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6 unusual facts about Father Yod


Father Yod

In 1973 the band began making limited pressings of their jam sessions, eventually releasing nine albums that were sold at the Source Restaurant for ten dollars each.

James Edward Baker

Father Yod, James Edward Baker, New Age commune founder known as Father Yod or Yahowha.

Jodi Wille

Wille is Director (with Maria Demopoulos) of "The Source Family" feature-length documentary, based on the story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13 and the Source Family.

In 2005, Wille and Adam Parfrey of Feral House founded Process Media, with an emphasis on non-fiction books that explore American subcultures and document groundbreaking musicians such as Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, John Sinclair and MC5, Ya Ho Wa 13 and Father Yod, and Moondog.

Patrick Lundborg

Certain representative works and artists are selected for detailed analysis, such as William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Francis Coppola's Apocalypse Now, William Blake, Eden Ahbez, the 13th Floor Elevators, the Mel Lyman Family, Terence McKenna, Grateful Dead, Philip K Dick, Father Yod & The Source Family, and several more.

The Seeds

After the dissolution of the Seeds, Sky Saxon joined the Yahowha religious group, inspired by their leader Father Yod.



see also

Ecstatic yod

Ecstatic Yod, otherwise known as Father Yod, is a record label run by music critic Byron Coley.