Pagan, Occult, Wiccan, Demonic, Satanic,

These two quotes are taken from Amazon reviews, by someone old enough to remember how it used to be:

'Coven were the first overtly Occult/Pagan/Satanic band in America, from a time when the lines separating Wicca and Satanism weren't as clearly drawn as they are today.'

'I discovered Wicca in '68 and Coven in '69 and unlike a previous reviewer thinks, I so liked this album, especially Jinx' vocals. And I do not feel I compromised my belief in Wicca by admiring this album.'

This is Coven: Blood on the Snow. One of the first videos ever made. I've got the album with the same name, but I haven't got their notorious debut Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls.

 
I heard the entire satanic mass from the WFMU blog, though.

I don't know. I think I'll stick to throwing all these terms together, like I've started with. I'm not going to pretend I know a whole lot about about the modern, wiccan way of thinking, but there has defenatly been plenty of artists around making an unholy cocktail of what I look for. They were probably getting it all wrong, as well. Atleast from a 2007 point of view.


My favorite positively jolly Pagan-oriented band: Comus. Nothing dark or evil about them!

yes ... which is a pity, because these symbols did not have a political meaning at all until they were abused by the nazis.

Rocktopus wrote: Yeah! The original Wicker Man is one of my top five favorite movies, and the soundtrack is fantastic! The remake looks like a real turkey. Except for the masks, what does these stupid clips got to do with the original? Its just a confused Nicolas Cage running around beating up women! Wicker Man Remake highlights.

Edited by Mascodagama - February 17 2007 at 09:01

BaldFriede wrote: "Pagan" and "Wiccan" should not be thrown together with "Demonic", "Satanic" and "Evil". There is nothing dark or evil about them, only for a hardcore Christian.

Well I know the difference and I'm a hardcore Christian. I went to school with a wiccan, she tried explaining it to me but I really don't remember many specifics.

Edited by video vertigo - February 19 2007 at 14:44

Thanks for the nice pics Philippe. I'm no specialist, but there's an undeniable mystical,  occult and often dark side to many albums of the early german progressive scene. from the first albums of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, As Ra Tempel, to tons of the lesser known bands including Annexus Quam, Mythos, Limbus 3&4, Golem etc... 

Am I confusing trippy dope tracks with ritualistic music, or is it more or less the same thing?


This '72 album, released in '05 album. Third Ear Band: The Magus
Is like their instrumental albums a sinister, mystical eastern/medieval-sounding trip. But on this tarot based concept album, all the tracks are sung. Its really good and uniquesounding. At times quite similar to 80's Dead Can Dance when vocals are handled by Brendan Perry.