Minóy - "Minóy's Last Post - a tribute" - 1951-2010

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To conclude the recent slew of Minóy related goods; I think it proper to hear from the man himself, via the following downloads of a rare interview, and an audio letter he sent to a Al Conroy of Not Half (a Not Half related cassette will follow this post) up there in Canada. They are quite interesting and give a sneaky peek into the reclusive and private world of  Minóy, or Stanley Keith Bowsza. He sounds like quite an eccentric fellow, as one would imagine.

Also check the picture of the last mail/cassette (above) he sent to Zan Hoffman in 1992, explaining why he no longer felt able to continue creating these endless masterpieces.And I quote:

" Minóy Cassetteworks has been permanently terminated. My soul has dried up and blown away. I can no longer feel joy but only constant mental and physical (psychosomatic,so it seems) pain. We are three non-functional people alone in the void of  Minóy mouse, sanctuary became prison.....no exit, now we scream, HELP!"

 He talked the talk and walked the walk did Minóy; He said he was stopping, and he did. Not like that old showbiz cliché of old, the farewell tour and the comeback; for there was to be no comeback. He was never to make another recording or appearance again, probably sinking into a pit of depression from which he was never to surface. That great anti-music was a true reflection of his soul, may it rest in peace.

 The interview is a cassette interview, naturally, where  Minóy answers prepared questions from a letter into his famous sony cassette deck, sort of a mail art interview. Like an underground smash hits type of interview,where he tells us about his favourite equipment and working methods; quite amusing. He does sound like a cross between Brains from Top Cat, Deputy Dawg on helium, and Jinx the cat; basically like a whole lot of cartoon animals shoved in a blender.

LISTEN to the Minóy interview HERE!

Al Conroy: " This audio letter is presented here for all to hear to honour him and the brief time I was in contact with him. "
October 30, 1951 â March 19, 2010

DOWNLOAD  Minóy's audio letter to Al HERE!

Also check out Minoy's new Wiki page, as created by Joseph Nechvatal HERE!