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Recommended by us on 16th September 2010
...according to our Brett on Thu 16 Sep, 2010.
We've just taken a shipment of loads of incredibly reasonably priced vinyl and CD pertaining to the musical output of Father Yod so although this is old business it's certainly good business and well worth us rubbing your nose in via this short overview. Basically all these releases taken together represent a small portion of the sounds recorded (generally in VERY lo-fi fashion) by Father Yod and the musical wing of his Source Family cult who specialised in meandering, freeform psychedelic rock type jams, often with the Father's manic vocalising over the top. Whatever else the cult specialised in I wouldn't like to speculate.. Some reports make the whole thing sound pretty harmless and others give a bit of a sinister impression. The artwork on some of these probably isn't helping, to be fair. The bands tended to feature musicians of vastly varying skill (and non-skill) levels and that's totally part of their charm, although the one I happen to have picked up here (purely because I'd not heard it before and it's supposed to be a particularly good 'un) is about as pro as any I've heard. In any case, it's great stuff on the whole and the prices they're all in at make them completely 'dip your toe in'-worthy for any curious types..
Originally a double LP. Great electric guitar playing. This is Yahowa's group at its best, and my favourite album. Yahowa plays the big drum (smoothly changing the rhythm at one point),screams a bit savage-like. Recommended.
"Five long, untitled tracks of flipped guitar psych represent their most thorough integration of vocals and music. At its best, Yahowa's vocals incorporate all the sounds of a barnyard revolution while the guitarist destroys himself" B.Coley
The Higher Key CD reissue its cover is a bit more clearly printed. Some might take the cover very serius. I personally think it's very funny, with some humour (see next back cover to confirm this).
The cover quotes :
On the front :
"A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse ; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed"
Song of Solomon ch.4, V12
"Woman was God's first creation, in order to express the great love within him. God then creates within his creation a vehicle to use, whenever he chooses to appear" Yahowa
On the back :
"And call no man your father opun the earth : for one is your father which is in heaven" bible
"..still, when the need is great, do I appear in my own universe, and am therefore born into the world by my power of thought and will" Gita
In the inner sleeve :
"And there was the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits and yielded her fruit every month..and there shall be no more curse : but the throne of God and of the lamb shall be in it ; and his servants shall serve him." Revelations ch.22,v.2-3
"Divine communion time is here little kitties" Yahowa (licensed to give life)
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