#mikko creations

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Every artist falls in wonder, even Michelangelo

If God is really out there somewhere, this must be his other home

Alonica – LANY

a beautiful blur moodboard series masterlist

tagging: @comphy-and-cozy @pyotrkochetkov @mattymartin @senditcolton @jostystyles @titobeauvi @laurenairay @fallinallincurls

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Die liebe @writingowl1985 hat mich markiert

(I was tagged to)

Share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

Well, wie bei my beloved „Partner In Crime“ @anotherobsessedfangirl, ist es ein kunterbuntes Medley.

So, get ready for hell of a ride:

Fandom 1: Tatort/Polizeiruf 110

Den Anfang macht natürlich ein Sneak Peek zum Spatort, damit ihr wisst, dass da endlich mal was kommt ;-)

Give Me a Drink (2023, unpublished)

„Boop–“, Adam tippe ihm mit dem Zeigefinger an die Nase und nippte dann wieder seelenruhig an seinem Bier, während Leo ihn nur aus großen runden Augen anstarrte. „Sorry Mann“, lachte Adam, „aber du bist einfach cute, wenn du so ragest.“

„Ich rage nicht, ich setze mich für die Sache ein“, maulte Leo und verschränkte demonstrativ die Arme vor der Brust. „Siehst du, sag’ ich doch“, um Adams Mundwinkel spielte ein kleines Lächeln, „voll cute.“

Kleinstadthorizont (2022)

Adam hört es. Merkt es an der Art, wie Vincent plötzlich das Kinn nach oben streckt und die Schultern strafft. Sie stehen im Supermarkt an der Kasse, mit mehr Gemüse im Einkaufswagen als Adams Garten jemals sehen wird. Unruhig linst Adam auf seine Armbanduhr, schaut dann unauffällig zu Vincent, der scheinbar unbeteiligt da steht und durch die Zeitschriftenauslage blättert.

Fandom 2: Unter Uns (Ringsy)

Das erste ist eine Co-Creation mit Persephone, die bereits ein paar Zeilen aus dem neuesten Kapitel mit euch geteilt hat. Daher hab ich mich entschieden, das Ganze nur um einen winzigen Ausschnitt zu ergänzen:

Strippoker und seine Folgen (2020-today)

„Worüber denkst du nach?“, fragte Ringo, nachdem sie eine Weile knutschend auf seinem Bett gelegen hatten. Mit der Nase stupste er spielerisch gegen Easys Wange. „Darüber, dass das schon wieder ganz schön eskaliert ist“, grinste Easy verlegen.

Und ihr werdet's kaum glauben: Seit ein paar Wochen gibt's tatsächlich ein neues Kapitel zu einer Geschichte, die mich – und damit auch euch - jetzt schon seit den Anfängen von Ringsy begleitet. Manche von euch haben's vielleicht schon entdeckt, für die anderen hier ein kleiner Vorgeschmack:

Von Hass (und) Liebe (2018-today)

„Dein Sandwich wird kalt“, schmunzelte Easy und umarmte ihn von hinten. „Nur das noch“, murmelte Ringo abwesend und erwiderte die Umarmung, indem er Easy die freie Hand um den Arm legte. „Das Gleiche hast du vor ‘ner Stunde auch schon gesagt“, lachte Easy und drückte ihm einen Kuss in den Nacken.

Ringo seufzte und schloss kurz die Augen, bevor er endlich den Kugelschreiber zur Seite legte. „Na, das war doch gar nicht so schwer“, grinsend griff Easy nach seiner Hand und zog ihn mit sich zum Sofa, auf das Ringo sich nur sehr widerwillig setzte.

Fandom 3: Die Jungen Ärzte (Tomikko)

Ich gebe zu, dieses Fandom in letzter Zeit sehr vernachlässigt zu haben. I’m sorry bebe @anotherobsessedfangirl ;-* Aber genau wie Persephone liegen mir Mikko und Tom sehr am kleinen Schreibherzen (Rest In Peace, Sunnyboy). Zu den ersten zwei Geschichten hat Persephone bereits vorgelegt, darum auch hier nur ergänzend:

Er Gehört zu Mir (2020, republished 2023)

Dass er verliebt war, das hatte er sich inzwischen selbst eingestanden, aber das musste ja nicht gleich jeder wissen, vor allem nicht, wenn derjenige in den er verliebt war, gleich neben ihm saß und noch dazu sein bester Freund war, der ihn nun etwas verwirrt musterte. Er wusste nicht, wann er bemerkt hatte, dass seine Gefühle für Tom weit über freundschaftliche Liebe hinaus gingen.

Mitbewohner mit gewissen Vorzügen (unpublished)

(Same story. Different chapter.)

Es war schon fast Mitternacht, als die beiden am nächsten Abend Toms Wohnung betraten. „Was ein Tag“, stöhnte der erschöpft und stolperte durch den Flur. Ungelenk wollte er sich aus Jacke und Schuhen schälen, gab nach mehreren erfolglosen Versuchen aber auf und schleppte sich mühsam die wenigen Meter ins Wohnzimmer.

Dort ließ er sich mit dem Gesicht voran auf die Couch fallen. Das befremdliche Gefühl von Zeitlosigkeit machte sich in ihm breit, bis er das Geräusch von sich nähernden Schritten hörte. Müde blinzelnd drehte Tom den Kopf in Mikkos Richtung. „Warum gleich hab ich nach dem Studium in 'ner Klinik angefangen?“, wehklagte er und blies sich dramatisch eine Strähne von der Nase.

Das letzte ist ein OS, der… aus Gründen ebenfalls auf unserem gemeinsamen Account veröffentlicht wurde, bei Persephones Auflistung aber fehlt:

Auf Wiedersehen (2021)

Er spürte Tränen in sich aufsteigen, doch er konnte nicht weinen. Es hieß, dass über die menschlichen Sinne pro Sekunde Infos von etwa 11 Millionen Bits ans Hirn gesendet und im Unterbewusstsein verarbeitet wurden. Normalerweise würde das bewusste Denken schon bei etwa 40 Bits an seine Grenzen stoßen, doch er nahm alles gleichzeitig wahr.

So viel dazu. Meine Obsession trifft aktuell aber SPN und 9-1-1. Wer die Nase also noch nicht voll hat und meinen Schreibstil ganz passabel findet, ist ab hier herzlich eingeladen, weiterzulesen.

(So much for that. My currently obsession is SPN and 9-1-1. So if you ain't tired yet and consider my writing as acceptable, you are happily invited to read on.)

