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(« The Sea of Ice » aka « Polar Sea, » aka « The Wreck of Hope » by Caspar David Friedrich)…

(«
The Crystal Ball » by John William Waterhouse)






« Uncertainty Principle » gets its title from Heisenberg's quantum mechanics principle…

(« Tea In The Studio » by poligraf)

« Infused » is the third movement of the suite and is intended to communicate the energy felt in the state of inspiration and…

(«
Ashram » by Nicholas Roerich)






« Into The Ashram » is the opening chapter of the « Entering The Stream » trilogy, which also comprises « The Chrome Lake » and « Leaving The Ashram.…

(« 
In Search Of Lost Time » by bogenfreund)






In « Lifeforce, » the story is told in non-linear time. It begins just after the collapse, and its various stages are presented as objects of…

(Detail from « 
Quarryman at work » by Unidentified Artist)






« Stonecutter » is intended as an anthem to perseverance and is based on one of my favourite citations, one which has helped me on several…




(« Lifeforce » by poligraf)






« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from a state of inspiration and hyperactivity, through doubt,…




(Untitled Artwork by Fred Bonneau)






« Polygraph » is intended as a portrait of human relationships turning to the sour, hinting at the necessity of constant genuineness. The composition lasts a little over 10 minutes and is composed of the…

(«
Magnetic field of two bar magnets with unlike poles » by Alexander Wilmer Duff)






« Come Back » dates back to the epoch of The Fall Children, the band that was supposed to be…




(« Guardian Angel, » sculpture by Josep Llimona, photography by P. B. Obregón)






« On The…

(«
Two portraits of Ryogen » - Author Unknown [Copyright Holder is Kiemon Tsuruya])






« Creeper » is an allegory wherein destructive mental processes are compared to creeping plants. It depicts a confrontation between creeper and host in four…




(« 
Aurora Borealis » by 
Frederic Edwin Church)


« Child Of The Sky » is a lullaby for grown-ups, sung from the point of view of Mother…

I've been nearly completely inactive in my social networks since mid-July or so. Not that I wouldn't have liked to participate, but I have been engrossed in the redaction of the above essay.

When I tackled the project, I thought it would take a few weeks at most, and that I would be able…

"Some of us think holding on makes us strong;

but sometimes it is letting go."

~Herman Hesse…

(«
Climbing Plant » by Popperipopp)






« Creeper » is directly inspired by the following aphorism from the
…

(« Ratha Yatra Festival in Puri, India » by James Fergusson)

The third part of « Juggernaut, » entitled « Procession, » evokes the arrival of the crushing force before it unleashes…

(« 
A Little Boy Riding a Donkey » by Niko Pirosmanashvili)






(Based on « 4D virtual 3x3x3x3 sequential move puzzle, scrambled » by SpinningSpark)

« Integration » is the seventh and final chapter of « The Chrome Lake. »

This instrumental section starts…

(« SubjeKctiv » by Christopher Stewart)

« SubjeKctiv » was put together in July 2004 for « The 2004 ProjeKction Music ProjeKct. » Participants were invited to submit music that included at least one of the many audio clips provided by the project initiator, ProjeKction's Darren Lock. An album with…

(« Wilesco D36 steamroller » by Morn)

« Steamroller » is the fourth chapter of « Juggernaut. » In the storyline of the suite, it represents the apex of pain, and the metanoia.

The instrumental is one of the most busy pieces of music that I’ve written up to now, and…