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Holidays 1.19
Holidays
Archery Day
Artist As Outlaw Day
Bondadagur (Husband’s Day; Iceland)
Confederate Heroes Day (f.k.a. Lee Day; Texas)
A Friend Raises Your Spirits Day
Good Memory Day
The Holocaust Day (India)
Horror Novels Are Horrendous Day
Husband’s Day (Iceland)
International Flower Day
Kokborok Day (Tripura, India)
La Tamborrada (24-Hour Drum Jam; Spain)
Laura Ingall’s Wilder Day (Wisconsin)
Little Ricky Day
Lysander Spooner Day
National Annie Day
National Conservation Dog Day
National Gun Appreciation Day
National Investment Risk Management Day
National Lucy Day
Natlisgeba (Republic of Georgia)
Neon Sign Day
New Friends Day [also 7.19; 10.19]
Poe Toaster (Baltimore, Maryland)
Puzzle Day
Rescuer’s Day (Belarus)
Robert E. Lee Day (AL, AR, FL, GA, MS, TN)
Sieve Day (French Republic)
Tenderness Toward Existence Day
Tin Can Day
Whisper 'I Love You' Day
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
World Quark Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Brew a Potion Day
International Chouriço Day
National Popcorn Day
Zay Day (Union Craft Brewing)
3rd Friday in January
Arbor Day (Florida) [3rd Friday]
Bean Day (North Dakota) [3rd Friday]
Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]
Hat Day [3rd Friday]
International Fetish Day [3rd Friday]
International Sweatpants Day [Closest Weekday to 21st]
National Corrections Day (Australia) [3rd Friday]
Straw Bear Festival begins (Whittlesea, England) [3rd Friday-Sun]
Thorrablot (a.k.a. Þorrablót; Midwinter Festival; Pagan Iceland) [Friday after 1.19]
Festivals Beginning January 19, 2024
Aces & Ales Winter Beer Fest (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 1.21]
Bean Day (Fargo, North Dakota)
Berlin International Green Week (Berlin, Germany) thru 1.28]
Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival (Carefree, Arizona) [thru 1.21]
Fringe World (Perth, Australia) [thru 2.18]
Hartford County Restaurant Week (Hartford County, Maryland) [1.28]
International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (Monaco) [thru 1.28]
Montreal International Auto Show (Montreal, Canada) [thru 1.28]
Napa Valley Restaurant Week (Napa, California) [thru 1.28]
SC Watermelon Association (Hilton Head, South Carolina) [thru 1.21]
Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, Utah) [thru 1.25]
St. Armands Food Truck Rally & Music Festival (Sarasota, Florida) [thru 1.21]
Vacaville Restaurant Week (Vacaville, California) [thru 1.28]
Washington Auto Show (a.k.a. D.C. Auto Show; Washington, D.C.) [thru 1.28]
The Winter Wine Festival (New Castle, New Hampshire) [thru 2.11]
Feast Days
Bassianus of Lodi (Christian; Saint)
Blaithmaic (Christian; Saint)
Canute (a.k.a. Knud; Christian; Saint)
Epiphany (Eastern Orthodox)
Feast of Sultán (Baha’i)
Festival of Neith (Ancient Egypt; Goddess of the Hunt and Warfare; Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Founders Day (Kappa Alpa Order Convivium)
Harlan Ellison Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Henry of Uppsala (Christian; Saint)
Lomer (Christian; Saint)
Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum (Christian; Martyrs)
Mark of Ephesus (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Natlisgeba (Orthodox Epiphany; Georgia)
Paul Cézanne (Artology)
Pontianus of Spoleto (Christian; Saint)
Procrastination Day Tomorrow (Pastafarian)
Skip Squawk (Muppetism)
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (Artology)
Theocrats of Japan (Positivist; Saint)
Theophany  (a.k.a. ... 
Denho (Syriac Christian; Saint)
Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodox)
Great Blessing of the Waters (Eastern Orthodox)
Natlisgeba (Georgia)
Sure Tsnund (Armenian Apostolic Church)
Timket (a.k.a. Timkat, Coptic Epiphany; Eritrea, Ethiopia)
Thor’s Blot (Pagan)
Vodici (Baptism of Jesus; North Macedonia)
Water Blessing Festival (Bulgaria)
Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester (Christian; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Prime Number Day: 19 [8 of 72]
Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 3 of 60)
Premieres
Avenue 5 (TV Series; 2020)
Bright Eyes, by Art Garfunkel (Song; 1979)
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, by Camille Saint-Saëns (Cello Concerto; 1873)
Chicken in the Rough (Disney Cartoon; 1951)
Donnie Darko (Film; 2001)
48 Hours (TV News Show; 1988)
Fowl Brawl (Phantasies Cartoon; 1947)
From Dusk Till Dawn (Film; 1996)
Homeward Bound, by Simon & Garfunkel (Song; 1966)
How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, by Bad Religion (Album; 1982)
Il Trovatore ('The Troubadour'), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1853)
I Was a Teenage Thumb (WB MM Cartoon; 1963)
The Juliet Letters, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1993)
Mickey’s Man Friday (Disney Cartoon; 1935)
The Millionaire (TV Series; 1955)
Mr. And Mrs. Is the Name (WB MM Cartoon; 1935)
Operation: Rabbit (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)
Op, Pop, Wham and Bop (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1966)
Out of the Woods, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2016)
Searching For Sugar Man (Documentary Film; 2012)
Shakespearean Spinach (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1940)
The Shoemaker and the Elves (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1935)
Sick Transit (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1966)
Sock-a-Bye, Baby (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1934)
So Dear to My Heart (Film; 1949)
Strangers on a Train, by Patricia Highsmith (Noel; 1950)
Tremors (Film; 1990)
Vacation with Play (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1951)
Woman of the Year (Film; 1942)
Today’s Name Days
Agritius, Marius, Martha, Pia (Austria)
Ljiljana, Makarije, Mario, Marta (Croatia)
Doubravka (Czech Republic)
Pontianus (Denmark)
Enn, Enno, Eno, Heigo, Heik, Heiki, Heiko, Heino, Hendrik, Henn, Henno, Henri, Henrik (Estonia)
Heikki, Henna, Henni, Henri, Henriikka, Henrik, Henrikki (Finland)
Marius (France)
Mario, Martha, Pia (Germany)
Efrasia, Makarios (Greece)
Márió, Sára (Hungary)
Liberata, Mario (Italy)
Alnis, Andulis (Latvia)
Gedvilė, Marijus, Morta, Raivedys (Lithuania)
Margunn, Marius (Norway)
Andrzej, Bernard, Erwin, Erwina, Eufemia, Henryk, Kanut, Mariusz, Marta, Matylda, Mechtylda, Pia, Racimir, Sara (Poland)
Macarie (Romania)
Lidia, Maria (Russia)
Drahomíra (Slovakia)
Arsenio, Mario (Spain)
Henrik (Sweden)
Bob, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby, Robbie, Robert, Roberta, Roberto, Robin, Robinson, Robyn (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 19 of 2024; 347 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 5 of week 3 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 25 of 28]
Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 9 (Ren-Wu)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 9 Shevat 5784
Islamic: 8 Rajab 1445
J Cal: 19 White; Fiveday [19 of 30]
Julian: 6 January 2024
Moon: 68%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 19 Moses (1st Month) [Theocrats of Japan]
Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 10 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 30 of 89)
Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 29 of 31)
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brookstonalmanac · 2 months
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Holidays 1.19
Holidays
Archery Day
Artist As Outlaw Day
Bondadagur (Husband’s Day; Iceland)
Confederate Heroes Day (f.k.a. Lee Day; Texas)
A Friend Raises Your Spirits Day
Good Memory Day
The Holocaust Day (India)
Horror Novels Are Horrendous Day
Husband’s Day (Iceland)
International Flower Day
Kokborok Day (Tripura, India)
La Tamborrada (24-Hour Drum Jam; Spain)
Laura Ingall’s Wilder Day (Wisconsin)
Little Ricky Day
Lysander Spooner Day
National Annie Day
National Conservation Dog Day
National Gun Appreciation Day
National Investment Risk Management Day
National Lucy Day
Natlisgeba (Republic of Georgia)
Neon Sign Day
New Friends Day [also 7.19; 10.19]
Poe Toaster (Baltimore, Maryland)
Puzzle Day
Rescuer’s Day (Belarus)
Robert E. Lee Day (AL, AR, FL, GA, MS, TN)
Sieve Day (French Republic)
Tenderness Toward Existence Day
Tin Can Day
Whisper 'I Love You' Day
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
World Quark Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Brew a Potion Day
International Chouriço Day
National Popcorn Day
Zay Day (Union Craft Brewing)
3rd Friday in January
Arbor Day (Florida) [3rd Friday]
Bean Day (North Dakota) [3rd Friday]
Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]
Hat Day [3rd Friday]
International Fetish Day [3rd Friday]
International Sweatpants Day [Closest Weekday to 21st]
National Corrections Day (Australia) [3rd Friday]
Straw Bear Festival begins (Whittlesea, England) [3rd Friday-Sun]
Thorrablot (a.k.a. Þorrablót; Midwinter Festival; Pagan Iceland) [Friday after 1.19]
Festivals Beginning January 19, 2024
Aces & Ales Winter Beer Fest (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 1.21]
Bean Day (Fargo, North Dakota)
Berlin International Green Week (Berlin, Germany) thru 1.28]
Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival (Carefree, Arizona) [thru 1.21]
Fringe World (Perth, Australia) [thru 2.18]
Hartford County Restaurant Week (Hartford County, Maryland) [1.28]
International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (Monaco) [thru 1.28]
Montreal International Auto Show (Montreal, Canada) [thru 1.28]
Napa Valley Restaurant Week (Napa, California) [thru 1.28]
SC Watermelon Association (Hilton Head, South Carolina) [thru 1.21]
Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, Utah) [thru 1.25]
St. Armands Food Truck Rally & Music Festival (Sarasota, Florida) [thru 1.21]
Vacaville Restaurant Week (Vacaville, California) [thru 1.28]
Washington Auto Show (a.k.a. D.C. Auto Show; Washington, D.C.) [thru 1.28]
The Winter Wine Festival (New Castle, New Hampshire) [thru 2.11]
Feast Days
Bassianus of Lodi (Christian; Saint)
Blaithmaic (Christian; Saint)
Canute (a.k.a. Knud; Christian; Saint)
Epiphany (Eastern Orthodox)
Feast of Sultán (Baha’i)
Festival of Neith (Ancient Egypt; Goddess of the Hunt and Warfare; Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Founders Day (Kappa Alpa Order Convivium)
Harlan Ellison Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Henry of Uppsala (Christian; Saint)
Lomer (Christian; Saint)
Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum (Christian; Martyrs)
Mark of Ephesus (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Natlisgeba (Orthodox Epiphany; Georgia)
Paul Cézanne (Artology)
Pontianus of Spoleto (Christian; Saint)
Procrastination Day Tomorrow (Pastafarian)
Skip Squawk (Muppetism)
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (Artology)
Theocrats of Japan (Positivist; Saint)
Theophany  (a.k.a. ... 
Denho (Syriac Christian; Saint)
Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodox)
Great Blessing of the Waters (Eastern Orthodox)
Natlisgeba (Georgia)
Sure Tsnund (Armenian Apostolic Church)
Timket (a.k.a. Timkat, Coptic Epiphany; Eritrea, Ethiopia)
Thor’s Blot (Pagan)
Vodici (Baptism of Jesus; North Macedonia)
Water Blessing Festival (Bulgaria)
Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester (Christian; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Prime Number Day: 19 [8 of 72]
Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 3 of 60)
Premieres
Avenue 5 (TV Series; 2020)
Bright Eyes, by Art Garfunkel (Song; 1979)
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, by Camille Saint-Saëns (Cello Concerto; 1873)
Chicken in the Rough (Disney Cartoon; 1951)
Donnie Darko (Film; 2001)
48 Hours (TV News Show; 1988)
Fowl Brawl (Phantasies Cartoon; 1947)
From Dusk Till Dawn (Film; 1996)
Homeward Bound, by Simon & Garfunkel (Song; 1966)
How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, by Bad Religion (Album; 1982)
Il Trovatore ('The Troubadour'), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1853)
I Was a Teenage Thumb (WB MM Cartoon; 1963)
The Juliet Letters, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1993)
Mickey’s Man Friday (Disney Cartoon; 1935)
The Millionaire (TV Series; 1955)
Mr. And Mrs. Is the Name (WB MM Cartoon; 1935)
Operation: Rabbit (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)
Op, Pop, Wham and Bop (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1966)
Out of the Woods, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2016)
Searching For Sugar Man (Documentary Film; 2012)
Shakespearean Spinach (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1940)
The Shoemaker and the Elves (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1935)
Sick Transit (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1966)
Sock-a-Bye, Baby (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1934)
So Dear to My Heart (Film; 1949)
Strangers on a Train, by Patricia Highsmith (Noel; 1950)
Tremors (Film; 1990)
Vacation with Play (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1951)
Woman of the Year (Film; 1942)
Today’s Name Days
Agritius, Marius, Martha, Pia (Austria)
Ljiljana, Makarije, Mario, Marta (Croatia)
Doubravka (Czech Republic)
Pontianus (Denmark)
Enn, Enno, Eno, Heigo, Heik, Heiki, Heiko, Heino, Hendrik, Henn, Henno, Henri, Henrik (Estonia)
Heikki, Henna, Henni, Henri, Henriikka, Henrik, Henrikki (Finland)
Marius (France)
Mario, Martha, Pia (Germany)
Efrasia, Makarios (Greece)
Márió, Sára (Hungary)
Liberata, Mario (Italy)
Alnis, Andulis (Latvia)
Gedvilė, Marijus, Morta, Raivedys (Lithuania)
Margunn, Marius (Norway)
Andrzej, Bernard, Erwin, Erwina, Eufemia, Henryk, Kanut, Mariusz, Marta, Matylda, Mechtylda, Pia, Racimir, Sara (Poland)
Macarie (Romania)
Lidia, Maria (Russia)
Drahomíra (Slovakia)
Arsenio, Mario (Spain)
Henrik (Sweden)
Bob, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby, Robbie, Robert, Roberta, Roberto, Robin, Robinson, Robyn (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 19 of 2024; 347 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 5 of week 3 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 25 of 28]
Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 9 (Ren-Wu)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 9 Shevat 5784
Islamic: 8 Rajab 1445
J Cal: 19 White; Fiveday [19 of 30]
Julian: 6 January 2024
Moon: 68%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 19 Moses (1st Month) [Theocrats of Japan]
Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 10 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 30 of 89)
Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 29 of 31)
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Dust Volume 6, Number 12
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The Flat Five
It’s November, and the culture is telling us to be thankful again, at least from a distance. We’re a prickly, argumentative bunch here at Dusted, but I think we can all agree on gratitude for our health, each other and the music, good and bad, that comes flooding in from all sides. So while we may not agree on whether the best genre is free jazz or acid folk or vintage punk or the most virulent form of death metal, we do concur that the world would be very dull without any of it. And thus, seasonably overstuffed, but with music, we opine on a number of the best of them once again. Contributors this time include Bill Meyer, Andrew Forell, Tim Clarke, Ray Garraty, Jennifer Kelly, Mason Jones, Patrick Masterson, Jonathan Shaw and Justin Cober-Lake. Happy thanksgiving. 