Hugs and kisses for all!

Fandom 4: Supernatural (Destiel)

This little piece was a present for my dear @bexfangirlforlife. It deals with Dean's (quite miserable) handling of Cass' self-sacrifice in season 15.

Burned To Ashes. Just The Way You Want Me To (2023)

It's been a week since The Empty took Castiel away from him. A week, where Dean's heart keeps beating. He hates every second of it. He tries to numb the pain, but no matter how many bottles of bourbon he empties, his mind is stuck on goddamn replay.

But there’s one thing she’s afraid of. There’s one thing strong enough to stop her.

Dean clenches his jaw, blinking up to the ceiling. His gaze is blurred, his eyes burn and Dean doesn’t know whether from tears or whiskey. It doesn't matter anyway.

Fandom 5: 9-1-1 LA (Buddie)

I just love Buck's and Eddie's dynamics, platonically or not. Imo, their friendship is at least an example for how non-toxic masculinity and friendship can develop.

An Unexpected Visit (2023)

Eddie doesn’t notice the pick-up or the estate car parked across the street from his house. After that hell shift, he can only think of shower, Buck's six-cheese lasagna, and an episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender with Christopher. “Hey, you two,” he shouts, his head not quite through the door, “there better be some food ready. I’m starving.”

And last but not least, a story, whose title is from a 'Radio Company's' song. Who's surprised? Me neither.

Ain’t No Telling Why (2023)

Ramón Diaz sits on the porch behind his house, listening to one of Eddie's bizarre anecdotes. “As Buck just said, their skin was literally blue,” Eddie’s voice crackled over the speaker of Ramón’s cell phone, which is set upside down on the coffee table next to him. “A real-life Smurf, so to say,” Buck interjects, his words accompanied by the chopping sound of a knife.

Next if you like @gosherlocked and everyone who wants to bc I'm an introvert and all people I talk to were already tagged 🙈💕

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Myst 3 intro music

MYST 3 INTRO MUSIC MOVIE

:)įor Overgrowth, we are doing our best to meet the requirements set by the changes in plans for the game content. Or you could try playing Radar Rat Race for few hours in a row with volume turned on (remember to keep your Valiums near!). I'm sure you have all experienced almost unbearable frustration with games, trying to jump over an impossible gap or trying to kill an undefeatable boss for half a day, and the same background music with annoying melody is still playing there, tripling the frustration. Its purpose is to make the immersion whole, and I think neutrality in music (which is mostly done by careful use of melodies and instruments/sounds) is a key element for making this immersion durable. The function of in-game music is quite similar to underscore music used in movies - it's background music, a supporting moodsetter which shouldn't override any other element shown/heard in the picture (exceptions are there for applying various effects). I think the most successful in-game music is the kind you don't notice consciously. Hopefully this will also create a need for new kind of audio tools to create even more elastic game music as I believe there are still lots of things to improve in audio interaction. I'm not a good predictor of the future, but I can sense that the experiments in gaming will drastically change during the next decade. In linear entertainment (movies and tv-shows) there has never been any option for it: all the innovations have been purely done with the use of music, and tricks are getting short. There are multiple ways to control music to change with a player's actions during the game and some of them require more inventiveness from composers, but I believe the real innovations lies in the hands of audio programmers. Interactivity in music is a collaboration of audio creation and programming. To create a working and seamless interactive soundtrack one has to adapt an ability to see things in a non-linear way.

MYST 3 INTRO MUSIC MOVIE

Growing budgets in the game business have opened a door for using live orchestras (if one can afford it) and even some of the top movie composers have shown interest in interactive markets (Elfman, Greggson-Williams, Badalamenti to name a few). In my opinion we have been on par with movie industry for years. It's not a matter of computing power anymore, it's the budget - both developers' and consumers' wallet - which decides how good the music will sound through gamers' speaker systems. Technology is still an obstacle for getting the most out of games, but I think audiowise we already have all the technology that is needed for creating "high-end" soundtracks. Games are now a huge consumer of people's time - some of us spend more time playing games than doing anything else (even sleeping). I want to share some of my thoughts about music in games. You can listen to some of the Overgrowth music on the Overgrowth ModDB Page. Microsoft/Xbox: p6pqlfp9bn0?activetab=pivot:overviewtab …This post is by Mikko Tarmia who is working on the music for Overgrowth.Like never before you can now be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your world! Including new art, sound, interactions, and even optional puzzle randomization, the highly anticipated modern, definitive Myst experience has finally arrived! Explore the deeper connections and uncover a story of ruthless family betrayal. Visit the starkly beautiful Myst island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. This is the future of Myst! Cyan, the indie studio that created beloved classics Myst and Riven, has reimagined Mystand created the version fans have been asking for since Unreal Engine and VR went mainstream.īuilt from the ground up to play in both VR and flatscreen PC, you can now journey to the ages and explore Myst as you never have before- in a whole new dimension!

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Eye of Melian is the brainchild of Dutch songwriter and producer Martijn Westerholt, known for Delain and Within Temptation. As the main songwriter of the metal band Delain, Martijn wanted an outlet to create lush orchestral fantasy music. In 2017, he teamed up with American lyricist Robin La Joy, a life-long fantasy enthusiast who spends much of her time immersed in books, particularly the works of Tolkien. Their mutual passion for fantasy-inspired music led them to the creation of Eye of Melian.

Eye of Melian’s ethereal and symphonic music has been described as movie score-like - unfolding epic and elegant storyscapes in the listener’s mind. Successful Finnish solo artist Johanna Kurkela’s angelic voice quickens the fantasy to full life. She is also known for her work in Auri, Altamullan Road, and Tuomas Holopainen’s album “Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge."

Also contributing to the project is Finnish orchestral arranger and producer Mikko P. Mustonen who has worked on many successful releases in various genres. It is his incredible talent in classical arranging that adds the final magical touch to the music.

The EoM crew - Martijn the heartbeat, Robin the soul, Johanna the voice, and Mikko the skeleton - aim to craft music which takes the listener away to sojourn dreamy landscapes and other-worldly realms. Their debut album is expected to be released in 2022 with the first single in fall of 2021.

The following excerpt from one of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien imaginatively and beautifully embodies the essence and spirit of what the music of Eye of Melian aspires to be.

