The Hermetic Library Anthology Album - Magick, Music and Ritual 2

The Hermetic Library Anthology Album

Magick, Music and Ritual 2

Winter 2012 / Album

Release: Feb 4th, 2012

For full artist profiles and more, please head to Magick, Music and Ritual 2 at the Hermetic Library site.

This is the second issue from the Hermetic Library Anthology Project, and is being released on Imbolc in Winter 2012. I have 6 tracks by 6 artists this time around. This playlist starts strong with a track about moving from darkness into light, through an invocation and liberation of the divine feminine that is also a lament about loss, followed by a fantastic new cover of a Coil track. The playlist continues with a bright track but that is followed by some gritty and creepy noise to remind us that the light hasn't fully returned. After that I, for my part, am glad of a reminder that the days are getting longer, so there is a final track which brings us back to the theme of returning mercy and light. Quite a nice playlist that works well with the season.

Please join the Hermetic Library in promoting these artists who have contributed their work to this benefit anthology album project. Please also spread the word about these anthology albums to people you think may be interested in the work of artists who combine magick, music and ritual.

Release Notes

The Hermetic Library at Hermetic.com has an overall vision of Archiving, Engaging and Encouraging the living Esoteric Tradition. I started the benefit anthology project to help promote newer works in the Esoteric Tradition to the audience of the Hermetic Library and beyond. The anthology project also further raises awareness about the corpus and culture of magick and ritual. Please join the Hermetic Library in promoting these artists who have contributed their work to this benefit anthology album project.

This issue is being released only a short period after the first in order to get on schedule to release issues at each cross-quarter day. Now issues are planned for each major season, with the next coming up in Spring 2012, to release around Beltane. It was a quick turn-around this between the previous, and for a little while I didn't know if this one would pull together quickly enough to release. But, here it is! It's been great to see the initial idea turn into something ongoing, and if these first issues are any indication future anthology albums are going to just keep getting better.

I encourage you to check out the Hermetic Library at Hermetic.com, if you aren’t already familiar with it, as that’s the reason this project exists and may also offer inspiration to you. The site was started in 1996 and has ever since consistently been an extremely popular resource for students and researchers interested in the Esoteric Tradition. You may also wish to check out other posts at the Hermetic Library blog and the Twitter and Facebook reflections to see how the library engages people in a living Esoteric Tradition. — John Griogair Bell

Production, Artwork and Design by John Griogair Bell

Mastering by SickTanicK of SKR 

All songs used with permission. All rights reserved.