Traditional + Digital Artist,
worked away in Austin, hotlanta, Dallas, San Fran/Bay Area
& a few other spots around Oakland & Silicon Valley as
a designer/art director/artist for gigs
on corporate CD-R0Ms, vid'games, 3d/animation & various graphic design;
relocated back home to smallville near New Orleans for awhile
to live cheap + save bux for the move to grad school up here in w3stern New York,
gettin' my masters degree in fine Art/New Forms {transmedia} ..just thawin' from the chillsn0w up here in rochester.
got tired of commercial art & entertainment clockin'
had too much o' that boxed-in feelin' of the GOLDEN HANDCUFFs in the Mainstream-anti-dream with its lure of greenbacks ^_-
th3sedays i'm gettin' back to my r00ts,,
searchin' the s0ul of fine art + music & photography
....since I gave up the work on vidi-games, here's a few fr33bie's :
((( the SOUNDtrack is c00Ler retro than their funky game :::
and this one is tres c00L,,
ch3ckout it's hip Li'L BEAR..
=][=
_concept design, lighting + modeling
for a vidgame interior
that I created via 3d modeling for a
client's CD-based game;
We integrated live actors into the game using blue-screen video
(the same way feature films shoot green-screen compositing):: :
the image is hosted @ my deviantART gall3ry:
...... {http://robelicit.deviantart.com/gallery/
}
[ click that ^ Link to see a few bits o' my
fine art, photography + commercial design work ]
m3h.. after all this personal stuff, here's some pleasure.....
_01 aahhh, trippin'
to BECK + his D A N C I N G B0tS music vidi.. . .
(Sony's Qrio Bots are
kinda sexy ~;)
.. I wonder what Y o s h i m i would think, hhmmm
[ see The Flaming Lips for the music reference ]
..
_ok computer,, i play keyboards when I can.. never had lessons, just a n00b~
Love to hate politicians N ,
_Hate to love friends + places that'r too far away;(
_i really need a g00d camera, my ole 2 mgpxl cam
just can't cut it much more^_o
_now dELTRON makes me wanna rap my PHILOSOPHY; the writer JAMES O'DEA
says it all:www.noetic.org
INTEGRAL,, sharin' spirit &
deeply chillin' ..it's nuthin' like the boring
mainstream sL33pWalkin'
.. DIG this nice little
EURO car ad,
rX hum0r we NEVER get on our lame
DUH-Merican tv.
dig this ^ whimsical jam called "Minilogue"
animated by a dude
who goes by "yom_" on dailymotion.com [ sweet sountrack too ]
;-)
SEX teaches political science class kiddies :
( Not for family viewing, a bit MORE rX rated;)
h3h.. maybe this IS a true P.A.C. in action
[i.e. Political Action Committee]
..we see what it's all about
as it gets PAC'd in
the way we
rEALLY get our phallic_fill of government ^_-
So-- time to wake all u sleeping beauties
..
((that's the REAL evil, hah, worse than Bender's evil twin who wasn't really evil anyway ^_*So here's their $haft aimed up OUR collective Asses :telco/ISP lobbyist$ have been payin' MILLION$ to their political pals, Senator$ & FCC folks,
even our state-level political whore$
who get to decide rigged-rule$ that
MYSPACE + ALL web surfers
gotta wake up to: ..thanx to my latex-mistress pal Danny de Luxe for the image that says it all.. see & purchase her stuff down below when u get a minute ]
..it'll decide what WE CAN & CAN'T do on OUR net. ((yeah, the Net that was developed with OUR frickin' taxes, eh?))
So if you DON't LIKE bein'
PLAYED like a SUCKER,,,
u need to webclick for the cause
without bein' Couch Potatoes
for those politico's who
q u i e t l y
slide their greasy trick$ under the rug
of that famous
OVAL oRiffice
in yonder D.C. [ Dick$ & Chumps ]
--so here's the SKINNY::
.. What if AT&T blocked you from viewing your favorite podcasts and blogs?.. Verizon cut off your net phone because you weren't using their service?.. Comcast forced you to download THEIR mp3's while slowing-down OTHER music sites?
yeah, this threat AIN't B.S. yall-- whorin' politician$ paid by lobbyist$ from telcos & ISP's that'll leave us in the dust as their greedBallin' Exec$ boost profits by playing the GATEKEEPER :
faux king$ of their sly matrix.
here's a ViDi that's a nice bit of
"Up ur ASS attitude"
made by the crazed comic NINJA spreadin' the truth..
& since ur surfin' + diggin'
on the Net right now [duh],,
how would u like your web service
to BILL you for those SAME gimmicks like
ripoff minutes + overage CHARGE$
the way ur cell phone company treats ya??
