Sleepy City - Season1

Sleepy City 06: Chameleon Guru

Fact and myth mingle in the stories told about Brother Twelve, the mystic who ran the Aquarian Foundation in Cedar by the Sea in the late 1920s. Edward Arthur Wilson channeled/merged with Bother Twelve after a spiritual awakening in Southern France. He wrote Theosophy teachings that were the basis for the Foundation. The City of Refuge, just south of Nanaimo, was intended to protect members of the Foundation from the coming apocalypse in 1928. In return, they converted their money to gold and handed it over to the Brother. It started as an idyllic community, but by the end, the fabric of the cult had frayed – as had the mind of the leader. Court cases, psychic warfare and physical abuse cast a long shadow on the original teachings and intent for the colony. Brother Twelve’s legend lives on. He has become a fascinating figure that continues to spark the imagination and curiosity of those who hear the tale. His contradictory personality, multiple identities and his ability to use esoteric spirituality to part people from their money are just a few things that bring up questions about who he was and why he did what he did. Music used in this episode: Cult Video by Victoria Valentine Ersen - Garip Gönlüm Ljusbringare - Adrenaline Rajendra Prasanna - Dhun Raga Bhairavi Portable Cosmoshrine – Floating Forest Portable Cosmoshrine – Stone Waltz Run The Jewels - Crown feat. Diane Coffee Instrumental Gendhing Jawa Klasik Portable Cosmoshrine – A Spa of Dark Iceberg Ferg – Beyond Another Bend Portable Cosmoshrine – Mind Control Under Control Munir Bashir - Raga Roots Pedro Monkeyfinger + Protagonist​/​Antagonist – Side B

Sleepy City 05: Syrian Refugee Crisis

We take a detour from our scheduled episode this week to delve into how individuals and organizations in Victoria are responding to the Syrian refugee crisis and the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's pledge to bring 25,000 refugees into Canada by the end of 2015. Music used in this episode: Amanem - Jerusalem in My Heart Garip Gönlüm ​- Ersen & Moğollar ​This piece of Greek Music Les Chants des Fauves - Tinariwen Se Equivoco - Peliroja Palm Wine Revisited - Tasseomancy Peaches - Creeping Pink Metal - Suuns & Jerusalem in My Heart

Sleepy City 04: Satanic Panic

The book Michelle Remembers helped fuel a Satanic Panic in the 1980s across North America. This episode of Sleepy City looks at the tale and how it affected people in the city where it originated. Music used in this episode: Spiral - Vangelis Remember Michelle - Armoros Lullaby - Krzysztof Komeda (theme from Rosemary's Baby) Theme - 2001 A Space Odyssey Death - Mica Levi (Under the Skin soundtrack) 2amoutu I7tirakan - SUUNS & Jerusalem in my Heart Sola Gratia - Josef Van Wissem & SQÜRL The Killing Joke - Captain Murphy / Ave Lucifer - Os Mutantes Hexes Surround You - Blakkr Nið İşte Hendek İşte Deve - Barış Manço & ​Moğollar

Sleepy City 03: Movie Monday

​In the early 90s, Bruce Saunders started a movie night at the Eric Martin Pavilion, the psychiatric ward of the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. As a patient there, he’d seen the need for exposure to movies that uplifted, sparked discussion and went beyond simple entertainment. Movie Monday has been going ever since. Bruce curates a wide range of films and invites filmmakers to attend movie nights in person or over the phone for discussions after the screening. In this episode of Sleepy City, Bruce talks about how Movie Monday got started and what it means to him. We also hear from Katie Sage, Arts Reporter at CFUV and visual artist Liam Lloyd about his own experience with the Eric Martin Pavilion. Crystal Dorval, a musician who performs as White Poppy (and other acts) finishes the episode with a discussion about the intersection of creativity and mental illness. Music used in the episode: Sür Efem Atını – Mazhar ve Fuat Swan Lake – Tchaikovsky (Dracula 1931 theme) J Cruise – Gossamer Ebb and Flow – White Poppy Confusion –White Poppy Exotic Realms –White Poppy Darkness Prevails – Blasphemy

Sleepy City 02: Shaz

In November 2014 a vibrant young artist named Zoe Cassidy killed himself, leaving a deep wound in the arts community he was a part of. In this episode I speak with the people who knew him best about his art, life and death and the role public art played in their grieving process. Albion – Helena Espvall El Topo (instrumental) – Captain Murphy Immaculation (instrumental) – Captain Murphy Begin – Josh Furey Roses – Josh Furey Rice Rain – Cashmere Cat The Diffrence – J Dilla Improperly Aligned – Dark Glasses Mirror Maru – Cashmere Cat Last Donut of the Night – J Dilla Drifter’s Gold – White Poppy A Meeting at the River - Iceberg Ferg Forcelessness – Sarah Neufeld This Bed of Shattered Bone – Colin Stetson Among the Sef – Colin Stetson