When comet Kohoutek arrived in 1974, it left a trail of curiosities in its wake. In five episodes, What Comet Kohoutek Left Behind tells stories of the music, new age mythology and counterculture named after the comet. Featuring interviews with former cult members, musicians, collectors, hippies and occultists, the series explores tales of afrofuturism, doomsday prophecies, an anti-fascist robot band, and psychedelic warlocks.
What Comet Kohoutek Left Behind
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When comet Kohoutek arrived in 1974, it left a trail of curiosities in its wake. In five episodes, What Comet Kohoutek Left Behind tells stories of the music, new age mythology and counterculture named after the comet. Featuring interviews with former cult members, musicians, collectors, hippies and occultists, the series explores tales of afrofuturism, doomsday prophecies, an anti-fascist robot band, and psychedelic warlocks.
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August 27, 2020
Kraftwerk: Cosmic Machine-Man Music
<p>German band Kraftwerk pioneered electronic music in a time where synthesizers were as boundary pushing as punk rock, including an early single named after Kohoutek. What should we think of their music now that electronic music has become the norm? Did their glorification of technology fit with the anti-establishment leanings of the Krautrock music scene? Music collector, musician and vlogger Dereck Higgins lends his analysis of the band and their unlikely success.</p> <p>Dereck Higgin's vlog: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/dereckvon">https://www.youtube.com/user/dereckvon</a>.</p> <p>Original soundtrack by Naramata available for download on iTunes or at <a href="https://naramata.bandcamp.com/">https://naramata.bandcamp.com/</a></p>
August 27, 2020
The Serpent and the Dove: Magik in the Age of Aquarius
<p>In the twilight of Haight-Ashbury counterculture, Llee Heflin, a freethinking follower of occultist Alistair Crowley, clashed with psychologist and psychedelic advocate Timothy Leary, both publishing books channeling the celestial voice of comet Kohoutek. We talk with Heflin about his experience publishing Crowley's tarot deck, taking mushrooms in the Puget Sound, and why Leary's book was symbolic of the end of the hippie scene.</p> <p>Original soundtrack by Naramata available on iTunes, Spotify and <a href="https://naramata.bandcamp.com/">https://naramata.bandcamp.com/</a></p>
August 27, 2020
Sun Ra: Jazz from Outer Space
<p>Legendary jazz musician Sun Ra held a concert in honor of comet Kohoutek. He also told anyone who asked that he was from Saturn. In this episode we explore his legacy and philosophy, his vision of the future and why he believed the future of African American culture was in outer space. We talk to Christopher Eddy of the <a href="http://sunraarkive.blogspot.com/">Sun Ra Arkive</a> to understand the most eccentric figure in Jazz history.</p> <p>Christopher Eddy's website Sun Ra Arkive: <a href="http://sunraarkive.blogspot.com/">http://sunraarkive.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p>Original soundtrack by Naramata available on iTunes, Spotify and <a href="https://naramata.bandcamp.com/">https://naramata.bandcamp.com/</a></p>
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