Cristián Alvear / Burkhard Stangl — Pequeños Fragmentos De Una Música Discreta (Insub)
Pequeños fragmentos de una música discreta by CRISTIÁN ALVEAR & BURKHARD STANGL
The acoustic guitar creates instant common ground. Put together two people with guitars in their hands together, and they can potentially communicate without knowing a word of each other’s language. They might trade blues licks, verses of “Redemption Song,” or differently dire remembrances of “Hotel California,” but they’re bound to find some sort of common language. This album documents another chapter in the eternal search. Cristián Alvear is a Chilean classical guitarist who has found a niche interpreting modern, and often experimental repertoire. Burkhard Stangl is an Austrian who has spent time playing jazz with Franz Koglmann, covering Prince with Christoph Kurzmann and realizing compositions that use the language of free improvisation with Polwechsel. This CD collects eight “Small Fragments Of Discreet Music” which they improvised in the course of figuring out what they could play together. Given their backgrounds, dissonance is part of the shared language, but thanks to the instrumentation, nothing gets too loud. Sometimes they explore shared material, such as the gentle drizzle of harmonics on “No5.” Other times, they find productive contrasts, such as the blurry slide vs. palindromic melody on “No6.” And just once, they flip on the radio and wax melancholic while the static sputters. Sometimes small, shared moments are all you need.
Bill Meyer
 Badge Époque Ensemble — Self Help (Telephone Explosion Records)
Self Help by Badge Époque Ensemble
 Toronto collective Badge Époque Ensemble display the tastefully virtuosic skill of a particular strain of soul-inflected jazz-fusion that politely nudged its way into the charts during the 1970s. Led by Max Turnbull (the erstwhile Slim Twig) on Fender Rhodes, clavinet and synthesizers with members of US Girls, Andy Shauf’s live band and a roster of guest vocalists, Badge Époque Ensemble faithfully resurrect the sophisticated sounds of Blue Nun fuelled fondue parties and stoned summer afternoons by the pool. Meg Remy and Dorothea Paas share vocals on “Sing A Silent Gospel” which is garlanded with Karen Ng’s alto saxophone and an airy solo from guitarist Chris Bezant; it’s a track that threatens to take off but never quite does. The strength of James Baley’s voice lifts the light as air psych-funk of “Unity (It’s Up To You)” and Jennifer Castle does the same for “Just Space For Light” during which Alia O’Brien makes the case for jazz flute — Mann rather than Dolphy — with an impressive solo. The most interesting track here is the 11 minute “Birds Fly Through Ancient Ruins” a broodingly introspective piece which allows Bezant, Ng and bassist Giosuè Rosati to shine. Self-Help is immaculately played and has some very good moments but can’t quite get loose enough to convince.
Andrew Forell  
 Better Person — Something to Lose (Arbutus)
Something to Lose by Better Person
Like any musical genre, synth-pop can go desperately awry in the wrong hands. The resurgence of all things 1980s has been such a prevalent musical trend in recent years that it takes a deft touch to create something that taps into the retro vibe without coming across as smug. Under his Better Person moniker, Berlin-based Polish artist Adam Byczyowski manages to summon the melancholy vibe of 1980s classics such as “Last Christmas” by Wham!, “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin, and “Drive” by The Cars, reimagined for the 21st century and set in a run-down karaoke bar. This succinct and elegant half-hour set pivots around atmospheric instrumental “Glendale Evening” and features three Polish-language tracks — “Na Zawsze” (“Forever”), “Dotknij Mnie” (“Touch Me”), and “Ostatni Raz” (“Last Time”) — that emphasize the feel of cruising solo through another country and tuning into a unfamiliar radio station. There’s roto-toms, glassy synth tones, suitably melodramatic song titles (including “Hearts on Fire,” “True Love,” and “Bring Me To Tears”), plus Byczyowski’s disaffected croon. It all creates something unexpectedly moving.
Tim Clarke
 Big Eyes Family — The Disappointed Chair (Sonido Polifonico)
The Disappointed Chair by Big Eyes Family
Sheffield’s Big Eyes Family (formerly The Big Eyes Family Players) released the rather fine Oh! on Home Assembly Music in 2016. Its eerie blend of folk and psych-pop brought to mind early Broadcast, circa Work and Non Work, before Trish Keenan and James Cargill started to explore more experimental timbres and themes of the occult. Bar perhaps the haunted music box instrumental “Witch Pricker’s Dream,” Oh!’s songs cleaved along a similar grain: minor keys, chiming arpeggiated guitar, spooky organ, in-the-pocket rhythm section, plus Heather Ditch’s vocal weaving around the music like smoke. The Disappointed Chair is much the same, enlivened with a touch more light and shade, from succinct waltz “(Sing Me Your) Saddest Song,” to the elegant Mellotron and tom-toms of “For Grace.” “From the Corner of My Eye” is stripped right back, with an especially affecting guitar line, plus Ditch’s vocals doubled, with the same words spoken and sung, like a voice of conscience nagging at the edge of the frame. It’s a strong set of songs, only let down by the boxy snare sound on “Blue Light,” and on “The Conjurer,” Ditch’s lower register isn’t nearly as strident as her upper range.
Tim Clarke
 Bounaly — Music For WhatsApp 10 (Sahel Sounds)
Music from Saharan WhatsApp 10 by Bounaly
The tenth installment in Sahel Sounds’ Music For WhatsApp series introduces another name worth remembering. In case your attention hasn’t been solely faced on the ephemeral charms of contemporary Northwest African music in 2020, here’s the scoop: Each month, Sahel sounds uploads a brief recording that a musician from that corner of the world recorded on their cell phone and delivered via the titular app, which is the current mode of music transmission in that neck of the woods. At the end of the month they take it down, and that’s that. This edition was posted on November 11, so set your watch accordingly. Bounaly is originally from Niafounké, which was the home of the late, great Ali Farka Touré. Since civil war and outside intervention have rendered the city unsafe for musicians of any speed, he now works in Mali’s capital city, Bamako, but his music is rooted in the bluesy guitar style that Touré championed. Accompanied solely by a calabash player and surrounded by street sounds, Bounaly’s singing closely shadows his picking, which is expressive without resorting to the amped-up shredding of contemporary guitarists like Mdou Moctar.
Bill Meyer  
 Cash Click Boog — Voice of the Struggle (CMC-CMC)
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Last year, Cash Click Boog made a few very noticeable appearances on other people albums (especially on Lonnie Bands’ “Shred 1.5” and Rockin Rolla’s First Quarter) but his own Extras was a minor effort. This Californian rapper was always a dilettante at music, but that was his main appeal and ineradicable feature: you always knew that he’s always caught up in some very dark street business, and he appears in a booth once every blue moon, almost by accident. He is that sort of a player who always on the bleachers, yet when they let him on the field he always does a triple double or a hat trick (depending on a kind of sport).
Voice of the Struggle was supposed to be his big break, the album in which he would expend his gift for rapping while remaining in strictly amateurish frame. Sadly, Boog has chosen another route, namely going pop. He discards his amateur garbs almost completely and auto-tunes every track. If earlier he was too dark even by street standards, now almost all the tracks could be safely played on a radio. The first eight songs are more or less pop-ish ballads about homies in prison, tough life and the ghetto. By the time we reach the last three tracks where Boog recovers his old persona, it’s already too late. The struggle remains but the voice is gone.
Ray Garraty 
 The Flat Five — Another World (Pravda)
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The Flat Five musters a great deal of Chicago musical fire power. Alt.country chanteuse Kelly Hogan, Andrew Bird collaborator Nora O’Connor and Casey McDonough sing in Andrews Sisters harmonies, while NRBQ mainstay Scott Ligon minds the store and Green Mill regular Alex Hall keeps the rhythm steady. The sound is retro —1930s radio retro — but the songs, written by Ligon’s older brother Chris, upend mid-century American pieties with sharp, insurgent wit. A variety of old-time-y styles are referenced — big band jazz, country, doo wop and pre-modern pop — in clean, winking style. Countrified, “The Great State of Texas” seems, at first, to be a fairly sentimental goodbye-to-all-that song, until it ends with the revelation that the narrator is on death row. “Girl of Virginia,” unspools a series of intricate, Cole Porter-ish rhymes, while waltzing carelessly across the floor. The writing is sharp, the playing uniformly excellent and the vocals extra special, layered in buzzing harmonies and counterpoints. No matter how complicated the vocal arrangements, no one is ever flat in Flat Five.
Jennifer Kelly
 Sam Gendel — DRM (Nonesuch)
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Normally, Sam Gendel plays saxophone in a classic jazz style. You might have caught him blowing dreamy, airy accompaniments on Sam Amidon’s last record, for instance, or putting his own spin on jazz standards in the solo Satin Doll. But for this album, Gendel experimented with ancient high tech — an Electro Harmonix DRM32 drum machine, some synthesizers, a 60-year-old nylon-string guitar —t o create hallucinatory fragments of beat-box-y, jazz-y sound, pitched somewhere between arty hip hop and KOMPAKT-style experimental electronics. “Dollars,” for instance, laces melancholy, Latin-flavored guitar and crooning with vintage video-game blips and bleeps, like a bossa nova heard dimly in a gaming arcade. “SOTD” dances uneasily in a syncopated way, staccato guitar runs paced by hand-claps, stuttered a-verbal mouth sounds and bright melodic bursts of synthesizer. “Times Like This” poses the difficult question of exactly what time we’re in—it has the moody smoulder of old soul, the antic ping and pop of lush early 00s electronics, the disembodied alien suavity of pitch-shifted R&B right now. The ringer in the collection is a cover of L’il Nas’ “Old Town Road,” interpreted in soft Teutonic electro tones, like Cluster at the rodeo. It’s odd and lovely and hard to get a bead on, which is pretty much the verdict for DRM as a whole.
Jennifer Kelly
 Kraig Grady — Monument of Diamonds (Another Timbre)
MONUMENT OF DIAMONDS by Kraig Grady
The painting adorning the sleeve of Monument of Diamonds is entitled Doppler Effect in Blue, and rarely has the cover art’s name so accurately described the sound of the music paired with it. The album-length composition, which is scored for brass, saxophones and organs, consists almost entirely of long tones that Doppler in slow motion, with one starting up just before another peters out. The composer, Kraig Grady, is an Australian-based American who used to release albums that purported to be the folk music of a mythical land called Anaphoria. Nowadays he has no need for such subterfuge, since this lovely album holds up quite well on its own merits. Inspired by Harry Partch and non-Western classical music systems, Grady uses invented instruments and strategically selected pitch intervals to create microtonal music that sounds subtly alien, but never harsh on the ears. As the sounds glide by, they instigate a state of relaxed alertness that’ll do your blood pressure some good without exposing you to unnecessary sweetener.
Bill Meyer  
 MJ Guider — Sour Cherry Bell (Kranky)
Sour Cherry Bell by MJ Guider
MJ Guider’s second full length is diaphanous and monolithic, its monster beats sheathed in transparent washes of hiss and roar. “The Steelyard” shakes the floor with its pummelling industrial rhythms, yet shrouds Guider’s spoken word chants with surprising delicacy. “Body Optics” growls and simmers in woozy synth-driven discontent, while the singer lofts dreamy melodic phrases over the roar. There’s heft in the low-end of these roiling songs, in the churn of bass-like synthetics, the stomp of computer driven percussion, yet a disembodied lightness in the vocals, which float in pristine purity over the roar. Late in the disc, Guider ventures a surprisingly unconfrontational bit of dream pop in “Perfect Interference,” sounding poised and controlled and rather lovely at the center of chiming, enveloping synthetic riffs. Yet the murk and roar makes her work even more captivating, a glimpse of the spiritual in the midst of very physical wreck and tumult.
