Underskog

A talk, with live music, on Crowley’s Eve.

‘Finnish trio Arktau Eos’s use of alchemical imagery and evocative titles… might draw from the same lexicon as Metal, but the music reveals a kinship with late 1960s Swedish groups such as Parson Sound and International Harvester at their most meditative… a rich swirl of ritual percussion, vocal chants and abyssal drone’ – The Wire.

From the Akashic Jukebox: Magic and Music in Britain, 1888-1978.
Magic and music are as old as humanity, but organised witchcraft, a British cultural export whose influence has been felt all over the world, is younger than jazz. In this talk, illustrated with images, music and rare recordings, Mark Pilkington, writer and publisher of Strange Attractor Press, explores British occultism’s origins in the bohemian groves of late 19th century London, and charts its impact on popular music and some of its players, from the rock ‘n’ roll years through to the paradigm shift of punk. The emerging stories glow with transcendence, ripple with mystery, honk with absurdity and are all too often shadowed by tragedy.