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Silver Star Radio Nine: Mayan Ruins live on Imbolc

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Feb 03 2012

Silver Star Radio is back with a quickness, bringing you another high voltage dose of Esoteric Radio Activity.

For this live celebration of Imbolc I was joined by the fiery spirits of Cincinnati’s finest fusion of world tribal psychedelia. That’s right, Mayan Ruins take us deep into Earth’s molten core before spitting us back out at the stars in a journey that can only be described as shamanic. And even though it is radio we were still joined by belly dancer Zahara, as a further source of muse-ic and inspiration.

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Set list:
o. Behind the Scenes Preview … back stage with the band
1. I Hear A New World - Joe Meek
2. Mayan Ruins live studio performance
3. A traditional Irish Lullaby played on Glass Harmonica by Dennis James from Cristal: Glass Music Through the Ages.

4. track five from Tharmuncrape ‘an Goo by Nocturnal Emissions
5. Mayan Ruins live encore performance
6. Imagination by Sun Ra from Nothing Is…
7. The Rose Dusk Carresses the Sex of Women and of Birds by Bobby Previte from The 23 Constellations of Joan Miro on the Tzadik label.
8. I Roselund under Sagas Hall / La Folia by Nils Okland and Sigbjorn Apeland from Homage a Ole Bull on ECM.
9. A Black Dust Cloud, and Stars Embedded in Gaseous Nebulosities (for Carl Sagan) by Michel Godard from “Sous Les Voutes, Le Serpent…” from M A Recordings
10.  Oh Thou Coal Black Smith by Current 93 from Crooked Crosses for the Nodding God
11. Calling for Vanished Faces & The Cat is Dead by Current 93 from An Introduction to Suffering
12. A Daughter of Infidels by 156 from Ticks from Many Clocks
13. Music Is the Healing Force -Albert Ayler

http://mayanruinstribal.com/

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This episode was orginally broadcast on February 2, 2012 between 10pm and Midnight EST on WAIF, Cincinnati, 88.3FM

The Silver Star Radio series of On the Way to the Peak of Normal is an audio companion to Silver Star Journal
If you have written works on magick (any tradition) or visual art to contribute please contact editor Robert Carey via email with Silver Star Submission in the subject heading: robertcarey12 at gmail dot com

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Merely the Mocs

On the Way to the Peak of Normal | Posted by jmoore
Jan 27 2012

merely-the-mocsOn January 26, 2012, local indie-folk outfit Merely the Mocs joined me in the WAIF studios to play a few songs and talk about their new CDEP A Cynics Prayer. I also delved into some of my recent remixes for the ongoing Dr. Whollucinogen feature. And of course I played a variety of other music. Full set list below:

 
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1. I Hear A New World - Joe Meek
2. Seasons In the Sun - Terry Jack
3. Dumb Am I -Nina Nastasia- from On Leaving
4. Adieu to All Judges and Juries -Shirley Collins -from Anthems in Eden
5. Teenie Weenie Boppie - France Gall - from Poupee de Son compilation.
6. On Another Shore - The Legendary Pink Dots - from Farewell Milkyway
mixed with 7. Drane2- Autechre- from LP5 mixing in with
8. Drone - Autechre - Peel Sessions (1)
9.  My Favorite Things - John Zorn- from Filmworks VII
10. December -Merely the Mocs -live in studio
11. Good Friends -Merely the Mocs -live in studio
12. A Cynics Prayer -Merely the Mocs -live in studio
13. Chaostrophy (Demo) -Coil- from Love’s Secret Demise
14. a bit of Karlheinz Stockhausen from Hymnen fading into
15. Dr. Whollucinogen ep. 1: Attack of the Weed Creature
16. RU 486 - The Pain Teens- from Destroy Me, Lover
17. Aegian Sea -Aphrodites Child- from Babylon the Great
18. Japanese for Yes (Dan Bitney Remix) - Male - from German for Shark
19. Tell Me How -Merely the Mocs- from A Cynics Prayer
20. Untitled -Merely the Mocs- from A Cynics Prayer
21. A Cynics Prayer -Merely the Mocs- from A Cynics Prayer
22. Ode to Marmaele -Kentin Jivek- from Ode to Marmaele
23. Long Distance Lullaby - Stornoway -from Beachcomber’s Windowsill
24. I Feel Mysterious Today -Wire- from On Returning

Background music for this evening was the song Badinerie by the Swingle Singers.

