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AGITATION FRITE 2 : SUR LA SEULE FOI DES POCHETTES PARFOIS

Agitation Frite 1, Témoignages de l’underground français est donc sorti chez Lenka lente. Un second volume est en préparation. La forme en est la même : un peu moins d’une quarantaine d’entretiens dont la plupart, cette fois, sont inédits. On en trouvera ici des extraits, régulièrement. Par exemple, Lionel Fernandez (Sister Iodine, Discom, Minitel)…

EXTRAIT…

Qu'est-ce qui t'a ouvert aux expérimentations bruitistes ?

Ouch ! C’est un long fil à remonter ! Ma première claque ? À 11-12 ans… À l’époque j’habitais une cambrousse-misère, dans un petit bled du Beaujolais (je rêvais de la ville, de Lyon)... Mon voisin, plus âgé de deux-trois ans, est le premier punk des environs : il revient d’un voyage scolaire à Londres avec quelques disques, Punks Not Dead de The Exploited, mais aussi Dead Kennedys, GBH, Crass, et ça me transperce le cerveau ! De là, je bascule rock à tout jamais : adolescence keupon (Bérus, Lucrate Milk), puis je découvre Sonic Youth par un pote ayant la cassette de Sister en 1987. Drogués, on trippait à fond sur la fin psyché des morceaux, véritable pont vers l’abstraction, celle de « Pipeline / Kill Time » notamment. Toujours avec ce même pote, je découvre Throbbing Gristle, Missing Foundation, Einstürzende Neubauten, Swans : la musique industrielle en gros (plus dure, plus noire), et la no wave de Lydia Lunch et Contorsions. On monte en stop le week-end à Paris, on achète des disques aux Établissements Phonographiques de l’Est dont on avait vu les pubs dans le fanzine Hello Happy Taxpayers qui nous renseignait vachement sur toutes ces musiques. Et là, sur la seule foi des pochettes parfois, mais des chroniques également, le japanoise, la musique concrète, No New York et tout le tralala me tombent dessus. Baccalauréat en poche, je m'installe à Paris, et très vite les EPE deviennent ma base où je découvre tout ce qui continue de m’intéresser aujourd’hui.

Le fanzine Hello Happy Taxpayers était alors l'organe du parti ! Tu te souviens de collaborateurs, d'articles en particulier ?

Figure-toi que c’est de Botz et Henritzi dont je me souviens. Est-ce que Jacques Debout n’y écrivait pas aussi ? Jacques, je m’en souviens très bien dans Revue & Corrigée comme de la plume la plus rock, disons  enfiévrée. C’est comme ça, grâce à eux, que je me suis mis à écouter Big Black, Pussy Galore, Swans… Je me souviens même d’une chronique enflammée et dithyrambique de Sister de Sonic Youth alors que, dans le même temps, l’album se faisait DÉ-MON-TER dans les Inrocks naissant : on avait choisi notre camp !

Tu lisais d'autres fanzines ?

Dans le désordre, et autant que je puisse me souvenir : Out Of Nowhere, Hyacinth, Bruit, PCP, Revue & Corrigé, New Wave, L’Armateur, Bananafish, Hope, Peace Warriors… En piochant dans chacun, il y avait tout qu’on aimait et qui nous excitait.

Quand vois-tu Sonic Youth pour la première fois ?

À l’Élysée Montmartre, ma (grande) salle préférée de Paris, pour la tournée Goo, en 1990. À ma connaissance, hormis une date fameuse au Confort Moderne à Poitiers en 1983, ils n’étaient jamais revenus. Je me rappelle qu’ils avaient joué « Stereo Sanctity » en deuxième, qui était alors mon morceau préféré : c’était chaud ! Pour l’anecdote, j’y avais retrouvé Erik Minkkinen, perdu de vue un an plus tôt, et on s’est rencardé à la sortie pour tenter un truc ensemble.

Ce truc ensemble, c'est déjà Sister Iodine ou autre chose ? Le premier album ADN 115, date de 1994, quatre ans après le concert auquel tu fais allusion.

Cet album est sorti au cours de l’hiver 1993-1994, entre décembre et janvier. Il a été enregistré en deux temps, en mai et en septembre 1993, et le concert de Sonic Youth datant d’octobre ou novembre 1990, ça fait plutôt trois..., ..., ...

37°C - Sidarta LP (DCM-004) Belgrade based label DISCOM continue there exploration into unknown and neglected music from former Yugoslavia. DCM-004 goes deep with 70’s electronic, experimental, fushion prog rock group 37°C. Stream below and order here (Released April 2017) ✊⚒

The recent ERP implementation in DISCOMs award in Bihar offers a clear view of evolving procurement risks in utility digitalisation. A system integrator contract valued at Rs 168.9 crore has been finalised for deployment across two state DISCOMs, exceeding its initial estimate and signalling pricing pressure.

In this ERP implementation in DISCOMs, repeated bid deadline extensions highlight bidder hesitation, often linked to unclear integration scope. Multi-utility ERP deployment under a single integrator increases complexity, particularly around data migration and interoperability.

The tender structure aligns with typical ERP implementation in DISCOMs models, covering end-to-end lifecycle execution including supply, commissioning, and post-deployment support. However, absence of clarity on architecture choices and performance guarantees leaves bidders to absorb execution risk independently.

Such ERP implementation in DISCOMs cases are increasingly tied to broader DISCOM digital transformation strategies. Yet, limited corrigendum intervention indicates low flexibility from the client side, reinforcing contractor-led risk pricing.

EnergylineIndia.com observes that these patterns could lead to restricted participation or higher bid values in future tenders. Without clearer module definitions and integration frameworks, power distribution ERP projects may continue to face execution uncertainties, Energy News, DISCOM, ERP Systems, India Power, Infra.

