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| Title | : | Swim Through the Darkness: My Search for Craig Smith and the Mystery of Maitreya Kali |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.36 (633 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1934170658 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-13 |
| Language | : | English |
Mike Stax: Editor of the highly respected 60s/’70s music magazine, Ugly Things. He has written liner notes for hundreds of reissues, and contributing to other publications, including the Oxford American and Shindig, and has also co-authored two books, Don’t Bring Me DownUnder (with Andy Neil and John Baker) and Like, Misunderstood (
Craig Smith was a 1960s golden boy – good looking, charismatic, outgoing; a preternaturally gifted musician and songwriter whose songs were recorded by some of the biggest names in entertainment – Andy Williams, Glen Campbell, the Monkees. Also covered are the bizarre self-released albums he made as Maitreya Kali, which now command thousands of dollars among psychedelic music collectors.Purchasers of this book will also receive a code to be able to download Smith's music in all its obscure and variant styles.. He laid out his poignant, disturbing schizophrenic vision on a sprawling self-released double-album before disappearing completely. His future success seemed assured, until an unexpected turn of events plunged him into a terrifying darkness. Author Mike Stax spent fifteen years piecing together the mystery of Maitreya Kali, uncovering one of the strangest and most tragic untold stories of the 1960s and ‘70s.Swim Through the Darkness reveals author Stax's fifteen year quest in tracking down this strange saga of American pop culture. Included in the story are Smith's close ties to the Monkees, particularly Mike Nesmith, who produced
"Through the Past, Darkly" according to James Marinovich. Anyone already familiar with Mike Stax’s features in Ugly Things Magazine recognize him as one of the finest researchers in the field of musical (primarily 60s and 70s) history, as well as prose stylist par excellence. But there is another, perhaps even more important, quality which makes Stax’s work indispensable: his ability to understand and sympathize with both his subject matters and the social milieu in which they moved. A compassion for the human condition is expressed throughout his works, a vibrant humanism which accompanies--and, no doubt, co. "Mike Stax's totally engrossing book may read like fiction." according to Donald F. Glut. Having known Craig back in our Penny Arkade days, I found this book especially poignant. To readers who didn't know Craig, Mike Stax's totally engrossing book may read like fictionbut as the old saying goes, the truth is often stranger. Craig's story would make a fantastic movie and maybe some producer will agree. I couldn't stop reading it and felt emotionally exhausted when I reached the last page. What a story and I was a little part of it. Thanks, Mike, for documenting Craig's incredible story. I strongly recommend and endorse this book.. Ben loves this book, good enough for me I am posting this review for a friend, Ben, who is widely known to be a walking Wikipedia for all things music, late-Fifties and beyond. When he wants to post a glowing review, it’s time to sit up and take notice, for Ben indeed knows music and music history.“Unfortunately unknown to most people, Craig Smith, aka Maitreya Kali, was a supremely talented singer/songwriter/guitarist who took his exploration of music and life to uncharted territory with fascinating and disconcerting results.I read this book in a nonstop seven hour session, finding it absol
About the AuthorMike Stax: Editor of the highly respected 60s/’70s music magazine, Ugly Things. Published three times a year, each issues features 160-200 pages of in-depth features, exclusive interviews, rare photos and more, as well as a massive review section sifting through hundreds of vinyl and CD reissues, music-related books and DVDs. UGLY THINGS is not a hobbyist publication for trainspotting elitists, it is a high energy rock & roll fanzine about the music and the stories of the people that made it happen.UT RECORDS was started as a sideline to the magazine, presenting high quality vinyl and CD releases of rare and previously unreleased garage, beat and psychedelia from the 1960s.. He has written liner note
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