Halloween edition: Yung Rev / Truly Terrifying Indiana Music

Cultural Manifesto

It's a special Halloween episode of Cultural Manifesto. Hear an interview with Yung Rev, an Indianapolis-based musician and entrepreneur. Yung Rev is the promoter behind Dystopia, a unique event series featuring skateboarding, pro wrestling, and live music. Yung Rev’s latest event is titled Spooktopia, and features performances from artists including Mula Kkhan and Mxjor. Also, hear an hour of truly terrifying music from Hoosier history, including: - Lost tapes from an occult rock musical titled “The Satanic Bible”. The musical premiered in Indianapolis in 1972, and featured the Muncie, Indiana psychedelic rock band The Ritual - Music from Gary, Indiana’s Michael Esposito, a paranormal investigator and experimental sound artist. Esposito creates music utilizing EVP recordings. EVP, short for electronic voice phenomenon, is a term used by ghost hunters and paranormal researchers to describe sounds believed to be spirit voices. - Coven, a pioneering Indianapolis proto-metal band known for their 1969 album “Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls”. - Michael W. Ford, an Indianapolis-born occultist and musician known for his work with in dark ambient, and black metal music.