The American Museum of Paramusicology is proud to present the pilot episode of UK journalist Arron Merat's "Higher Power Hour," a series which proposes to explore humanity's transcendental relationship with sound. This special episode focuses on the Institute for Divine Metaphysical Research, founded by Henry Clifford Kinley in Los Angeles, California in 1931. IDMR is a predominantly African-American branch of Christian theosophy which incorporated the Sacred Name movement and the visionary teachings of its founder, Kinley. Merat's well-produced show features original interviews with IDMR members, including Kinley's grandson Jason Kinley and a former member of Parliament/Funkadelic Jerome Ali. Amidst interviews and brief commentaries, Merat offers a broad survey of IDMR music from their own congregational recordings IDMR-inspired hip hop and more.

The AMP archive has some very rare IDMR materials, including a 1st edition of Kinley's sacred text, a later promo pamphlet, and two rare LP's of congregational music. The AMP provided research information and digitized tracks from these LP's to Merat's production.