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the diary of hanselman

still life

About Me

the diary of hanselman is a collaboration between two artists; j.p. corr iii , a visual artist & writer, and frank.a.napoli , a sound artist & composer. based on the tintype book of hanselman, this is the telling of stories accompanied by the emotion of song...

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Member Since: 3/10/2005
Band Members: j.p. corr iii

frank.a.napoli
Influences: our main influence is an antique album of haunted tintype images from the 1800s; the real diary of hanselman. to read more about this book of spirits, check the blog titled "the truth behind the diary".
Sounds Like: a slow country day... dogs laid about porch ruins looking out over the fields for the rabbit that never comes... recently covered graves along the woodline from which sprout fresh flowers... that moment when windchimes and grandfather clocks meld into the wind... still life...
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My Blog

a review of the diary of hanselman

the following is a review written by The Bibles of Twang"DoH balance acoustics against space. The tracks are punctuated and then placed in beautiful frames like the jazzier, later works of Mark Hollis...
Posted by the diary of hanselman on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:17:00 PST

the truth behind the diary

it's an antique album of haunted tintype images from the 1800s. it's now in our possession, because the previous owner could not deal with the power it held, not that we can, but we're stupid enough ...
Posted by the diary of hanselman on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:38:00 PST

"james" (the story)

the drive way seemed much longer. it'd been four years since james had left silvercreek plantation. upon approaching the house he was flooded with memories: as a boy he'd ridden his horse over the ken...
Posted by the diary of hanselman on Sat, 10 Sep 2005 07:23:00 PST

"jules" (the story)

at this time, there were two old souls existing in a dark corner of the flying horse retirement villa. jules sits quietly by vivian's bedside as her body grows shallow. "jules, i...i think i'm going n...
Posted by the diary of hanselman on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"dora" (the story)

she'd had names in mind for months, yet upon looking into those eyes, none could she recall. later she would be known to have said that she never named the child, for that dora had simply named herse...
Posted by the diary of hanselman on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST