I was almost positive that I’d posted “Disco Devil”, Dub originator Lee “Scratch” Perry’s 1979 rework of the Max Romeo Reggae classic “I Chase the Devil”, as part of Monday Magick a long time ago. But as of this morning it’s not anywhere to be found on this website. I[…]
Recently our Monday Magick posts have been getting pretty heavy. So this week I wanted to lay off the deep occult exegesis and let the music speak for itself. Tonight’s candidate is a first-time featuree, Free-Jazz architect and Afro-Futurist figurehead Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra, and the song[…]
This week’s Monday Magick entry is a bit of a “drive-by” posting. Sadly, my time is at a minimum tonight, so I need to be as judicious with my words as possible. Therefore, today’s candidate is a brief dose of diabolically-titled Funk from venerable Funk/Soul outfit the Ohio Players titled[…]
We dig way back in the archives for this week’s Monday Magick entry, “Devil Got My Woman”, an influential early single from legendary Bluesman Skip James. Though not hugely popular sales-wise upon original release, James’ music, particularly his unique fingerpicking, proved inspirational to generations of Blues, Folk, and Rock artists.[…]
It was only a matter of time before a Monday Magick entry focused on one of the most important, and most original, Illuminist/Gnostic philosophers to ever grace the music industry, electronic alchemist Bruce Haack. His 1969 Columbia Records LP ‘The Electric Lucifer’ was one of the boldest statements, both musically[…]
