Mailer Daemon, Devil's Trill Sonata, the influence of Indigenous music on rock'n'roll and Anti-Rock preachers. An audio pile of vectors and missives.
“One night, in the year 1713 I dreamed I had made a pact with the devil. A pact for my soul. Everything went as I wished: my new servant anticipated my every desire. Among other things, I gave him my violin to see if he could play. How great was my astonishment on hearing a sonata so wonderful and so beautiful, played with such great art and intelligence, as I had never even conceived in my boldest flights of fantasy.
I felt enraptured, transported, enchanted: my breath failed me, and I awoke.
I immediately grasped my violin in order to retain, in part at least, the impression of my dream. In vain! The music which I at this time composed is indeed the best that I ever wrote, and I still call it the "Devil's Trill", but the difference between it and that which so moved me during slumber , during visitation, is so great that I could have destroyed my instrument and said farewell to music forever if it had been possible. But I cannot live without the enjoyment it affords me.”
Guiseppe Tartini, quoted in The Voyoge of a Frenchman in Italy, 1766.
John Martin, Pandemonium, 1841
John Martin, Satan Presiding at the Infernal Council, c. 1823–1827
John Martin, Pandemonium, 1841
“In biblical sources, the Hebrew term ‘the Satan’ describes an adversarial role. It is not the name of a particular character. Although Hebrew storytellers as early as the sixth century BCE occasionally introduced a supernatural character whom they called the satan, what they meant was any one of the angels sent by God for the specific purpose of blocking or obstructing human activity. The root STN means “one who opposes, obstructs or acts as adversary.: The Greek term diabolos…literally means, “one who throws something across one’s path.”
The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagles.
Rumble is a 2017 documentary that traces the influence of indigenous people on the development of rock and roll and modern music. From early blues musicians like Charley Patton, who pioneered the delta blues, laying the foundations for rock music, to Jimi Hendrix, whose grandma was a black, indigenous vaudeville performer.
The film explains that many of Jimi Hendrix’ iconic costumes with fringe and boas were inspired by his grandmother Nora, with whom he was close.
The film takes its name from the song Rumble by Native American guitarist Link Wray, which is one of the early songs credited with popularizing guitar distortion…
It’s also apparently the only instrumental track ever banned from the radio.
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