http://merelythemocs.bandcamp.com/

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A Night with Thriftstore Leather from Hot August

On the Way to the Peak of Normal | Posted by jmoore
Jan 10 2012

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1. Joe Meek - I Hear A New World

2. John’s Children - Strange Affair

3. The Sandwitches- Lightfoot

4. Lights- World Falls Down

5. Unknown Mortal Orchestra

6. Motorcycle Boy- Big Rock Candy Mountain

7. Warpaint- Ashes To Ashes

8. Lords Of The New Church- Russian Roulette

9. Lene Lovich- I Think We’re Alone Now

10. Mechanical Bride- Art Decade

11. Raincoats- Lola

12.The Sandwitches - In The Garden

13. Roxy Music- Editions Of You

14. Mrs. Miller- These boots are Made For Walking

15. (From Man Of La Mancha)- Little Bird Little Bird

16. This Immortal Coil- You And Your Sister

17. Eternal Summers- Eternal

18. Jacques Brel- Fils De

19. Sun Ra- Rocket #9 Take Off For The Planet Venus

20. United States Of America- Hard Coming Love

21. Queen- Don’t Stop Me Now

22. Ramones- I Want You Around

23. B52’s- Lava

24. Shudder To Think- Photographic Ectasy

25. Brian Eno- Seedpods

26. T-Rex- Lofty Sky’s

27. Iggy Pop- Pretty Flamingo’s

28. Jane Birkin- Di Doo Dah

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Silver Star Radio 8: Interview with Taylor Ellwood & Solstice Musick

On the Way to the Peak of Normal | Posted by jmoore
Dec 31 2011

Silver Solstice Winter Star Radio
Originally Broadcast on December 22, 2011 between 10PM and Midnight EST on 88.3 FM, Cincinnati.

For this episode of Silver Star Radio I was joined on the phone by Taylor Ellwood to talk about his forthcoming book Magical Identity.

Taylor EllwoodTaylor Ellwood is the Managing Non-Fiction Editor of Immanion Press, which publishes cutting edge esoteric and occult books. He’s also the author of Pop Culture Magick, Space/Time Magic, Inner Alchemy and Multi-Media Magic, and the forthcoming book Magical Identity. Visit him online at http://www.magicalexperiments.com

Magical Identity is Taylor’s latest book, due out in March 2012. Magical Identity explores the role of identity within magical work, using themes of neuroscience, space, time, and definitions to understand where identity fits into the magical process as well as how we can use it to enhance our magical process.

 
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Winter StarWe also featured a lot of musick from fabulous artists on this episode. Here is the full set list:
1. I Hear A New World - Joe Meek
2.  Winter Solstice - Ralph Towener- from the album Solstice.
3. Saturn - Jah Wobbles Invaders of the Heart- from The Celtic Poets.
4. Phone Interview with Taylor
5. Chemical Adjustment - Babalith- from The Doors of Misconception
6. Scorpion Tears - Stone Breath- from The Aetheric Lamp split 12″ with Mike Seed and the Language of Light on Anticlock Records.
7. The Final Solstice - Sorrow - from The Final Solstice II
8. Rough Old Night - Mike Seed and the Language of Light- from The Aetheric Lamp split 12″ (see 5 above).
9. Geronimo - Language of Shapes - (no official release as of yet)
10.  Babaziryelle - The Hermaphroditic ChAOrder of the Silver Dusk -from 156 = Musick = Babalon = Kaos on the Zoharum label.
11. Perception Is the Only Reality - Throbbing Gristle - from The Third Mind Movements.
 Om Sarasvati Namaha (Cosmic Version) - The Magic Carpathians - from Sonic Suicide.
12. fade out with a bit of the soundtrack from Kenneth Anger’s Lucifer Rising by Bobby Beausoleil.

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Silver Star Radio 7

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Sep 30 2011

sothis_mediasThe fall is here in the northern hemisphere, and with it a new batch of musical esoterica to delight your ears.

