IASOS AND I

This is a departure from the normal content on this channel. This is a highly personal video--a video 7 years in the making. Please keep an open mind.

Iasos was the herald of the rising sun. His logo (a silhouette of himself holding up his flute) resembles the Page of Swords. He was the forerunner of the Age of Aquarius. He came to tell us that a new day was dawning. Listen to his music to get a glimpse of what this new age has in store.

1975 is a very early time to be doing this. As a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and a composer, he is unbelievably talented. But what's more, he broke new spiritual territory. I claim this is the full realization of the hippy dream. The psychedelic movement wasn't simply about "sex, drugs, and rock and roll," it was (as Camille Paglia often points out) a ubiquitous search for a new, decentralized, spiritual paradigm. Iasos fulfilled this promise and pushed psychedelic music forward.

He reminds me a lot of George Lucas. Their works are sincere and yet grandiose, emotionally honest, lacking one shred of irony. And they’re not even the “figure” responsible for it all. They are humble. George Lucas often hired other people to help; writers, directors, animators. And it’s “Inter-Dimensional Music” through Iasos, not by Iasos. This humility extends into the love both artists spread for the tradition they inherit. Both know, love, and understand their artistic forefathers.

Iasos was given this music. He was entrusted with it, and he made it available for all of humanity. Some of his music is eternal, like the music of spheres. It’s a huge blessing that we live in a time when you can find this music for free here on youtube. Do yourself a favour and go listen to it.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Once Upon a Time...
0:47 The New Classicism
2:45 The Opposite of Killing
7:52 Making Meaning
11:52 A Parting Gift


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