Various 'Up Jumped the Devil' CD-047

Released: May 2008, CD-Download

Music and its association with the Devil, dates back to when man used early forms of musical composition in religious ceremonies. Musicians could also use their compositions to attack and criticise and therefore be deemed ‘Devils’. Indeed the Devil ‘jumps’ up throughout history, in Blues mythology (& African folklore) at the crossroads - a place that belongs to no one where you can exchange your soul for that arcane musical knowledge that will mesmerise and captivate here on Earth. In the middle ages the Roman Catholic Church banned a certain musical phrase called the ‘tritone’ otherwise known as ‘the Devils Chord’ it is interesting that it is these ‘Devil notes’that mostly appear in Blues, Jazz and Rock.
In the 19th & 20th Century, particular beats and rhythms were associated with savages by a so-called civilized society and it is these primal rhythms that form the backbone of what became ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’. Add to this the problems of teenage rebellion & temptation, throw in a mess of religious superstition and you can see why the Devil has featured so highly in popular music.