From our garden here at The Black House—pictured is a Black Swallowtail Larva munching on dill in our herb planter—we offer Solstice greetings to all in harmony with the Earth’s seasonal changes! In the Northern Hemisphere we embrace the longest day of the year as sultry Summer begins. Those in the Southern Hemisphere mark the longest night as Winter begins its chill dominion. Wherever on this wondrous planet you might be, it is always a delight to celebrate the glories of Nature and the abundant pleasures that life offers! Here’s to a splendid new season filled with indulgences galore! Claude […]
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The Winter Solstice is again upon we denizens of the Northern Hemisphere. Nature’s might is awesome, always to be respected, and as our days at last begin to lengthen, the gelid outdoors contrast with our cozy indoor spaces here at The Black House in the Haunted Hudson Valley. In April of 1974, Isao Tomita released his album SNOWFLAKES ARE DANCING, which consisted of his arrangements of music by Claude Debussy for a Moog synthesizer and a Mellotron. Tomita’s sweeping, fanciful soundscapes captured a lush beauty that few expected could come from electronically generated sounds. The title work is a splendid means […]
Satanists, practitioners of our carnal religion, may embrace and mark today’s seasonal pivot point, for we feel at one with the Earth and its continuing cycles. In the Northern Hemisphere, Spring arrives, replacing Winter’s stasis with life surging in triumphant burgeoning. In the Southern Hemisphere, Autumn shall soon cast its soothing spell after the retreating blaze of Summer, presaging the coming harvest with all of its fertile abundance. Here in the haunted Hudson Valley, the plants have begun peeking up from the ground, though the overnight low temperatures have held them back, somewhat. The shoots inexorably bask in the extending daily […]
Vox Satanae – Episode 404 We hear works by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Giovanni Rovetta, Gaspar Sanz, Johann Adolf Hasse, Karol Józef Lipiński, Claude Debussy, Grażyna Bacewicz, and B. Tommy Andersson with performances by Pro Cantione Antiqua, Mark Brown, Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel, Tomaž Rajterič, Barbara Bonney, Bernarda Fink, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel, Laurent Albrecht Breuninger, The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski, The Luxembourg Radio Orchestra, Louis de Froment, Jan Krenz, David Goode, The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and Thomas Søndergård. Download Episode 404 (167 minutes).