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The Abode Of The Blessed

Added by Christopher Stewart on February 2, 2013 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Multilethalead (Octoccata part 8)

(« Athletics tracks finish line by Petey21)

The eighth and final movement of « Octoccata » is entitled « Multilethalead » and starts on a ostinato-based progression that slowly morphs into a relentless string of offbeat melodies harmonized by an…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 21, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Marimbariation (Octoccata part 7)

(« "8" on the start of a film reel for the projection » by Ryan Baxter)

« Marimbariation » takes its name from the brief passage featuring the marimba that leads this seventh movement of the « Symphony of Eights. »

Once the…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 20, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Progigoriation (Octoccata part 6)

(« Nixie eight » by L. Marie)

How on Earth can a musical movement be named « Progigoriation » you ask ? Well, obviously, because it's the prog rock variation of another similar movement entitled «…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 19, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Reoctoverture (Octoccata part 5)

(« behind the eight ball » by eschipul)

The fifth segment of « Octoccata » is entitled « Reoctoverture. » Basically, this section is a reprise of the introduction, hence the name, as it restates the…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 18, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Biorhythalead (Octoccata part 4)

(« House number 8 place de la Concorde » by Tangopaso)

The fourth movement from « Octoccata » is entitled « Biorhythalead. » Its title came about from the markers I used to identify each of the sub-sections of the…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 17, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Vibrastinato (Octoccata part 3)

(« Octoccata Freeway » based on Interstate Shield)

« Vibrastinato, » the third movement from « Octoccata, » gets its name from the combination of vibraphone and ostinato, and features an…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 16, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Igorchestral (Octoccata part 2)

(« eight » by timlewisnm)

« Igorchestral, » the second movement of « Octoccata, » has been thus named because of the inspiration for the music, and the selected arrangement.…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 15, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Octoverture (Octoccata part 1)

(« Label from a bottle of O·c·t·a·T·o·n·i·c » based on a picture of William Henry Fox Talbot by Antoine Claudet)

« Octoccata » is an instrumental suite clocking in at a little over…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 14, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Lepufology Master Class

(« Emblem 45 » from Atalanta Fugiens by Michael Maier)

The fifth and as of yet unwritten chapter is entitled «…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 10, 2012 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Lepufology 401

(Detail from « The hares and frogs » by Wenzel Hollar)

The fourth chapter of the series is entitled « Lepufology 401 : Responding To An Invasion. » Having accepted to collaborate…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 6, 2012 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Lepufology 301

(« Aerospaceplane » by Unknown Artist)

The third chapter of the series is entitled « Lepufology 301 : Racing Spacecrafts. » This time, things get a little more complicated for Jack Babbitt as he gets abducted and taken into the alien headquarters in the Wiltshire, UK, where he…

Added by Christopher Stewart on December 3, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Lepufology 201

(« Conejo » by Ecelan)

In the second episode, entitled « Lepufology 201 : Investigating Burrows, » we follow our good friend Jack in Flatbush, Alberta, to investigate reports of strange occurrences. Here's the storyline…

Added by Christopher Stewart on November 29, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Lepufology 101

(« 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…

Added by Christopher Stewart on November 26, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Essay : Takers Economy : An Inquiry into Illegal File Sharing

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I've been nearly completely inactive in my social networks since mid-July or so. Not that I wouldn't have liked to participate, but I have been engrossed in the redaction of the above essay.

When I tackled the project, I thought it would take a few weeks at most, and that I would be able…

Added by Christopher Stewart on September 1, 2012 at 1:10pm — No Comments

Confrontation (Polygraph part 2 - revisited)

(« Confrontation » by cordalth)

« Polygraph » is intended as a portrait of human relationships turning to the sour, hinting at the necessity of constant kindness and genuineness. The suite lasts about ten minutes and is composed of the following four sections : « Exposition, » «…

Added by Christopher Stewart on July 24, 2012 at 11:33am — No Comments

Sooner Or Later (revisited - with poetry)

(« Multiac Nylon » by poligraf)

« Sooner Or Later » does not comes from Poligraf's catalogue as such. Rather, it is a piece for solo guitar that I intend to publish on an album of about…

Added by Christopher Stewart on July 7, 2012 at 9:51pm — No Comments

Outgrow

(« Morpho emerging from its chrysalis » by Thomas Bresson)

That which you can't abide

Embrace as if a friend

Once you two have allied

No thing will make you bend

That which you can't escape

Welcome as a teacher

You will never espouse

More talented…

Added by Christopher Stewart on June 24, 2012 at 7:25pm — No Comments