EPISODE 35 – Raising Pan with Brian Butler
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This week we venture back into the worlds of the Occult, and film-making. Brian Butler is a film-maker, Magician, and colleague to legendary director Kenneth Anger.
In this weeks episode we discuss: Jack Parsons and his magickal journey, The Night of Pan, Kenneth Anger, and how the occult can influence the film-making process.
Brian is screening his new film ‘The Night of Pan’, as well as performing live music with Death in Vegas’ Richard Fearless in London this week, make sure you don’t miss it – the event is free, and you can get more details here.
Daddytank returns with his excellent MySpace heroes (which for some reason includes a rant by Alex Jones); this weeks heroes are:
Wakamiya - Pretty Pretty
Waiting Life – It’s In Your Court
Wally Quid – Nebula
(more links when I get sent them)
If you have any queries, suggestions, insults etc. Please feel free to email ken@sittingnow.co.uk.
Enjoy!
Brian Butler Bio:
Brian Butler is a musician, writer, and filmmaker living in Los Angeles.
He has written on occult related subjects for numerous magazines including Dazed and Confused and Tease. His writings have been published in books such as Disinformation’s Book of Lies, which features his “Wormwood Star” article on life of Jack Parson’s wife and muse Marjorie Cameron. He has appeared on television internationally as an expert on the occult. He recently worked as a consultant for Showtime Networks Development on the biopic of Jack Parsons.
He directed, wrote and produced the documentary Raising Lucifer: Story of a Cursed Film (2008), which deals with the production of Lucifer Rising, and features an exclusive interview with Manson family murderer Bobby Beausoleil from prison. Other film projects include documentary segments for the Disinformation DVD (2004) such as Satanism, Rocket Boy and Uncle Goddamn. Butler also produced and edited the Kenneth Anger film Ich Will! (2008)
He has recorded and or performed music with artists such as VON LMO, Rozz Williams (Christian Death), and Moving Units. Current music projects include the experimental Clouds Without Water and Technicolor Skull — a multimedia performance collaboration with Kenneth Anger, which premiered at Donaufestival in Austria on April 30th, 2008 and has subsequently toured Europe at such instutions as the National Museum of Art in Copenhagen and The Serravales Museum in Portugal.
Recent film projects include producing the Kenneth Anger film Brush of Baphomet (2009) and directing the short “Night of Pan” which features Vincent Gallo and Kenneth Anger and has screened all over the world including the Cannes Film Festival, the Athens Biennale , and the Festival Internazionale Del Film Di Roma.
EPISODE 34 – UFOs and Underground Bases with Dennis Balthaser
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It’s been a while since we’ve visited the realm of UFO investigation; so we felt when we did return, we would need to bring along a true expert in the field. Luckily for us, we found just that in Dennis Balthaser.Dennis actually lives in Roswell New Mexico, and has been studying the famous ‘Roswell Incident’ for many years. He has appeared on countless television and radio shows, and is often published in UFO Magazine.
This week we discuss: The Roswell Incident, Dulce underground base, Area 51, The state of Ufology today and much more.
As if tipped off to the incident; Daddytank, and his army of musical flying saucers attack this week come in the shape of:
Hills Like White Elephants – Foundation
Vector Trio – The Road To Solola
Vaetxh - Clipper
If you have any queries, suggestions, insults etc. Please feel free to email ken@sittingnow.co.uk.
Enjoy!
Dennis Balthaser Bio:
As a young man, Dennis Balthaser would look into the night sky and wonder at the secrets it held. Some years later Dennis bought a book about UFOs and his wonder turned to investigation. Today he has a library with over 90 books in reference to ufology.
Dennis served 3 years (‘59-62) with the United States Army in the 815th Engineering Battalion.
After some 33 years in Civil Engineering, Dennis retired from the Texas Department of Transportation in 1996. Having been keenly interested in the Roswell Incident of 1947, Dennis decided to move to Roswell, New Mexico, to pursue his avocation: Ufology.
Initially Dennis worked as an Engineering Consultant in Roswell, volunteering his time at the International UFO Museum and Research Center on weekends. Nine months later he resigned from the engineering firm, assuming the duties of IUFOMRC Operations Manager. He served on the Board of Directors and became the UFO Investigator for the Museum as a full time volunteer from 1996 until 1998, then began his research as an independent researcher.
Due to his love of ufology, his dedication and his exhaustive work, Dennis is regarded as a leading investigator and ufologist by his peers, communicating regularly with such well known researchers as Stanton Friedman, Frank Warren, Scott Ramsey (scottr@ExpressWireServices.com), and others in their quests to find the truth.
Dennis is a Certified Mutual UFO Network Field Investigator, a member of Great Pyramid of Giza Research Association, and belongs to several ufology organizations.
BehindClosedDoors – Broadcast #012
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Broadcast #009
***New Signal****
- Bronius Kutavicius – Oh You Green Grasshopper
- Polar Bear – Argumentative
- Itchy Tasty – Je Je Je Pa
- The Murder of Rosa Luxembourg – Infernal Music
- Giacinto Scelsi – One, from Quattro Pezzi per Orchestra
- Brian Butler – The Great Orm
- Modified Toy Orchestra – This Is The Monkey
- Yppah – Bobbie Joe Wilson
- Hella – Madonna Approaches
- These Arms are Snakes – Red Line Season
- Movietone – Useless Landscapes
- YOB - Burning the Altar
- Gershon Kingsley – Fur Allisse
If you want us to play your band/noise/whatever, drop us a line at behindcloseddoors@sittingnow.co.uk.
Peace
***Signal Ends**
BehindClosedDoors – Broadcast #011
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Broadcast #009
***New Signal****
1. Hatebeak - God of Empty Nest
2. Matmos – Spondee
3. Munly & The Lupercalians – Grandfather
4. Oxes – Half,Half and Half
5. Lightning Bolt – The Sublime Freak
6. Pre - Nope Fun
7. Chamber of Sorrows – An Angel Shall Watch Over Me
8. The Lonesome Organist – Blue Bellows
9. Virus - Road
10. Wolfmangler - The Death of Geryon
11. Bob Log III – Clap Your Tits
12. Grails – Reincarnation Blues
13. Girls Against Boys – Learned It
If you want us to play your band/noise/whatever, drop us a line at behindcloseddoors@sittingnow.co.uk.
Peace
***Signal Ends**
EPISODE 33 – Above Top Secret with Jim Marrs
EPISODE 32 – Modern Magick with Donald Michael Kraig
EPISODE 31 – Occult America with Mitch Horowitz
BehindClosedDoors – Broadcast #010
BehindClosedDoors – Broadcast #009
EPISODE 30 – Druids, Satan and Crud with Isaac Bonewits