Jennifer Kelly
 Hisato Higuchi — キ、Que、消えん? - Ki, Que, Kien? (Ghost Disc) 
キ、Que、消えん? - Ki, Que, Kien? by Hisato Higuchi
Since 2003, Tokyo-based guitarist Hisato Higuchi has quietly released a series of equally-quiet albums, many on his own Ghost Disc label, which is appropriately named. Higuchi's work on this and the previous two albums of his "Disappearing Trilogy" is a sort of shimmering, melancholy guitar-and-vocal atmosphere — downer psych-folk in a drifting haze. His lyrics are more imagery than story, touching on overflowing light, winter cities, the quiet world, and the transience of memories. As the guitar floats slowly into the distance, Higuchi's voice, imbued with reverb, is calmly narcotic, like someone quietly sympathizing with a friend's troubles. These songs, while melancholy, convey a peacefulness that's a welcome counterbalance to the chaotic year in which we've been living. Like a cool wind on a warm summer evening, you can close your eyes and let Higuchi's music improve your mood.  
Mason Jones
 Internazionale — Wide Sea Prancer (At the Blue Parade) (Janushoved)
Wide Sea Prancer (At The Blue Parade) by Internazionale
It’s been nearly half a decade since Copenhagen’s Janushoved first appeared in these annals, and in that time, a little more information — and a lot more material — has cropped up to lend some context to the mystery. The focus, however, steadfastly remains with the music — perhaps my favorite of which among the regular projects featured is label head Mikkel Valentin’s own swirling solo synth vehicle Internazionale. In addition to a reissue of 2017’s The Pale and the Colourful (originally out on Posh Isolation), November saw the release of all-new songs with Wide Sea Prancer (At the Blue Parade), 14 tracks of gently abrasive headphone ambient that carry out this type of sound very well. Occasionally there is a piano (“Callista”) or what sounds like vocals (“El Topo”), but as it’s been from the start, this is primarily about tones and moods. Notes for the release say it’s a “continuation and completion of the narrative set by the release Sillage of the Blue Summer,” but it’s less the narrative you should be worried about missing out on than the warmth of your insides after an uninterrupted listen.
Patrick Masterson    
 Iress — Flaw (Iress)
Flaw by Iress
Sweeping, epic post-metal from this LA four piece makes a place for melodic beauty amid the heaviness. Like Pelican and Red Sparrows, Iress blares a wall of overwhelming guitar sound. Together Michelle Malley and Alex Moreno roust up waves and walls of pummeling tone as in opener “Shame.” But Iress is also pretty good at pulling back and revealing the acoustic basis for these songs. “Hand Tremor” is downright tranquil, with wreathes of languid guitar strumming and Malley’s strong, gutsy soprano navigating the full dynamic range from whisper to scream. “Wolves” lumbers like a violent beast, even in its muscular surge, there’s a slow, anthemic chorus. Likewise, “Underneath” pounds and hammers (that’s Glenn Chu on drums), but leaves space for introspection and doubt. It’s rare that the vocals on music this heavy are so good or so female, but if you’ve liked Chelsea Wolfe’s recent forays into ritual metal, you should check out Iress as well.
Jennifer Kelly
Junta Cadre — Vietnam Forever (No Rent Records)
"Vietnam Forever" (NRR141) by Junta Cadre
Junta Cadre is one of several noise and power electronics projects created by Jackson Abdul-Salaam, musician and curator of the long-running Svn Okklt blog. As the project’s name implies, Junta Cadre has an agenda: the production of sound that seeks to thematize the ambiguities of 20th-century radical, revolutionary politics. The project’s initial releases investigated the Maoist revolution in China, and the subsequent Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s and 1970s. Vietnam Forever shifts topics, to the American War in Vietnam, and tactics, including contributions from other prominent harsh noise acts and artists: the Rita, Samuel Torres of Terror Cell Unit, Leo Brucho of Controlled Opposition and others. Given those names, Vietnam Forever is as challenging and rigorous as you might expect. Waves of dissonant, electronic hum and fuzz accumulate and oscillate, crunching and chopping into textured aural assaults; wince-inducing warbles and needling feedback occasionally assert themselves. Abdul-Salaam’s harsh shout cuts in and out of the mix. The tape (also available as a name-yo’-price DL on Bandcamp) presents as two side-long slabs of sound, both over seventeen minutes long, both completely exhausting. At one point, on Side A, Abdul-Salaam repeatedly shouts, “Beautiful Vietnam forever!” It’s hard to say what he means. An affirmation that Vietnam survived the war? That its people and culture endure? Or that the U.S. can’t seem to shake the war’s haunting presence? Or even a more worryingly nihilistic delight in the war’s carnage, so frequently aestheticized in films like Apocalypse Now (1979), Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Da Five Bloods (2020)? The noise provides no closure. Maybe necessarily so.  
Jonathan Shaw  
 Bastien Keb — The Killing of Eugene Peeps (Gearbox)
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The Killing of Eugene Peeps is a soundtrack to a movie that never was, a noir-ish flick which winds restlessly through urban landscapes and musical styles, from the orchestra tremors of its opening through the folky group-sing of “Lucky the Oldest Grave.” “Rabbit Hole” wafts by like an Elephant Six outtake, its woozy chorus lit by glockenspiel notes, while “God Bless Your Gutters” conjures jazzy desolation in piano and mordant spoken word. “All the Love in Your Heart” shimmers like a movie flashback, a mirage of blowsy back-up singing, guitar and muttered memories. “Street Clams” bristles with funk and swagger, an Ethio-jazz sortee through rain slicked streets. What’s it about? Musically or narratively? No idea. But it’s worth visiting these evocative soundscapes just for the atmosphere. It’s a film I’d like to see.
Jennifer Kelly
 Jesse Kivel — Infinite Jess (New Feelings)
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Nostalgia haunts the new solo album from Kisses guitarist/singer Jesse Kivel. Infinite Jess is full of that knowing melancholy of The Blue Nile, Prefab Sprout and The Pale Fountains that was so magnetic to a certain brand of sensitive young thing seeking to articulate their inchoate visions of a future steeped in romance and adventure. Think wistful mid-tempo songs wrapped in cocoons of strummed guitars, shuffling percussion and wurlitzer piano fashioned into a catalogue of adolescent radio memories. These tunes are topped by the understated sincerity of Kivel’s voice and lyrics which effectively evoke the place, time and emotion of his vignettes. The production suffers occasionally from a distracting reliance on too perfectly rendered tropes — overly polite drum programming, thumbed bass, blandly smooth electric piano — but the overall effect is oddly beguiling. Infinite Jess closes with a charmingly wobbly instrumental cover of Don McLean’s “Vincent” played on the wurlitzer that captures the poignancy of the melody and serves as a fitting epilog to the record.
Andrew Forell
 Kyrios — Saturnal Chambers (Caligari Records)
Saturnal Chambers by KYRIOS
The corpsepaint-and-spiked-codpiece crowd are still making tons of records, but fewer and fewer of them are interesting or compelling. The retrograde theatrics and cheap pessimism can be irritating enough (I’d rather be reading Schopenhauer, thanks); it’s even more problematic when the songs can muster only the vividness and savor of stiff leftovers from the deep-freezer’s darkest and dankest corners. Still, every now and then a kvlty band that follows the frigid dictates of black metal’s orthodoxy creates a set of songs worth listening to. This new EP from Kyrios is super short, comprising three tracks in just under 10 minutes that pull off that neat trick: when it’s over, you want to hear more. Sure, the dudes in the band call themselves silly things like Satan’s Sword and Vornag, but the tunes are really good. Check out the churning strangeness of “The Utterance of Foul Truths.” Kyrios claims Immortal, Enslaved and Dissection as primary influences, and the band recognizes the stylistic debt they owe to Deathspell Omega (let’s hope Kyrios digs the twisted guitars and weird-ass time signatures, but passes on the National Socialism declaimed by that French band’s vocalist). Stuff gets even more engaging when bleeping and blooping keyboards vibrate at the edges of the mix, giving the songs a spaced-out vibe. “Saturnal Chambers”? Maybe Kyrios has met the astral spirit of Sun Ra somewhere along their galactic journeys into the heavenly void. He liked bleeping, blooping noises and gaudy costumes, too.
Jonathan Shaw
 Matt Lajoie — Light Emerging (Trouble In Mind)
Light Emerging by Matt Lajoie
The second volume of Trouble In Mind Records’ Explorers series is, like its predecessor a cassette that comes concealed within a brown slipcase. Like many other discretely wrapped products, the fun is on the inside. This time, it’s a tape by guitarist who understands that toes aren’t just for tapping. At any rate, I think he’s managing his pedals with his feet. Most likely Lajoie has spent some quality time listening to mid-1990s Roy Montgomery. But since a quarter century has passed, he doesn’t just stack up the echoes. Sped-up tones streak across the surface of this music like swallows zooming close to that sheet you hung on the side of your barn the last time you had everyone over for a socially distanced gathering to watch Aguirre, The Wrath of God. Wait, did that really happen? Maybe not, but if someone were to make a fake documentary about the hanging of the projective surface, this music is suitably epic to provide the soundtrack.
Bill Meyer
 Lisa/Liza — Shelter of a Song (Orindal)
Shelter of a Song by Lisa/Liza
Lisa/Liza makes a quietly harrowing sort of guitar folk, singing in a high, ghostly clear soprano against delicate traceries of picking. The artist, real name Liza Victoria, inhabits songs that are unadorned but still chilling. She sings with childlike sincerity in an ominous landscape of dark alleys and chilly autumnal vistas. She wrote this album while chronically ill, according to the notes, and you can hear the struggle against the body in the way her voice sometimes wavers, her breath comes in sudden intakes. But, as sometimes happens after long sickness, she sometimes strikes clear of the physical, achieving an unearthly purity as in “From this Shelter.” A touch of plain spoken magic lurks in this one, in the whispery vocals, the translucent curtains of guitar notes, though not much warmth. “Red Leaves” is earthier and more fluid, guitar flickers striking out from a resonant center, and the artist murmuring dreamily about the beauty of the world and its transience.
Jennifer Kelly
Keith Morris & The Crooked Numbers — American Reckoning (Mista Boo)
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It's easy to imagine Keith Morris as perpetually frustrated. His last album, after all, took on psychopaths and sycophants, and the title of his new release American Reckoning doesn't suggest happy thoughts. There's plenty of bile on these five tracks, of course, but Morris approaches the album like a scholar. The opening verse describes the US as “Machiavellian: the mean just never ends” before referencing Othello and Yo-Yo Ma (the latter for a “yo mama” joke). If Morris and the Crooked Numbers just raged, they might be justified, but they'd be less interesting. Instead, they use a wide swath of American musical styles to thoughtfully consider racial (and racist) issues in our contemporary society. “Half Crow Jim” turns a Southern piano tune into a surprising tale about the fallout from slavery. It's a sharp moment, and it highlights that the only disappointing part of this release lies in its brevity. Morris has said he has more music on the way, and if he continues to mix styles, wordplay, and cultural analysis, it'll be worth a study.
Justin Cober-Lake
 Tatsuya Nakatani and Rob McGill — Valley Movements (Weird Cry)
Valley Movements by Tatsuya Nakatani / Rob Magill
In most percussion ensembles, the gong-ist is a utility player, charged with banging out a note once or twice per composition for drama and ideally not screwing it up. Tatsuya Nakatani works on a wholly different level, transcending the possibilities of this ancient, archetypical instrument with vision and an unholy technique. More specifically, his set-up includes at least two standing gongs, each about as tall as he is himself. He plays them with mallets, standing between, in blur speed rolls that range all over the surface of the instrument. The sound he evokes is distinctly unpercussive, more resembling string instrument glissandos than any form of drums, a full-on high-register wail of sound that he sculpts and roils and coaxes into compositions of incredible force and complexity. He also plays a bunch of other percussion instruments, little drums and cymbals which he layers on top of each other so that when he strikes one, the others resonate. It is quite an experience to see him at it, and if you ever get a chance, you should go. Here, he works with the saxophonist Rob McGill unfurling a single 40-minute improvisation at a studio in the appealingly named Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. McGill is an agile player, laying alternately lyrical and agitated counterpoints onto Nakatani’s rhythms, carrying the tune and threading a logical through line through this extended set. He finds frequencies that complement Nakatani’s antic, nearly demonic drum sounds and knows when to let loose and when to let his partner through the mix. The result is a very high energy, engaging adventure in sound that evokes a rare response: you wish you could hear the drums better.
Jennifer Kelly
 Overmono — The Cover Mix (Mixmag)
Mixmag · The Cover Mix: Overmono
It’s a really weird time to be advocating for club music of any kind, but Overmono’s Everything U Need EP out recently on XL again showcases what the fraternal duo known better as Tessela and Truss do best: melding thoughtful percussion patterns with these airy, gliding synth melodies that work at home just as well as in the club (theoretically, anyway). It’s not just original material they do well, though; whether it was the Dekmantel podcast a few years back or their live cassette from Japan or this mix for Mixmag, Ed and Tom Russell also have a knack for pacing in their sets. This one features stuff from the new EP as well as three unreleased tracks (not counting the Rosalía remix, which remains one of the year’s most addicting) and names both old and new — listen for DJ Crystl’s 1993 jungle jam “Deep Space” sidled up next to Smerz’s new skyscraper “I Don’t Talk About That Much.” If that sounds like everything you need, lock in and let Overmono do the hard work. Truly, they do not miss.
Patrick Masterson
 Pole — Fading (Mute)
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As Pole, Stefan Betke’s work has always been both comforting and disconcerting. The amiotic swells and heartbeat bass frequencies generate a warm human feel in his music despite their origins in serendipitously damaged equipment. Fading, his first album in five years explores Betke’s reactions to his mother’s dementia and reflects on the nature of personality, memory and soul. Building on his trademark glitchy beats and oceanic bass tones, the eight tracks echo a consciousness unmoored by the fog of unfamiliarity that smothers and distorts but never completely submerges awareness. “Tölpel” (slang for klutz) evokes impatient fingers tapping out the guilty resentment of the forgotten and the frustration of the forgetful. The title track closes with a woozy waltz punctuated by recurrent sparks. Fading is a deeply felt work; somber, reflective, stumbling towards understanding and acceptance, alive to the nuances and petty nettles of grief and above all beautiful in its ambivalence.
