Raygun Gothic: Googie
Yes, wtf indeed. No this is a real thing. Raygun Gothic is a general term for retro futuristic science fiction environments. Once upon a time, from the 40s to the 60s, they imagined the future. It was bright and slick and […]
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Dieselpunk and Atompunk
Steampunk is technically the period from Victorian England to the first world war, but done in a science fiction way. A past that never was. After WWI? It’s all dieselpunk, baby. Dieselpunk is technically the period from 1920 until […]
Haitian Drumming For Dummies
Haitian drumming comes directly from the West African drumming tradition, an amazing and diverse musical tradition going back beyond historical record. My intention for this post is to give a very, very basic overview of Afro/Haitian percussion for non musicians. […]
Haitian Vodou
As long as we’re using aspects of Haitian Vodou and drumming for inspiration on a music and plot idea, we might as well do some research and learn some stuff. Although it’s the drumming that interests me the most, educating myself in all […]
Steampunk Voodoo
And then, on a little island in the middle of the Danube, it hit me: a Steampunk Voodoo song. This subculture song is not the only song i’ve have to put thought into, but it’s the one i’m documenting here […]
Gazing Past The Dream: Maya Deren
One of the most influential film makers in experimental film making was the brilliant Maya Deren. The surrealistic films she made during the 1940s influenced generations of underground and avant garde film makers continuing well into today. Her works are gorgeous and […]
Morella & The Wheels Of If
“”If you don’t like dramatic, gothic tales of madness and intrigue set to carnival waltzes all fueled by operatic female vocals and great piano playing, then move along. But if you do, then step right up to The Wheels of […]
The Foxtrot
The whole idea of “gothic foxtrot” got me thinking and i started exploring the Foxtrot to see if i could incorporate it into the track i discussed needing to make for Act 3. The problem, aside from the fact that […]
Aestheticism
Aestheticism, late 19th-century European arts movement which centred on the doctrine that art exists for the sake of its beauty alone, and that it need serve no political, didactic, or other purpose. In doing a blog that explores the cultures of […]
Bauhaus
Sooner or later in discussion of the Weimar era one cannot avoid the Bauhaus school and movement. The Bauhaus school went in parallel with the era itself. It opened in 1919 and closed its doors in 1933 under extreme pressure […]