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Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson. Narrated by Oliver Senton

15 February 2023Mark

Prometheus Rising Written by Robert Anton Wilson Narrated by Oliver Senton Recorded, Edited and Mastered by Simon Reeves at Framework Recording Studios, Birmingham. Co-producers: Mark Sampson at Iron Man Records & Steve “fly agaric 23” Pratt. Executive Producers: Richard Rasa & Christina Pearson at Hilaritas Press “We’ve needed this for a long time “ – Henry Miller, author of Tropic of Cancer “The funniest, most incisive social critic around.” – Riane Eisler, author of The Chalice and the Blade “Erudite, witty and genuinely scary ” – Publishers Weekly Prometheus Rising describes the landscape of human evolution and offers the listener an opportunity to become a conscious participant. In an astoundingly useful road…

Antigone with fish fingers. Oedipus as a corkscrew. And a Greek tragedy that becomes a Greek salad by Oliver Senton

14 December 2020Mark

Every tragedy needs its satyr play. After drama welcome relief is needed. After a hard day watching humans wrestle with the gods of Olympus, what the good people of ancient Greece needed was massive phalluses, the clangour of drums and horns, and actors in ridiculous goatish masks to ease the holy terror they had experienced over a whole day (usually three plays’ worth) of drama. Fast forward two thousand years. When Peter Hall and John Barton brought their nine-hour Trojan War epic Tantalus to The Barbican in 2001, it came with no such final treat. The 12-hour original had been trimmed after its première in Denver the year before, the two…

F23 Podcast E18 featuring Oliver Senton – October 9th, 2020

15 October 2020Mark

The F23 Podcast is a conversation based podcast with interesting, inspiring, inter-dimensional beings of wonder who have chosen a human form for this incarnation. In conversation with Jamie Dodds (Pope Flag-dag the Brave) sharing their experiences, journeys, learning and un-learning from their off the map adventures through the counterculture. F23 is starting to look like some sort of Iron Man Records Patron Broadcasting these days. I can't believe it. It's brilliant. I haven't even started going through all the episodes yet, but I will. I had no idea so much has been going on while I've been working on other things like do these stairs go up? Or which way to…

Iron Man Records – Immanentize The Eschaton (Hooded Sweatshirt)

7 September 2020Mark

Iron Man Records - Immanentize The Eschaton - Full Zip Hooded Sweatshirt (18600 Gildan Heavy Blend Adult) This Sweatshirt hopes to raise much needed funds for the next Vinyl release on Iron Man Records coming soon. Sweatshirts suitable for men and women (in sizes: Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large and Extra Extra Large) Iron Man Records Logo on pocket on Front Immanentize the Eschaton - AAA - Logo on the Back Sizes for men and women: Small (S) 34-36 Inch chest Medium (M) 38-40 Inch chest Large (L) 42-44 Inch Chest Extra Large (XL) 46-48 Inch Chest Extra Extra Large (XXL) 50-52 Inch Chest Buy yours here Note: AAA - The…

Robert Anton Wilson – Cosmic Trigger II – Down to Earth – Audio Book

24 June 2020Mark

Written by Robert Anton Wilson Narrated by Oliver Senton Recorded, Edited and Mastered by Simon Reeves at Framework Studios, Birmingham. (April 2019 – May 2020) Co-producers: Mark Sampson (Iron Man Records) & Steve “fly agaric 23” Pratt Executive Producers: Richard Rasa & Christina Pearson A 21st Century Rennaisance Man . . . funny, wise and optimistic . . . the Lenny Bruce of philosophers. – Denver Post “A Super Genius . . . He has written everything I was afraid to write.” – Dr. John Lilly, writer, neuroscientist and psychonaut “One of the funniest, most incisive social critics around, and with a positive bent, thank Goddess.” – Riane Eisler, author of…

The Imagine Nation

16 January 2018Mark

“Under the present system of mass education by classes too much stress is laid on teaching and too little on active learning. The child is not encouraged to discover things on his own account. He learns to rely on outside help, not on his own powers, thus losing intellectual independence and all capacity to judge for himself. The over-taught child is the father of the newspaper - reading, advertisement - believing, propaganda - swallowing, demagogue - led man – the man who makes modern democracy the farce it is.” – Aldous Huxley, Proper Studies (1927) Culture Industry is a term coined by Theodor Adorno (1903–69) and Max Horkheimer (1895–1973), who argued…

Birmingham Twinned with Your Darkest Thought?

10 November 2008Mark

"Pop music (or what ever sub-genre title you feel comfortable using) should never be subsidised by the state. The Arts Council or similar bodies must never be allowed to get near it. If any particular form of pop music can not survive in the cut and thrust of the market place it should be allowed to whither and die. The same goes for all the rooms above pubs and dodgy clubs. If people don't want to pay the price for the ticket and would rather spend the night down the local Weatherspoons drinking cheap lager, so be it. Culture has to be on the move, in a state of continual flux…

Your Darkest Thought. State Funding and Music, You have been warned.

20 June 2007Mark

I was thinking about writing my own piece on this but then I found myself at The Adelphi in Hull with Dufus. After a long conversation with Paul, the owner of The Adelphi, who has proved a one man army behind the best gig in Hull for independent bands, I decided instead to quote you some words written by Bill Drummond as a contribution to "One Man and His Bog." The Photos are mine, the words are Bill's, The Adelphi is Paul's and the people who work there are some of the best you'll find. Oh Yeah, and public funding or state sponsorhip of the arts has had nothing to do…