This Distribution infrastructure tender from APEPDCL has drawn attention due to the sharp commercial separation between competing bids. The awarded value of Rs 85.2 crore contrasts with a disclosed Rs 51.1 crore quote in the same results table. In a commodity-leaning transformer segment, such a spread is structurally notable.

The procurement covers supply of 3-phase 500 KVA distribution transformers through the GeM platform. While bidder participation included established manufacturers, the document does not explain whether reverse auction rounds, technical knockouts, or conditional bids shaped the final ranking. This silence leaves the Distribution infrastructure tender outcome exposed to interpretation based solely on price data.

Transformer manufacturing economics are typically constrained by raw material inputs and standardized testing regimes. Efficiency gains alone rarely justify a 40.0% delta. For DISCOMs, this matters because higher accepted values influence regulated asset base loading and long-term tariff recovery. For suppliers, the Distribution infrastructure tender sends a clear signal on how differently peers are assessing cost risk and margin protection.

Without disclosure of owner estimates, loss capitalization methodology, or delivery schedules, benchmarking remains incomplete. Still, as part of DISCOMs Latest News and broader Latest power sector tenders, the case reflects intensifying competition and divergent bidding strategies in southern utility procurement. EnergylineIndia.com documents such outcomes to aid informed market assessment, power sector, transformer procurement, GeM, DISCOM.

DISCOMs Latest News from the Northern Region reveals a measurable escalation in VAR-payable volatility during February 2026. Grid settlement data confirms that multiple states moved from reactive earners to penalty payers within one reporting cycle.

Reactive Energy accounts show lakhs of rupees added to weekly liabilities due to voltage non-compliance. When states fail to maintain technical voltage bands, they effectively purchase stability from the regional pool. This dynamic is increasingly visible in the Real-time electricity market India, where balancing pressure transmits into financial exposure.

Deviation liabilities compounded the stress. A documented 560% rise in weekly DSM charges indicates scheduling indiscipline. Cross-referencing with Latest Power exchange reports suggests that frequency deviation events are no longer isolated. They reflect structural imbalance.

This DISCOMs Latest News episode highlights a parasitic grid economy. Hydro-rich upstream stations monetise voltage support, while downstream thermal-heavy states absorb recurring penalties. Aging infrastructure and limited capacitor deployment are key risk points.

For observers of DISCOMs Latest News, the concern is not short-term fluctuation. It is the systemic transfer of public funds through preventable technical failures. Each State electricity regulator now faces pressure to enforce stronger voltage management norms.

EnergylineIndia.com provides structured analysis of these verified settlement patterns, DISCOM, Power Exchange, Grid Audit, Energy Regulation, Energyline India.

The APERC Draft Eighth Amendment to Regulation 4 of 2005 reshapes Discom risk.

"True-Ups" once functioned as a multi-year safety net. That cushion is now removed.

FPPCA = (APPC-BPPC)xPPQ / S must be computed monthly and billed in the (n+2)th month.

If missed, the regulation states: "its right to recover... shall be forfeited."

This converts "Regulatory Assets" into "Regulatory Write-offs."

Discom survival now depends on real-time IT integration across procurement, exchanges, and billing systems.

The draft also mandates direct billing of the State Government for subsidized consumers, creating a recurring fiscal interface.

Failure within the billing window risks revenue elimination and potential liquidity stress affecting generator payments.

Tamil Nadu’s power regulator has delivered a sharp message to stressed discoms: financial hardship is not a legal excuse for delayed payments to renewable generators.

In a recent order, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) rejected Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited’s (TNPDCL) attempt to treat the Union government’s EMI-based Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) framework as a shield against overdue wind power dues. Instead, TNERC directed the utility to clear pending principal and interest in full, reinforcing that payment discipline under PPAs and tariff orders remains binding.

What triggered the dispute The case involved delayed payments to a small wind generator supplying power under a long-term agreement. TNPDCL acknowledged the delays but argued that older dues had been folded into a 48-month instalment plan under the 2022 LPS rules meant to ease sector-wide cash stress.

But TNERC focused on one decisive point: procedure.

Why TNERC rejected the EMI argument To legally avail EMI restructuring, discoms must compute outstanding dues and formally notify generators within a prescribed time window. TNPDCL could not show it had complied with this requirement. Without proof of timely computation and notification, the instalment arrangement could not be treated as a lawful defence against immediate payment obligations (including interest).

In simple terms: relief frameworks are shields only when used correctly.

What the order directs TNERC has required TNPDCL to:

Clear pending principal dues for energy supplied

Pay delayed payment interest already accrued

Pay additional interest for later delayed payments

Complete payment within a defined timeframe, or else fresh interest will continue accruing

Amounts already paid via instalments may be adjusted, but the restructuring itself was not accepted as a substitute for contractual timelines.

Why this matters for the sector This is bigger than one generator’s bill. Many discoms are relying on central restructuring mechanisms to manage legacy dues. TNERC’s stance reinforces a key principle: compliance determines protection. Utilities cannot retroactively claim the benefit of central relief schemes unless every required step was executed within statutory deadlines.

For renewable generators—especially smaller wind and solar projects—the order strengthens enforceability of interest on delayed payments, which is often the first item challenged in cash-stressed systems.

A signal on regulatory philosophy TNERC also dismissed TNPDCL’s argument that prolonged financial distress justified delayed settlement. The Commission emphasised that systemic liquidity stress cannot override regulatory discipline. Expect tighter scrutiny going forward on how discoms invoke central relief frameworks—particularly where suppliers were not properly notified.

Bottom line: cash stress may be systemic, but compliance failures are not forgivable.

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