Chinese Summary/中文概要:
從莫札特到邁爾斯•大衛斯,總有人說這些作曲家和音樂人有神助,攝人心魂的音樂總是會披上玄妙的外衣。音樂愛好者們,對於自己鍾愛的唱片與神秘事件和魔幻事件之間的關係,會憤怒不已。Rudolf Rocker樂隊的吉他手、布拉德福德學院的電影、音樂專業講師馬克•古道爾的這本《Gathering of the Tribe: Music and Heavy Conscious Creation》會給每個人一個滿意的答覆。從“爵士樂到精神世界”、“搖滾樂和玄妙靈性”,古道爾生動描畫了這段有趣、悠長的關係,引領大家瞭解那些與玄學有關係的唱片,觀察那些誘人心魄的唱片和作曲,包括披頭士、滾石、Led Zeppelin樂隊、Nick Cave、Beefheart船長、Wu Tang Clan、德彪西、Sun Ra、Throbbing Gristle、Charles Manson等等。另外還有米克•法倫、David Kerekes 和 Mark Reeve。《Gathering of the Tribe》絕對是這一玄妙話題的最佳圖書。(Celia)
Contents
Cosmic Sounds:
Experiments with music and the supernatural
Jazz and the Spirit World:
Improvisation and revolutionary jazz forms
Freaky Folk:
Weird manifestations of a documentary form of music
The Law of Octaves: esoteric music:
Esoteric philosophies, religion and the law of octaves
Psych-Out and Countercultural Occult:
The peace and love flipside
Sorcery and the Cinema:
The spirit world on film
The Devil’s Interval:
The rock horror show- rock music and the occult
Mindfuckers:
Cult groups, outsider artists and their sounds
Electric Storm in Hell:
Weird soundscapes - modernist mood music