Friday
• O C T. XV. • Zero Kama — “Night of Matter”
From the 1984 album The Secret Eye of L.A.Y.L.A.H..
Eerie ritual music. I'm not much for listening to music while reading, as it's usually too distracting for me, but this album is a real favorite of mine to put on while reading good ol' H. P. Lovecraft or other such weird fiction. Knowing that all the instruments on this album were actually made from human skulls and tibias? Well, that certainly adds to the experience.
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Um, kinda long. but the story behind it is interesting. Tibias?..you don't say? Well, that's certainly not something you'd just run down to Guitar Center to pick up. Where was this recorded?
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ps, sorry if i dissed your french mini-series clip, it may very well be cool in it's entierty (sp) but that clip was not very good. Probably because I don't sprekenze French and since I couldn't keep up with the story I just concentrated on the special effects, which in this scene at least, were pretty lame. And yes, I could do better, they could have done better, they didn't even try on that things arms and legs. But if you'll tell me where to find a sub titled copy, I'll watch it to see why you like it so much.
Zero Kama was the project of Michael DeWitt, founder of Nekrophile Records, which if I remeber correctly, was run in Austria, so I assume that it was either recorded there, or maybe in his home country of the Netherlands. Here's what it has to say on the back of the album:
ReplyDelete"All instruments to be heard on this album were exclusively made from human bones and skulls by the hand of Zero Kama. They never have been used since the time of its recording, which took place at the Secret Temple of Laylah from 5th to 28th of May 1984 . Remixed at Psychonaut Studio Vienna in November 1987, and dedicated to the symbol of Laylah, meaning night and death, as well as to its numerical equivalent, Oz, a goat or unrestrained sexual force of creation, thus showing the identity of the basic two opposite forces in this generous universe of beauty and strength, in which the Lovers my find ecstasy in Pan. Who wishes to enter this world of darkness, in which the Great Goat dwelleth, may pass through the sigil of Oz given at the front of this Cover."
No offense taken whatsoever about Riget II (which is in Danish, not French, btw), everyone's bound to have different taste. It's a weird one, for certain, and I can definitely understand why some folks don't get into it. Both Riget and Riget II are available on Amazon, though the latter is a bit pricey. It's a bit of a cult hit, so I'm sure there are torrents out there somewhere, if you choose to go that route.
Fascinating! I was vaguely familiar with Nekrophile Records, but hadn't heard this before. Sounds like it would have been a great soundtrack to Cannibal Holocaust.
ReplyDeleteYeah, despite the Tibetan-style instrumentation, it really does have a jungle vibe at times. Must be the drums.
ReplyDeleteI'm in favor of having music when I read, but it's got to be something instrumental; I find music with vocals to be too distracting. This is a cool track. I've never heard of this before, though I've probably read about Nekrophile Records at some point. I agree with you: the drums lend a jungle-tribal feel to the song.
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