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Rock Section Stories: Insight into the ‘Department Store of the Soul’

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Department Store of the Soul: Rock Section and Other Stories Kindle Edition

by Robert William Courtney (Author)  Format: Kindle Edition

The Legend of Rock Section is the mythic thread woven through The Department Store of the Soul, part alter ego, part spiritual archetype, part cosmic prank. Born from a psychic séance where the spirit of Jim Morrison allegedly dictated a song—“Rock Section”—to a group of young seekers, he emerged not just as a band name or song title, but as an encoded identity. A one-man revolution hidden in plain sight. A psychic download. A mystery school in a guitar riff.

Rock Section is the eternal outsider, forged in a cauldron of broken dreams, creative betrayal, and buried power. He disappears when wounded, retreats into myth, then resurfaces years later when the stars realign—namely, during the spiritual liberation of 2020, when time stopped and everything false burned away. He lives at the intersection of shamanism, glam punk, psychic rebellion, and esoteric truth.

He is the man who can walk through fire because he remembers he is the fire. The silent witness at your most transformative moment. The spirit that never dies, just reincarnates through melody, word, and spark. He is the part of you that refuses to give in to mediocrity. And when you’re ready to return to the truth of who you are, he’s already there—waiting with a leather jacket, a battered notebook, and the next verse of your life’s song.

Rock Section isn’t just a legend. He’s a code in your soul, waiting to be activated.

Singles – Unleashing the Fuzz: 31 Tracks of Modern Rock Revival

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“The 31-track, Twenty-First Century Singles compilation album, featuring “New Rock Section”. A sonic time capsule cracked open, unleashing a swirling storm of fuzz-laden riffs and unrelenting rhythm. The track embodies the band’s signature blend of psychedelic garage rock, post-punk grit, and alternative audacity. It is a sound that has always been ahead of its time, whether in the 1980s or today’s era of genre-fluid rock revivalists”. Exposed Vocals

New Album ’31’

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“An album getting more interest these days, as it was always meant to be, with the original cover and missing tracks. One of a few missing links between the One Million Fuzztone Guitars of the 1980s and the 2020s. Check out the article on Exposed Vocals and interview with the ‘Force behind the Fuzz’, Robert Courtney, here:

exposedvocals.com/one-million-fuzztone-guitars-skin-patrol-a-psychedelic-garage-rock-resurrection-worth-the-wait/

exposedvocals.com/exposed-vocals-interview-the-resurrection-of-one-million-fuzztone-guitars-with-robert-courtney/ ”

Department Store of the Soul (Rock Section and other stories)

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Find out about my new book, Department Store of the Soul, watch or listen to the interview, and read an excerpt here at Enlighten Elevate Summit. Free access today only! Don’t miss it, time is running out, less than 24 hours left!

“Have you seen Robert Courtney’s session…. Threads weaving through life ❤️💛💚 and VIP Members get his amazing Manhattanhenge Meditative Experience 🤩. It’s a bonus replay day, so you can still join us for free” https://EnlightenElevate.com/

Jim’s In Town, classic One Million Fuzztone Guitars from 1982

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Originally written for Skin Patrol and recorded by early One Million Fuzztone Guitars in 1982 (once Chris had joined as it needed a keyboard). The follow up to ‘Rock Section’. A celebration of the return of Jim Morrison, who had not actually died, but had faked his own death and now lived a Howard Hughes stye life in the wealthy part of Nottingham. Every day we would see him make the journey from The Park to Rock City and back, some days he would be ‘cleaned up’ but would soon revert to his ‘gentleman of the road’ look. It was rumored that he (Boris) was very wealthy and that this was all a pretense as a barrier to anyone finding out who he really was (see a reference in Julian Cope’s ‘One Three One’). Another Fuzztone’s classic from the ‘Rise and Fall of the Sound of Music’ sessions. Strangely missing from the Cherry Red Master tape? Here is the remastered version with a suitably 80’s cover with a photograph taken at the session.

“That’s mad – the playful jingle, the distorted vocals and the violent cymbal crashes – but I like it!” AQ

Rock Section (Séance Version)

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The Legend of Rock Section (Séance Version), originally entitled ‘Send Me A Letter’, with the original lyrics from the Jim Morrison séance, which started off with him saying he was murdered by the music industry (the song Target) then asked for me to send this to a friend of his in the US called Big Jake, of course this came back “return to sender” as Big Jake was a character John Wayne played, it then took on a life of it’s own “a gigantic hoax” which culminated in us meeting Cliff Richards at the crossroads one morning, this is the original lyrics version from the letter that was only opened after the Dayglo Maradona version came out. Every time I approach it, it becomes something else.

Available on all streaming services.

Rock Section Remastered.

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Remastered for that extra bit of thump and grit, the Fuzztones/Skin Patrol classic of Julian Cope’s 131 fame, later remixed as Dayglo Maradona by Andrew Weatherall: https://depositosonoro.com/2020/09/10/julian-cope-de-the-teardrop-explodes-el-enlazador-de-mundos/

Strangely enough coinciding with the release of the remastered Rock Section from 1980 comes the re-release of the very guitar I’m playing on the track and pictured in the above photo, the Watkins Rapier 33, at last a new version as the original looked great but was very flawed. Read more here in Guitar Magazine: https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/watkins-rapier-33-returns-with-updated-model-2021

Get yours now from JHS at: https://www.jhs.co.uk/collections/rapier

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Target (Remix) is finally out on all platforms.

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Finally it’s out, the latest single from One Million Fuzztone Guitars & Skin Patrol!

Amazon, Apple, Spotify, YouTube Music, Deezer, Tidal, Napster, YouTube Video

https://music.apple.com/us/album/target-single/1575954316

From the Jim Morrison seance / Rock Section Trilogy period Skin Patrol recreated tracks and first up is Target. Glitchy retro 80’s intro leads into a whispered choral descent into the underworld. Understated Stooges fuzztone guitars over funk bass on hybrid electro acoustic drumbeat with reinforced 808 bass line. Wild off the wall fuzz fx lead reminiscent of Mick Ronson (or is it Ariel Bender?) playing with Roxy Music in another reality, morphs into early Alice Cooper freakout fuzztone. Scratchy Soviet synths, retro 60’s organ and female choir complete the sound as it fades into a funeral bell reverberation of guitars smashing on the floor.

Release date: 01-Jun-2021
Label: One Million Fuzztone Guitars & Skin Patrol
ISRC#: TCAFP2139499
UPC:859748191231
Primary Genre: Alternative
Secondary Genre: Rock
Language: English