The first episode of Six Strings of Tension is out! Our first guest is the enigmatic William Graham Randles of Seven Rivers of Fire, Rise Up, Dead Man and Dr Haphazard's Magic Factory.

In our conversation we discuss his roots as a hip hop fan and lo-fi bedroom producer as Dr Haphazard's Magic Factory, and thereafter reconnecting with acoustic, "traditional" roots music, triggering his move back to playing acoustic guitar and ultimately spawning the projects Seven Rivers of Fire and Rise Up, Dead Man.

The discussion also covers philosophical understandings and approaches to music as a spiritual expression of love and transcendentalism, the many names of God, being spiritually informed by growing up in the cultural melting pot of Durban, the limitations of language, the glory of old spiritual songs, and littering the Hermit Hut inbox with unsolicited bandcamp download codes (apologies to Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance).

Nonetheless, please enjoy this conversation with a remarkable, enigmatic, and above all, unique guitar player, spawned from the green streets of Durban, South Africa.