“Melian was a Maia, of the race of the Valar. She dwelt in the gardens of Lórien, and among all his people there were none more beautiful than Melian, nor more wise, nor more skilled in songs of enchantment. It is told that the Valar would leave their works, and the birds of Valinor their mirth, that the bells of Valmar were silent and the fountains ceased to flow, when at the mingling of the lights Melian sang in Lórien. Nightingales went always with her, and she taught them their song; and she loved the deep shadows of the great trees. She was akin before the World was made to Yavanna herself; and in that time when the Quendi awoke beside the waters of Cuiviénen she departed from Valinor and came to the Hither Lands, and there she filled the silence of Middle-earth before the dawn with her voice and the voices of her birds.”

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My links:

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For my writing influences experience these-

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Books and Series:

Inkheart Trilogy by Cornelia Funke

Monster Blood Tattoo by DM Cornish

The Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Novelization) by Matthew Stover

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

Jumper by Stephen Gould

Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore

Animorphs by KA Applegate

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper

Animorphs: The Hork Bajiir Chronicles by K.A. Applegate

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli

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Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga:

Marvel 1602, Written by Neil Gaiman

Sandman #19 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Written by Neil Gaiman

Batman #52 'Gotham Is…', Written by Scott Snyder

Kingdom Come, Written by Mark Waid

Noragami by Adachitoka

Marvel Warzones!: Civil War, Written by Charles Soule

Superman: Red Son, Written by Mark Millar

Jupiter's Legacy, Written by Mark Millar

Batman: Cacoophany, Written by Kevin Smith

Batman: The Widening Gyre, Written by Kevin Smith

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Short Stories:

The Silver Key by H.P. Lovecraft

Through The Gates Of The Silver Key by H.P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffman Price

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The "Classics":

The Invisible Man by HG Wells

The Time Machine by HG Wells

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Curious Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Poetry:

Paradise Lost by John Milton

Ozzymandias by Percy Blysshe Shelley

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Television and Movies:

The Twilight Zone S1 E21 ("Mirror Image"), Written by Rod Serling

The Twilight Zone S1 E28 ("A Nice Place To Visit"), Written by Charles Beaumont

Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 11 ("Heaven Sent"), Written by Steven Moffat

Batman: The Animated Series S1 E26 ("Perchance to Dream"), Written by Joe R. Lansdale

Hannibal S2 E13 ("Mizumono"), Written by Steve Lightfoot and Bryan Fuller

9, Screenplay by Pamela Pettler

Big Fish, Screenplay by John August

At The Mouth Of Madness, Written by Michael De Luca

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Screenplay by Jay Wolpert

Dead Poets Society, Written by Tom Schuman

What Dreams May Come, Screenplay by Ron Bass

Only Lovers Left Alive, Written by Jim Jarmusch

Push, Written by David Bourla

Spirited Away, Written by Hayao Miyazaki

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Written by Joel and Ethan Coen

A Trip To The Moon, Written by Georges Méliès

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956) Written by Daniel Mainwaring

Seven Samurai, Screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni

The Neverending Story, Screenplay by Wolfgang Petersen and Herman Weigel

12 Monkeys, Screenplay by David and Janet Peoples

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Plays:

The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

Fauste by Johannes Wolfgang Von Goethe

Hadestown by Anais Mitchell

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Video Games:

Alan Wake, Written by Sam Lake, Mikko Rautalahti, and Petri Järvilehto

Alan Wake: American Nightmare, Written by Sam Lake and Mikko Rautalahti

Quantum Break, Written by Sam Lake, Mikko Rautalahti, Tyler Burton Smith, and Cam Rogers

Control, Written by Sam Lake and Josh Stubbs

Bioshock, Written by Ken Levine

Bioshock 2, Written by Ken Levine

Bioshock Infinite, Written by Ken Levine

Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Written by Darby McDevitt

American McGee's Alice: The Madness Returns, Written by RJ Berg

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Still Arts:

'Relativity' by M.C. Escher

Woodcut from Title Page To 'The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe (Ca. 1616)

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

The Creation of Man by Michaelangelo

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Songs:

Slide Into The Void by The Stupendium Ft. CamiCat

The House Always Wins by The Stupendium

Defend Atlantis by Flobots

The Poet and The Muse by Old Gods of Asgard

Time by Pink Floyd

Up The Wolves by The Mountain Goats

From God's Perspective by Bo Burnham

Sh*thole by Charlie Clouser

Venice Rooftops by Jesper Kid

Angel Devil On My Shoulder by @freeced

Viktor's Lament by @freeced

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Albums:

American Idiot (Album) by Green Day

21st Century Breakdown by Green Day

True Lives Of The Fabulous Kill Joys by My Chemical Romance

Fauste (Opera) by Charles Gounod

Appeal to Reason by Rise Against

The Sufferer and The Witness by Rise Against

Endgame by Rise Against

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General Musicians/Poets Who Constantly Inspire My Writing:

The Stupendium

Pink Floyd

Rise Against

The Mountain Goats

Flobots

@freeced

Robert Burns

John Milton

Johannes Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Nonfiction and Philosophy:

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell

The Metaphysics by Aristotle

Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

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hi here’s a mobile about/navi you can look thru in case you’re new to my blog and wanted to gtk me ♡

name: ally

age: 20+

pronouns: she/her

sign: virgo

mbti: entj

teams:

main: islanders, penguins, avalanche

i live blog so you might want to filter the ff just in case bc we tend to clog up the dash during game night: #isles lb, #avs lb, #pens lb

important links:

→ find me at: solaange

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this is only a side blog. meaning, i don’t follow and like thru this blog at all. my main is at solaange so if you see that user lurkin’, don’t fret cos that’s me!

tagging system:

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a few things to know about me:

— living the barzal and crosby life -ˋˏ religiously  ˊ-

— i write imagines and make gifs! / do not repost and or steal any of my work + gifs (no matter how bad they are) on other platforms ie. twitter, instagram, inc. tumblr

— the realest hockey quote is still the one where joey said “hockey was a big mistake” bc hun, it is. i dove head first and never came back up

— i love mat when he’s speaking french cos he kinda looks like a smol bèbè. however, tito speaking french? don’t ask me about it i have a weakass pussy

— i’m an adult poc so pls pls lmk if you’re a minor before you interact with me. i don’t mind chatting with yalls but i tend to say things that would for sure get me to jail and i don’t think i’ve watched enough prison break for me to escape that shit

— i have a soft spot for captains ang goalies but i’ve never wanted anything else than to be dicked down by a d man. (ryan graves, i’m talking to u)