Andrew Forell
Quakers — II: The Next Wave (Stones Throw)
II - The Next Wave by Quakers
After eight years of silence following 2012’s self-titled debut, Stones Throw production trio Quakers (Portishead’s Geoff Barrow as Fuzzface, 7-Stu-7 and Katalyst) dropped the 50-track beat tape Supa K: Heavy Tremors out of nowhere in September and now, just two months later, are back with another 33-track behemoth that allows a litany of emcees to shine. Calling this The Next Wave is a bit of a stretch when you consider many of the voices on here are from guys who’ve been in the game for years or even decades (Jeru the Damaja, Detroit’s Phat Kat and Guilty Simpson, Chicagoan Jeremiah Jae, etc.), but even so, the dusty grooves and Dilla loops prove perfect foils for many of those who hit the mic. My favorite might be Sageinfinite slotting in with the organ grinder “A Myth,” but even if you don’t like it, everyone’s in and out quick. If you’re burned out on Griselda, give this a go for 1990s vibes of a different kind.
Patrick Masterson   
 Rival Consoles — Articulation (Erased Tapes)
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There are deep pockets of silence in “Articulation,” ink black stops between the thump and clack of dance beat, sudden intervals of nothingness amidst limber synthetic melodies. London-based producer Ryan West, who records as Rival Consoles, layers sound on sound in some tracks, letting the foundations slip like tectonic plates on top of one another, but he is also very much aware of the power of quiet, whether dark or luminously light. Consider, for instance, his closer, “Sudden Awareness of Now,” whose buoyant melody skitters across factory-sized fan blasts of whooshing sound. The rhythm is light footed and agile, pieced together from staccato elements that hold the air and light. Like Jon Hopkins, West uses the glitch and twitch to insinuate the infinite, chiming overtones and hovering backdrops to represent a gnostic, communal state of existence. “Vibrations on a String” may jump to the steady thump, thump, thump of dance, but as its gleaming plasticine tones blow out into horn blast dissonance, the cut is more about becoming than being.
Jennifer Kelly
  Sweeping Promises — Hunger for a Way Out (Feel It)
Hunger for a Way Out by Sweeping Promises
The title track bounds headlong on a rubbery bassline, picking up a Messthetick-y blare of junk shop keyboards. All the sudden, there’s Lira Mondal unleashing a giddy screed of angular pop punk tunefulness, her partner in Sweeping Promises, Caulfield, stabbing and stuttering on guitar. In some ways, this band is straight out of late 1980s London, jitter-flirting with offkilter hooks a la Delta Five or Girls at Our Best. In others, they are utterly modern, lacing austere pogo beats with lush, elaborate vocal counterpoints. “Falling Forward” is a continuous rush of clamped in guitar scramble and agile, bouncing bass, anthemic trills breaking for robotic chants; it’s a mesh of sounds that always seems ready to collapse in a heap, but instead finds its antic balance just in time.
Jennifer Kelly
Martin Taxt — First Room (SOFA)
First Room by Martin Taxt
Sometimes a room is more than a room. In the matter at hand, it is a space that proposes a state of mind and a consequent set of experiences. It is also the score for a piece of music that extrapolate that state into the realm of sound. The cover of First Room depicts a pattern of tatami mats that you might find in a Japanese tea room. Martin Taxt is a microtonal tubaist and also the holder of an advanced degree in music and architecture (next time someone tells you that some good thing can’t happen, remember that in Norway you can not only get such a degree; you can then go ahead and present a CD that shows your work. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in the stars, but in our society.). This music takes inspiration from the integrated aesthetic of the tea ceremony, using carefully placed and deliberately sustained sounds to create an environment in which subtle changes count for a lot. The album’s contents were created by mixing together two performances, one with and another without an audience. Taxt and accompanist Vilde Marghrete Aas layer long tones from a tuba, double bass, viola da gamba and sine waves. Their precise juxtapositions create a sense of focus, somewhat like a concentrated version of Ellen Fullman’s long string music, and if that statement means something to you, so will this music.
Bill Meyer
 Ulaan Janthina — Ulaan Janthina II (Worstward)
Ulaan Janthina (Part II) by Ulaan Janthina
Part two of Steven R. Smith’s latest recording project echoes the first volume in several key aspects. It is a tape made in small numbers and packaged like a present from your favorite cottage industry; in this case, the custom-printed box comes with an old playing card, a hand-printed image of jellyfish, an old skeleton key and a nut. And Smith, who most often plays guitars and home-made stringed instruments, once more plays keyboards, which enable him to etch finer lines of melody. The chief difference between this tape and its predecessor is the melodies themselves, which have begun to attain the evocative simplicity of mid-1970s Cluster.
Bill Meyer
 Various Artists — Joyous Sounds! (Chicago Research)
Joyous Sounds! by Various Artists
It’s been less than two years, but Blake Karlson’s Chicago Research imprint has already made its presence known both in the Windy City and beyond as fine purveyors of all things industrial, EBM, post-punk and experimental electronics. There were two compilations released within days of one another toward the beginning of October, and while Preliminaries of Silence veers more toward soothing ambient textures, Joyous Sounds! is more upbeat and rhythmic (Bravias Lattice’s “Liquid Vistas” is a beautiful exception). My favorite track is Club Music’s “Musclebound” (not a Spandau Ballet cover, as it turns out), but the underlying menace of Civic Center’s “Filigree” and Rottweiler’s pummeling “Ancient Baths” sit alongside merely unsettling fare like Lily the Fields’ “Porcelain” well. If you’re not already aboard or just have a Wax Trax-sized hole in your heart, you have a lot of work ahead of you with this label’s consistently superlative output.
Patrick Masterson
  Kurt Vile — Speed, Sound, Lonely KV (Matador)
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Given John Prine's passing from COVID-19 this year, the new Kurt Vile EP might be received as a tribute to the late artist, with extra significance coming from Prine's appearance here. Four years in the works, Speed, Sound, Lonely KV offers more than just tribute, though. Prine's guest spot (if you could call it that) on his own “How Lucky” certainly makes for a moving highlight, the two singers fitting together nicely as Prine's gruff tone balance's his partner's smoother voice. Vile also covers Prine on “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness,” and he adds “Gone Girl” by Cowboy Jack Clement as he takes further cosmic steps.  
His two originals here complete the record, and, mixed in with the covers, draw out the lesson. Vile's entire EP blends the country influences with his more typical dreamy sound, the guitar work bridging the gap between a songwriter's backing and something more ethereal. Nashville, it seems, has always suited Vile just fine, and hearing him embrace that tradition more immediately adds an extra layer to his work. Putting a cowboy hat on his previous aesthetic puts him opens up new but related paths for him, and the five tracks here could play on either a Kris Kristofferson mix or a laid-back indie-rocker playlist. Either way, they'd be highlights on an endless loop.
Justin Cober-Lake
 WhoMadeWho — Synchronicity (Kompakt)
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Danish trio WhoMadeWho — drummer Tomas Barfod, guitarist Jeppe Kjellberg and bassist/singer Tomas Høffding — make enjoyable indie dance music that suffers somewhat from lack of personality and a tendency toward a middle ground. That may be due to an effort to accommodate a roster of Kompakt-related collaborators including Michael Mayer, Echonomist and Robag Wruhme. While there’s nothing bad and some pretty good here, the individual songs flit by, pausing briefly to set one’s head nodding and feet tapping, before evaporating from the mind. “Shadow of Doubt” featuring Hamburg’s Adana Twins has the kind of driving bass that anchored New Order hits but also, unfortunately, the unconvincing vocals only Bernard Sumner could get away with. More successful moments like the eerie piano riff and jazz inflections of “Dream Hoarding” with Frank Wiedemann, the arpeggiated house of “Der Abend birgt keine Ruh” featuring Perel and miserablist Pet Shop Boys inflected closer “If You Leave” do stick. Synchronicity might work well on the dance floor, but it doesn’t quite sustain at home.
Andrew Forell
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William Gibson interviewed: Archangel, the Jackpot, and the instantly commodifiable dreamtime of industrial societies
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William Gibson's 2014 novel The Peripheral was the first futuristic book he published in the 21st century, and it showed us a distant future in which some event, "The Jackpot," had killed nearly everyone on Earth, leaving behind a class of ruthless oligarchs and their bootlickers; in the 2018 sequel, Agency, we're promised a closer look at the events of The Jackpot. Between then and now is Archangel, a time-traveling, alt-history, dieselpunk story of power-mad leaders and nuclear armageddon that will be in stores on October 3.
It's been nearly 20 years since I first interviewed Gibson and in the intervening decades we've become both friends and colleagues. He was kind enough to submit to an email interview again, in advance of Archangel's publication.
Cory Doctorow: This feels like an intermediate step between today and Agency, which is, in turn, an intermediate step on the way to The Peripheral. I know that when you first wrote The Peripheral, you didn't really know what The Jackpot was... Is this you taking successive runs at either side of The Jackpot, trying to get up to the edge of it so you can get a better look at it?
William Gibson: It feels like that to me now, but the whole thing’s been completely unintentional.
Mike and I (Michael St. John Smith, the actor, who’s also a screenwriter) started bouncing things around after I’d finished The Peripheral, which I assumed would be a one-off, but I found myself still in the grip of the “stub” alternative timeline thing, so Archangel wound up with a similar mechanism (rules of time travel invented, as far as I know, by Sterling and Shiner). Meanwhile, Agency was conceived as a book set in 2016 San Francisco/Silicon Valley, but treating contemporary reality there as if it were a near future (which of course it feels like to me, because I’m old). But I’m also slow, so Trump got elected before I’d finished, and suddenly I had about half of an ms that felt like it was set in a stub, a world that never happened. Extremely weird feeling! So I had this one extra thing to be pissed off with, about Trump! But then I wondered what would happen if I considered it as exactly that, a stub, but to do so I felt I needed to hook it up with the further future of The Peripheral, the London of the klept. Meanwhile, Archangel had been coming out from IDW, and when I went down to meet them at ComicCon, in 2016, the possibility of a Trump win naturally came up. So, through to November 8th, part me was looking at that, and the other part was No Fucking Way, and, well, you know.
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For the record, in the graphic novel's script, pre-election, the Pilot winds up where he winds up in the comic, but it’s a nice WTF moment.
CD: You've written screenplays and novels but not, AFAIK, comics. You're on record as thinking that the comics previously adapted from your work were visually disappointing. You are one of the most visual writers I know, a font of extremely specific and striking visual details -- tell me what it was like to be able to collaborate with drawing-type people who could make visual things happen? How did it compare to screenwriting, how close did it come to your mind's eye, did this scratch some long-felt itch to conjure those visuals up and make them tangible?
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WG: Well, previous attempts were well-intentioned, I don’t doubt, but comics have gotten a lot more sophisticated in the meantime.
Maybe because I'm a very visual writer, I don’t actually have any specific urge to see someone else render the things I’ve already seen, myself, in mind’s eye.
That said, the process with IDW was extremely gratifying. The talent and experience of a lot of professionals, all bent toward making this thing right. And budget not an issue, just a question of what could be drawn and fit in available space. You want an atomic explosion, you’ve got it!
CD: You once told me that Neuromancer was optimistic because it only featured a couple of limited nuclear exchanges instead of the holocaust we'd all be expecting. The futures you've written this decade all feature much more grave catastrophes, with much higher death-tolls. Is your optimism (such as it was) waning?
WG: I think I was relatively optimistic then, and remain so, but less so. I’ve never felt that my optimism, such as it was, was particularly logical. Often it felt deliberately quixotic to me.
But I’ve also observed a tendency, over my years as an sf reader, for sf writers of a certain age to give the After Us The Deluge speech, so I promised myself I’d try to be watchful of the onset of that, try to fend it off as best I could. I suspect that when people notice how much of the world they grew up has already ended, it’s quite natural to feel that the world is ending. Because the world one knew quite demonstrably is. But it always has been ending, that way. You can read the ancient Greeks, say, doing it at great length. When younger, though, this sounds like something one can simply choose to avoid, just as old people, to the young, appear to have made some sort of inexplicably terrible decision to become old.
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There aren’t many catastrophes in my work, in our traditional cultural sense. There’s the California quake that forms the backstory of the Bridge trilogy, and the somewhat deliberately goofy Singularity that closes it. Otherwise, the catastrophic landscapes are simply human civilization, ongoing. The Peripheral introduced something new, for me, with the idea that our cultural model of catastrophe is still largely one of a uni-causal event of relatively short duration. We are ourselves of relatively short duration as individuals, and thus do we look at the world. Is our widespread use of fossil fuels a single extended catastrophe? Did it become one at some relatively late point? Is our species itself catastrophic (see Sterling’s “Swarm”)? Would it seem so to tigers, could they consider such things, and know that we’re on the brink of bringing about their extinction? I don’t see why it wouldn’t.
It seems to me in retrospect that Ballard’s work had a certain arc, in its employment of catastrophe. Early on, he’d unleash catastrophes of the sort our culture recognizes as such, though with wonderfully poetic results. As he continued, however, the catastrophe became humanity. Not a world made desert, or drowned, but a world made Cannes writ large, and terrible through being the very opposite of deserted.
