Episode 11: Socrates was a Wisconsinite (w/ Zola Jesus)

Deep in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, legends circulate, of a frightful witch cooking up curses. Spoken of only in whispers by the townsfolk she terrorizes, she long ago cast off the shackles of her Christian name, and branded herself according to some ancient tongue long unheard, as Zola Jesus. Exiled even from the unholy coven to which she once belonged, now only swarms of black patreon ravens supply her with the materials she requires to work her mischief. 

She flips open her spellbook, her rack of samples and synths, running her finger down the list until she comes across one wicked sounding enough to further her sinister ends. A great hound, her loyal familiar, howls mightily in the distance. 

"Yes," she cackles, "this will do nicely."

As she concocts her strange brew, and throws together her foul ingredients, the multitracks begin to stir, coming to life and twisting in a cyclonic din of electronics around her ears. An unwholesome miasma envelops the room, the putrefying plastic of her workstation's circuitry as it strains itself to death fills her snorting nostrils. The lights flicker and faint, as her magic is made manifest, and every ounce of power is sucked into the whirring fans of her desktop.

An image of a primordial ritual, some Walpurgisnacht long ago, she stands unflinching in the deepening dread and doom, and far from any fear, she feels now only exaltation at her diabolical offering. "The Master will be most pleased," she revels, sinful in her pride at her own handiwork.  The moment has at last arrived. Out of the depths issues a voice.

"Hey there, thanks for joining us Zola, glad to have you on the Pseudodoxological Official Pseudcast."

(Intro Theme: "Spirits" by Cor Serpentis, from the album Atria. Outro Theme: "Lifetime of Grey Skies" by Nishiki Prestige, from the album XOXO. Interlude: "Ionosphere" by DEEP SOY, from the album Patchwork. All music courtesy of Lovecrypt. Episode mastered by Tryppocales Records)