OCCULTURE 142: Occult Fan // Esoteric & Occult Themes in TOOL’s Fear Inoculum
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10/24/19 • 114 min
But this is not a critical review of that album. This is a complete and total thematic deconstruction of what this album is about, song by song, image by image, even tweet by tweet, because this is a band that has become known for their meticulousness. Every riff, every polyrhythm, every lyric, every liner note, every visual set piece associated with their musical catalog is carefully curated and then deeply dissected by their fanbase, for better or for worse, but always in good fun and good faith.
Nathan Lee and I did this way back in episode 35 for another album by the band, so we figured, why not do it again and share it with all of you? Because, when we started to dig into this from a thematic standpoint, we found such a rich message laced with both apt cultural commentary and poignant interpersonal insight. It’s both a warning and a prescription, as any piece of good art is, and whether you know the band or not, or whether you’ve heard the music or not, it’s all kind of irrelevant for the purposes of this discussion, unless you want to completely comprehend all of Nathan Lee’s references that stem from his extensive knowledge of the band and their history.
RESOURCES
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SOCIAL
MUSIC
Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”
Occams Laser - "Martyr Farker (Occulture Edit)"
PRODUCTION & LICENSING
This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.
Executive Producers: Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Raymond G.
REMINDER
Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.
But this is not a critical review of that album. This is a complete and total thematic deconstruction of what this album is about, song by song, image by image, even tweet by tweet, because this is a band that has become known for their meticulousness. Every riff, every polyrhythm, every lyric, every liner note, every visual set piece associated with their musical catalog is carefully curated and then deeply dissected by their fanbase, for better or for worse, but always in good fun and good faith.
Nathan Lee and I did this way back in episode 35 for another album by the band, so we figured, why not do it again and share it with all of you? Because, when we started to dig into this from a thematic standpoint, we found such a rich message laced with both apt cultural commentary and poignant interpersonal insight. It’s both a warning and a prescription, as any piece of good art is, and whether you know the band or not, or whether you’ve heard the music or not, it’s all kind of irrelevant for the purposes of this discussion, unless you want to completely comprehend all of Nathan Lee’s references that stem from his extensive knowledge of the band and their history.
RESOURCES
DONATE
If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.
MERCH
Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.
SOCIAL
MUSIC
Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”
Occams Laser - "Martyr Farker (Occulture Edit)"
PRODUCTION & LICENSING
This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.
Executive Producers: Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Raymond G.
REMINDER
Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.
Previous Episode
OCCULTURE 141: Phil Hall // Bigfoot, Patterson, Gimlin & The Weirdest Movie Ever Made
Phil Hall is the author of, among other titles, a book called The Weirdest Movie Ever Made: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film. Phil is a film writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, New York Daily News and Wired, and he is the host of the podcast “The Online Movie Show with Phil Hall”, which is available on SoundCloud.
What Phil has done in this book is look at the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film from a technical filmmaking standpoint and as a cinematic and cultural artifact. He also looks at the men who made the film and the details of their story before, during and after their infamous Bigfoot footage became a meme.
We’re not too interested, for the purpose of this discussion, in the “authenticity” of the film. Whether the footage is real or a hoax doesn’t matter. Because this is a piece of art whose impact can be felt beyond belief systems. At the end of the day this is just a film, a movie. And as Phil says, it’s perhaps the weirdest movie ever made.
RESOURCES
- The Weirdest Movie Ever Made on IndieBound
- The Weirdest Movie Ever Made on Amazon
- Phil on Facebook
- Phil’s podcast
DONATE
If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.
MERCH
Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.
SOCIAL
MUSIC
Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”
Occams Laser - "Martyr Farker (Occulture Edit)"
PRODUCTION & LICENSING
This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.
Executive Producers: Carter Y., Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Raymond G.
REMINDER
Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.
Next Episode
OCCULTURE 143: J.W. Ocker // Halloween in Salem & Poe’s Hallowed Haunts
J.W. Ocker is the award-winning author of macabre travelogues, spooky kid’s books and horror novels. His nonfiction books include, among others, Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Award winner) and A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts. His latest book, the novel Twelve Nights at Rotter House, is out now.
He is also the creator of OTIS: Odd Things I've Seen (oddthingsiveseen.com), where he chronicles his visits to thousands of oddities of culture, art, nature, and history across the country and world with photos, articles, and through Odd Things I've Seen: The Podcast. His work has appeared on or in CNN.com, The Atlantic, Rue Morgue, the Boston Globe, The Guardian, and other places people stick writing.
PATREON EXTENSION
Listen at patreon.com/occulture
- J.W.’s favorite haunted house stories
- Danvers State Insane Asylum
- How to do Sleepy Hollow right
- Poe’s history in Philadelphia
- Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas
- What J.W.’s watching this Halloween season
- Plus, a special Halloween intro
RESOURCES
- A Season with the Witch on IndieBound
- A Season with the Witch on Amazon
- Poe-Land on IndieBound
- Poe-Land on Amazon
- Twelve Nights at Rotter House on IndieBound
- Twelve Nights at Rotter House on Amazon
- J.W.’s website
- J.W. on Facebook
- J.W. on Instagram
- J.W. on Twitter
MUSIC
Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”
Kill Yourself - Intro to “Let’s Halloween (2014)”
Ponzoo - “This Is Halloween (Trap Remix)”
Kaico and Cocosh - “Ghostbusters (Club Edit)”
DONATE
If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.
MERCH
Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.
SOCIAL
PRODUCTION & LICENSING
This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.
Executive Producers: Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Raymond G.
REMINDER
Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.
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