A DECADE OF RITUAL, REVERENCE & REVELRY WITH ITCHY-O INTERVIEW BY KRYSTI JOMÉI a genesis. Can you expand on this year’s theme, Expurgo, and its intended role in the experience of attendees? This is bigger than any concert or show. This is a proper neo-mystic ritual aimed at purging ourselves from the bondage of the past; people, institutions, habits, behaviors and what have you. The audience is encouraged to actively take part by leaving symbolic offerings on an altar to be burned a week later and celebrate in a nonjudgemental, all-inclusive, and all-fantastical environment. The concepts of order out of chaos, life out of void, primordial matter spans time, philosophies and connotations. What is itchy-O’s interpretation of chaos and what role does it play in your live performances? Chaos is the primordial soup from which all things emerge, the eternal dance of entropy and negentropy. Our events provide a pansensual baptism into the fiery waters of chaos, from which we emerge and to which we will return. What is the significance of surrender in your productions? Why is embracing mystery vital to the experience? Mystery is the corridor to surrender, a sister to the sacred. In communal catharsis, we can achieve truly transcendental states. The most common itchy-O first experience is something like, What the fuck is happening, and why am I dancing? Why accept The Invitation to this year’s Hallowmass for both the seasoned participant and the newcomer? Halloween has become an anemic ghost of the powerful ritual it once was. As humans we are hardwired to crave transcendence of the mundane and connection with primal forces greater than ourselves. Itchy-O’s Hallowmass fills that void. This show will be itchy-O’s last performance for a good while. What is your hope for your upcoming sabbatical and manifestations for the future? 2025 is going to be massive for itchy-O. We are releasing a new album, Som Saptalahn, which is a whole odyssey into unseen worlds. And speaking of unseen worlds, we have an Intergalactic Masquerade coming in the spring that is calculated to drop jaws and blow minds. Follow along, you’ll be stunned when we announce the location and supporting acts. ITCHY-O: HALLOWMASS 2024: EXPURGO! OCTOBER 31 | NOVEMBER 1 | NOVEMBER 2 TRUSS HOUSE | INTERSTATE BUILDING AT RINO ARTPARK | DENVER, CO TICKETS: ITCHYO.COM/E-X-P-U-R-G-O FOLLOW ALONG: ITCHYO.COM | IG | FB | X | TT 27
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