— forwards are cute too but they do be sloppy sometimes,, mathew i’m looking straight at you don’t you dare look away

— my ass is pretty much owned/legally allowed to be railed by mat barzal, sidney crosby, tyson jost, andre burakovsky, and sebastian aho only.

players and teams you’ll often see on my blog:

in alphabetical order / (*) main hockeys

carolina hurricanes

andrei svechnikov* | xxxvii

sebastian aho* | xx

colorado avalanche

andre burakovsky* | xcv

cale makar | viii

mikko rantanen* | xcvi

nathan mackinnon | xxix

tyson barrie (i know i know. but for the sake of my sanity, let him stay here)

tyson jost* | xvii (simply can’t deal w this rn)

the whole roster actually

dallas stars

braden holtby

dennis gurianov*

jake oettinger

jason dickinson

roope hintz

tyler seguin | xci

montreal canadiens

carey price | xxxi

new jersey devils

nico hischier

ryan graves* | xxvii

pk subban

new york islanders

anders lee

casey cizikas

anthony beauvillier* | xviii

ilya sorokin*

jean gabriel pageau

mathew barzal* | xiii

matt martin

noah dobson

oliver wahlstrom | xxvi

pittsburgh penguins

evgeni malkin

kris letang

pierre-olivier joseph* | lxxiii

tristan jarry

sidney crosby* | lxxxvii

philadelphia flyers

philippe myers | v

travis konecny* | xi

vancouver canucks

elias pettersson* | xl

zack macewen

seattle kraken

jordan eberle

st. louis blues

colton parayko

tampa bay lightning

mathieu joseph* | vii

toronto maple leafs

mitch marner* | xvi

travis dermott | xxiii

what in the fucking fuck is this fuckery

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Scary Music Masterpost

Season’s Creepings, all you lovely listeners; this is your DJ of darkness over at the Symphony of Death. Once again, it’s the time of year to update the Masterpost!Now you won’t find the classic Halloween haunts here, since those scares can be had anywhere, but maybe you’ll find a new favorite. Pull out your cauldron, brew up something nice, and kick back with me!

Masters of Horror

John Carpenter

Better Check the Kids - Halloween / Put Them in the Ground (with Jim Lang) - Body Bags / Main Theme - The Fog (1980) / All Out of Bubble Gum (with Alan Howarth) - They Live! / Hell Breaks Loose (with Alan Howarth) - Prince of Darkness / Regeneration - Christine / Just A Bedtime Story (with Jim Lang) - In the Mouth of Madness

Marco Beltrami

River’s Edge - My Soul to Take / Tea for Three Plus One - The Woman in Black / Return to Blackwood - Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark / The Concert - The Eye / Love Theme - Cursed / Priest Dies - Mimic / 1m2 (Production Note) - The Substitute / Return to Blackwood - Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark / Pulled Down Deep - The Shallows / The End of Fur - Cursed (II) / Carillon My Wayward Son - The Snowman

Charlie Clouser

American Horror Story Theme (with Cesar Davila-Irizarry) / Out of the Fire - The Collection /Hello, Zepp - Saw / Theme - Dead Silence

Bernard Herrmann

Teddy Bear Wired - Cape Fear / Theme - Vertigo / Theme - Psycho / The Tomb-Sandra - Obsession / Theme - Twisted Nerve / The Kidnapping - Obsession / Marketplace Murder - The Man Who Knew Too Much

Christopher Young

Twilight Mercy - Urban Legend / The Lament Configuration - Hellraiser / Sinister - Sinister /Concerto to Hell - Drag Me to Hell / The Devourer of Souls - Deliver Us from Evil / Butchers and Bakers - Copycat / Six Demons - The Exorcism of Emily Rose / Cryptomnesia - The Gift / The Sacrifice - The Dorm that Dripped Blood / Death After Life After Death - Untraceable / Reversing Colors - The Hider in the House / Church Isn’t Church - Pet Sematary (2019)

Video Games

Room of Angel - Akira Yamaoka & Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Silent Hill: The Room) Mandus - Jessica Curry (Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs) The Drunken Whaler - Daniel Licht (Dishonored) Chill and Rigor - Shinji Hosoe (9 Persons 9 Hours 9 Doors) I’m Not Edible! - Chris Vrenna (American McGhee’s Alice) Ring Around the Rosie - Jason Graves (Dead Space 2) Soul of Steel - Mao Hamamoto (Corpse Party) P.T. Silent Hills Ambience Weekly Despair Magazine - Masafumi Takada (Dangan Ronpa) Close to Evil - Mikko Tarmia (Penumbra) In this Wretched Place - Eipix Studios (Phantasmat) The Nameless Game (Requiem) - Masayoshi Soken (Nanashi no Game) Last Day - Koji Kondo & Toru Minegishi (Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask) Welcome to Rapture - Garry Schyman (Bioshock) Theme - Yoan Landau (Nightmare House) Plague Blossom - Ndemic Creations (Plague Inc) Gore Nest - Mick Gordon (DOOM) Creepy Forest - Jason Garner & Vince Di Vera (Don’t Starve) A Nightmare Reborn - Ramin Djawadi (Gears of War) Before the Mirror - Maribeth Solomon & Brent Barkman (Fallen London) Broken Vessel - Christopher Larkin (Hollow Knight) Letter From A Friend - Carlos Viola (The Last Door) Rata Novus - Maclaine Diemer (Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns) The Hole at the Center of Everything - Alec Holowka (Night in the Woods) Bury Her - Ivan Zanotti (imscared) Devil’s Crossing - Steve Pardo (Grim Dawn)

Movies

Close to You (Carpenters Cover) - Josefine Cronholm (Mirrormask) The Void - Stephen Price (Gravity) Intro to Horror - Harry Manfredini (Friday the 13th) The Supper - Bruno Coulais (Coraline) Tubular Bells (Exorcist Cut) - Mike Oldfield (The Exorcist) Main Theme - Shiro Sato (Ju-On : The Grudge) Main Title - Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind (The Shining) Dark Earth - Jack Trombey (Dawn of the Dead) The Ringtone (Chakushin Ari) A New Swan Queen  - Clint Mansell (Black Swan) Audition - Koji Endoh (Audition) Roar! - Michael Giacchino (Cloverfield) It Was Always You, Helen - Philip Glass (Candyman) Finale / End Titles - Howard Shore (Silence of the Lambs) A Discordant Split - Kenji Kawai (Ringu) Funeral in Carpathia - James Bernard (Dracula: Prince of Darkness) Name Your Poison - Christopher Lee (The Return of Captain Invincible) The Carousel After Dark - James Horner (Something Wicked This Way Comes) The Game Begins - Masamichi Amano (Battle Royale) The Event Horizon - Michael Kamen & Orbital (Event Horizon) Poison - Herman Kopp (Der Todesking) Samara’s Song - Daveigh Chase (The Ring) Brainerd, Minnesota - Carter Burwell (Fargo) Number One Fan - Marc Shaiman (Misery) Graveyard Theme - Vince Guaraldi (It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown) We are the 1% - Darren Baker (The Conspiracy) Call to Worship - Sons of Perdition (The Backwater Gospel) Longest Night - Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption) The Auction - Michael Abels (Get Out)

