Living the Liminal

And in a galaxy far, far away I recorded these songs. Since I didn’t do any recording today, I am posting three, count ‘em, three songs. Two of which are instrumentals.
“The Key in the Ignition” was recorded while I was cat-sitting for David Silverman sometime in the late 80s. It’s not really a complete song, [...]

As I have an academic article being considered for book publication, and as said article is due on September 1, and as I need to facilitate a great deal of improvement on said article, therefore I shall be blogging but lightly between now and said due date.
But fear not intrepid readers and eager listeners… the [...]

(click here for the first part of this essay)
The Five Obstructions, perhaps one of von Trier’s most optimistic movies, answers that question with the idea that making art–and in this case, films–might hold the key to surviving this world with one’s honor intact. The setup of the movie is that von Trier challenges the filmmaker [...]

This one took me most of the afternoon and evening - I think next week we’ll go back to a simpler recording style, but for today we have a drum machine (which I programmed this afternoon), 3 guitar tracks, and multiple vocals. Let me know what you think.
Recording Session: Aug 20, 2006 /2:30pm - 9:00pm
Song: [...]

Check out this story by Sanjay Suri, “Muslim Leaders Begin to Doubt the Plot” for some futher information that might not be on the mainstream news.

Politics:
With the use of terror as a political weapon growing to be the norm, both for terrorists and elected officials, Craig Murray, a former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan, offers a clear review different viewpoint of the alleged plot in Britain, pointing out facts that most other news outlets have neglected (such as the fact that [...]

This is a simple song, just guitar and vocal. I’m not completely satisfied with it, but the point of these sessions is to get things recorded and out there. Enjoy…
Recording Session: Aug 13, 2006 / 7:45pm - 9:00pm
Song: Untitled #1‚ written sometime 2003
Lyrics:
the flames danced naked in your eyes
as i [...]

J & I went canoeing this afternoon. Canoeing on the Gowanus, or, as Southbrooklyn.net calls it, “an incredibly dirty body of water located in the heart of Brooklyn.” Yes, how scary is that. Actually, the next picture captures the greenish tint of the water (and not a good greenish tint at that!) a bit better:

The [...]

The first Lars von Trier film I saw was Zentropa, which I saw sometime in the early 90s. This was back in his “stylized” phase and the film was beautiful: black and white, but with various bits of color added in during some of the scenes. Starting with the amazing voice of Max Von Sydow [...]

There is a great deal of ballyhoo about Web 2.0. Whether you are excited by the concept, or tired of the hype already, check out Yay Horray’s Web 2.0 Logo Design project. They have taken famous logos and remade them in the new styles.
Also, you might want to check out Office 2.0 - an experiment [...]