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Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947; was an English occultist, prolific writer, mystic, hedonist, and sexual revolutionary. He claimed to be a Freemason, but the legitimacy of his claim has been disputed. Other interests and accomplishments were wide-ranging—he was a chess master, mountain climber, poet, painter, astrologer, drug experimenter, and social critic. He is perhaps best known today for his occult writings, especially The Book of the Law, the central sacred text of Thelema. Crowley was also an influential member in several occult organizations, including the Golden Dawn, the A∴A∴, and Ordo Templi...

Adrian Crowley is an Irish singer-songwriter (born 1979). Crowley is a native of Barna, County Galway, but he lives in Dublin. He released his first album, ""A Strange Kind", in 1999. His music sounds like "a heartbroken steam engine whistling Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' as set to music by Leonard Cohen. (Not my own words, I'll have you know)", as Crowley wrote, on his MySpace page. "Crowley's music is steeped in the popular folk tradition of the 1970s, calling to mind storytelling songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake with a strong, often central emphasis on lyrics." (Allmusic: Dave Donnelly)...

Singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, shredder, and funny man, Aleister X, self-released his first EP in 2000, as simply, Aleister. The super rare "Wicked Wicks" EP CDR was eventually heard by Andrew W.K. In 2005 Aleister X began performing live as Aleister. In 2007 Aleister X signed to Andrew W.K.'s label, Sky Scraper Music Maker. In 2009 SSMM released the "Bangers And Beans" EP. In 2010, Steev Mike released "The Git" EP, In 2011 Sonny Midnite Music and Steev Mike released the "Black Skull Music Mixtape" LP. In 2012 Golden Haze Society released the "Dub" EP. In 2012 Sonny Midnite Music...