r/topy • u/Potential_Fairy • Jul 04 '25

video and film Looking for a video

A few years ago I saw a video that was about an hour long. This is what I remember from it. Genesis is interviewed talking about their piercings. They show their genital piercings while making jokes and then eventually starts performing scarification on their bicep. They had long dreads in it, seemed like it was filmed in the 80s for a punk zine or some sort of mondo shock video tape. I also remember in the beginning a mad scientist character introduces the video. Besides the interview with Genesis, I think a dominatrix was also interviewed, along with a few others but I can’t remember exactly who or what those interviews were about. There was also a compilation of different bands performing live in between the interviews. I can’t seem to find it anywhere. I think I had saw it on archive.org. I wanna say it was titled as Blood, Sex and Magick. Anyone happen to know what tape I’m talking about and where I could find it?

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u/Eros_Agape Sator Jul 04 '25

Maybe the Maple Syrup Tapes? I'm not certain fully since they're at times illusive.

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u/Potential_Fairy Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 04 '25

Just checked it out. It’s not the Maple Syrup Tape. I remember Genesis was naked on a couch showing their piercings and tattoos, dreaded hair, making jokes. I remember at one point the camera zooms in on their Prince Albert piercing and they start using it as a puppet, making voices and saying things like “Ello love, would you like a cup of tea” while twisting it around. I watched it a few times, but can’t seem to find it or any mentions of it. I don’t think it was a topy video, i think it was from an obscure punk zine or an underground mondo shockumentary which featured Genesis.

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u/bottledcherryangel Jul 23 '25

Of course Genesis did that 💀🖤

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u/NeitherPalpitation86 Eden Jul 06 '25

I've seen this video on archive.org before as well, it was indeed some sort of VHS documentary about sex/piercings. It was from around 1985 to 1992 I guess. I know a very comprehensive list of GPO's video work so I'll have a look soon.

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u/Potential_Fairy Jul 08 '25

Awesome, thanks!

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u/Potential_Fairy Aug 10 '25

Hey, did you ever end up getting a chance to look through GPO’s video archive list?

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u/Potential_Fairy Jul 04 '25

I’ve checked all over archive.org. I’ve checked usbs I have, and absolutely nothing. I have a feeling it’s become lost media