Anime

Youran - Kayo Konishi & Yukio Konda (Elfen Lied) Aya - Mari Fukuhara (Amatsuki) I was waiting for this moment - Yuki Kajiura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion) Go DA DA - Yoko Kanno (Ghost in the Shell: SAC) A Last Flower - Asa-Chang & Junray (Aku no Hana) White Hill (Maromi’s Theme) - Susumu Hirasawa (Paranoia Agent) 24 Hours OPEN - Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop) Nui Harime’s Theme - Hiroyuki Sawano (Kill La Kill) Daughter - Ichirou Imai & Kazuhisa Yamaguchi (Petshop of Horrors) Monster - Susumu Hirasawa (Berserk) Ake ni Somaru - Yasuharu Takanachi (Jigoku Shoujo) Sanctus - Hikaru Nanase (Angel Sanctuary) March of the Moving Dolls - Akira Senju (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Other

Stay Awake (Mary Poppins cover) - Suzanne Vega Heigh Ho (Snow White cover) - Tom Waits Come Little Children - Kate Covington I, Witchfinder - Electric Wizard Brennistein - Sigur Ros Psychobabble - Frou Frou Sirens - SingerSen Lose Your Soul - Dead Man’s Bones Grisly Reminder  - Midnight Syndicate An Echo, A Stain - Bjork Elaine - ABBA (trust me) Welcome Home (Instrumental) - Coheed and Cambria The Greatest Show Unearthed - Creature Feature Something Wicked (That Way Went) - Vernian Process Black Water - Timber Timbre God’s Away on Business - Tom Waits The Wicked - Blues Saraceno The Gravedigger - The Pine Box Boys Lake Ponchartrain - Ludo The Smiler - IMA Score (Alton Towers Amusement Park) DOA - Bloodrock Breathing Water - Inhale Chupacabra Cha Cha - The Swingtips Confrontation - Anthony Warlow (Broadway’s Jekyll and Hyde) No Death - Mirel Wagner Thick as Thieves - Natalie Merchant Say Goodnight - Skeleton Key The Sad Mafioso - Godspeed You! Black Emperor What’s So Amazing About Grace? - The Paper Chase Blood on the Blue Grass - Legendary Shack Shakers In A Lonely Place - Joy Division Walpurgis - Black Sabbath

Television

Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Jeff Fisher Theme to Unsolved Mysteries - Michael Boyd & Gary Remal Malkin The Red Room - Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch (Twin Peaks) Suite from “The Mark of the Rani” - Jonathan Gibbs (Doctor Who) Norma Doesn’t Approve - Chris Bacon (Bates Motel) The Cordyceps - George Fenton (Planet Earth) Dark Harvest Chase - Kevin Manthei (Invader Zim) Main Theme - Robert Lydecker & Brian Tyler (Sleepy Hollow) Blood Theme - Daniel Licht (Dexter) Arkham Asylum - Shirley Walker & Todd Hayen (Batman the Animated Series) The Old Mill - The Blasting Company (Over the Garden Wall) Sleep Deprivation - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Bird Box) Turn on the Lights - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things)

[thelandoftheorientseas]

Art into Culture: Becoming one with Nature

Art is something that has existed throughout the timeline of history of mankind. It showed records of how civilizations and phenomenons have shaped our current lives. In this case, the Philippines is rich in this kind of context wherein there are even works that are debatable and currently under investigation for further research. 

Philippines is home to different kinds of beliefs particularly Philippine Mythology. Each region has its own kind, as each deities resemble something in nature--an honor to the oldest religion of the country which was “animism”. They became a part of fad lately in the field of Philippine art, amateur artists and art students posting their works about them online starting from digital art, to the traditional one which is from sketch, or even in themes in literature (an inspiration for other Asian works that once a fad turning into a trend) that was inspired by the rise of historical genre in the country. 

A great example in this field is Mr. Abdulmari Asia Imao, one of the National Artist in the country. He is deeply anchored in his tradition, an exemplar Filipino artist and should be an inspiration to all creative Filipinos, particularly those engaged in cultural work. He also stated that because of his deep roots, he was able to give our art a very much distinct and very much needed Filipino face that we really needed in our generation today especially when it comes to a form of art. The use of Sarimanok as a motif for some of his artworks helped popularize the creature. With his knowledge about culture and with his own experience, he created an artwork where it promotes the connection of Filipino-muslim art. And with this creation, he made the Filipino culture bloom and be developed. He made the filipino art more competitive and more interesting as he was able to promote and made a move for the filipino art to be known worldwide. He made it more ineteresting by putting his consciousness into it and made it meaningful.

(One of the Sarimanok painting of Imao)

He had definitely promoted the values of community, service, and work. Upon seeing his works, not only this is to express his own ideas about his culture, he has shown the main essence of it particularly the Sarimanok- nature. It is a form of calling in which we must have an insight of what we have ever since, The effect of westernization has great impacted most of us, making us lose the identity of who we are and the events that lead to the present. 

Another example for this is one of the works of the members, a watercolor artwork by Jerilyn Cruz. She expressed that nature is not just simply about the literally green environment, but it can also be a human nature wise. 

(photo and artwork by Jerilyn Cruz)

“Nature more than just the environment. Nature could also be human nature- connecting towards your identity. The Sarimanok is a mythological creature that came from Mindanao, so it can be said that the Sarimanok is deeply ingrained in the identity of Maranao. It became a symbolism for multiple things. Community stems from a human being social beings, naturally enjoying the company and looking for a companion. With this, being in a community is part of human nature. Appreciating art is also within the human nature-the preference for beauty and being drawn toward aesthetics. My artwork clashes with the rich artwork of the Sarimanok. My artwork depicts the community’s suffering under the past years. The killings and self-righteousness of bad men have plagued the country. This can be a parallel towards expressing beauty and the good things. The artwork expresses sadness and hope for the current times, in the community. - Jerilyn Cruz” 

The final point of this is that, nature is a part of culture as stated from the title itself. It is a part of the identity that builds up who we are today, hence making us value and treasure each resources that we are still having as of today, for it may fade once we decided to leave it behind or forget to leave it in the past.

