of the Parent Culture. It's like a zip gun ... It's an instruction pamphlet for kids on how to destroy their home life, you know, their domestic state." Although their first album was named 13-Point Program to Destroy America, Nation of Ulysses didn't align themselves with a particular political philosophy: "We don't usually address normal political dictums. We aim toward the everyday fixtures of life, like aesthetics, sound, non-spoken things that are inherently political in nature instead of, like bogus politicians who focus on glossy surface issues which avoid any kind of revolutionary change." Ulysses Speaks Nation of Ulysses published a zine called "Ulysses Speaks," which was an extension of their ideology expressed in their music and liner notes. The zines espoused what they referred to as "The Ulysses Aesthetic," which was a mix of 1960s and 1970s radical politics, French Situationist writings, and juvenile delinquency. The zine was distributed at live shows as well as made available by writing the band. A total of 9 issues were published. Live performances The band was known for their extremely physical performances, during some of which Svenonius recalls breaking his arm, his leg, and breaking his head open on numerous occasions. Audience members were also hurt during performances. Svenonius described Nation of Ulysses performances as "an extraordinary freak-out kind of thing [...] really masochistic, lots of blood [...] cacophonous, and violent, and aggressive." Discography Studio albums13-Point Program to Destroy America (Dischord) (1991)Plays Pretty for Baby (Dischord) (1992)The Embassy Tapes (Dischord) (2000) Studio EPsNation of Ulysses (Dischord) (1991)The Birth of the Ulysses Aesthetic (the synthesis of speed and transformation)'' (Dischord) (1992) References External links Official site on Southern Records Official site Dischord page Archive of Ulysses zine Musical groups from Washington, D.C. American post-hardcore musical groups Dischord Records artists Musical groups established in 1988 Musical groups disestablished in 1992