Music
In Search of Godevil: The Devil Rides In with All God’s Children
Two CD box sets at different ends of the theological spectrum remind DAVID KEREKES of an important quest.
David Kerekes
3rd September 2024
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Two CD box sets at different ends of the theological spectrum remind DAVID KEREKES of an important quest.
Pompeii is unique, an ancient arena, buzzing with a lost metropolis, and yet here is Pink Floyd in the middle of it, skinny men where gladiators once were.
There is often the question of whether a recording is actually ‘psychedelic’ or just rock music with some improvisation thrown in. Mark Goodall listens closely.
From Joy Division to “Gordon is a moron”, Graham Fellows talks in the vernacular about his broken-hearted punk rock incarnation, Jilted John.
The Devil in Miss Jones (1973) is an unconventional adult feature film. On its 50th anniversary DAVID KEREKES listens to its unconventional musical soundtrack.
Gangsters seek refuge and lose themselves in Cul-de-sac, a 1966 film by Roman Polanski. But what is on Teresa’s turntable? Mark Goodall dons the headphones.
Traditional folk music with a peppermint flavour. David Kerekes reviews Deep In The Woods: pastoral psychedelia & funk folk 1968-1975.
Curated tracks from material that features in the series, Gathering of the Tribe. Features drug music, landscapes as sound, ritual music and more.
While everyone knows of ‘Charles Manson’ few have actually listened to his recordings. Music is the glue that sticks Manson to his friends, his fellow travellers, his ‘Family’, his enemies. In this essay, Mark Goodall reflects on Manson in context of his music. This in anticipation of Quentin Tarantino’s Manson movie and Jordan Peele’s Us.
Power Snatched artwork by L Jamal Walton
Power Snatched artwork by L Jamal Walton
