabel of Feeding Tube records and it’s a doozy: the self-released 1988 LP Delusions by Corpusse. Well known to deep-underground scenes in Canada, few know about the Canadian ‘King of Rock N Roll’ elsewhere. Corpusse was still a teenager in the Park-Ex neighborhood of Montreal when Delusions was released. The photo on the back tells you all you need to know featuring the young man standing on the city’s shittiest back-alley snowbank. Nothing has really ever come close to the sheer cathartic energy — some might say insanity — of Corpusse’s lyrics, toeing the line between Shakespearean monologue and GG Allin rant. Beneath him rumbles a Korg Poly-6 (‘best fucking synth ever’ he says) and a Welson organ. Somebody would probably call it Dungeon Synth now but this was 1988. The decrepit, burned-out city being delusionally painted by a bald and bearded artist on the cover is certainly the location in which Corpusse’s gothic dramas are set. Most surely a metaphor for Montreal in 1988 — a veritable Gotham by all accounts. Includes liner notes by Corpusse himself, describing the scene vividly. I’ve always felt Delusions formed a holy-trinity of self-released Montreal LPs of the 1980s alongside Carlyle Williams’ Gotta Go For It and the American Devices Decensortized LPs. All three possess brain-fried, maverick visions of rock n roll which sometimes border on psychosis.” –Alex Moskos, Montreal Jan 2026A1. Prelude Into DisasterA2. Let Me Outta HereA3. Now Is The TimeA4. DelusionsA5. Mansions of DreamsB1. Die With A Smile and a VengeanceB2. It Will Be Soon B3. Parade of FreaksB4. Unspeakable PressureB5. HoneyB6. This Epic’s End