Dirty, soothing, secret magic
Individualism and spirituality in New Age and extreme metal music cultures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4884193 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Owen Coggins (0000-0002-8322-1583, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 01 |
| Pages | 105-120 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Popular Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0261143018000697 |
| OpenAlex | W2906769978 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Taking inspiration from a press article comparing doom metal and New Age music, I explore individualism and magic in these musical cultures, reflecting on the 'dirty, soothing secret' suggested in that article's title. I trace the loosely defined characteristics of New Age music in the limited academic research on the topic, before situating the music in the wider New Age milieu which centres around the epistemological authority of the seeking self among diverse spiritual resources. Then, I examine the claims made about metal in the news article, drawing out themes which also relate to individualism and magic. Finally, I return to the concepts of the dirty, the soothing and the secret, arguing that these are not merely incidental aspects of the mainstream reception of New Age and metal music, but in fact can be understood as contributing to the magical potential of such music for listeners
Aesthetics · Art · Computer security · Individualism · Key (lock · Linguistics · Literature · MAGIC (telescope · Mainstream · Musical · Political science · Popular music · Sociology · Spirituality · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |