In honor of the holidays, why not throw a little mayhem and murder into the mix?The name Bobby Beausoleil probably doesn't mean anything to most. He was a prolific musician in the '60s psychedellic music scene of California, offering his talents to many actgs, most notably Love, a band that Jim Morrison praised as capturing the essence of psychedelics and realism. After that, he was contracted to score the short film, Lucifer Rising, in the mid '70s after Jimmy Paige was taking his sweet time with the project. He's also released several more intrumental albums since then. However, it is important to note that he released all of his music from prison while serving a term for first degree murder. To make the deal sweeter, it was the first of what would be many murders associated with Charles Manson and "The Family."
1969, Beausoleil and members of the family go to an associate of theirs, music teacher Gary Hinman, as they claim he owes Charlie and money. Now, whether that is true, and it probably wasn't, Beausoleil had had a history together of mutual musicianship and Hinman gave Beausoleil a place to crash from time to time. Bobby gets closer with the family (though never a part of it; just another musician Charlie was able to charm), Charlie says something, it is fact, boom, lets kill some bitches. Long story short, Bobby kills Hinman and steals his car, which is how he was eventually captured.
So yes, the dude is tied to one of the most infamous murders/cults in history, but with that being said, that is not just some kind of gimic; this guy is talented. The whole score of Lucifer Rising is some of the trippiest, yet most solemn and somber music I've ever heard. And to top it all off, on tracks V and VI, Bobby shreds. All of the music was written by him, most was performed by him save for drums and extra guitar, and all from prison, which I think is quite an achievement, since I know how well recording from prison can go (please see: any of Charles Manson's recordings or, better yet, Burzum's last two albums. Absolute shit.). The music fits the Aleister Crowley influence perfectly, but more than that, it's just good music. It's also a LOT fucking better than Jimmy Paige's vision. Turn it on when you drive (if your drive is 43 minutes or less), or when you just want to zone out. And if you're interested, check out his other albums. Albeit less focussed, they still display great musicianship. So, without further adue...
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