Music Meaning Mystery

Bettina Rothe: Music, Body, Dance, Medicine

Bettina is a dancer specializing in ecstatic dance. She believes dance can heal the wounds of fragmentation. We discuss music's effect on the body, her experiences with dance at the fall of the Berlin Wall, what is ecstatic dance and much more. 

Bettina Rothe's website: https://www.bettinarothe.com/


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Music Meaning and Mystery website: om

The Music Meaning and Mystery Substack: https://musicmeaningandmystery.substack.com/

Originally recorded October 20 2021

The Ethnomusicology of the Ancients with Drew

Drew is an ethnomusicologist currently working in North Africa. We discuss the ethnomusicology of the Bible. This spins out into a discussion about how various pre-modern people's can teach us to deepen our relationship to music and learn to reprioritize it. 

Drew has a youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/clobbort

Music Meaning and Mystery website: om

The Music Meaning and Mystery Substack: https://musicmeaningandmystery.substack.com/

Originally recorded October 11 2021

R&B Musician Lea Keeley / Music Never Dies

R&B musician Lea Keeley joins me to talk, open mics in the park, staying positive, music as providence, her latest projects and much more! 

Lea on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/15JvY9cbIihVVEHFDV5hLH
Lea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keyylime/
Lea on Bandcamp: https://leakeeley.bandcamp.com/

Roland battery powered amp: https://www.roland.com/us/products/cube_street/

Music Meaning and Mystery website: https://musicmeaningandmystery.ca/
The Music Meaning and Mystery Substack: https://musicmeaningandmystery.substack.com/

Originally recorded September 23 2021

Composer Paula Kimper / Music and the ”Other World”

Composer Paula Kimper joins me to talk, music from “the other world”, coming up in the music business in the 80s as a woman, lesbian opera and so much more! 

Paula’s website: https://paulakimper.com/
Paula’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PaulaKimper/videos

Music Meaning and Mystery website:https://musicmeaningandmystery.com

The Music Meaning and Mystery Substack: https://musicmeaningandmystery.substack.com/

Originally recorded July 20 2021

On the Trail of Music with Tim Woody

Tim Woody is a musician, producer and long distance trail hiker. We talk about his experience of musically transforming while hiking, why music is well-suited for worship, and his latest project!

Please vote for Phil's studio (Knox Philharmonic) to win a grant: https://knoxec.com/what-we-do/programs/wtbi/
You can see Knox Philharmonic's video pitch here: https://vimeo.com/677303759

Music Meaning and Mystery website: om
The Music Meaning and Mystery Substack: https://musicmeaningandmystery.substack.com/

Originally recorded February 18 2022

James Barry - Houngan (senior Voudou priest) / A Song for Every Thing

James Barry is a Houngan (senior Voudou priest). We discuss the primacy of music in Voudou, it’s role, it’s effect and some experiences James had using music to heal and call spirits. And music for a good death.

James' website: https://lwaandorder.com/

Music Meaning and Mystery website: om
The Music Meaning and Mystery substack: https://musicmeaningandmystery.substack.com/

Website of logo designer: https://www.kurthuggins.com/

Originally recorded July 15 2021.

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Instrumental musician Michael Hewett / Music and the Mystic Realms

Michael Hewett is an instrumental musician. We discuss channeling music, the transformation of the music business, western culture’s shortcomings in relation to arts and music, and the mystic realms.

Michael’s links:

• Spotify
• Vessel Academy
• VA Instagram
• Micheal's instagram
• Micheal's soundlcoud

Music Meaning and Mystery website:https://musicmeaningandmystery.com

Originally recorded June 22 2021

 

Alchemist Brian Cotnoir - Alchemy and Music

Brian Cotnoir is an alchemist. He is exploring the relationship of alchemy to music and offering a course on this topic. More info about the course and how to sign up here:

https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/alchemy-and-music-matter-geometry-and-the-ascent-of-the-soul-a-four-week-online-zoom-class-with-brian-cotnoir-beginning-december-6

We discuss what an alchemist does, the music of the spheres, barbaric sounds, what is Hekate's wheel? and more.

Also go look at Brian's website for books and zines: https://khepripress.com/

Delia Derbyshire, The Dreams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdJS5PU1Ztw

Originally recorded Dec 27 2021

 

Rodrigo Rodriguez Shakuhachi player (Japanese flute) / Music for Enlightenment

Rodrigo Rodriguez is a Shakuhachi player (Japanese Flute). We discuss a brief history of the intrument and the Komuso monks, music as tool of enlightenment, the rational mind and the spiritual mind, the importance of breath and much more!

Rodrigo’s website: https://rodrigo-rodriguez.info/

Music Meaning and Mystery website:https://musicmeaningandmystery.com

Originally recorded June 6 2021

Punk Rocker Richard Wygand / Healing Music and Psychic Ability

Richard Wygand is a punk musician and writer. We discuss how denial of music was an inciting incident in an initiatory ordeal, his psychic experiences, punk rock songs for kids, and music for healing. 

Richard’s website: https://punkrockerdad.com/

Music Meaning and Mystery website: https://musicmeaningandmystery.ca/

Originally recorded June 5 2021