 
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Track list:
1. I Hear a New World - Joe Meek
2. The Transmission of Enochian via the Seer Edward Kelly - Temple Music
3. Cutting Diamonds - Greg Turner
4. Velvet Shoon - Anahita - from “Matricaria” on Important Records
5. Amochantzinco - Soriah with Ashkelon Sain -from forthcoming album Eztica, on Projekt. (On tour in England this October!)
6. Seven Souls - Material -from “Seven Souls” feat. William S. Burroughs
7. Liber@ - Aion 131 (Who now perhaps has the distinction of being the first to use an autotuner for invocation.)
8. Fuse + The Five Steps - Scanner/William S. Burroughs mixed by DJ Spooky
9. Hyperspacial Transdimensional Astral Vehicle - AnimAmotrix (Daniel Anthony Ezekiel Niehaus)
10. Zenta! - Meat Beat Manifesto - from “Answers Come In Dreams”
(I dreamed about this song, so I had to play it!)
11. The Inhabitants of Nemiron - TAGC - from “Tesserae 1″ a free audio supplement that came with issue number 2 of Abraxas: International Journal of Esoteric Studies.
12. Energy Is Eternal Delight - Harry Oldfield - from “Crystal“. This track was mixed by Hilmar Orn Hilmarson
13. China Sky (excerpt) - William Streek
14. Sleeper - Cyclobe - from “Wounded Galaxies Tap At the Window”

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Silver Star Radio episode 6

On the Way to the Peak of Normal | Posted by jmoore
Sep 02 2011

During the first part of the show, I talk with Chuck Byrd from Aurore Press about the upcoming release of their latest and greatest anthology Living In the Lap of Labor. The book is a flip book, spiral bound, housed in plastic, with a hazard sticker, absolutely gorgeous. We played some songs from the bands who will be at the release party at the Comet on Saturday Sept. 3rd who will be playing after the readings, which begin at 9:30PM.

In the second half of the show I am joined by William J. Kiesel who called in from Seattle to talk about the upcoming Esoteric Book Conference. We had a great conversation, but I messed up in that I forgot to switch out the CD’s at the end of the first hour, so I only was able to record the first half of our conversation. My apologies go out to William and everyone else who was hoping to hear the entirety of the interview. However, William did recently appear on the excellent Occult of Personality podcast, which you can listen to here. One positive side effect from my mishap, is that I was able to splice in tracks from Oryelle and Aion, which I didn’t get a chance to actually broadcast last night. However, do listen to the show, and hear some of the groups which will be playing at the EBC including Amodali, Lux Interna, and Waldteufel.

 
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Track List:

In lieu of our usual theme song, and in honor of Harahel, the Library Angel, the show opened with:

  1. I am a Sub-Librarian - Piano Magic – from Seasonally Affective: A Piano Magic Retrospective 1996-2000.
  2. Automation – Joe Glazer – on the Classic Labor Songs compilation from Smithsonian Folkways.
  3. I Wanna be A Man – Teddy & the Frat Girls
  4. Clubnite- Teddy & the Frat Girls
  5. I Owe It to the Girls - Teddy & the Frat Girls –all from Auto Glamour Sound, a Hospital Records compilation.
  6. Regular Job – SS-20
  7. Class Struggle – SS-20
  8. Tax Tax Tax, Spend Spend Spend – SS-20
  9. Times Are Tough – Dixies Trash
  10. Scatter Wolves – Dixie Trash
  11. Daisy –Dixie Trash
  12. excerpt from Queens of the Circulating Library – Coil – (album same as song title).
  13. Full Lunar Deep – Amodali –from Incarndine
  14. Soror Thee – Amodali –from Incarndine
  15. West of Eden – Lux Interna – from God Is Not Dead For The Birds
  16. Hymn (from a poisoned mind) – Lux Interna from Absence and Plenum
  17. Hexe Hild –Waldteufel
  18. Kupferwut – Waldteufel
  19. Nectareous – Oryelle Defenestrate-Bascule w/DB.P.I.T (Rome), Evan Flux, and Amordios Gobblyn-Smyth
  20. Black Moon –Aion 131

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Anti-Car Manifesto

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Aug 14 2011

cronenberg-crash1Bryan Burke, fellow writer and library colleague, joins me on the radio to share his Anti-Car Manifesto, and his vision for a society not so dependent on the detriments of the automobile.

Watch out for the broken glass.

 
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Originally broadcast on August 11, 2011.

* The image is a still taken from David Cronenbergs adaptation of the J.G. Ballard novel Crash.

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Musings on Meditation

On the Way to the Peak of Normal | Posted by jmoore
Aug 14 2011

robbie-tiemanThis episode was originally broadcast on July 21st, 2011. It features my good friend John Hill and young musician and meditator Robbie Tieman.

 
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…turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream…

Robbie will be playing this Friday, August 19, at Awakenings Coffe house in Hyde Park square between 9 & 10PM.

