the unraveling

Go Veg!

I’ve been a Vegetarian for almost 2 years now… I eat great and feel great. There are a number of reasons I made this decision (mostly I believe it is one of the great ethical arguments of our age), but certainly the impact of livestock animals (and specifically the impact of factory farming) on the environment is a good reason to “lose the meat”. I encourage everyone to give it a try… even if you aren’t ready to drop it altogether, cutting back helps too… (and it’s good for your health!)

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/go-veggie-to-fight-global-warming-says-expert-1810134.html

new extropy available now!

So what the hell… the album is ready to go and it’s not even Tuesday. You can grab it now from http://www.evolvesingularity.org Thanks for all the support.

New extropy - October 13th

I’m excited to announce that the new extropy record is finished. It’s my best work to date. I feel like I’ve managed to create something powerful here, something greater than myself… and as an artist it has exceeded my greatest expectations.

I’m torn between the belief that great art is beyond the commercial, and the feeling that our era of abundant “free” music and instant gratification has devalued it’s art to the point that it is almost worthless to most people. I have no illusions that this work is anything more than a labor of love. Nevertheless I want to share it in a way that does not reduce it’s value to zero. For this reason I am not going to give it away as a free download. I’m not intending to profit from this, only to insure that the listener must put forth some effort to “earn” the experience, even if it is a token amount. If this reduces the scope of it’s appreciation, so be it. I’ve put every part of myself into it’s creation and consider it a fair exchange.

The physical release will be limited to 20 copies, some of which will be allocated to close friends and family who have encouraged and supported me over the years. The remaining quantity will be available for $20 (incl. shipping within the US). The package is hand made, & hand embossed, with 2 Cds, and 2 12pg. booklets in an outer sleeve.

The initial digital release will be available as 2 .zip archives of full resolution audio files that can be burned to CD or converted to mp3/m4A/FLAC/or whatever format you prefer. I’m asking for a paypal donation of $5 (but you can donate more if you feel it’s warranted). You can barely get a sandwich for $5 anymore - so if you feel comfortable paying $5 for food that will be sewage in 24 hours, I hope you can swing it for art that will last forever.

The worldwide digital release will be later this year, but it will be available through Amazon, iTunes, and everywhere else once it makes it through the various set-up processes.

I’ll post an update on the blog here with instructions for ordering once the new website is up and everything is ready to go.

Again, thanks to all of you who have followed and supported extropy over the years. We are fortunate to have a small group of dedicated fans and we love you all. cheers.

O) PART I: THE INFINITE

01  cepheid variable

02  Aura

03  Perseus arm

04  asymptote

05  the dreamers

06  radii

07  mind sequence

08  swim

09  electric trees

10  the immortal

11  Aenea

12  the believers

O) PART II: THE IRRESOLUTE

01  the answer

02  depths

03  circumstance

04  Charybdis/Scylla

05  gravity well

06  at the center, a black hole

07  the absolute

08  parallax view

09  time stem/oblivion

10  the unnamed

11  hymn for the aeon