NOW ur gettin' the picture--
demand that u get to KEEP ur Web pleasure
by goin' to these 2 sites to stop the
big telcos + ISPs
from bein' BORGs with OUR net--
'RESISTANCE is NOT futile'
these'll give ya
some clarity to see thru
the smoke they're cloudin' us with:
are just dripping with nice,
LUBRICATED sarcasm tellin' it real ^_*
know ur rights dawg.
rob =][=
p.s. Have a nice day--
sip some smooth grey goose vodka or some
dreamy tea,
& ur night'll be nice too.
α A∃ON ..take the RED PILL..
Ω and round again
01.. on the parallel of selfish, short sighted
corporate greed & how WE get stuck
with slimy trashing of our planet,
I'm getting hooked on the
Blue Man Group : this music video
is featured on “Earth To America”
011.. & here's a last bit of sustainable sanity for the sustained abuse of ethics
that yall might be tired of "taking"
up your collective back-door;
a blogspot that reduces mainstream media
to the freakin' baby dribble that it is.
These guys are so in tune they deserve a PAYCHECK for their watchdog approach to government scams & it's
core-uption:
Markos' "Daily Kos" blog [ probly the best politico
blog on the net dailykos.com ]
SO....Like Monty PYTHON once said,
"and now, for something COMPLETELY different"
N
RELAX & have some scroll down ~ time for
ye Visual blog ala MUSIC + images,,,,,,,jammin' culture to jam u,,
the Severed Heads...c00L technotronic Duo from Down Under, they were on the NETWORK Label that had some other great dudes jammin' ahead of their time:
SKINNY Puppy^_-
to call certain old Vinyl a true bohemian, avant-guarde classic is really going overboard on any album...
unless it's this one. NICO, that dark German angel, h3h, it's her last one with the band & it makes no difference,
this is the standard for the guts & glory of sex, drugs & rock n roll.
Another subtle, depressing work of magic from
{film buffs notice Cannes Festival award}
Joy Division: STILL
...maybe thier cover of "Sister Ray" by the Velvet Underground says more about their dirge of melancholy genius than anything I can come up with.
usual Pixies greatness
FIGHT CLUB: man, that movie was freaking amazing..
even ends with a last audioGASM by the PIXIES as the final sh!t goes down
O. M. D. ...stylish British synth pop from the 80's, sometimes quiet... sometimes early techno dance club stuff,
reminiscent of New Order back in the day.
the group so influential to so many other great bands
Dusk at Cubist Castle
by The Olivia Tremor Control [under-rated unique musicians, check 'em out sometime]
i saw Laurie Anderson perform an eerily comic spoken word piece at Berkeley theatre..
I didn't get to see her dance with that addict genius beat poet William S. Burroughs;
to experience that + her visuals & tunes in all their glory,
u gotta find the rare vid/dvd
of her "Home of the Brave" live-concert + film performance.
{more for ye film buffs... in Wenders' uber-artistic film "Wings of Desire" she created the ambient "Angel Noises" that flow with the film's black n white atmospheric mood}
how do I describe these legendary dudes,
..after they were the incredibly influential Joy Division, brilliant lead singer Ian Curtis hung himself because of seizures & possible divorce from wife Deborah, but no one really knows.. his influences were some of the coolest, genius freaks of the era: writer/addict William S. Burroughs and J G Ballard as well as legends Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and Bowie.
The band had been forced to change their original name WARSAW due to a name conflict with another band & finally switched it to New Order following Curtis' death.
They became less depressed & atmospheric and changed into a heavily inventive icon of the early 80's electronica-techno dance scene-- more synth & beat,
less droning darkness.
There's a film about the band + yet a new film being produced about Ian's short, enigmatic life.
former Throbbing Gristle lead singer & all around loving/wicked/bizarre legend, Genesis P-Orridge, wanted Curtis to perform for his uniquely underground, experimental band Psychic TV, but Curtis died b4 they could pull it off. P-Orridge later said he still considered Curtis to be a member of the band, psychically.
Psychic TV wrote a song about Curtis, called I.C. Water, released as a single in 1990 & featured on the group's album 'Towards Thee Infinite Beat.'
The single featured Curtis on the cover + samples of a recording of him discussing The Velvet Underground in a pub.
{How do u top that,,, Ian Curtis talking about the Velvets, sampled by all around inventive,
androgynous icon of self-discovery, that arts & spiritual tripper Genesis P-Orridge}
Yanqui U.X.O.
by Godspeed You Black Emperor
[serious Canadian musicians that make atmosphere so thick u can slice it with a knife]
I don't care what anyone says...
MOBY is a damn electro studio media guru
the lovingly, depressed as a teen & always, yeah the ex-Smiths sadly-beautifully-singer Morrissey, whew...
checkout some legendary stories about him on my blog.
more stuff from the folks who influenced every great band.
Radiohead is so freaking good.
Whew, that legendary singer whose life was about as sad
as her music was beautiful...
