LITM Extra - Beginner's Mind: Arthur Russell pt.2 [excerpt]

This is an excerpt of a patrons-only episode. To hear the full thing, and dozens more like it, visit Patreon.com/LoveMessagePod to sign up from just £3 a month. In this patrons episode we continue to unspool our mini-series on the great Arthur Russell. We rejoin the composer on the West Coast in the early 1970s, leaving him a few years later at the Manhattan School of Music as he prepares to move downtown. Along the way Tim and Jeremy discuss Arthur’s friendship with Allen Ginsberg, his experiences of Buddhism, and an early recording session with the poet and one Bob Dylan. Elsewhere we hear about William Blake, ‘beginner’s mind’, Ginsberg’s devotional music, hippie cowboys and Indian influences, and take a trip to Wales. In addition to his playing on the Ginsberg recordings, we also hear some of the first music composed by our subject. Tracklist: Allen Ginsberg - Wales Visitation Allen Ginsberg - Pacific High Studio Mantras - Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum Allen Ginsberg - A Dream Arthur Russell - Goodbye Old Paint

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LITM Extra - Beginner's Mind: Arthur Russell pt.2 [excerpt] is an episode from Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture by Love is the Message podcast.

This episode is 00:07:52 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2026.

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