New Visual Art -- Finished Works -- Works Evolving

I'm working on visual art that I am currently labeling "industrial folk art." I am using scrap wood, slate, markers, spray paint, chains, wire, various organic materials (e.g. bones, feathers), bolts and many other found objects. I am posting a few of the works on this page. More will be posted soon. (names of each work will also be posted soon)

The Sonic Revolution is Upon Us

Adam Guthrie (ex-Pain guitarist, current solo musician/artist/song-writer, collaborator with numerous bands) and mySelf (whatever the hell am) have been creating some MORE THAN interesting sounds and formulating ideas that we will soon launch live, as well as release digital and possibly limited edition CDs. 

SPILL

the climate is congested. the thermostat is confused. our conScience infested. our environment used. universal investment. yourself defused. refuse commitment. reflection, dilution, intention, action, lose. -- Hunter Bell

Give me SPACE. Please

Lustmord & Robert Rich - Hidden Refuge - Congregants Requests 1 ( Mix

Sun

http://www.theredmountainpost.com/new-comet-in-the-morning-sky-4500/

Nasa releases new footage of the sun

Nasa warns solar flares from 'huge space storm' will cause devastation

Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana - The Graceful Sky

Space, the Music and Creation

Sundays are always surreal for me. Usually in a good way. Not always. Sundays are the end and the beginning of a "chunk" of "time." Space music is always on the dial via Echoes and Hearts of Space. That being said, I must explain what the term "space music" means to me. Though the music is "spacey" and some may consider it music from "outer-space," that's not the whole picture or full meaning. "Space music" to me is music that creates a space; music that creates a space within one's thoughts. At it's best, it creates a SPACE in one's psyche that is meant for meditation, reflection, creative function and spacial separation from the current moment. Thus a "space" is created via music. A space to dwell in and separate yourself from everyday "reality." 

Now I do not want to take away from the obvious spacey tones and otherworldly soundscapes. They are very much what most can only describe as  "space music." It is spaced out. It is futuristic, mind-expanding, music that one may consider from another world and an OmniVerse that few travel. Ambient noise and complicated atmospheres are created, sometimes in a very minimalistic way. Space music helps one travel places without a spaceship or time machine. Delving into said-music in the deepest way allows one to make a "SPACE" separate from the space that is "normal" and "common" to most. It is the vessel to the OmniVerse. It is a means to escape.  

Space music is the harmony that launches deep thoughts and intensity which calms one's soul. Drift away. Space out. Create. Chill. Create a new space and infinite dimensions.

I create space and ambient music. I listen to many types of space and ambient music. Consider listening to my bands/projects via the links on this blog page. Moreover, treat yourself to wonderful programs such as "Hearts of Space" and "Echoes."

"Spacemusic can relax the body while stimulating the imagination. Restorative powers are often claimed for it, and at its best it can create an effective environment to balance some of the stress, noise, and complexity of everyday life.

Unlike conventional background music, spacemusic does not depend on simple nostalgia (in the words of Brian Eno) "to induce calm and a space to think." Rather, it builds expansive sound images from refined timbres and offers subtle psychological resonances.

From abstract electronic soundworlds to the romantic grandeur of orchestral soundtracks, from classical adagios to delicate jazz improvisations, Hearts of Space ranges across the music of hundreds of artists to create experiences of quality and depth." -- Stephen Hill ("Hearts of Space" Founder/Producer)

"Even though I am a redneck, I enjoy your program." (HOS Listener)

"Echoes is a daily two-hour music soundscape, distributed by Public Radio International and broadcast on 130 radio stations from Maine to California. With host John Diliberto, a writer forBillboard, Pulse and other magazines, Echoes brings together a wide array of styles, from acoustic to electronic, jazz to space music, the avant-garde to rock. Echoes is a sound that is cross-cultural and trans-millennial, merging cultures and forms, technology and tradition, the ancient past and the possible future." -- John Diliberto (Echoes Founder/Producer)

Midas 02/02/2001--06/0?/2010

The world's Greatest Dane, Midas Bell passed away a couple of weeks ago. I just found out. Ironically, I posted something on Facebook a few days after he passed. I simply posted: "I miss Midas." However, I did not have a clue he was dead. I did not even know he was sick. I guess my post came from a "gut feeling" I sometimes have when "something" is wrong, gone, hurt, missing -- but I am not always sure what that "something" is. Now I know what was missing that day.  He was my best friend for many years. He exuded unconditional Love and Loyalty. Midas was like no other being. As my Mentor and wonderful friend (Rob Lehmeyer) always said: "Dogs are the best people I know." True.

I will always remember you. I will always Love you, my friend. now, go chase those cats, Midas!  - "Poppy"

Happy Birthday Rob! Wherever you are. . .

Dr. Robert Lehmeyer 
6/10/1933 – 04/27/08

We shall never forget our wonderful friend, Husband, Uncle, artist/writer/musician, educator, mentor. . . Man with so many ways with words and actions. Happy Birthday, Rob! We Love You!

nonetheless

Born

Deformed Physically, Mentally Acute, Psychically Aware, Spiritually at Peace.

Still, I am unconscious of the encompassing fate penetrating the aura soaked up by hate.  I vomit tears. My fears escalate. My armor is pure; I shan't fabricate. My methods are impulsive, though I situate.

fluctuate,  intimidate,  masturbate the mind,

leave behind shadows that shine.

scars, rumors, histories, legends

there are no ends.

i mean no means

giving it all

nonetheless 

midnight in the middle

The Instant YOU

make the tears go away. embrace the moment. leave pain behind, at least for a moment. encompass the beautiful instant. the instant is less than a moment in time, but make it more. capture the instant. consume and ingest it. digest it. make the instant part of eternity. insist the tears evaporate and invigorate a new beginning. the fate awaits and is magnetic. pulling you. holding and guiding you. the instant IS you. 

There are signals. . . There is language coming from Saturn