Blog Editor: Karoline De Jesus

Writers: Felise Alibudbud, Jerilyn Cruz, Karoline De Jesus, Dwight Lade

Assistant Writers: Fiona Miranda

Photos: Jerilyn Cruz

Meet the Staff:  Felise Alibudbud, Jerilyn Cruz, Karoline De Jesus, Dwight Lade, Fiona Miranda, Mikko Sarmiento, Jonel Zamora

BAIS 1A

[acosmicgiraffe]

Two years ago, I decided to start working on my original comic Heights!, and I have had a blast with it ever since. I’ve also gained quite a lot of knowledge and experience thanks to it, both as a writer and as an artist. Which in turn helped me acquire the insight that, if I wanted to finish the comic in a reasonable amount of time, I would have to short it down.

Originally in the making of Heights!, I had planned the main story as well as a couple of side stories, and I have now, thanks to my work on the comic, realized that I need to cut out the side stories and focus all of my attention solely on the main story. Which of course meant that I had to start over completely since the structure of the story as a whole needed to be changed from scratch.

Since the day I decided to pick up the pen and get serious with my passion I’ve improved a bunch, and I’m now confident that there will be no more rebooting of Mikko’s adventure. This time I’m going into it as a way more experienced and prepared individual, who’s well aware of how much time and work that goes into comic creation. Especially as an indie creator who has to manage school and/or a paying job before he can make time for drawing.

Also, for those of you that might have followed my work on Heights!. To you, I apologize. But this is simply a necessary step on the stairways of my art journey. ;)

So with that said… Here’s the result of my recent realization, as well as the new beginning of Mikko’s story. I present to you my new original comic: Ex-Bound!

Link: https://acosmicgiraffe.com/ex-bound

[cryptonewsmanuelakanji]

Revenue Coin - the first revenue token in the world!

Revenue Coin the first revenue token in the world!

Revenue Coin (RVC) holders fund high-tech companies to scale. Startups receiving funding allocate up to 10% of revenues to the systematic purchase of RVC from the market, reducing supply and increasing value.

#revenue #revenuecoin #bnb #bitcoin

Official Links

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Chat ENG | Chat PL

About Revenue Coin

Revenue Coin is an ERC-20 token, an integral part of the Revenue Capital ecosystem which supports young, promising companies by distributing funds and ensuring access to a shared customer base. The Revenue Coin tokenomics stimulates the growing demand for $RVC tokens over time.

Growth factors

Wondering how the value o $RVC keeps rising?

$RVC is a deflationary token with fixed total quantity in a smart contract. This means RVC supply decreases over time due to buyback and burning of tokens with the revenues of companies in the Revenue ecosystem

Currently, Exeria and SkyRocket, i.e. companies from Revenue Capital, generate their revenues by providing solutions for investors to trade via API. These revenues depend on the volume of trading on the exchanges.

Why is RevCoin Unique?

Revenue Capital (business accelerator) accumulates the funds of a blockchain community to seize a market opportunity at the right time and to extensively stimulate the funding of value creators and projects that, according to experts and communities, deserve global, marketing, and financial success. This action is possible at the stage of the commercialization of ready-made products or undertakings, and it aims to increase the number of clients and increase sales revenue. Creators and their projects, once recapitalized, allocate part of their revenues to increase the value of the token by buying and burning it, which translates into the profit of the investor’s community. Revenue Capital ensures technological cooperation, settlement, acquisition of tokens, liquidity, and presence on the exchange as a system operator.

How does a token work?

Revenue Coin (RevCoin) is a revenue token. In buying RevCoins, you acquire the right to part of the company’s revenue. The settlement between the enterprise – the issuer of tokens – takes place by buying and burning tokens. This directly drives the increase in the value of other RevCoins. This is similar to the mentioned above share buyback mechanism, where the decreasing number of shares increases the price.

The community buys Revenue Coins : Blockchain technology allows reducing costs and formalities related to the purchase of tokens. Transaction security is ensured by the RVC smart contract, which has been audited by external companies.

The capital goes to young companies : Projects earmarked for funding are selected by the community and Revenue Capital experts. Companies agree to transfer part of future revenue for the purchase and burning of Revenue Coins.

Companies grow and their revenues increase : By providing funding and know-how, companies’ revenues increases and part of them goes back to the Revenue Capital ecosystem. Currently, there are two profitable companies in the ecosystem: Exeria and SkyRocket.

Tokens purchases from the market : Revenues received from companies as part of the ecosystem are used for the systematic buyback and burning of tokens. This reduces their supply on the market while increasing their value, generating profits for Revenue Coin holders.

Benefits for RVC holders

Exchangeability

Revenue Coin will be listed on major cryptocurrency exchanges, guaranteeing its exchangeability with other currencies on these exchanges.

“Hidden” products

Only Revenue Coin holders will be able to access special offers of new products, unique configurations or the price offers of existing products.

Voting Rights

Revenue Coin holders have a say in making decisions as to which subsequent, prospective projects will receive funding from Revenue Capital.

Wrapped Token

Revenue Coin will be linked to ETH, which will allow to create an ETH-indexed token. This will increase their liquidity and capital efficiency.

Payment function

Revenue Coin will exist as an internal means of payment within the Revenue Capital ecosyste

Tokonomics

Token Name: Revenue Coin

Token Ticker: REV

Blockchain: Erc-20

Total Supply: 8,888,888,000

Fund distribution

Investments in prospective start-ups (80%)

Operating activities (10%)

Marketing (5%)

Liquidity reserve (5%)

Token distribution

Investors (50%)

Support for ecosystem projects (15%)

Team (10%)

Marketing and sales (10%)

Liquidity (5%)

Advisory team (5%)

Community (5%)

Whitelisting and Public Sale

Private sale

Revenue Coin will be available for private and public sale. Private sale will be aimed at key investors, influencers and persons able to make a significant contribution to project development. At this stage, only those make it to the Whitelist will be permitted to invest.

Due to the increased risk of investing in the project at an early stage of development, private sale investors will receive an additional bonus in the form of Revenue Coin tokens.