CD: One place where this catastrophic business wraps around to touch your visual sense is in the cyberpunk aesthetic: for decades, you've been frontrunning the mainstreaming of bohemian subcultures. Archangel features gorgeous, eyeball-kicky sequences in an illegal nightclub in war-torn Berlin, with lots of well-dressed weirdos (there's also a Bowie-esque protagonist in the cast of characters). Today, it's hard to imagine a genuinely underground culture that isn't also something you can buy at the mall, with a few exceptions (e.g. extreme racist alt-right Pepe trolls who have to order their t-shirts off the internet or get them in a flea market). Can you imagine an uncommodifiable futuristic bohemian subculture that today's post-cyberpunks could deploy to make really edgy teens and young people? (Scott Westerfeld suggested that tomorrow's punks might opt for acne in a post-zit world)
WG: I accepted Sterling’s description of bohemias as “the Dreamtime of industrial societies” immediately, but I also took it (and still do) to imply that that might not be true for post-industrial societies. Bohemias were the product, if Sterling was right, of societies in which information was relatively unevenly distributed, specific information being what you needed in order to auto-other yourself into subculture. Roots of “hip”: to know, to be "with it”. A more universal, post-geographical availability of information seriously messes with that, because you don’t need to physically go to Montmartre or the Haight to get with it.
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Mr. Baby’s club in Archangel is envisioned as a scaled-up version of what you get when Berlin’s Weimar bohemia becomes a platform for the postwar black market, so imagine it as primarily extra-legal, but staffed in part by pre-war counterculturists.
It’s interesting to consider the Pepe trolls as a subculture, because if they aren’t, why aren’t they? Yesterday a friend showed me a passage from Joshua Green’s book about Steve Bannon, Devil’s Bargain, describing René Guénon as an influence. So I checked out Guénon’s Wiki for the first time. Highly recommend it. Trippy, as we used to say! Guénon was, among other things, a convert to Islam (albeit a raging esotericist along with it, so not just any Islam) and otherwise deep into Egypt. So in the way of things internet I wound up diving his correspondence with Julius Evola, who kept him up to date on what Aleister Crowley was up to, and explained why this Jung character was even more dangerous than Freud. Both these guys, Guénon and Evola, were obviously total hipsters (in the original sense of the term). Subculturalists, unmistakably. With-it dudes. Whatever “it" was.
But then I never felt I truly understood many aspects of what I’d experienced in the countercultural ‘60s until I got a prof at UBC whose central interest was the mass psychology of fascism. Guénon and Evola and, hell, Bannon, come with big deja-vu, that way. Guénon also influenced Andre Breton (doesn’t surprise me). So the Pepe trolls, however distantly, have this weird lineage, which feels countercultural to me. (Is Bannon hip to the Dark Enlightenment?)
Subcultural “cool”, it seems to me, is inherently commodifiable. Subcultures may have pre-dated cool, but I wouldn’t bet on it. There was a countercultural boutique in Greenwich Village in the 1890s, called The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the first I know of. Sold the outfit a girl needed to self-other into Village-ness (but she still needed cigarettes, too).
CD: Last question: When I first interviewed you, 20 years ago (!!), we talked about why Japan was a wellspring of cool futurity and China was (in the cyberpunk pantheon, at least), an also-ran. Now, Chinese authors are winning Hugo awards and China is projecting more heavy zaibatsu-style force into more territories (including orbit) than Japan ever dreamed of. In The Peripheral, China is a mysterious, closed technocracy that may or may not be the source of interdimensional semi-time-semi-travel. Now that you've written two more books that circle The Peripheral's future, are you homing in any more on what role China plays in this future you're playing in?
WG: In The Peripheral, I thought of China as a much more sophisticated and advanced species of klept. So that “the” klept, as Netherton thinks of it, comes out of the jackpot controlling everything still habitable that isn’t China. Which has become some sort of super-advanced sphere of its own, with little need of dealing with outsiders. Which gave me this other, unknowable realm, a sci-fi Faerie, where impossible magic can conveniently happen without my having to invent an explanation for it. But that’s not any literal prediction for China. That’s me using China as a plot device.
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What I wanted from Japan, when I started writing sf, was that it was Japan. It was wonderful for me that it was Japan during the Bubble, because that slotted perfectly into my being sick of sf futures basically being America. But that was really just another excuse for me to write about Japan. The thing that makes me nuts about Japan, as near as I’ve ever been able to express it, is the way in which all of all their culture, their stuff, seems to be fractal. You can break it down into smaller and smaller bits, and each one is still Japanese. For whatever reason, I’ve never gotten that from China. For me, Japan’s gotten steadily more interesting as that Next Big World Player thing has receded. I don’t want to hang with whoever has the most money and spaceships. I want to hang with whoever has the best shadows, the most exquisitely weird and poetic history of being whacked with alien technology, becoming the first industrialized Asian nation, trying to take over their side of the world, getting nuked for their trouble, and inventing the Walkman. I think it’s probably something like you and Disneyland: I’m just so there.
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A celebration of TOYCON's 18th year in the Asian Pop Culture Scene
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The Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention, better known as TOYCON PH, is celebrating 18 years of serving pop culture enjoyment to its fans both local and international. It is, simply put, the longest-running and premiere pop culture event in Asia.  
Early this year, TOYCON PH presented a fresh visual identity, through a new logo, to cater to the growing millennial crowd, and also attract visitors from all over the world with a global perspective to promote the Philippines as the leading pop culture playground in Asia, that showcases Filipino creativity, innovativeness and talent through toys, games, entertainment and digital content.
TOYCON PH – Where Asia Comes to Play!
TOYCON’s new tagline indicates the direction of where it is going.
It is now an International event that will flex its muscle to further increase the international visitors that are coming.
This all means that a better and grander line-up of activities is expected for this year. These activities are guaranteed to give its enthusiastic followers and the casual fans more to enjoy in TOYCON.
TOYCON has had 17 years of excellent experience in making the Philippine pop culture scene the most dynamic and the most fan-centric experience in the region!  It started the pop culture revolution in the country. And now it is capturing the heart of pop culture enthusiasts in the whole Asia Pacific region.
This year is the 18th year of the event, and through the years it has been adding value and uniting the different toy and pop culture communities in the Philippines.
TOYCON’s Exclusive Toys and merchandise
One of the things to anticipate this year are the exclusive toys, collectibles and merchandise that will come out of the event.
This year, there will be more exclusive toys that will come out in TOYCON. And if you are a toy collector, it will be one of those events that you can call heaven sent.
Headlining as the marquee TOYCON exclusive is the Zeta Manila Killa PH Colorway designed and created by Quiccs Maiquez, who was awarded Toy Designer of the Year and Toy of the Year in the recently held Designer Toy Awards in New York City.
In addition, the much-anticipated Jollibee Flocked variant Funko Pop will also exclusively be distributed by the Funko Funatics Philippines during the event this year.  We also have Filipino-inspired toy exclusives of Tiny Ghost by Bim Toy, Dino by Ziqi Toys and the first release of the Batman Imperial Palace warrior vinyl toy by Mindstyle.
TOYCON’s Toy Designer Line-up Gets Bigger
When there are exclusive toys, not far behind are the big toy brands and toy designers. There will be more local and international brands and toy designers that will grace this year’s event.
Brands like Lego, Funko, Bandai, Good Smile, Hot Toys and XM Studios, along with internationally renowned toy designers: Ron English (the legendary godfather of street art), Quiccs, Wetworks, Anatoy, Yoii, Hariken, Creon Chkn Head, Happy Garaje, Jessica Emmett, Daniel Yu, Fanny Kao, Mumbot, Rusho Toys, Jwon, Kaze Studio, Messymaru, Mupa, Non World, Siam Ruf, Tangent and Too Natthapong will line up the event with their distinct brand of collectibles. These designers from all over the globe certainly get the art toy enthusiasts excited in all the international toy shows and certainly, art toy aficionados will get spoiled in this year’s event!
 TOYCON’s International Influencers and Celebrity Guests
The era of the digital influencers is here. TOYCON, with our partner Pop Life Global, is giving the community a taste of the future and beyond.  First up are influencers from the Pop Life’s Pro-Am Studios, which is in the business of making movies out of their studio and post-production facilities in China. They are slated to release five movies this year and next.    
One highlight of this year’s FanXperience event will be the Battle Dance Champions featured in the Pop Life produced movie, No Dance, No Life.  World-class dance will take over the FanXperience stage featuring talents such as Former Bboy of the Year: Bboy Morris, World of Dance 2019 Champions: The Kings, World of Dance Team of the Year: Academy of Villains, and The Creator of the dance style, Krumping, Tight Eyez.
The international artists are a staple of TOYCON. Through our partner, Pop Life Global, we have had guests from Game of Thrones, Pirates of the Caribbean, Power Rangers, Superman and X-Men, and other great franchises.
This year two guests confirmed to arrive are from the hit AMC series The Walking Dead. These are actors Michael Cudlitz, who played Sergeant Abraham Ford, and Steven Ogg, who played Simon and also plays Trevor in the hit video game Grand Theft Auto V.
TOYCON’s Sound Arena
We love music, who doesn’t? This year, fresh new talent will hit the stage of TOYCON with band performances and idol groups joining the fray. This TOYCON, you will cheer your heart out, guaranteed!
Up and coming bands Souldrift, Lila, The Lock Pickers, The Glass O, Project:Materia, Kanjiru, Asterysk, Lunar Rhythm, as well as fan favorites Aidoru Sozai, CH4U, and Pastel∞Mix will be performing at the TOYCON stage for its Music Festival.
TOYCON’s Comics and Gaming Exhibition!
TOYCON is also our country’s undisputed Comic Con with top-caliber comic book artists gracing the event.
The line-up this year includes:
Berlin Manalaysay: Creator of the well-loved cyborg, ‘Combatron’, one of the most well received characters in Funny Komics in 1992.
Ed Tadeo: A prolific Filipino comic book artist, colorist and inker for Marvel, DC, and Image Comics. Titles of his works in coloring and inking include: Wolverine, Silver Surfer, High Roads and District X.
Heubert Khan Michael: Former guidance councilor turned legendary comic book artist. Judged by Neil Gaiman himself, Hubert won 3rd place in the Philippine Graphic Fiction Awards back in 2010 and has been inking since then! Some of his awesome works include: Vampirella, Unstoppable, and The Owl.
Miguel Mercado: Miguel is a Cosplayer and Illustrator. Miguel has is known within the Comic Book community for his epic cover art for Back to the Future (2015), Buffy The Vampire Slayer (2019) and Over The Garden Wall (2017).
Harvey Tolibao: Harvey first got involved in the comics industry in late 2006 when he penciled and inked the twelfth issue of Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. He also did the art for Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Psylocke, the Avengers and has also done some work for Top Cow and for DC.  
Pol Medina Jr: Pol is a Filipino cartoonist best known for creating Pugad Baboy, a comic strip about a community of fatsos and a dog named Polgas, highlighting domestic life and the characters’ commentary on relevant societal issues and pop culture. Pol is the 2018 recipient of the TOYCON Pinoy Pop Culture Icon Award.
Raymund Bermudez: Filipino Comic Book Artist, Penciler and Cover Artist for DC Comics. Some of his notable works include: Justice League, Pathfinders and Lex Luthor.
Raymund Lee: Professional Digital Comic Book Colorist who is known for his painterly style and classic renditions of superheroes.
And finally, Steve Gan: One of the most accomplished Chinese-Filipino Comic Book Artists to date. Best known for co-creating the legendary comic book “Ang Panday” as well as Marvel’s “Star-Lord” and “Skull the Slayer”.
Another exciting comics-related news is that ABS-CBN will launch the Ravelo Komiks Universe in TOYCON 2019, the first ever unified comics universe in the Philippines,
with a legacy display of new merchandise for its prominent stable of heroes, Darna, Captain Barbell and Lastikman.  Watch out for life-size statues of these character on display!
Other TOYCON 2019 Highlights
Exhibits from epic movies coming soon will make the TOYCON scene more engaging. Headlined by movies from Sony Pictures, Spider-Man: Far from Home, and Warner Brothers’ line-up of movie icons from the horror genre, the Annabelle doll from Warner Brothers upcoming Anabelle Comes Home, Pennywise the Clown from IT: Chapter 2 and Chucky from Reality Pictures’ 2019 adaptation of Child’s Play. Meet them up close, but don’t blink!
This year’s TOYCON will also feature a new fun zone, the Play Hub!
This is where fans of comics and gaming will find the young and upstart artists in the design, graphic and digital spheres come together to exhibit their craft and talents! The Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) will host TOYCON’s Gaming Conference, while the Animation Council of the Philippines will showcase more than 50 short films in the Theater Room.
TOYCON POPLIFE FANXPERIENCE will also be the stage for the unveiling of the biggest Batman statue in Asia, the 22-foot tall Imperial Palace Batman which is a likeness of the Dark Knight never seen before until now. Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Batman, DC Collectibles has announced a collaboration with Pop Life Global and China’s Imperial Palace for a special series of figures featuring DC Comics characters in costumes themed after ancient Chinese warriors and soldier armors. This Batman statue is going to be one for the history books!
This year’s World Cosplay Summit Philippines (WCSPH) National Finals will also be held at TOYCON 2019, with Japanese Cosplayer Reika and WCSPH Alumni Ming Miho and 2018 Philippine Representative Team Sekai (Sergio Sta. Ana and Kai Raito) headlining this activity. Five  cosplay pairs selected from parts of the country will compete for the right  to represent the Philippines at the 2019 World Cosplay Summit in Japan.
Aside from these, TOYCON 2019 will host a number of activities such as a Mobile Legends gaming Tournament in partnership with InFlux TV, The TOYCON Cosplay KO Competition and bestow the Pinoy Pop Culture Icon Award, which honors the icons that made our Filipino pop culture heritage truly distinct and long-lasting.
