• 10:06 - 14:48
Mark Devlin | Musical Truth 2, Lifetime Actors, & Weaponized Sound
Electronic Dance Music, CIA Influence, Second Summer of Love
The UK acid house scene of 1988, known as the Second Summer of Love, mirrors the 1967 psychedelic movement in its potential ties to intelligence agencies. Figures like Timothy Leary and the Grateful Dead are cited as examples of CIA-steered cultural influencers from the earlier era. The rapid emergence of electronic dance music and the simultaneous availability of large quantities of ecstasy suggest a coordinated effort at social engineering.