Fill in the form below to invest as part of Pre-Sale Revenue Coin!

https://revenuecoin.io/shop

Public sale

Public sale will be preceded by a marketing campaign and everyone will be able to purchase Revenue Coin.

Hard Cap will not be set, but the capacity to purchase RVC will be limited in time.

Public offer price ≥ 0,012 USD

Public sale date will be announced soon.

https://revenuecoin.io/#contact

Roadmap

Strategy and Key Dates

Complete

Selection of the first two Revenue Capital portfolio projects: Exeria and SkyRocket.

Complete

The achievement of synergy between Exeria and SkyRocket. Handling investors from any financial market – stocks, forex and crypto. The launch of ready-made robots without the need for human assistance on the forex and crypto markets. The creation of possibilities of developing and launching individual bots without the need for programming. The introduction of copy-trading. Integration with major exchanges – Binance, OKEx, Bitmex.

Complete

Developed procedures for recruitment, financing and cooperation with new projects as part of Revenue Capital activities.

Complete

Compiling a list of five subsequent projects applying for the Revenue Capital ecosystem.

Q4 2021

Placing Revenue Coin on several leading cryptocurrency exchanges. Listing Revenue Coin on a dozen DeFi exchanges.

Q4 2021

Introduce the possibility of paying for the products of companies from the Revenue Capital ecosystem directly in Revenue Coins.

Portfolio companies will create a payment ecosystem that enables the purchase of products and services via RVC.

Q4 2021

The purchase of the first batch of Revenue Coins financed from the revenues of companies from the Revenue Capital ecosystem. It takes place four months from the end of ICO. The operation is funded from assets representing 10% of the revenues of portfolio companies.

From now on, the buyback of Revenue Coins will take place on a monthly basis.

Q4 2021

Integration of RevenueCoin with the real economy, possibility of using RVC as a means of payment in well-known payment apps and consumer stores giving holders the ability to purchase different goods, services and to perform rental and leasing activities.

Q1 2022

Allowing users to buy services from or sell them to others within the Revenue ecosystem. These will include services for creating ready-made trading robots, indicators, copy-trading (main SkyRocket and Exeria modules are ready to use)

Q1 2022

Searching for subsequent projects to be covered by the Revenue Capital ecosystem.

Team

Jarek Białek

15 years of experience in building start-up communities and accelerator projects, including accelerators of blockchain projects. CEO of SkyRocket.

Piotr Piasecki

Member of the Board of Revenue Capital. Piotr has over 20 years of experience managing enterprises as SEO in Poland and United Kingdom. Specialises in marketing and sales.

Adam Cukrowski

Crypto market expert and advisor in multiple ICO projects, specialises in tokenomics and liquidity mechanisms. Founder and partner at SkyRocket.

Kuba Korecki

Creative Front-end Developer with over nine years of experience leveraging Java and JavaScript to build responsive websites, mobile apps, and interactive features. Co-founder of Exeria.

Eduardo Gamarci

15+ year-experience as a professional trader working for proprietary trading firms. Involved in developing algorithmic trading tools and software for the Equity, Option and Cryptocurrency markets.

Kelechi Udoagwu

6+ years experience working with businesses and entrepreneurs to communicate value. Works with founders to build industry leadership and execute multimedia marketing campaigns.

Dominik Głowicki

A creative specialist in marketing and sales with over 5 years of experience in building marketing strategies and designing sales processes.

Advisors

Tomasz Korecki

25 years of experience in managing investment and technology companies. For 10 years Tomasz was the CEO of a licensed brokerage house in European Union. Founder of Exeria.com.

Maciej Cukrowski

Over 20 years of experience in business building and management. Founder and partner at SkyRocket.

Mikko Puhakka

Experienced consultant and investor, specialised in start-ups, Venture Capital, community driven businesses, operating mainly in Europe and China, with more than 25 years of successful track record.

Piotr Grela

DiNapoli Expert & Founder of Tradercom Investments. A trader with 25 years of trading experience. Private investor.

Kevin Hugh Donnery

He has 20 years of experience in the financial sector. Currently works with Blockchain and crypto start-ups, from exchanges to payment companies, using his large network of contacts globally to secure funding.

Mateusz Kara

A lawyer specialised in NFT/Blockchain projects. Active investor.

Federico Viganò

Federico assists early-stage projects in rapidly building and fueling their marketing engines, while reducing the time and cost of achieving critical marketing objectives in the fintech and blockchain world.

Bogusz Kończak

Experienced blockchain and crypto expert. Co-founder of Subme.

Sharaf Al Dabbagh

Advisor to various government and non-government organisations on the development of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Saudi Arabia.

Bernardo Corti

Lawyer in the area of corporate and commercial law. He contributed with researches and papers related to finance, technology, digital currencies and crypto economy. Co-founder at Cryptologic.

Patryk Kempiński

Blockchain and tokenization specialist and social media influencer. CEO of WeMakeIt, an inbound marketing agency.

Samuel C.F. PANG

He works with several fintech start-ups and MNCs to grow their Asia footprints. Senior sales & B.D executive with an extensive APAC coverage in financial & capital markets, commodities and derivatives.

Janusz Zieliński

Crypto analyst and trainer, actively evangelising several projects and solutions of the crypto industry.

Mandeep Metharu

Passionate about utilizing emerging technologies to create and successfully commercialize products & services that have the potential to meaningfully improve the quality of our lives, communities & the planet.

Łukasz Braciszewski

Co-founder of Ari10, a platform providing a bridge between traditional and digital finance including the largest bitcoin to fiat digital exchange in CEE.

Adam Larsson

CEO and co-founder of Workeo and Subme

Jerzy Zalopa

Experienced CEO and retail market expert in Central and Eastern Europe region

Paweł Bińkowski

Editor-in chief at Bitcoin.pl and Board Member at Blockchain Press Sp. z o.o.