TOYCON’s line-up of vendors and exhibitors also gets bigger and better every year with more than 300 merchandise booths of toys, pop culture memorabilia, apparel, collectibles and more, with more international brands coming to town.
TOYCON Pop Life FanXperience 2019 – It’s a Whole New Playground!
TOYCON PH and Pop Life FanXperience is proving indeed that it is the leading pop culture playground in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia. There will be more sights to share for your various channels and social media, engaging activities, shows and panel discussions, interactive brand activations, collectibles and merchandise, and YOU are definitely going to be a part of what will make TOYCON great this year!
TOYCON POPLIFE FANXPERIENCE happens on June 28-30, 2019 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City.
[The event is made possible by PLDT Home Fibr, MaxiCollector, Big Boys Toy Store, Filbars, Great Toys Online, Ano Toys, Arigatoys, Hobbiestock Collectibles, De La Salle College of St. Benilde, Kramer Toy Warden and main media partner, ABS-CBN. With thanks to our official residence partner, Tryp by Wyndham Mall of Asia Manila.]  
So cheers for TOYCON’s 18th year and we hope you join us in this ground-breaking international event. Always check out the TOYCON website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts for more updates:
www.toyconph.com www.Facebook.com/ToyconPH www.twitter.com/PHToycon www.instagram.com/PHToycon
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Stolzenfels Castle is one of the hidden gems castles in the Rhine, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is one of the castles that Game of Thrones used (just kidding!) Looking at the interior and exterior qualities of this castle you would nearly say it has the characteristics of Game of Thrones castle.
Let’s go back to the facts. Stolzenfels Castle or Schloss Stolzenfels is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley. A former medieval fortress castle turned into a palace. 
In 13th-century, it was a ruined castle gifted to the Prussian Crown prince, Frederick William, in 1823. He had it rebuilt as a 19th-century palace in the Gothic Revival style. 
Check out Top 22 Best Places in Europe – Travel Summary 2019. Stolzenfels Castle on the Top 16 spot.
Castle’s History
The Stolzenfels fort, built by Trier Archbishop Arnold von Isenburg. It was used for levying the Rhine toll until 1412. In 1689, during the Palatinate War of Succession, the French destroyed the fort. And the site became the possession of the city of Koblenz, after Napoleon’s defeat. 
Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm received this castle ruins from the city in 1823. He then commissioned a well-known Berlin architect, Karl Friedrich Schinkel. With the reconstruction which began in 1836.
According to Schinkel’s plan, the old walls were integrated into the new building. With its gardens, chapel, and large landscape park.
The official opening of the castle was celebrated in 1842. With a grand costume ball and after that, the Stolzenfels Castle was open to the public and has always been regarded as the epitome of Rhine Romanticism. 
Friedrich Wilhelm IV and his wife Elisabeth stayed a few times in Stolzenfels Castle Until his death in 1861. The castle has remained almost unchanged to this day.
Getting There!
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On the road
View of the Castle from the road
It was our second first day in Hillscheid, Germany, after checking in our hotel we went to visit one of the castles in the Rhine area. The one we spotted on was the Stolzenfels Castle, which was actually part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. 
Driving to the castle’s place took us around 20 minutes. It could’ve been better if we start to visit the Koblenz city center first, but we’ve decided to go this one first.  
Searching for a place to park the car, finally, after 2 minutes we found the perfect place. We walk and climb the staircase to reach the Stolzenfels Castle. At first,
I thought it was just close to the road street, but I realized that it is farther than that. Luckily, we wore our suitable shoes with us, and here we go for the walkathon adventure.  
We stumbled into the first walkathon trail view, and it was this beautiful symmetrically aligned figure of the viaduct (bridge). I would say it was unique to see this kind of platform like this in this forestry area.
The Picturesque Rhine River
Traveling sometimes might be challenging when it comes to the weather issue. However, that day we had a blast! We felt like the Gods are on our sides and gave us the most fantastic weather that day.
Looking at this magnificent view of the Rhine river, it reminds me of one of the overlooking views from the Meuse in Dinant, Belgium. But standing at the bridge is super romantic and just by starring at the river would ease all your worries and pain.
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From here, we have our first selfie together. Although my hubby doesn’t want it, he didn’t have a choice anyway (haha) It was a perfect stopover before reaching the castle.
Second Stop
Walking for about 5-7 minutes now, we reached our second stop. I even thought it was the entrance of the castle already. But no, it was a castle-like building just before you arrive at the peak.
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View of the castle-like building
View of the castle-like building
Looking at it, I was totally convinced that this was part of the castle (haha). But anyway it looks really pretty, I didn’t even saw the description. There must be something out there. Perhaps it’s a building where the staff stays.
Finally, we’re at Stolzenfels Castle!
After a few steps from the last mini like-castle, we finally arrived at our destination. The entrance of the Stolzenfels Castle really looks like an entrance gate from a medieval movie. It gives you that feeling of ancient life and as well as a princess’s life.
Glaring at the beautiful gate gives me a chill of stun. Just looking at its ride, having that view of the Rhine River is fabulous! I’m finally living the movie like features (lol don’t mind me, I’m dreaming!)
Entering the castle, we stopped at the entrance counter to ask for a pamphlet and inquire if we need to pay a fee. Apparently, there no entrance fee, except you avail the castle tour, which you can enter the private access areas.
At first, we did explore first the public area, where everyone can access it. We stayed for a while and took some wonderful photos, the interior part of the castle is a real gem, even without entering the main castle, this one is already enough to make your eyes happy.
Here are some of the best views!
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with the view of the Rhine River
Me, sitting in the bench
view of one of the tower
featuring the castle’s spires
view from the entrance hall
the 125 angle view of the interior
Do you find it beautiful? Well, this is only the beginning. There’s more to come! Just a little information, I’m using my 125° angle Lens from Bomgogo. These photos won’t be realized without it. Check out my review of this useful product.
The Stolzenfels Castle Guided Tour
After waiting quite some time, we’ve ended up queueing for the castle tour. It was 5 euros per person for the admission fee, and the tour would take for about half an hour.
The guide showed us the way to the interior (private residence place) part of the castle where Friedrich Wilhelm IV and his wife Elisabeth resided. There were a lot of interesting interior designs and as well as decorations.
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Every room and place was well presented. The guide explained everything as he could. But here’s the thing, the tour was actually in Dutch. So, we didn’t understand anything at all. Luckily, he gave us a small guide book which is in English (that was a game-changer).
Here’s another thing, filming and taking photos are strictly forbidden. This is all I can show for you now, the view of the castle in the inside.
The Game of Thrones Garden?
As a GOT fan, I have been to many places where some of the episodes of the GOT was filmed. I would definitely say that this garden has that special vibe of a Game of Thrones locations. The elegance and charm of this place are unreal.
This place is called the Pergola Garden. Filled with lush rose vegetation, a pergola surrounded by wine and flowers and a Byzantine-style tea hall. There’s also a fountain in the midst of a flower-bed in the form of a gothic rose window.
With this impeccable view, you would surely stay here for the rest of the day.
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posing at the back of the garden
from the front of the garden
We were very lucky to get the place solo. Though there was some tourist as well, we took our time to take some photos in the garden. Just a bit sad that I didn’t bring my camera with me.
I would’ve taken some beautiful shots here. Cause with this impeccable view, you would surely stay here for the rest of the day.
Other areas must visit in Stolzenfels Castle
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Author’s view
I would totally recommend you to visit Stolzenfels Castle. I would consider it as one of the finest castles that you can find in Germany. It offers a great experience of the 18th century renovated castle but originally built in the 12th century.
You’ll definitely learn a bunch of historical stuff. Especially those of the crowned prince of Prussia, and, of course, his life and family. It was an exciting experience and I would surely come back!
Useful information about the Stolzenfels Castle Opening hours: January – February Sat & Sun: 10am – 5pm March: 9am – 5pm April – September: 9am – 6pm October & November: 9am – 5pm December: Closed Admission price for the castle tour: Adult €5,00 and Child €3,00 
For more information visit: Schloss Stolzenfels official website
Guide to Stolzenfels Castle
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Guide to Stolzenfels Castle – One The Game of Thrones Castles? Stolzenfels Castle is one of the hidden gems castles in the Rhine, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is one of the castles that Game of Thrones used (just kidding!) Looking at the interior and exterior qualities of this castle you would nearly say it has the characteristics of Game of Thrones castle.
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TRT’nin yeniden yayın hayatına başlayan kültür ve sanat kanalı “TRT2”nin 30 Aralık 2019 – 5 Ocak 2020 tarihleri arasındaki, haftalık yayın akışına bu başlıktan ulaşabilirsiniz. Farklı kültür sanat içeriklerini ekrana taşıyan TRT 2’de; sinemadan müziğe, resimden edebiyata, tarihten felsefeye kadar birçok alanı konu alan yapımlar izleyici ile buluşuyor.
Yayın akışında oluşacak değişiklikler ve akıştaki eksiklikler; öğrendiğimiz anda akışa eklenecektir.
