As the Fab dream of the first half of the 1960s began to fade and the acid took its unpredictable hold, spirituality in its many forms provided some outlet for many of Pop and Rock’s weariest souls and most enthusiastic experimenters. As the rock became harder and more progressive, the drugs grew dirtier and peace and love began to falter, the individualistic indulgence promised by the occult and its many sisters drew its cloak around already established acts and birthed countless other bastard and hybrid offspring.
Divided into several offshoots and outlets – Buried Underground, Phantom Sabbaths, Popular Satanism, She Devils, Folk Devils, Evil Jazz, Beelzefunk and Incantation Chants – “The Devil Rides In” captures a snapshot of that time and place, when Rock, Jazz, funk and Folk took a step into the darkness, returning with tales of possession, witchcraft, covens, occult ceremonies, black masses, sabbats and encounters with He Who Walks Backwards himself. Enthusiastic and celebratory in places, damaged and cautionary in others, these artists offered a counter balance to the thread of Christian and Eastern spirituality also working its way into rock at that time. Sometimes overtly, sometimes veiled, but always with something to say.
Curated by the inimitable Cally, and accompanied by an insightful essay and accompanying imagery, this set promises release for Freaks, Hard Rockers, Greasers, Dark Folkies, Avant Jazzers and all in between.
• 3xCD SET EXPLORING ROCK’S DARK UNDERBELLY AND EXPLORATIONS IN THE OCCULT, WITCHCRAFT, BAD MAJICK AND SATANISM FROM 1966 ONWARDS.
• FROM MONSTROUS HEAVYWEIGHTS GENESIS, JETHRO TULL, FREE, BLACK WIDOW, COZY POWELL AND VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR TO UNEXPECTED DABBLERS SUCH AS SANDIE SHAW, STRAWBS AND DAVE DEE AND CO.
• CURATED AND OVERSEEN BY MARTIN ‘CALLY’ CALLOMON OF ANTAR, BAM-CARUSO AND PENKILN BURN STOCK.
• HARD ROCK, FOLK DEVILS, EVIL JAZZ, BEELZEFUNK AND INCANTATIONS ABOUND!
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Tracklist:
DISC ONE
01. ATOMIC ROOSTER – Death Walks Behind You
02. FREE – Seven Angels
03. ARGENT – Dance In The Smoke
04. THE GUN – Race With Devil
05. COMPLEX – Witch’s Spell
06. LEVIATHAN – Flames
07. WRITING ON THE WALL – Lucifer Corpus
08. GENESIS – One-Eyed Hound
09. HARSH REALITY – Heaven And Hell
10. VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR – The White Hammer
11. DR. Z – Evil Woman’s Manly Child
12. ZIOR – Entrance Of The Devil
13. SAM GOPAL – The Dark Lord
14. THE OPEN MIND – Magic Potion
15. ELIAS HULK – Nightmare
17. WARHORSE – Ritual
DISC TWO
01. THE FLYING MACHINE – The Devil Has Possession Of Your Mind
02. THE CREATION – Nightmares
03. THE EASYBEATS – Heaven And Hell
04. ELMER GANTRY’S VELVET OPERA – Talk Of The Devil
05. FANCY – Between The Devil And Me
06. ICARUS – The Devil Rides Out
07. THE IN-BE-TWEEN – Girl Child, I Am An Evil Witchman
08. NIRVANA – Christopher Lucifer
09. PAUL’S TROUBLES – The Devil Jumps Up
10. TINTERN ABBEY – Witchcraft
11. THE MOVE – Night Of Fear
12. CURVED AIR – Screw
13. JACULA – Long Black Magic Night
14. JULIAN’S TREATMENT – The Black Tower
15. MAN – Erotica
16. SANDIE SHAW – Sympathy For The Devil
17. COVEN – Pact With Lucifer
18. JADE – Bad Magic
19. JETHRO TULL – The Witch’s Promise
20. STRAWBS – Keep The Devil Outside
21. COMUS – The Bite
DISC THREE
01. THIRD EAR BAND – Devil Weed
02. FAMILY – Anyway
03. MIGHTY BABY – Devil’s Whisper
04. THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN – Devil’s Grip
05. BLODWYN PIG – The Modern Alchemist
06. MANFRED MANN CHAPTER III – Devil Woman
07. CURTIS KNIGHT ZEUS – The Devil Made Me Do It
08. ONYX – Air
09. SHAPE OF THE RAIN – Big Black Bird
10. JASON CREST – Black Mass
11. THE ACCENT– Red Sky At Night
12. DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TITCH – The Sun Goes Down
13. THE LAURELS – Devil’s Well
14. TEAR GAS – Witches Come Today
15. BLACK WIDOW – Come To The Sabbat
16. LUCIFER’S FRIEND – Ride The Sky
17. COZY POWELL – Dance With The Devil
18. TITANIC – Heia Valenga
