Relaxed Machinery

Racing

Paralyzed

Sighted For Naught

Serrated apprehension

Across electrical skin

Image locked

The disc is shattered

Vapored references

To shattered hands

Linked to ancient dreams

Attempts at sensation

Thwarted

Loop

Working my way through the Buddhist on Fire series again. I'd listened to the first 15 albums in October/November last year, but am now giving them a second spin. Then I have to catch up with releases 16-23 :)

Online self promotion - worth the effort ?

I'm wondering how useful online self promotion is these days, in particular for the case of ambient musicians. I'm sure the same thing applies to pretty much all forms of music (and other art forms also) but ambient being a niche genre, I think it has its own 'specifics'. For an ambient artist, given the massive over-saturation currently in the 'scene', what are people's expectations of their promotional efforts, If the primary goal of self promotion is the exposure of their work ?

On to specifics, for musicians - Soundcloud is considered to be one of the best 'networking' sites out there. While I think it is a great resource, its easy to find tracks with hundreds of inane comments made by people expecting reciprocal comments made by artists following and being followed by thousands of people - the numbers have become irrelevant. Regarding the 'numbers game' - the 'wide trawl technique' that…

This post may be a bit long--but I hope it will inspire some thought and discussion!

The guitar has been apart of the Ambient genre since its first days with Robert Fripp's Frippertronics. Along with Brian Eno, Fripp would go on to inspire countless musicians till this day with the beautiful layered guitar loops and inspired soundscapes heard on No Pussyfooting and Evening Star.

This process for Frippertronics was later refined into Soundscapes by Robert Fripp, and the process for this can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundscapes_by_Robert_Fripp

It would initially seem that Ambient music for guitar creates a realm which is inseparable from technology. Lately, I've been wondering about a more initial approach to Ambient guitar; and this one starts with just the guitarist, the guitar, and few if any effects/digital processing. My…

This is probably a total Exercise in Self-Indulgence, but anyway... JKN thought it was a good idea, so who am I to argue? Maybe he's just trying to get me razzed or something... but it will be cool to see what others have to report on this subject, if they care to.

The idea was to recount a lifetime's artistic activity, an artistic resume, if you like. In my case, that involves mostly writing, music and theater.

After grade school choir, nothing happens until Grade 11 (1975), when I get into acting. At my small rural high school, we staged the first two plays of James Reaney's classic Donnellys trilogy, Sticks and Stones and St. Nicholas Hotel.

In between those two came the First Watershed Event: My Fair Lady in Grade 12 (1977). I had never intended to get involved with a musical, but somehow or other was invited and convinced to try out for the lead part…

Why? 

The question is open ended.

A pulsating and evolving collection of live improvisations between the dark ambient alchemist Ran Kirlian and the electronic landscaper Landru. Available on friday 18th May at


alteraorbe.com


 
Ran Kirlian & Landru - Waterfront medley by
Altera…

Just found that "To Wither In..." off The Calling Whisper was once again featured at Night Tides radio on last week's show "The Ever Winding Road." My song was the last one of hour 2. Here's the link: http://archive.kcur.org/mp3/?id=9060&pid=5  Thanks again Renee for the pub..

Lonely and vomiting

In a burned-out forest

An infant deprived of mother's breast

Hands bleeding from caressing a path

Through jagged carcasses

Traversing a cesspool

Blindfolded

Factories scream

Aural under-painting

To the spitting of shit

Liquefied

Between my limbs

Loop

Inertial projections

Fallacious right

Shelter


Hidden houses by
Fellirium

Solo piano improvisation.

Recorded: 13th may 2012

True Pianos VSTi plug-in.

Maybe a part of the future collection of solo piano improvisations.

Sorry for sound quality and my poor playing skill (I'm learning). Too bad I don't have a real piano.…