Re: A Mushroom A Day... « Result #1 on Dec 24, 2009, 6:04pm »
Truly fascinating stuff Crowman, I've heard of the Thorn Apple, and the white witch appeals to me Yeah that would be it, it's some time since I studied neurophysiology (years ago as a part of biology), but quite so, in fact I believe (if memory serves me correctly) LSD works by actually blocking certain receptors/synapses, with interesting results. As you say, the body produces many of these chemicals anyway, or analogous ones. What really impresses me, with the shamanism/magick/pathworking/psychotropic plants area, is the startling consistency of the complex imagery and beings encountered. One thinks of course of cultural 'conditioning', but the beings encountered by, say, S American shamans, are pretty complex while at the same time consistent aren't they - which makes the mind boggle a bit when one tries to trace where these visions come from, at the very least a 'collective unconscious' of archetypes. Often easier I feel, rather than constructing elaborate and somewhat tenuous theories using the reference points of science, to consider the actual existence of these beings, on another plain (I kind of feel the same about certain ghosts and other occult phenomena too). Or at least, a mixture of science and occult knowledge going some way to explaining them. The whole experience of the angelic overminds (not that I've been lucky enough to have this experience), is beautiful isn't it.
Re: 80s music « Result #3 on Dec 24, 2009, 5:47pm »
I think it is Crowman (I shall have it in my mitts tomorrow, woo hoo! ), an unusually good (and vast!) tracklisting I think. I'd like to explore more of Art of Noise actually, never particularly followed them up at the time. Moments In Love, on this comp, is a beautifully evocative track, from one of their early releases I believe. That's the beauty of compilations anyway isn't it, you can think yeah I really like that track, and follow up on an often hitherto unknown artist. Quite a few electronic and trance acts I've discovered this way, from DJ mixes
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Re: Everything Is Illuminated « Result #7 on Dec 20, 2009, 9:31pm »
Thanks Crowman for taking my movie recommendations to heart! Am glad that you enjoyed the film, sometimes I fear that I may really enjoy a film and recommend it to someone, and they would hate it...lol..so far thou, you have liked my movie recommendations, so we must have similar taste in films.
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Re: A Mushroom A Day... « Result #8 on Dec 20, 2009, 11:31am »
You are spot on, Johny. There was a real presence that indicates something of shamanism. There are accounts of people ingesting these plants and fungii and encountering various beings associated with them, like angelic over-minds so to speak. There is one called Thorn Apple, a relative of our common bindweed, who appears as a white witch. Narnia anyone? I did read somewhere that psycho-tropic plants work by the chemicals finding receptors in the brain and that we naturally produce these chemicals anyway. This is certainly true of DMT.
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Re: Everything Is Illuminated « Result #11 on Dec 20, 2009, 11:16am »
Watched this last night, Yiota. Yeah, another gem. How do you do it? The humour is wonderfully understated. But this is a very sad and in some ways, dark film. My favourite character was definitely Sammy Davis Jr Jr. I will say no more. But all the characters are quirky in a funny sort of way. A film that makes you think, not simply for entertainment. Recommended! Thanks again, Yiota.
Re: A Mushroom A Day... « Result #14 on Dec 19, 2009, 6:22pm »
Hahaha! That last bit made me laugh Crowman, a karma for you Very interesting the presence you felt - it kind of sounds like a shamanic experience, rather in the same way, one might feel the spirit of the jaguar, the spirit of a certain tree, etc, if ingesting psychotropic plant extracts in the S American/Mexican jungle (I'm thinking of Carlos Castaneda/Don Quixote) - though you hadn't taken anything. Sounds like the prolonged immersion in the subject opened a door in your mind Crowman, a trancelike state of identification and invocation similar to that achieved through say Yogic practices or Magickal ceremony. I am rambling a bit, but you know what I mean
Well, I had a second Xmas bash yesterday, from lunchtime, good food, good company, and beer, wine, beer, more wine, and then beer. I'm in a strange trancelike (in the more everyday sense of the word) mental region today, should be Ok again tomorrow lol
There is a bewildering number of 80comps out there, but this one does look pretty special (normally I steer clear of Ministry of Sound, although they did produce one of the best ambient trance mix CDs ever, Northern Exposure mixed by Sasha and John Digweed, incredible) Ok, there are some perhaps surprising ommisions eg ABC, but it does have 60 tracks with some absolute faves of mine from my teenage years, including Vienna, Bronski Beat, Tears For Fears, Scritti Politti, and some rather more obscure gems eg the great Art of Noise. Looking forward to this for sure, a nice and nostalgic collection and a classy one
Re: Discover new music! « Result #18 on Dec 19, 2009, 5:55pm »
Thanks Craig, and I agree with Crowman - in fact I REALLY like this! Fascinating, evocative and beautiful (nice video too) - just looked at the Siennaweb site, and will be buying mate! Interesting list of influences too, including the awesome Underworld, Future Sound of London and Chemical Brothers. Cheers - another addition or 2 to my ambient collection
Interesting about the random numbers Craig! I suppose, randomness doesn't suggest numbers shouldn't be bunched together, as that's a pattern in itself and therefore not random, but 3 1s - does rather stand out! Love the idea of chaos (not that I'm tremendously familiar with it), a butterfly's wingbeat in a mountain changing the weather in a different region of our world. Perhaps a crow flapped it's dusky wing when you looked at your piece of code Craig..
Re: Nobody Knows~ Dare Mo Shiranai « Result #19 on Dec 19, 2009, 5:41pm »
Thanks for your recommendations Yiota, quality as always Of the 2, this one appeals to me more (not sure why), it looks very different (well, Japan really does I feel produce some of the oddest films around!), and well worth a viewing - I'll keep an eye out, I expect The Little Theatre my more 'art house' Bath cinema may show this one.
Just like you, I love watching foreign films, in particular those dreamy, semi-philosophical beautiful ones, no mad action going on, or gratuitous scenes, just pure visual poetry. Antonioni's Beyond The Clouds is a startlingly beautiful example, and the films of Wim Wenders.
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Yeah that would be it, it's some time since I studied neurophysiology (years ago as a part of biology), but quite so, in fact I believe (if memory serves me correctly) LSD works by actually blocking certain receptors/synapses, with interesting results. As you say, the body produces many of these chemicals anyway, or analogous ones. What really impresses me, with the shamanism/magick/pathworking/psychotropic plants area, is the startling consistency of the complex imagery and beings encountered. One thinks of course of cultural 'conditioning', but the beings encountered by, say, S American shamans, are pretty complex while at the same time consistent aren't they - which makes the mind boggle a bit when one tries to trace where these visions come from, at the very least a 'collective unconscious' of archetypes. Often easier I feel, rather than constructing elaborate and somewhat tenuous theories using the reference points of science, to consider the actual existence of these beings, on another plain (I kind of feel the same about certain ghosts and other occult phenomena too). Or at least, a mixture of science and occult knowledge going some way to explaining them. The whole experience of the angelic overminds (not that I've been lucky enough to have this experience), is beautiful isn't it.
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