ACCURATE INFORMATION

Website : https://revenuecoin.io/

Whitepaper : https://revenuecoin.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Revenue-Coin.-White-Paper.-ENG-V3.5.pdf

Telegram : https://t.me/revenuecoinENG

Twitter : https://twitter.com/RevenueCoin

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/RevenueCoin-104150071811029?_rdc=1&_rdr

Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/company/revenuecapital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revenuecoin/

Author:

Bitcointalk Username: Manuel Akanji

Bitcointalk Profile: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2954998

Telegram Username: @Manuelakanji777

ETH Address: 0x176a48a2Eb8FF8dfa46e58741E4A7b642C90F512

[x--daughters-of-darkness--x]

DELAIN Mastermind MARTIJN WESTERHOLT Teams Up With AURI's JOHANNA KURKELA In EYE OF MELIAN

EYE OF MELIAN is the brainchild of Dutch songwriter and producer Martijn Westerholt, known for DELAIN and WITHIN TEMPTATION. As the main songwriter of the metal band DELAIN, Martijn wanted an outlet to create lush orchestral fantasy music. In 2017, he teamed up with American lyricist Robin La Joy, a life-long fantasy enthusiast who spends much of her time immersed in books, particularly the works of Tolkien. Their mutual passion for fantasy-inspired music led them to the creation of EYE OF MELIAN.

EYE OF MELIAN's ethereal and symphonic music has been described as movie score-like — unfolding epic and elegant storyscapes in the listener's mind. Successful Finnish solo artist Johanna Kurkela's angelic voice quickens the fantasy to full life. She is also known for her work in AURI, ALTAMULLAN ROAD and her husband Tuomas Holopainen's (NIGHTWISH) album "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge". Also contributing to the project is Finnish orchestral arranger and producer Mikko P. Mustonen who has worked on many successful releases in various genres. It is his incredible talent in classical arranging that adds the final magical touch to the music.

The EYE OF MELIAN crew — Martijn the heartbeat, Robin the soul, Johanna the voice, and Mikko the skeleton — aim to craft music which takes the listener away to sojourn dreamy landscapes and otherworldly realms. Their debut album is expected to be released in 2022, with the first single now available for streaming below. Guest musicians on EYE OF MELIAN's debut album include multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley (NIGHTWISH, AURI) on pipes and flutes and Celtic metal artist Leah with her signature ethereal vocals.

EYE OF MELIAN said: "We are EYE OF MELIAN, comprised of a Fellowship of four different people from three different countries — The Netherlands, United States, and Finland. All four of us are life-long, nerdy fantasy fans and share a passion for ethereal and symphonic music. So we have had an incredibly exciting experience setting out on this journey to create fantasy-inspired music to share with all you kindred spirits out there.

"In the meantime… here are some facts about us: We are independent music (no record label is calling the shots) and because of this, we rely heavily on people sharing our music with others (hint, hint); our music is crafted to sound like it came right out of a fantasy movie score; our lyrics contain poetic fantasy/Tolkien-type themes (though not ALWAYS direct Tolkien references…there are definitely some though!"

[cooperhewitt]

Paper Wave

The original idea behind the Finnish design firm, Woodnotes, was to combine artistic creativity with inspiration from two basic Finnish materials: wood and paper. All of the products by Woodnotes utilize paper yarn that is spun from durable kraft paper. The amount of paper used in the textile varies between 70–100%, with cotton as the secondary fiber. Although the product line has grown over the years to include furniture, home accessories, carpets, blinds, partitions, and upholstery fabric, Woodnotes still holds true to its original idea of creating products from paper yarn.

Woodnotes was founded by Ritva and Mikko Puotila in 1987. Ritva is a noted Finnish textile artist who has received numerous awards for her work as designer and textile artist. Prior to co-founding Woodnotes, she worked as a textile designer for Tampella, then the largest linen manufacturer in Finland. Tampella also manufactured paper yarn for insulating cables, which was where Ritva learned the various technical and visual aspects of paper yarn.

Paper has been used in textile making for centuries—most notably in Japan as part of the kimono tradition and in the creation of textiles by NUNO and other contemporary designers. Woodnotes textiles, on the other hand, are significant in the quantity and durability of paper used to ultimately create an “everyday” beauty for the home expressed through a clarity of form, technique, and material.

from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum http://ift.tt/2CEwjfM via IFTTT

[doomedandstoned]

SuuM Returns With An Epic Doom Masterpiece

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

Review by Billy Goate

The other night, I woke from a nightmare and ended up listening to the first album by Italian doomers SUUM. 'Buried Into The Grave' (2018) came out during a crowded time for new releases, many of which were from established bands. It was not a good year for such a newcomer to get noticed, yet thankfully plenty of my fellow critics did and the band ended up signing with Seeing Red Records for a second helping. One thing that struck me was just how much the Roman heavies sounded like they were singing in a massive tube of skull-filled catacombs underneath the city. The effect laying in the dark at 2 am was quite spooky and conjured more familiar Western images of ghouls in fog-clad graveyards.

As promising as that first effort was, SuuM's second album is stronger yet still. Perhaps they've become more comfortable in their own skin, Mark Wolf (vox), Painkiller (guitar), Joe Grave (bass), and Fed Kemper (drums) having had time to gel as a team. There may have been some line-up changes since the first album and following the second, but I'm unclear as to how the band has settled now (at least for their live performances). What I can say is that everyone sounds in top form on 'Cryptomass' (2020), absolutely in tune with the medium (whereas on the first album, it felt a bit more hit and miss for me).

I read some criticism on another well-known metal blog about Mark Wolf's vocals, but I love them. They're not over the top, like so many operatic epic doom singers tend to be. Perhaps you might be better off comparing them with Mikko Kääriäinen of Cardinals Folly or Dmitry Tkachuk of Weird Tales in their '80s Gothic sensibility than to Johan Längquist of Candlemass and Scott Reagers of Saint Vitus, though admittedly there are moments that rise to the height of the latter. Hell, even fellow Italian Paul Chain is worthy of comparison to Mark Wolf, though Mark seems to have a bit more of that animal ́ 'oomph" than Paul.

Compositionally, the first three songs of Crytomass really flowed together for me and it created a most dark, potent atmosphere. Perhaps it was the fade out in "Creatures of the Vault" that broke the spell for me. In my mind, SuuM could have kept going and made one long, grand ritual, but then I'm sure that might have led to listening fatigue for some. Every album needs a sense of pacing and the somber, downcast haze of "Funeral Circle" gives it to us. I'm usually not a fan of guitar solos in epic doom, but the oh so plaintive expression in Painkiller's lead at the five minute mark really got to me. Genuinely sad and genuine is not something that is achieved often enough in heavy music.

Today, Doomed & Stoned is giving you a first listen to the album Crytomass in its entirety, releasing February 14th via Seeing Red Records on digital and compact disc formats (pre-order here). There's plenty more to be discovered on this nine-track wonder (don't miss "The Failure of Creation," my personal favorite), so get ready and...

...give ear.

Cryptomass by SUUM

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