Gathering of the Tribe: Ritual: A Companion to Occult Music On Vinyl Vol 3 - Softcover

Mark Goodall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915316219 ISBN 13: 9781915316219

Publisher: Headpress, 2023

Synopsis

The writer, musician and curator Tot Taylor once observed that the word 'ritual' is already present in the word 'spiritual'. That combination of material practice and the transcendent can be found within the strange combination of records discussed in this publication. With music, one can transpose imagination, visions and dreams into 'sacred rites'. 'Heavy conscious creation', the theme of this series, embodies the realisation of occult and esoteric ideas through artistic expression, in this case sonic arts. The music discussed here is using elements of ritual to immerse the listener in the experience of a magical rite; it may aid the listener in spiritual enlightenment in some way but might also simply provide entertainment and an engaging listening experience. Ritual is a form of living action and while LP records are encountered as objects mostly on the aural plane, an innovative and surprising use of sound can conjure up all manner of images, places and emotions.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Goodall is an author and academic who teaches and writes about film. He is also a musician and composer, experimental filmmaker and has worked as a journalist, bookseller, community artist, printer and cheesemonger. <br /><br />@rockygoodall

Edition details

• Publisher: Headpress
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915316219
• ISBN 13: 9781915316219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90