TRT2  30 Aralık 2019 – 5 Ocak 2020 – Haftalık Yayın Akışı: [su_spacer] [su_tabs] [su_tab title=”Pazartesi”] 30 Aralık 2019 Pazartesi: 04:58 İstiklal Marşı 05:00 Eskici 05:30 Anadolu Arkeolojisi 06:00 Bir Resim Bir Hikaye 06:30 Koleksiyoner 07:00 Hülya Koçyiğit İle Film Gibi Hayatlar 08:00 Bir Oyundan Fazlası 08:30 Aykut Köksal İle Mimarlık Söyleşileri 09:30 Resim Sevinci: Bob Ross 10:00 Aramızda Müzik Var 11:00 Sarayın Lezzetleri 11:30 Sinema Dünyası 12:00 Karalama Defteri 12:30 Sinema + 13:20 Randevu 13:30 Anjelika Akbar İle Sesler 14:20 Fotoğraflar 14:30 Tarihin Ruhu 15:00 Bir Zamanlar 15:30 Opera Dünyası 16:00 Kelimeler Ve Şeyler 17:00 Eskici 17:30 Bizim Resmimiz 18:00 Hayat Sanat 18:30 Anadolu Arkeolojisi 19:00 Geleneğin Kalp Atışları 19:55 Berceste 20:00 Belgesel: Eski Mısır Hazineleri 2 (Treasures Of Ancient Egypt 2) 20:50 Destansı Kareler 21:00 Yabancı Sinema “Dönüş” (The Return / Vozvrashchenie) (2003) (Yönetmen: Andrey Zvyagintsev) 22:50 Kısa Bir Ara 23:00 Tarih Söyleşileri 00:00 Belgesel: Eski Mısır Hazineleri 2 (Treasures Of Ancient Egypt 2) 01:00 Yabancı Sinema “Dönüş” (The Return / Vozvrashchenie) (2003) (Yönetmen: Andrey Zvyagintsev) (Tekrar) 03:00 Hayat Sanat 03:30 Bizim Resmimiz 04:00 Sinema + 04:50 Randevu [/su_tab] [su_tab title=”Salı”] 31 Aralık 2019 Salı: 04:58 İstiklal Marşı 05:00 Muasır 05:30 Anjelika Akbar İle Sesler 06:30 Hayat Sanat 07:00 Günseli Kato İle Miyako’dan Payitahta 08:00 Bir Zamanlar 08:30 Sarayın Lezzetleri 09:00 Tiyatro Dünyası 09:30 Resim Sevinci: Bob Ross 10:00 Geleneğin Kalp Atışları 11:00 Belgesel: Eski Mısır Hazineleri 2 (Treasures Of Ancient Egypt 2) 12:00 Eskici 12:30 Hayat Sanat 13:00 Murat Boncuk’la Atölye 13:30 Nakkaşın Fırçası 14:00 Evliya Çelebi 14:30 Anadolu Arkeolojisi 15:00 Bir Resim Bir Hikaye 15:30 Koleksiyoner 16:00 Tarih Söyleşileri 17:00 Muasır 17:30 Sinema Dünyası 18:00 Hayat Sanat 18:25 Bir Resim Bir Hikaye 18:55 Tarihin Ruhu 19:25 Berlin Filarmoni Orkestrası “Yeni Yıl Konseri” (Canlı) 21:15 Yabancı Sinema “Suburbicon” (2017) (Yönetmen: George Clooney) (TV’de İlk) 23:00 İhmal Edilebilir Nasihatler 00:00 2019 Kültür- Sanat Yıllığı 01:00 Berlin Filarmoni Orkestrası “Yeni Yıl Konseri” (Tekrar) 02:45 Hülya Koçyiğit İle Film Gibi Hayatlar 03:45 Yabancı Sinema “Suburbicon” (2017) (Yönetmen: George Clooney) (Tekrar) [/su_tab] [su_tab title=”Çarşamba”] 1 Ocak 2020 Çarşamba: 05:28 İstiklal Marşı 05:30 Koleksiyoner 06:00 Bir Resim Bir Hikaye 06:30 Evliya Çelebi 07:00 2019 Kültür- Sanat Yıllığı 08:00 Opera Dünyası 08:30 Muasır 09:00 Murat Boncuk’la Atölye 09:30 Resim Sevinci: Bob Ross 10:00 Yabancı Sinema “Artist” (The Artist) (2011) (Yönetmen: Michel Hazanavicius) 11:30 Anjelika Akbar İle Sesler 12:30 Hayat Sanat 13:00 Viyana Filarmoni Orkestrası “Yeni Yıl Konseri” (Canlı) 15:00 Hülya Koçyiğit İle Film Gibi Hayatlar 16:00 Aramızda Müzik Var 17:00 Tarihin Ruhu 17:30 Tiyatro Dünyası 18:00 Hayat Sanat 19:00 Evliya Çelebi 19:30 Koleksiyoner 20:00 Günseli Kato İle Miyako’dan Payitahta 21:00 Yabancı Sinema “Dogman” (2018) (Yönetmen: Matteo Garrone) (TV’de İlk) 23:00 Edebiyat Söyleşileri 00:00 Viyana Filarmoni Orkestrası “Yeni Yıl Konseri” (Tekrar) 02:00 Yabancı Sinema “Dogman” (2018) (Yönetmen: Matteo Garrone) (Tekrar) 03:45 Sinema Dünyası 04:00 Resim Sevinci : Bob Ross 04:30 İhmal Edilebilir Nasihatler [/su_tab] [su_tab title=”Perşembe”] 2 Ocak 2020 Perşembe: 05:28 İstiklal Marşı 05:30 Bir Zamanlar 06:00 Hayat Sanat 07:00 Aramızda Müzik Var 08:00 Sinema Dünyası 08:30 Tarihin Ruhu 09:00 Karalama Defteri 09:30 Resim Sevinci: Bob Ross 10:00 Günseli Kato İle Miyako’dan Payitahta 11:00 Evliya Çelebi 11:30 Anadolu Arkeolojisi 12:00 Koleksiyoner 12:30 Hayat Sanat 13:30 Bizim Resmimiz 14:00 Geleneğin Kalp Atışları 15:00 Eskici 15:30 Bir Oyundan Fazlası 16:00 Edebiyat Söyleşileri 17:00 Bir Resim Bir Hikaye 17:30 Konsere Davet 18:00 Hayat Sanat 18:30 Fotoğraflar 18:40 Kısa Bir Ara 18:45 Sinema + 19:30 Bir Zamanlar 20:00 Belgesel: Antik Görünmez Kentler / Atina 21:00 Yerli Sinema “Güvercin Hırsızları” (2018) (Yönetmen: Osman Nail Doğan) (TV’de İlk) 22:30 Felsefe Söyleşileri 23:30 Anjelika Akbar İle Sesler 00:00 Belgesel: Antik Görünmez Kentler / Atina 01:00 Yerli Sinema “Güvercin Hırsızları” (2018) (Yönetmen: Osman Nail Doğan) 02:45 2019 Kültür- Sanat Yıllığı 03:35 Sinema + 04:15 Tarihin Ruhu 04:45 Bir Resim Bir Hikaye [/su_tab] [su_tab title=”Cuma”] 3 Ocak 2020 Cuma: 05:08 İstiklal Marşı 05:10 Geleneğin Kalp Atışları 06:00 Bir Oyundan Fazlası 06:30 Hayat Sanat 07:00 Tiyatro Dünyası 07:30 Bizim Resmimiz 08:00 Eskici 08:30 Sinema + 09:30 Resim Sevinci: Bob Ross 10:00 Anjelika Akbar İle Sesler 10:30 Opera Dünyası 11:00 Belgesel: Antik Görünmez Kentler / Atina 12:00 Bir Zamanlar 12:30 Hayat Sanat 13:00 Bir Resim Bir Hikaye 13:30 Hülya Koçyiğit İle Film Gibi Hayatlar 14:30 Murat Boncuk’la Atölye 15:00 Resim Sevinci: Bob Ross 15:30 Nakkaşın Fırçası 16:00 Felsefe Söyleşileri 17:00 Evliya Çelebi 17:30 Tiyatro Dünyası 18:00 Hayat Sanat 18:30 Sarayın Lezzetleri 19:00 Karalama Defteri 19:30 Muasır 20:00 Eskici 20:30 Konsere Davet 21:00 Yabancı Sinema “Kral Lear” (King Lear) (2018) (Yönetmen: Richard Eyre) (TV’de İlk) 23:00 Yabancı Dizi “Bron/Broen” (17.Bölüm) (2.Sezon 7.Bölüm) 00:00 Aramızda Müzik Var 01:00 Yabancı Sinema “Ayna” (Zerkalo / The Mirror) (1975) (Yönetmen: Andrei Tarkovsky) 03:00 Hayat Sanat 03:30 Karalama Defteri 04:00 Kelimeler Ve Şeyler [/su_tab] [su_tab title=”Cumartesi”] 4 Ocak 2020 Cumartesi: 04:58 İstiklal Marşı 05:00 Murat Boncuk’la Atölye 05:30 Opera Dünyası 06:00 Tarihin Ruhu 06:30 Hayat Sanat 07:00 Sinema Dünyası 07:30 Anadolu Arkeolojisi 08:00 Tiyatro Dünyası 08:30 Hülya Koçyiğit İle Film Gibi Hayatlar 09:30 Yabancı Sinema“Kral Lear” (King Lear) (2018) (Yönetmen: Richard Eyre) (Tekrar) 11:30 Aramızda Müzik Var 12:30 Resim Sevinci: Bob Ross 13:00 Evliya Çelebi 13:30 Nakkaşın Fırçası 14:00 Eskici 14:30 Sinema + 15:30 Koleksiyoner 16:00 Anjelika Akbar İle Sesler 16:30 Tarihin Ruhu 17:00 Konsere Davet 17:30 2019 Kültür – Sanat Yıllığı 18:30 Kelimeler Ve Şeyler 19:30 Tiyatro Dünyası 20:00 Yörünge: Dünyanın Olağanüstü Yolculuğu 21:00 Kısa Bir Ara 21:15 Film Önü 21:30 Yabancı Sinema “Aşk Mektubu” (Message in A Bottle) (1999) (Yönetmen: Luis Mandoki) 23:50 Film Arkası 00:20 Yörünge: Dünyanın Olağanüstü Yolculuğu 01:20 Tarihin Ruhu 01:45 Film Önü 02:10 Yabancı Sinema “Aşk Mektubu” (Message in A Bottle) (1999) (Yönetmen: Luis Mandoki) (Tekrar) 04:30 Film Arkası [/su_tab] [su_tab title=”Pazar”] 5 Ocak 2020 Pazar: 04:58 İstiklal Marşı 05:00 Günseli Kato İle Miyako’dan Payitahta 06:00 Muasır 06:30 Sinema + 07:30 Bir Zamanlar 08:00 Aramızda Müzik Var 08:45 Kelimeler Ve Şeyler 09:45 Western Kuşağı “Teksaslı Silahşör” (The Texican) (1966) (Yönetmen: Lesley Selander) 11:30 Tiyatro Dünyası 12:00 Hülya Koçyiğit İle Film Gibi Hayatlar 13:00 Konsere Davet 13:30 Pazar Konseri 15:00 Tarihin Ruhu 15:30 Yörünge: Dünyanın Olağanüstü Yolculuğu 16:30 Muasır 17:00 Resim Sevinci : Bob Ross 17:30 Anadolu Arkeolojisi 18:00 Koleksiyoner 18:30 Nakkaşın Fırçası 19:00 Evliya Çelebi 19:30 Karalama Defteri 20:00 Aramızda Müzik Var 21:15 Film Önü 21:30 Yabancı Sinema “Dağ Kadını” (Kona fer í stríð / Woman at War) (2018) (Yönetmen: Benedikt Erlingsson) (TV’de İlk) 23:10 Film Arkası 23:40 Hülya Koçyiğit İle Film Gibi Hayatlar 00:45 Western Kuşağı “Teksaslı Silahşör” (The Texican) (1966) (Yönetmen: Lesley Selander) (Tekrar) 02:20 Konsere Davet 02:50 Pazar Konseri 04:30 Koleksiyoner [/su_tab] [/su_tabs]
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2016 – The Year I Went Around The World Finding Beauty Within Darkness
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
I have returned to the UK with a sinking feeling in my heart, in January I gave up my flat and put my things into a storage container to travel around the world with just a suitcase and camera bag as my home I’ve not missed my things one little bit. I began the new year with a fresh passport and have already filled half with stamps from all around the globe, but not only have I collected stamps, I’ve gained hundreds of memories that I will take to my grave, this year has been the best in my life.
I’ve been to 22 countries, Netherlands, Ukraine, Japan, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Germany, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Greece, Austria, Slovakia, Hungry, Czech Republic, Greece, USA, Mexico, Cuba & Canada in 3 continents, Asia, Europe and USA. Kalinga, Chernobyl, Varanasi and Detroit will particularly always hold my heart.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain
I’ve had 45 flights.
London, UK – Netherlands, Eindhoven  – London, UK  – Kiev, Ukraine  – London, UK  – Seoul, Korea – Fukuoka, Japan * Hiroshima, Japan – Tokyo, Japan – Manila, Philippines – Siem Reap, Cambodia * Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Bangkok, Thailand – Chaing Rai, Thailand  – Bangkok Thailand * Ko Phangan, Thailand * Phuket, Thailand – Hanoi, Vietnam – Da Nang, Vietnam – Singapore – Manila, Philippines  – Singapore  – Bali, Indonesia  – Ngura, Indonesia  – Bali, Indonesia – Makassar, Indonesia – Singapore  – New Delhi  – Varanasi  – Mumbai, India  – Doha, Quatar – London, UK – Berlin, Germany – London, UK  – Kefalonia, Greece  – London, UK  – Cologne, Germany – London, UK  – NYC, USA * Detroit, USA – NYC, USA  – Mexico City, Mexico – Havana, Cuba – Mexico City, Mexico – Cancun, Mexico  – Detroit, USA – Boston, USA * Philadelphia, USA – Detroit, USA – NYC, USA – London, UK
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”
I’ve travelled for miles and miles and miles across every country by catamaran, bamboo train, bamboo raft, speed boat, tuk tuk, jeepney, train, motor bike, scooter, car, bus, truck, trike, auto rickshaw, boat, bullet train, cycle rickshaw, horse and walked 2000 km.
I Visited over 100 Dark Tourism sites, over 100 abandoned buildings and a load of tourist sites thrown in. I have two external hard drives with images to fill two books and two new decay photography series. I poured every inch of energy and passion into these photos and I’m exhausted but loved that every day was a different adventure. I can’t wait to start sharing them and the stories behind. Its been hard as I have had no time to edit and share them, I just can’t wait to show you all in my books which will come out in 2017 & 2018. I completely pushed myself out of my comfort zone and going the extra mile to capture them.
I just could never have imagined the things I’ve experienced, the beautiful people I’ve meet and the things I’ve seen. I’ve been travelling constantly since 2012 but never to this extent, I could never have dreamt I would have been able to do something like this and I feel very blessed.
I thank everyone who has followed my daily visual diary and been with me along the way. I started doing this just so my family knew I was still alive no matter where I may have been on the planet, but so many have you have watched this journey and worried when I didn’t update, I thank you for caring and your comments showing so much interest is what Ive been up to, I just didn’t expect that at all.
I’ve made every single day count, each hour has brought a new adventure. I’ve seen things I’d never thought I could imagine, experienced every sense, sight, sound, smell, touch in their extremities. I’ve meet so many wonderful humans along the way, making new friendships, some so strong they will remain in my heart until I die. Some just paths crossed but sharing happy moments together. I’ve had people show kindness all along the way and I feel truly blessed, thank you all for being part of this no matter how big or small.
At the start of the year in Ukraine I visited the abandoned town of Pripyat in Chernobyl for the third time whilst snow fell all around us, which was a completly new experience for me in this desolate place. It gained a sense of mystery and sadness, which will always remain with me. Seeing a place so full of desolation and despair, makes you realise how special life is and Im glad to have had this experience at the start of this year.
In Japan I explored the abandoned streets of nuclear Fukushima, walked for miles in the Japanese suicide forest and amongst the cherry blossoms and bamboo forests of Japan, eaten fresh sushi and seen beautiful castles. It was my first time experiencing a culture so different to in Europe and the USA and was a perfect start to my 4 month trip around Asia.
In the Philippines I rode on the top of a Jeepney, sun on my skin and wind in my hair and visited 1000 year old Kabayan mummies in a secret cave. I walked across rope bridges with breathtaking mountain views as far as the eye can see. Saw my first water buffalo, drank rice wine for the first time and got crazy drunk. I saw the incredible Banaue rice terraces and then travelled to Sagada to sleep in a wooden hut and see hanging coffins on a cliff with some Iranians.
I’ve discovered the ancient ruins of Ankor Wat in Cambodia and rode for hours through the dust in a tuk tuk, I rode on the back of my first motor bike and started an addiction for that. I watched the sunrise over a mystical temple and had my photo taken with a monk. I’ve cried tears at the killing fields in Cambodia and watched a lightning storm from high up overlooking dry land as far as I could see monkeys ran around my feet. I’ve got drunk with friends, danced and eaten insects.
In Thailand I meet an elephant, visited the black and white temples which took my breathe away, spent time on the beach with my good friends, relaxing and got taught to hula hoop under a full moon. I volunteered at an animal shelter in Ko Phangan by dressing up doggies and taking their photo.
Vietnam I spent hours walking around Hanoi getting lost in the bustle of the old town and then got stupidity drunk one night, it was so much fun but I missed my tour to Halong bay because of a mega hangover. I sat on the back of a motor bike on an unforgettable trip around Da Nang and visited  my cousin and her family in Ho Chi Min city.
Back in the Philippines I climbed my first mountain, lay on the top camping under the stars and felt my first earth quake under my body. I taught a little boy in a hut at the top of a mountain how to make selfies on my phone. I slept in a wooden hut and sat round a bonfire while everyone played guitar, drank and sang. Travelled to the far remote village of Kalinga a mystical land where I was tattooed by a 98 year old lady and her grand daughter with an orange tree needle and the ink with the ash of a fire, while native pigs ran all around me.
