music and tales
Let’s have some fun with this. Yes, lists. Based of course on my personal preferences, although the last 3 at the end are not only my favorites but also illustrate exactly what i’m going for with the new track. However, […]
After all this talk about givning Priscilla’s character more…. character (something i’ll be tackling this week) there then remains one last major revision before i’m done putzing with the show. Jasper’s song. Here’s the deal: Jasper, the dead guy in the mannequin […]
Boy, did you piss me off today. So while you weren’t looking, i took a piece of your hair/clothing/belonging, went home and i am now sticking pins in it. You, of course, are having sudden unexplained pains in certain areas […]
As we here are interested in all things retro future, not just steampunk (because i could, if i wanted, i’m not saying i will, i’m just saying i could write a trilogy of operas: after The Steampunk Opera wuold be […]
Today we are going to feature a story telling track from a very early album of mine, the 2nd one done under Mocha Lab. I wrote an album which tells the story of the original Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson because the […]
Young writers are told to “write what you know”. Sounds like good advice, but the truth is i find it to actually be half good advice and half very bad advice. I read a lot of fantastic literature: Neal Stephenson, China Mieville, […]
I will do the Priscilla lyric writing when i’m in Belgrade next week. (i like to sit in a cafe with my notebook and a mocha. If that doesn’t work, then in the evening with beer.) Words and music, Wordman. […]
This is how to do it. In my discussing this whole “beef up Priscilla thing” i thought i’d show a video that exemplifies how to do what i wish to do…. perfectly. In a video which combines all 3 ‘Cinderella After […]
I still have some issues with the show to clear up. Some tempos issues in the 3rd Act (resolved i believe) and something about the 4th Act which i’ve had a hard time putting my finger on, but which i […]
Here we have a post rock meets Pink Floyd album interpreting the H.P. Lovecraft story The Silver Key. It’s the first album by Ah Pook The Destroyer. Ah Pook, a takeoff of a William Burrough’s bit is a collaboration between […]