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The Lower Third

Another Time ,Another Space 2012

About Me

The Lower Third is James Crane. An artist of various sorts ,music became the primary focus of his creative interests early in 2003 .After working on material for his demo CD ,a few songs were released in late September ,2005. Officially ,the complete self-titled album was released on January 2 ,2006. Comprised of many genres of music ,most notably electronic & dark ambient ethereal ,the sound is instrumentaly charged ,energenic & dreamy with "take you away to another time and place" resonances , creating a sensual soundscape and a spiritual "trip" for the listener. It has been categorized as dark electro to alternative instrumental by reviewers although it is apparent that there is much more happening with the genre bending sound .At his Soundclick site ,13 of 15 songs have been in the top 2% of their respective categories with 4 songs hitting no. 1... Free downloads are available at this site by following the link to The Lower Third
Another of my creative interests..the CD cover was drawn by myself and included down below are 3 sets of close-up shots of the cover which are added in this technique to showcase the detail involved in my drawing style...
If the pics aren't showing or an "oops" warning appears with no photos, simply right click rewind in the empty spot..that will get the pics scrolling as they should..to see a large image, drag your mouse to the desired photo and hold for as long as you like...
Presently occupied with music video's as well ,they will be added as they are completed and are available for viewing in the left margin...
The Lower Third
Listen to the music first at my Official Mindviz Band Page !

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/26/2005
Band Website: soundclick.com/thelowerthird
Band Members: Steppenwolf aka James Crane

The first video short ,"Wormwood Stitch" is the first in a series of music videos which will use my art as subject matter with full zoom closeups to view the art in the way it is meant to be seen... Although with this video ,the sound and visuals are rapidly paced ,future works will depend on the sound accompanyment ,as with all works ,to identify the flow of the images...

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 to arrive at this, the finished copy.

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 !

I'm interested in your response to the works and would like very much to hear your thoughts..please leave a few words...
Influences: Shadowfax ,Michael Hedges ,Kitaro ,Ultravox ,Alter Noctvm...Alter Idem ,Jean-Luc Ponty ,Midnight Syndicate ,Dead Can Dance ,Attrition ,Lycia ,fornever ,Bauhaus ,David Tibet ,Frank Zappa ,Tom Waits ,Captain Beefheart ,David Bowie ,Pagannini ,Stravinsky ,the infinite sounds of Mother Nature ,the maddening noises of the city all play a minor subconcious role in affecting the sound but 95% comes strictly and directly from the imagination...
Sounds Like: ?
Record Label: self produced
Type of Label: None