YAY there’s a new Satori demo, and it is as usual awesome! =) In addition to the usual Satori goodness, there’s the soundtrack by Chaser to make things even more interesting. [If you’ve been reading, you’ve probably seen posts here about a couple of tracks by Chaser in the past… my favourite being “Petarda” so far!] So, check out the demo’s Pouet page here.
Earlier tonight, I received an email from the wife of a very dear, very special friend, Jack D. Logan, informing us [his friends] that Jack has passed away. I’m still in shock. I thought he was pretty much through his health problems and well on his way to recovery… I have no idea how this happened. All I know is that I’m sad, and shocked, and cold, and….. *sob*
My heartfelt condolences go to his family and friends, and everyone who was lucky enough to know him.
On a bit of a personal direction… Gosh, this thread of me losing friends has to stop. 2011 has been gloomy in this way thus far… first a childhood friend of mine passed away, almost at the same time someone I thought of as a friend turned out to be anything but, then another friend passed away and now this….. *sight*…. =(
Jack will be sorely missed. I will most of all miss the music he shared with me….
Wow, SinQ’s new track just took my breath away! I’ve been listening to this non-stop since morning… check it out, and if you like it make sure to visit his FB page here for more.
Don’t ask me how this happened but here comes a 2nd new ASD demo in less than a month. And honestly I like this one even better than the previous. “Spin” was just released at Assembly 2011, and so not surprisingly won 1st place. =) This is certainly one of my favourites ASD demos. Download the exe here.
I am spinning out of control Drinking my dark side on a moon patrol Dropping an anchor on a concrete floor The links are dragging me out of the door
Can I close my eyes and see? Can I disappear and be? Can I play the absentee, In this cage I built for me?
Can I stand up where I fell? Can I spiral in my shell? Can I cast a binding spell, On this winding road to hell?
I am spinning against the wall Grabbing on corners when I feel so small Give into impulse as I drop the ball Breaking the habits I cannot recall
Can I close my eyes and see? Can I disappear and be? Can I play the absentee, In this cage I built for me?
Can I stand up where I fell? Can I spiral in my shell? Can I cast a binding spell, On this winding road to hell?
I am spinning and the world is still Pointing the finger on the things I feel You find me exhausted and crawling uphill To colourful nightmares against my will
Can I close my eyes and see? Can I disappear and be? Can I play the absentee, In this cage I built for me?
Can I stand up where I fell? Can I spiral in my shell? Can I cast a binding spell, On this winding road to hell?
Can I burn my wings and fly? Can I justify a lie? Can I turn my back and cry? Can I be there when I die?
TaaDaaaaaaaa! From ASD’s magic vault, comes out yet another work of wonder! =) Check it out and enjoy! As always I suggest you download the executable from here. Below the video you can see the lyrics to the soundtrack, which by the way I find quite brilliant.
Who would you rather kiss on the very first date if you had to chose? How big a bet you’d make on your very first game if you couldn’t lose? What would you rather wear on the very first dance with the one you like? And how would you really sing on a difficult song with a broken mike?
Small decisions, life incisions, big in retrospect Bracing gently, consequently, the butterfly effect.
Where would you rather go on your very last June that you spent apart? What would you leave behind on your very last smile before you depart? Who would you rather kiss on your very last chance of another start? And how would you rise again on a difficult slope with a broken heart?
Small decisions, life incisions big in retrospect. Scopeless seeding, always feeding, the butterfly effect.
And of course here’s the new fabulous Satori demo, which totally made my week. I must say this was specially a breath of fresh air seeing that out of about a good 30 or so [recent] demos that I watched in the past week, this was one of the very few [about 3!] that I actually enjoyed.
As it is the usual case with Satori, this is demo is quite a mental trip. One unusual side effect was that the first time I saw it, after I finished watching the demo I noticed that my heart beat had risen quite a bit. Part of that might be due to the unusual and very effective soundtrack. Check it out! =) Of course it’s best if you download the real time from here and watch that. 😉
A friend of mine with an awesome taste in both music and visuals just shared this piece of perfection on my Facebook wall. =) The clip totally blew my mind, mainly due to the brilliant effect of the right combination of audio and visuals. The track is called “Fear” by µ-Ziq. I completely love it. This is the fist time I hear the name of this musician, and now I’m surely going to get my hands on his albums.
The video, seems to be a part of the process of building a robot that can simulate emotional responses among other things. I have a feeling that I’ve come across this team’s work before… I have to dig it out of my archives. It’s pretty fascinating work.
I have no idea how I didn’t already know about this. It’s horrible… bad bad bad bad news for the world of music. =((( No more E.S. Posthumus… that’s a real pain. Franz Vonlichten of E.S. Posthumus passed away last May. Today I was looking to see if there’s any new albums from them, and I landed on this note written by Helmut Vonlichten, announcing the passing of his brother. =””(( It does not mention what happened though…
Gosh… it’s not as if good music is easy [heck, or even possible!!] to come by nowadays. E.S. Posthumus was a real gem, and definitely one of my favourite bands of the current era. I really love their music so much… *sigh*… what a talent… *siiiiigh*… this is a real tragedy… *snifff*….
Now I only hope that at some point we will hear something new from Helmut Vonlichten…. *sigh*…..
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