August 2010 Blog Posts (23)

("La source de Maafa dans les Aurès en Algérie" by Unknown Photographer)

« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as life.

As…

(Detail from "The hares and frogs" by Wenzel Hollar)

The Lepufology Project is the story of Jack Babbitt, regarded as one of the world’s most trustworthy investigators of the paranormal,…

("Maitreya the Conqueror" by Nicholas Roerich)

I read the The Tibetan Book of the Dead twice. I started with a French…

("Two portraits of Ryogen" - Author Unknown - copyright holder is Kiemon Tsuruya)

« Creeper » is an allegory wherein destructive mental processes are compared to creeping plants. The piece depicts four stages of a confrontation between creeper and host : introduction, growth,…

("Aerospaceplane " by Unknown Artist)

The Lepufology Project is the story of Jack Babbitt, regarded as one of the world’s most trustworthy investigators of the paranormal, whose unfaltering curiosity for the mysterious leads on an international chase seeking bizarre rabbits…

("Akshobhya Buddha" by VanemTao)

« Between Worlds » is a composition that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and maternal grandmother, both…

Happy Monday everyone! It feels so late, but it's only 10:15! This is my last blog of the summer... I am sad! I feel like I didn't really have a summer because my vacation didn't start until August, really! Tennessee in June and Europe in July just made this summer fly by. I did have a great one, though, and I am happy to say that I have accomplished a whole lot and learned a tremendous amount.…

("Ashram" by Nicholas Roerich)

« Into The Ashram » is the first chapter of the « Entering The Stream » trilogy, which also comprises « The Chrome Lake » and « Leaving The Ashram. »

The composition is intended to…

("Conejo" by Ecelan)

The Lepufology Project is the story of Jack Babbitt, regarded as one of the world’s most trustworthy investigators of the paranormal, whose unfaltering curiosity for the mysterious leads on an…

("The Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya" - Unknown Artist)

« Between Worlds » is a composition that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and…

("QTC Recycled" based on "Plastic recycle logo PVC" by Tomia)

« Questioning Tasteless Creepers » is one in a series of rehashes which come from reengineered ideas left over from other works. Other pieces of the…

("Watching The Arrival Of The Mothership" by Mark Brumfield)

The Lepufology Project started as an instrumental composition meant as a tribute to Robert Anton Wilson's book « Quantum…

("Dance of the Lord of Death" by Jean-Marie Hullot)

« Between Worlds » is a composition that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and maternal grandmother, both due to…

("Climber on Stem Gem" by Jarekt)

« The Boulder Pecker » is a composition that Miguel completed on his own and submitted to the band.

The piece contains some of the most difficult…

("De Profundis 1" by Kate Parry Evans)

« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from a state of inspiration and hyperactivity, through doubt, destabilization, failure, consternation,…

("Buddha painted on a rock wall in Tibet" by Unknown Artist - photography by onwardtibet.org)

« Between Worlds » is a suite in five movements that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and…

("A Little Boy Riding a Donkey" by Niko Pirosmanashvili)

« Ignorant » is one of…

("A derelict-looking British Rail Class 07 shunter" by Paul Miller)

« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from…

("Underwater World" by Felipe Skroski)

« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as…