Music Episodes

I was fortunate enough to have a brief chat with Edward Ka-Spel (lead singer of The Legendary Pink Dots, prolific solo artist, member of The Tear Garden, and one-time collaborator with Amanda Palmer) about his music and his connection to it. I first interviewed him, Phil, and Neils on July 23, 1991, for a 'zine that I was putting out at the time called Purge. Some 35 years later, here we are.

Welcome to another podcast from The MELTiverse called Musica Universalis! It is a podcast that was created to explore numinous music. Mysterious music. Transcendent music. Otherworldly music. Relax and enjoy.

Hunter & I had the distinct privilege of speaking with poet and songwriter Larry Beckett about his life, his art, his creative process, his relationship to Tim Buckley, the Beats, his poem turned song “Song to the Siren” (which was penned for Tim Buckley but has been covered by the likes of This Mortal Coil, Robert Plant, George Michael, Sinéad O’Connor, Bryan Ferry, Kitty Macfarlane, and many more), and much more! Larry’s website: larrybeckett.com Spotify performances and albums, including American Cycle and Last Session at Studio B: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2l3Xu... Pass Your Light Around by Jerry Yester: https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/p... The Accidental Falls: The lyrics of Larry Beckett by Eyelids: https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Fal... The Higherside Chats episode with Chris Knowles referred to in the intro: https://www.thehighersidechats.com/ch... Kitty Macfarlane’s version of “Song to the Siren”: • Song to the Siren This Mortal Coil’s ve…