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Kenneth Grant: The Musical
Posted by lashtal on Sol in 2° Virgo : Luna in 14° Scorpio : dies Martis : Anno IVxvii   (Aug 25, 2009 - 08:57 PM)
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My thanks to Anticredos for bringing this to my attention...


Probably the first Musical inspired by the creative occultism of Kenneth Grant, Tales Of The New Isis Lodge presents 65 minutes of lush and occult exotica issuing from a transplutonic transmitter.

Drawing its structure from the ultra decadent and ornate rituals described in Grant's book Hecate's Fountain English Heretic guide you through Egyptian pre-history to the fungi of Yuggoth, re-imagine flower power in an Indian Tantric idiom, describe the workings of Chinese sorcerers, realise the neither-neither hidden within the jump rhythms of Count Basie and invoke Choronzon in the Crimson Desert. Aeons in its reification and packaged in delicious artwork, stylised as a homage to Grant's Typhonian tomes.


See: http://englishheretic.blogspot.com/

CD Track Listing:

1] Typhonian Museum Piece
2] She Comes In Kalas
3] Tales Of The New Isis Lodge
4] Earth's Lament To The Stars
5] Cult Of The Ku
6] Vevers Of The Void
7] Les Voltigeurs
8] Secret Organization Of The Zotzil
9] Rite Of Kepra
10] Demon Feast / The Dagger Of Bou Said

From Anticredos: "As well as being an album completely dedicated to Kenneth Grant's occultism, it also makes use of my realisation of Leila Waddell's "Thelema: A Tone Testament" and has guest vocals by Arild Stromsvag."

Purchase here: http://english-heretic.org.uk/Shop.htm

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Re: Kenneth Grant: The Musical


by michaelclarke18 on Aug 25, 2009 - 09:00 PM
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Hmmmmm

Re: Kenneth Grant: The Musical


by petarpan on Aug 26, 2009 - 07:56 AM
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I have received it last week, and till then it is my great listening pleasure. It is at the same time unbelievable humorous and serious. What I love the most is the fact that there is not “overweight seriousness” and “scary industrial rumblings” as in many offerings of untalented “gothic/satanic” bands. Here is just intelligence and heart that “understand”. I also have others recordings from it (“Visitor Guides: Your Passport to the Qliphoth“ and „A Drone For Young Joe Kennedy“, just for name few of it), which are also interesting, but this one is absolutely best.
It is nice piece of “hauntological music”, as they say in the Wire magazine. I recommended it by all of my heart.

Re: Kenneth Grant: The Musical


by Paolo_sammut on Sep 08, 2009 - 09:04 AM
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I really enjoyed this magical album. I feel that the whole piece is very true and respectful to the work and person of Kenneth Grant.

Usually I am not a fan of electronic music however in this case I find a very strong an exception, here the tones do not grate at all but rather capture something of the starry heavens and stygian depths with underpin much of Kenneth Grant’s work . Interspaced with the music we hear snippets of dialogue from classic horror films such as “The Mummy” and quotations from Lovecraft and Hecate’s Fountain itself. Sometimes these words repeat creating a mantric channel for the eldritch energies invoked by these combinations. For this CD is an occult piece and does what many magical works do in that it creates a feeling of atmosphere. These are often the very same nostalgias caught by meditation on some of the concepts in the trilogies or reading Grants fiction late at night.

As a magical tool it invokes that more disquieting darker part of ourselves, perhaps pointing the way to how we can resolve and assimilate these parts. It is that spooky part of us which, when faced with something we ask whether we should proceed or retreat. But then the atmosphere changes and the more awe inspiring parts of the work come through the music and dialogue as alchemically the darkness of the (mummies) tomb becomes transmuted into the light of gnosis and resurrection into the heavens.

This is one to listen to in the dark. Download itunes 8, load up the album and start it playing using the visualizer and the spirits of the CD will manifest and cascade over the black suns thereby invoked. You wont regret it

Paolo

Re: Kenneth Grant: The Musical


by N.O.X on Oct 06, 2009 - 05:14 AM
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Thanks andy_s. I have e-mailed you all the info through the "Contact" section on the English-Heretic webpage.



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