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I spoke with Ivan Nahem of Ritual Tension about his time in Carnival Crash for New Noise today. Carnival Crash was an unexpected link between the NYC punk scene of the late '70s and the no wave and noise scenes of the '80s. A number of their surviving recordings are being reissued in a new collection by Obelisk Records called It Is a Happy Man. Of course, because I'm a complete nerd, I had to talk to Ivan about his new release, and try to squeeze as much of a history lesson out of the conversation as possible. You can read the transcript of the interview at the link below.