New extropy - October 13th
September 26, 2009 on 8:55 am | In philosophy, futurism, music, extropy | No CommentsI’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
03 Perseus arm
04 asymptote
05 the dreamers
06 radii
07 mind sequence
10 the immortal
11 Aenea
12 the believers
O) PART II: THE IRRESOLUTE
01 the answer
03 circumstance
05 gravity well
06 at the center, a black hole
08 parallax view
09 time stem/oblivion
10 the unnamed
11 hymn for the aeon
swim
September 7, 2009 on 9:15 am | In futurism, music, extropy | No CommentsI came really close to finishing up the new record this weekend, but in the end I decided to scrap the vocals on “asymptote” for a minor re-write. Sometimes my perfectionism pisses me off. Actually it’s ironic that this would be the last track to complete… the last line is “the closer I seem, the further I appear”. Anyway, it’s almost there. I did spend several hours getting the sound just right for “swim” and since the release date is only a few short weeks away (October 13th) I thought it would be alright to drop one more track out there. (click the title to download).
Close your eyes and float in the ocean of a million years…
swim
relax your mind
and let it in
all that came before
will be again
in a dreaming moment
in an ocean of thought
before we fade
we will rearrange
tiny gods
collect the past
time’s secrets held
in luminescent grasp
absorb us
into your dreams
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