Composed, arranged and recorded by Paul Giovanni and Magnet -‘Corn Rigs’ from the Wicker Man (1973) to celebrate the ‘Eve of Lammas based on Robert Burns’ Song, It was upon a Lammas night It was upon a Lammas night, When the corn rigs are bonie, Beneath the moon’s unclouded light, I held awa to Annie, The time flew by, wi’ … Continue reading →
Prague, mother of cities and the city of more dreaming spires than Oxford is a city both modern and ancient. The capital of the Czech Republic with a population of about 0.9 million is the powerhouse of a booming Czech economy. Even in the current global world recession Prague is doing very well. Over the last few years the Czech … Continue reading →
Abstract: Dracula tourism in Romania combines fiction with history. It is centred on either the fictional Western vampire Count Dracula or the historical Dracula, the fifteenth-century Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler. These two characters are also often conflated, or sometimes even forged together, into one Dracula figure in Dracula tourism. Besides the history concerning the ruler, Vlad the Impaler, through Dracula tourism the guides and … Continue reading →
Here’s an oddity … A collection of Moog compositions by Mort Garson. Black Mass/Lucifer is Garson’s 1971 exploration of the dark arts, an all-instrumental soundtrack for a horror film that never existed. Garson conjures up a sinister, minor-key atmosphere on tracks with titles like “Incubus,” “Witch Trial,” and “The Evil Eye”. Enjoy!
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