Painting ,drawing ,music composition ,listening to music ,writing ,videography~every step from camera work to editing to post-production and everything in between... The study of the human condition & abnormal behavior ,ancient and lost civilizations, the paranormal, nature, photography, learning, learning, endless learning, correspondence, reading, listening, taking walks through the woods, collecting items of interest, cruising the internet...
The Lower Third
Listen to the music first at my Official Mindviz Band Page !
I've added 5 songs off of my self-titled CD "The Lower Third" onto the MP3 player as well as a new 8 1/2 minute darkwave track called "12-21-2012"..They take up the first 6 positions on the player and the rest are songs which run the partial gammet on various themes of sound I enjoy...
Check out this MySpace MP3 Player !
The first video, "Wormwood Stitch" is a short ,rapid music video with a new song composed by my musical project "The Lower Third"... With the song "Wormwood Stitch" ,the content uses my artwork as the main subject matter ,shot at a quickened pace ,fast cuts with the main focus on the artwork...
This is the first in a series of music videos expressing the mood with the art flow and music combination... They work together with each side ,the audio and the visuals ,complimenting each other to form a seamless and interesting whole...
Review by OSIRIS
Excellent work.
The rapid cuts and the music work seamlessly with one another.
Looking forward to your next one.
The second music video featuring the new ,dark & haunting song "Withered Lace" ,continues with the same subject matter.. This video ,however focuses more on the detail of the art.. It has gone through several edits and changes..this is the final edited version.
Review by OSIRIS
Better than the first one ! Your artwork is so detailed ,I can see why you had to show it in this way ,cause otherwise the details would be a blur. The song is incredible, I could watch and listen to this for hours ! Can't wait to see more of these gems !
A few of my paintings and drawings with closeups to enhance the detail...
SELF PORTRAIT 3
REPTILAQUAMALGAMATION a drawing in ink with thousands of single dots, varying in pressure
OVERMAN SUPREME
INTO THE DARKLED MOUTH
WAVE OF DISCONTENT
ANATOMIZED PERPLEXUS
SCARAB DECUMBANT
FLAGRANT DISTORTION
BREAKING AND BEATING AND FEED IT TO ANYONE
ASSIMILATION
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This is the self-titled CD cover of my music project
"The Lower Third"(also drawn by myself)..
I've been interested in creating music since my youth..in high school,3 friends and I formed a band which played hard rock/punk rock cover tunes as well as several of our own compositions..my instrument was lead guitar which I continue to play today..for this, my first CD, I have composed music using a Gibson SG guitar, Edirol keyboard with the help of an assortment of various music software programs and Sony's Sound Forge for cleaning up the sound.."The Lower Third" is my first CD which was released on January 2nd of 2006..music reviewers haven't quite agreed on any one specific genre as it has a wide array of styles combining dark electo with ambient-ethereal, new wave, experimental and a few dance beats...
The CD is available for sale at my soundclick site...www.soundclick.com/thelowerthird...There are 17 songs which are on the site for listening, 6 of which are free downloads..
I have a site on Myspace as well...www.myspace.com/thelowerthird...where there are 4 songs to listen to, 1 which is a free download..Follow the link to The Lower Third in my friends section and please have a listen, download "Psychosychosis", it's free...
REVIEW by LUNAR HYPNOSIS
"The disc exudes promise as much as anything else...Crane is obviously talented at creating luxurious tapestries of sound and I look forward to hearing how his talent unfolds in the months and years ahead".
REVIEW by GRAVE CONCERNS
The solo musical project of visual artist James Crane, The Lower Third blends dark electro with ethereal, new wave, experimental and progressive tendencies. What's found here is a blend of retro and modern, from 70's-esque ambient analog synth pieces (the opening "Back from Black", almost recalling Bowie's "Crystal Japan")to the rhythmic new wave/electro dirges (the shuffling, ever-evolving rhythms and brooding synths of the six-and-a-half-minute standout "Forward and So"). Mainly electronic, yet often sounding warm and organic rather than cold and mechanical, The Lower Third's self-titled debut is both interesting and relatively unique.