Neil Young said it best, "I seen the needle and the damage done...
these chemical dudes have tons of cool collaborations
with some damn talented bands & badass individual musicians.
good album with those DAMN great New Jersey musicians & cover art.
f#a# (infinity symbol)
more wickedly good stuff by Godspeed You Black Emperor
I finally saw 'em in Austin, probly at SXSW once- what can I say about the Sonic legends that hasn't already been said?
h3h, fun music.
'Now is the time on Shhhhprockets when we Dance'
Seriously, I really dig AIR's stuff-- and they just put a new EP or disc out, can't wait to hear it.
damn right I'm gonna obsess on these dudes..
if u think they're just another goth band, u might wanna know the story of how one band was THE goth icon...
darkly brilliant, badass Label of various vinyl: 4AD.
,,, massives like Iggy Pop, T-Rex, Bowie, film legend Catherine Deneuve, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction, Interpol, CAN, Franz Ferdinand & more
were ALL inspired, influenced or involved with
Bauhuas' dark tone & sly humor;
As some dude on a review claimed
---right on target-- "Bauhaus are often credited as being the godfathers
of Gothic music, but that is probably doing them a disservice.
You won't hear this level of inventiveness in either their contemporaries
or the following gothic music [of the copycat bands]."
what do ya say in words about one band that basically represented a whole genre
& spawned style upon style of characters from pulp to anime;
Adam Gnade at www.bauhausmusik.com, tells a decent
Tone for the Tale {couldn't resist the pun ala their related kickass band}.. .I stashed it in my blog for all to appreciate,, with some of my own obsessed
teletype... go forth & enjoy the dark.
mmmm,,, those tasty sex-enhancing, spooky SLE3P CHAMBER folks
old school electronics & synth from Tangerine Dream.
Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada
by Godspeed You Black Emperor [A Silver Mt. Zion]
The Shins... "all the bakers at dawn, may they all cut their thumbs, and bleed into their buns, till they melt away..."
ever wonder if Major Tom got it on with the spiders from Mars?
whew... how to describe Bowie?-- do u use ur personal experiences, ur memories of great nights listenin' to his stuff over the years;
or the famous sensual stuff said by the collective great rock bands who all beheld his beauty & music?
I wonder how long the list would be if u wrote down all the great musicians + bands he influenced, & the whole direction of styles & sub-genres in sound/visuals of the emerging power of rock/pop that he changed as it then went on to change most culture on the whole planet.
Joy Division-- or any other of the massive forces that rocked the rockers hearts & never really faded away..
m3h, u can say THE most mind blowing stuff about him--- but u don't feel like you've overstated anything,,, cause it's fvckin' BOWIE ^_*
I saw 'em perform in Atlanta once, that multi-sexual freak of a great front man Genisis P-Orridge was mingling with folks in the club after the show & I managed to talk with him for a minute; he asked how they'd sounded [GREAT, I assurred him, a total understatement;-].
he was not what u expected,, he just had this mellow "I'm no rock star" attitude, h3h---pretty amazing for such a unique genius spiritual journeyer & experimental videographer-artist to be so freakin' down to earth.
ping pong is an EP of electronica with [Joshua] Kit Clayton, a San Francisco based computer programmer & electronic musician, performing along with MPC [Matthew Patterson Curry, aka Safety Scissors]... these guys do some great, purist + true minimal techno.
These are the same Angelic sounding women that got their fame in the west "when recordings of the Bulgarian State Television + Radio Female Vocal choir reached the West in the late '80s under the name 'Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares',
a fad was sparked by the enchanting voices of some twenty women."
That name 'Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares' translates to 'The Mysterious Voices of Bulgaria'
from a review: "the unusual singing techniques and strangely sexy
dissonances was a pleasant surprise to music listeners abroad.
The Bulgarian Women's Choir Angelite ("The Angels") continues this style of Bulgarian music for Western ears, and their album VOICES OF LIFE is mainly a series of Voix Bulgares staples."
...it's real-- I bought a copy of 'The Mysterious Voices of Bulgaria' & it was pretty much what I'd imagine some Angels might sound like if they booked a show down on Earth.
h3h,, they toured America in the 90's & I experienced their
gig in San Francisco-- it was one gorgeous, transcendent gig.
I gotta steal some descriptive words from Epitonic.com for this one, they're just too heart + folk-wise for my words to do justice
((Epitonic kicks ass for gettin' turned onto bands & various dudes they've jammed with b4 or after, a damn good FREE site dedicated to REAL alt music fans.]
-simply put, "Songs:Ohia is the Americana country sound of alt rock." Jason Molina is the center of the Songs:Ohia tunes ["The second part of the name is an allusion to both the Hawaiian tree ‘Ōhi‘a lehua and Molina's home state of Ohio.."].. The Songs:Ohia thang morphed into Molina's group: Magnolia Electric Company.
their infamous rabbitt costumes must be too cool in concert,, & it doesn't get much better than these folks in any pseudo-g33k way.
love the minimal roughness of MIRAH's album artwork; as good as her music.
sonically painted atmosphere from more great vinyl artists on that legendary 4AD label.
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