[kj] "a very dubious character"

Djehuti111 gathering@misera.net
Thu, 27 Nov 2003 00:20:15 -0800 (PST)


--- foolscircle9ways <foolscircle9ways@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Snap!
> KJ were also my intro to the old boy (so we're not
> taking this offlist, it's 'Class A' ON-TOPIC ;).

 LOL!

> Around 79/80 there was a Sounds or NME listing by
> Jaz of his top 10 influences - anyone got
> access/link to this? Only other one I'm sure of from
> said list is Herbert von Karajan, conductor of
> Berlin Philharmonic and Most Evil Man in the World
> (shome mishtake shurely?). Would be interesting to
> see the original article again (Antoni? Anybody?
> Jelbody?) to see who the other eight were (though I
> think he of the Golden Harp got a mention!!!).
>  
> And Jaz's "Thelemic leanings" were tapping into the
> Aeon well beyond BTATS: even beyond Outside the
> Gate, yea, beyond Outside the Gate!

 I was just mentioning that beyond BTATS, the pro
Crowley "leanings" became much less apparent.

 A L P

> 
> Djehuti111 <djehuti111@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- foolscircle9ways 
> wrote: 
> > Any other KJ lyrics originally penned by Crowley?
> 
> KJ were my introduction to Crowley, and without
> going
> too deep into the topic onlist (cos I can hear "
> Ach!
> here he goes again!" on the lips of many a Gatherer
> who's been here for awhile. I guess I'm a bit
> "notorious" when the topic of Uncle Al comes up.)
> there are a glut of lyrics, song titles, interviews
> etc. that show Jaz's "Thelemic leanings" up until
> around the BTATS era.
> 
> Jaz seems to have broadened his spiritual horizons
> at
> that point, although lines from The Book of the Law
> (which is where the Fall of Because line
> originates.)
> are scattered throughout the next few albums and
> have 
> even surfaced in the film that he did recently
> ("Drink
> wines that foam. Take strange drugs they shall not
> harm ye at all...is a lie") The Year of the Devil I
> believe it was called?
> 
> I was looking forward to talking to Jaz about all
> things Metaphysic at the recent SF show, but Jello
> Biafra wedged himself between us!
> Oh well, age before beauty as they say. ;)
> 
> Feel free to contact me offlist if you'd like more
> info.
> 
> Aleph
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> darkness, the palms, the mountainous background, the
> silent lake below, the impenetrable canopy of space,
> studded with secretive and significant stars, formed
> a
> stupendous setting for the savage noise and blaze of
> the ceremony."
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"The scene was wild and somewhat sinister. The
darkness, the palms, the mountainous background, the
silent lake below, the impenetrable canopy of space,
studded with secretive and significant stars, formed a
stupendous setting for the savage noise and blaze of
the ceremony."

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