As a whole, The Lower Third's self-titled debut is a rhythmically interesting and ultimately compelling collection of dark, intricate electro-ethereal soundscapes...
Music:
A Conspiracy of Hope,A Perfect Circle, Acid Bath, Adrian Belew, Aerosmith, Alan Holdsworth, All My Faith Lost, Alter Noctvm...Alter Idem, Amara, Andy Summers, Animals, Apathy For Progress, Aphex Twin, As Sahar, Ashengrace, Assemblage 23, Atreyu, ATTRITION, Bauhaus, Bjork, Black Sabbath, Black Tape For A Blue Girl, Blue Oyster Cult, Bob James, Brian Eno, Cell Division, Charon, Chopin, Beethoven, Paganinni, Mozart ,Coal Chamber, Captain Beefheart, Coldplay, Cradle of Filth, Current 93, David Bowie, David Tibet, Dead Can Dance, Death In June, Deep Purple, Depeche Mode, Diamanda Galas, Echo and The Bunnymen, Einsterzende Neubauten, Enigma, Enya, Eric Johnson, Erno Rozsa, Evanescence, Everything But The Girl, Evil Moon Project, Fiona Apple, Fleetwood Mac, fornever, Frank Zappa, Frontline Assembly, Funker Vogt, Gary Jules, Genesis P. Orridge, Grand Funk Railroad, Gregorian Masters of Chant, Him, Hole, Iggy Pop, INKUBUS SUKKUBUS, Jack off Jill, Jane's Addiction, Jean Luc Ponty, Jefferson Airplane, Jim Carrol, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Johnny Cash, Judas Priest, Kate Bush, Kitaro, Led Zepplin, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Lycia, Lynard Skynard, Macy Gray, Marilyn Manson, Mark Mothersbough, Michael Hedges, Mike Oldfield, Liz Story, Michael Manring, Ministry of Sound, Morrissey, Nazareth, Neurosis, Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Obern, Obsidian Voice, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Gabriel, Peter Murphy, Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett & David Gilmour, Placebo, PNFA, Premature Burial, Psychic TV, Queen, Rammstein, Robert Fripp, Rosin Coven, Rush, Saga, The Scorpions(Virgin Killer), Sinead o'Connor, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, Soft Cell, Sol Invictus, Specimen, Steve Vai, Strawberry Switchblade, Sweet, Switchblade Symphony, Talking Heads, Tangerine Dream, Ted Nugent, The Chill Conspiracy, The Cult, The Cure, The Psychedelic Furs, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, The Stone Roses, The Tea Party, The Tubes, The Velvet Underground, Tom Waits, Tones on Tail, Trent Reznor, Type O Negative, Ultravox, Uriah Heep, VNV Nation, Voivod, Widdershin, YELLO, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zeromancer
Movies:
Psychological Thrillers ,well concieved horror , A study of genius and the dark side of the mind... A Beautiful Mind ,Eraserhead ,One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest ,Shine ,A Clockwork Orange ,Spider ,The Exorcist pts.1&3 ,Apocalypse Now ,Leaving Las Vegas ,Amadeus ,Paranoid 1.0 ,Twin Peaks-Fire Walk With Me, The Wall
Television:
Documentaries ,The Discovery Channel ,Biographies ,The History Channel ,National Geographic ,(Twin Peaks ,Millennium)still remain as my all time favorite TV shows
Books:
Crime and Punishment ,The Brothers Karmazov ,The Idiot ,The Carlos Castaneda Series ,Imajica ,Atlas Shrugged ,Magister Ludi ,Siddartha ,Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ,Notes From The Underground ,Demian ,Steppenwolf ,Clive Barker's Books of Blood , Neitzsche, Crowley and Edgar Allan Poe...
Heroes:
DA VINCI
VAN GOGH
DAVID BOWIE