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Cover Song Extravaganza

On the Way to the Peak of Normal | Posted by jmoore
Jul 08 2011

al_tijuanaThis show was originally broadcast on July 7th, 2011. Personell: Androidicus Maximus, Thrifstore Leather, Space Commander Syd, & Jiggly Justin.

 
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Playlist:
1. I Hear A New World - Joe Meek
2. Here Comes the Blackout - Stornoway
3. It’s Not Unusual -Al Tijuana and His Jewish Brass
4. Bier Bier Bier Downtown - People Like Us
5. Sister Midnight -Bush Tetras
6. Sun O’Rise - The Godfathers
7. St. Elmos Fire -UiLab
8. The 15th - Fischerspooner
9. No Feelings - Bananarama
10. Can’t Explain - Billy Idol and The Bollock Brothers
11. Love Hurts - Phi Mu Washboard Band
12. Baby, It’s You - Petty Booka
13. Till There Was You - Peggy Lee
14. And I Love Him - Rita Lee
15. The Dark Age of Love - This Immortal Coil
16. Fearless - Low
17. Rebel Rebel - Sean Cassidy
18. Whole Lotta Love - CCS
19.  Do You Think I’m Sexy - Mark Savage
20. Heartbreak Hotel - The Soft Boys
21. Back in NYC - Jeff Buckley
22. Sound & Vision - Megapuss
23. Blues Run the Game - Headless Heros
24. Rosemary Lane - Espers
25. Dear Prudence - Katfish
26. Hootchie Cootchie Man - Fear
27. Spanish Flea -Many Moogs of Killer Watts
28. Summertime Blues - T. Rex
29. Voice In Headphones - Mt. Eerie
30. Dinner with Drac - ?
31. Unforgettable - Bob Braun

The picture above is from the cover of Al Tijuana and His Jewish Brass, a classic!

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Silver Star Radio Episode 5: Neato Torpedo & 156

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Jul 01 2011

 
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Originally Broadcast live on WAIF 88.3 FM in Cincinnati, on June 23rd 2011. Podcast on July 1st, era vulgaris. New Moon in Cancer. There is also a Solar Eclipse today, as well as being the opening of the Dog Days of Summer when Sirius/Sothis is exalted, the time of the annual flooding of the Nile River. These Dog Days last from now until around August 13th.

dave_andy1Above Dave (left), Android (right)

tony_george_dave-copyAbove Tony (left), George -8Fold (center) Dave Lynch (right)

Track List for Silver Star Radio Five: Pentacle Edition Summer Solstice/Dog Days Edition.
1. I Hear A New World -Joe Meek
2.  He Who Sits In Shadows -Aion -a reading from Liber Sigil A IAF (available from Waning Moon Publications)
3. Yog Sothoth -Babalith- from the album “Huni Kui”
4. For Balance and Blake, When they Meet Among the Stars -Erik T. Lawson- from the compilation “Full Cold Moon - A Tribute to Jhonn Balance and the Musick of Coil”
5. Explode the Plasma Reactor -NEATO TORPEDO- 1st live set of the evening. Featuring, Dave Lynch on Sitar, Overtone Flute and Ocarina amongst other sundry noise making devices. Tony on Mini-Moog. Brave Dave on computer electronics, 8Fold on myriad antique & boutique electronic devices & computer, Android Hissett on percussion & computer, and myself Justin Patrick on circuit-bent keyboards, samples, electronics, Tibetan singing bowl & tuning forks.
6. DeMenTia -The Hermaphroditic ChaOrder of the Silver Dusk -from the album “156=Musick“. This track is a collaboration between Oryelle Defenestrate-Bascule and Kestral ZNoX. From the bonus limited CD (156 copies only) of 156=MUSICK released from Zoharum on the solstice.
7. Further Back and Faster - Coil- from “Loves Secret Domain”
8. Energy Is Eternal Chaos -NEATO TORPEDO- 2nd “love” set. Same personell as above, so below.
9. Fecundity of Form & 10. Line by the Nile -The Hermaphroditic ChaOrder of the Silver Dusk -from the album “156=Musick“. These tracks were composed by Tristram Burdem, Oryelle Defenestrate-Bascule & Justin Patrick Moore
10. Batwings (A Liminal Hymn) -Coil- from “Musick to Play in the Dark Volume 2.”
11. Moving Sound -Markus Stockhausen and Tara Bouman

Silver Star Radio is an audio adjunct to Silver Star: A Journal of New Magick.

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