ILLUMINATE  |  shining a light on art, liturgy & worship. 

Hosted by Stephen Proctor. 

The landscape of modern worship in the Western Church is ever-evolving. Art is making a comeback & creativity is beginning to thrive in many forms & varied expressions.

But at what point does it begin to feel like a show? 
Is there a line between inspiring engagement & consumeristic entertainment? 
Does form matter?

Our sacred spaces have been consumed by technology & concert-style production. This has become a driving force in the emotion of our experiences.

But there's a movement happening. Many churches are recovering & integrating ancient liturgies & sacramental practices into their modern worship services. 

As you can imagine, this is creating both exciting opportunities as well as challenging tensions that pastors & artists are trying to navigate.

This movement serves as the backdrop for the ILLUMINATE podcast – formerly known ALT { art x liturgy x technology }

In this space, I have honest conversations with fellow artists, liturgists, & pastors about their own journey through deconstruction. We'll talk about what their reconstructed faith looks like today. My hope is that as you listen to these stories, you'll be inspired & challenged to explore deeper & more meaningful expressions of worship, creativity, & spirituality.

Welcome to ILLUMINATE. 

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ILLUMINATE is hosted by Stephen Proctor, an experience designer, projection artist & visual liturgist who uses projection technology to illuminate sacred spaces. 

For more info, check out: http://illuminate.us

Økapi is Filippo Paolini, an Italian turntablist and sample cutup artist. Filippo has recorded several solo albums, as well as recording in the duo Metaxu and with the trio Dogon. He has performed live for national Italian State radio broadcasts (RAI) with renowned avant-turntablist, Christian Marclay and collaborates with numerous international artists such as Mike Cooper, Peter Brotzmann, Mike Patton, Matt Gustafson, Zu, Damo Suzuki, Andy EX, Kawabata Makoto, Metamkine…
            ØKapi's album releases illustrate his unique and edgy use of turntables and computer beyond the hip-hop school of chopped up music, creating music that veers from orchestral to lounge with quirky experimental electronics that maintain a delicate and spacious sound throughout.

            His amazing skills at sample mixing are simply outstanding and during Okapi live sets he mixes: techno/broken beat/electro-/8-bit with melodies from Klezmer, polka, children's music, idiot pop and hawaiian classics to name but a few.....

Økapi shop/download:
http://slappress.bandcamp.com

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            The Økapi is a mammal which was only discovered in 1901 by an acousmatic engineer. It lives wild in the forest of the Itur Region in Upper Zaire. It was named the Okapia Johnstoni and it also commonly known as the "Daft Giraffe of the Forest". One of its strangest characteristics is that it is the only known mammal to wash out its own ears with its tongue: just to catch the weird melodies of nature! He adores those ferocious and vindictive chants that make him sway like ... and he fights relentlessly for the domination and hegemony of incorrect and unlistenable music. He hates talking about music and certain music purists of the Forest are definitely not his friends! In recent years he has played for Dogon tribal rituals and for those more intimate Metaxu deliriums, but he is   considered a solitary mammal and consequently has only published one anthem to protophony for a small label of the American prairies.

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