In Indonesia I got a poke tattoo meaning beauty, rode a horse up a volcano and stood on the top of the crater as it erupted and covered me from head to toe in black dust. I trekked up my second mountain in the darkness of morning and down into the crater to witness the blue flames of burning sulphur and then made a campfire at the summit to watch the sunrise. I witnessed my first dead body and felt true happiness of the power of life through seeing death. I attended a unique funeral in a place where death is celebrated more then life and watched the death of animals for the first time, buffalo and pigs died but it taught me a lesson on the importance of life and how fleeting it can be.
In India I spent three weeks in the holy lands of Varanasi, spending each day in a weird trance like state. The power of spirituality constantly around me, I felt at home here, surrounded by the beauty of decay and in this place where my senses in every way where heightened I felt at peace with the world. I watched the cremation of bodies by the side of the river Ganges and smiled at a culture where death could be beautiful. I bathed in the river Ganges with friends at 2am and danced in the rain in moments of pure joy. Every day I drank chai and eat an assortment of curries and bought an Indian wedding dress which my friend took photos of around the streets of Varanasi. I felt pure happiness as I explored the slums of Mumbai, had kids swarming around me with the biggest smiles on their faces, despite living in such bad conditions.
On return from Asia I went on a 20 day road trip with one of my new best friends and favourite clown Ben, who I had only known 5 hours before we embarked on a 20,000 km road trip around Europe, we got on like we had known each other for years. We meet up with amazing people along the way and visited hundreds of jewelled skeletons, mummies and crypts along with a tonne of abandoned buildings, drinking lots of wine and forging a strong friendship that means the world to me. (Miss you Ben)
I photographed my good friends Stephi and Sean’s wedding in Greece, such a beautiful magical day filled with laughter and some pushing in pools very early in the morning and waking up in the best mans bed (he wasn’t in it, he’d just been a gentleman to the drunk photographer who got pushed fully clothed into the pool)
I last minute booked a flight to Cologne for Photokina where I spent a week surrounded by incredibly talented photographers from all around the world, in an apartment sharing laughs, food, drink and inspiration. Got photographed by the mightly talented Renee Robyn in a giant ballgown in front of hundreds of people at Cologne Cathedral.
Taken by Renee Robyn
Returning to the UK for a couple of weeks I caught up with family and friends and made a couple of special new ones. Before flying to the USA where I spent two months road tripping around 8 states. We drove from NYC to Detroit capturing dark tourism sites and abandoned buildings.
For so long I’d wanted to explore Detroit and it was special for me to finally be there. I watched the sunset on a crumbling Detroit rooftop with a new special person in my life, drinking beer and then sat with him in his truck on the Detroit, Canada border dancing in the rain at midnight. With promise that hopefully I could return to actually cross the border.
I partied in NYC with inspiring USA photographers and meet some I have wanted to hook up with for ages, caught up with my NYC photography agent and did a shoot in Central Park with a bunch of incredibly talented photographers.
Taken by Vincent Minor
In Mexico, with my bro from another mother and awesome friends I experienced the Day of the Dead Festival, photographed the slums in Mexico City, went to the haunted island of dead dolls, Mexican Pyramids and  road tripped 9 hours on Halloween to see creepy Mexican mummies, which were totally the best dead things I’ve laid my eyes on.
We flew to Havana, Cuba where we walked for hours in the blasting sunshine capturing photos of the beautifully crumbling buildings. Rode in gorgeous vintage cars and got stupidity drunk at an arty party capturing the hearts of many Cuban guys.
Returning to the USA I spent my final weeks of this adventure first in Salem where I saw where the Salem witch trials happened, with my beloved kind friend Karen I got a pentagram and Ether symbol tattooed on my ankles.  I stayed with great friends Shannon and Dave for a week in their gorgeous home in Rhode Island exploring beautiful abandoned buildings in 4 states. I will never forget the ticks that attacked me and Shannon, multiple 5am wake up times, exploring in the snow and some tricky entries into some epic buildings.
I got a bus to NYC and spent my first thanks giving, watched the Macy thanks giving parade and eating turkey with wonderful new friends, remembering how thankful I am to be alive and living this life.
And slowly it began to dawn on me that it would all be over very soon, knowing I had just two weeks left, I made plans to spend time exploring decaying buildings in Philadelphia and then back to Detroit which held my heart. I spent 100 blissful hours in the arms of a special guy who took me raving in downtown Detroit, On my last day we ventured into Canada for burgers, more partying and an airbnb where we lay on the floor next to a glowing fire. a perfect end to the perfect year. I’m left heartbroken for so many reasons that all this is ending, it feels like I have been stabbed heard in the heart and even writing this blog I am choked by happy and sad tears, think of everything I have done.
People ask me along the way if I’m here for business or pleasure. Ultimately I am working on a photography book commission and also as an anthropological researcher so I can write a thesis in 2017. These have funded this travel and so it has been important for me to achieve what is necessary for these things. I’ve been so exhausted at some stages, but I always kept pushing not wanting to miss a second, always saying yes to every opportunity that throws itself at me. Sometimes after long days travelling for hours, shooting in hot or freezing temperatures and countless km’s walking I arrive back to where I’m sleeping in the early hours in the morning, running on empty I need to find the strength to charge batteries, back up photos, pack, arrange tours and hotels. But I wouldn’t change it, I love how the crazy pace of life.
This work has been ridden with a huge sense of pleasure, I’ve squeezed into my busy schedule time to see other things that wasn’t necessarily for my work and also found the time out to just enjoy a bit of social and relaxation time. I’m lucky in that I can say I feel so passionate about my work that I feel truly blessed and lucky that I can call this my job.
This year has been unforgettable for my life. I have learnt that I no longer need a house and possessions  to be truly happy. I’d sooner collect memories then digits in my bank account. I’ve witnessed true poverty with people living with so little but with the biggest smiles on their faces and this to me has been life changing. I know I’m destined to migrate in time, my only ties to the uk are my mum, dad, nan and my brothers family and where ever I end up they will always be in my heart like they have been on this trip and there will always be plenty of visits. The world is my playground and I lust over these moments. I cry as all this has all touched my soul in more ways then one, I am in love with these people and cultures  I’ve seen that even in poverty these people smile and are grateful with even the small things in life. I have been a free spirit for this a year, I’ve never been happier.
This is a new chapter for my life and I’m fully prepared to lead it now with no structure whatsoever. I just know I’m not one to settle down and I just want to feel free. I have no plans to take my possessions out of the storage container I placed them in January, I’m even toying with the idea of losing some ‘stuff’. I have no desire for things and I’m quite happy to just live with a back pack and camera, just continuing to explore this beautiful world for as long as I can and I already have new ideas for book projects to take me to new countries I wish to experience.
And to the people! I’ve meet up with so many incredible humans along the way, I’ve meet up with over 150 of you fantastic individuals this year and I thank you all for your friendships and time. And to my auntie Diana who I lost in September you will always be in my thoughts. And especially those that have spent time to help me create my book Fukushima and Dark Tourism. These are now 95% photographically complete and return to Fukushima comes out in just 3 months and Dark Tourism a year after that. I have come in contact with so many souls along the way this year, love to you all and I hope our paths will cross again in my life story.
I am a dark soul laced with the beauty I see in my surroundings. I choose to encompass myself with death and decay, but my existence is a banding of the beauty found in darkness. I have battled for so many years on why this sorrow consumes my existence, but now I have come to realise it is fine, I am fearless. I used to worry about my difference, my inability to fit in with the normal world, but I have come to realise that I can make a living from being an artistic soul. It makes me unique and therefore it is not something to try and hide.
My camera is how I view the world, it is my key to express the malevolence, beauty and melancholia that manifests inside my dark heart, it is my cathartic release to the visions of surreal darkness that lie inside my mind. I find that my antidote is to seek out in this unique world the beauty found in darkness, poetry and meaning in the forgotten, surreal, worlds amongst decay. My artworks breathe life into forgotten locations, they reawaken old narratives, find beauty and meaning in their shadowy ruin, revive the memories of lost moments in places tainted by the indigenous.
Unseen to the ordinary public who pass their boarded windows and fenced walls, I find entry to these mystical places hidden to the world, I sensitively capture them as beautiful piece of art as they deserve to be recorded for posterity too, before they are lost as time rolls inexorably on and they merely become ashes and dust. I capture the stories and characteristics through carefully composed images to include the romanticism and delicate memories of these ruins. In reality they will cease to exist very soon and as the memories fade, these places and the souls who once gave life to them will be forgotten, I find my inspiration in places lost in time.
I feel euphoria as I grow and never stop learning from this magical gift of capturing the emotion of these realms of the unconscious. I follow the ethereal light amongst the darkness, in finding emotion and serenity in these mystical locations. I will continue to push the boundaries of my work, never stop learning, make sacrifices and find courage to achieve the things I dream of. I have always believed to not put off until tomorrow what can be done today and that life is not about collecting possessions but experiences, when you are dead these will decay and be gone like so many of the haunting places I choose to take my camera
Living is about experiences, dreaming, challenging yourself, loving, travelling, collecting memories not things, as long as I can remember my life has been one big adventure. I dream big, photography is my passion, it consumes me, it makes this world real and the wonderment of creating art is more important to me then the air I inhale, it is my enchanted door away from the demons inside.
My soul is dark
But my existence full of light
I find beauty in darkness and this reflects in everything I create.
“Light Cannot Exist Without Darkness”
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Rebecca Bathory
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
I have returned to the UK with a sinking feeling in my heart, in January I gave up my flat and put my things into a storage container to travel around the world with just a suitcase and camera bag as my home I’ve not missed my things one little bit. I began the new year with a fresh passport and have already filled half with stamps from all around the globe, but not only have I collected stamps, I’ve gained hundreds of memories that I will take to my grave, this year has been the best in my life.
I’ve been to 22 countries, Netherlands, Ukraine, Japan, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Germany, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Greece, Austria, Slovakia, Hungry, Czech Republic, Greece, USA, Mexico, Cuba & Canada in 3 continents, Asia, Europe and USA. Kalinga, Chernobyl, Varanasi and Detroit will particularly always hold my heart.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain
I’ve had 45 flights.
London, UK – Netherlands, Eindhoven  – London, UK  – Kiev, Ukraine  – London, UK  – Seoul, Korea – Fukuoka, Japan * Hiroshima, Japan – Tokyo, Japan – Manila, Philippines – Siem Reap, Cambodia * Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Bangkok, Thailand – Chaing Rai, Thailand  – Bangkok Thailand * Ko Phangan, Thailand * Phuket, Thailand – Hanoi, Vietnam – Da Nang, Vietnam – Singapore – Manila, Philippines  – Singapore  – Bali, Indonesia  – Ngura, Indonesia  – Bali, Indonesia – Makassar, Indonesia – Singapore  – New Delhi  – Varanasi  – Mumbai, India  – Doha, Quatar – London, UK – Berlin, Germany – London, UK  – Kefalonia, Greece  – London, UK  – Cologne, Germany – London, UK  – NYC, USA * Detroit, USA – NYC, USA  – Mexico City, Mexico – Havana, Cuba – Mexico City, Mexico – Cancun, Mexico  – Detroit, USA – Boston, USA * Philadelphia, USA – Detroit, USA – NYC, USA – London, UK
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”
I’ve travelled for miles and miles and miles across every country by catamaran, bamboo train, bamboo raft, speed boat, tuk tuk, jeepney, train, motor bike, scooter, car, bus, truck, trike, auto rickshaw, boat, bullet train, cycle rickshaw, horse and walked 2000 km.
I Visited over 100 Dark Tourism sites, over 100 abandoned buildings and a load of tourist sites thrown in. I have two external hard drives with images to fill two books and two new decay photography series. I poured every inch of energy and passion into these photos and I’m exhausted but loved that every day was a different adventure. I can’t wait to start sharing them and the stories behind. Its been hard as I have had no time to edit and share them, I just can’t wait to show you all in my books which will come out in 2017 & 2018. I completely pushed myself out of my comfort zone and going the extra mile to capture them.
I just could never have imagined the things I’ve experienced, the beautiful people I’ve meet and the things I’ve seen. I’ve been travelling constantly since 2012 but never to this extent, I could never have dreamt I would have been able to do something like this and I feel very blessed.
I thank everyone who has followed my daily visual diary and been with me along the way. I started doing this just so my family knew I was still alive no matter where I may have been on the planet, but so many have you have watched this journey and worried when I didn’t update, I thank you for caring and your comments showing so much interest is what Ive been up to, I just didn’t expect that at all.
I’ve made every single day count, each hour has brought a new adventure. I’ve seen things I’d never thought I could imagine, experienced every sense, sight, sound, smell, touch in their extremities. I’ve meet so many wonderful humans along the way, making new friendships, some so strong they will remain in my heart until I die. Some just paths crossed but sharing happy moments together. I’ve had people show kindness all along the way and I feel truly blessed, thank you all for being part of this no matter how big or small.
At the start of the year in Ukraine I visited the abandoned town of Pripyat in Chernobyl for the third time whilst snow fell all around us, which was a completly new experience for me in this desolate place. It gained a sense of mystery and sadness, which will always remain with me. Seeing a place so full of desolation and despair, makes you realise how special life is and Im glad to have had this experience at the start of this year.
In Japan I explored the abandoned streets of nuclear Fukushima, walked for miles in the Japanese suicide forest and amongst the cherry blossoms and bamboo forests of Japan, eaten fresh sushi and seen beautiful castles. It was my first time experiencing a culture so different to in Europe and the USA and was a perfect start to my 4 month trip around Asia.
In the Philippines I rode on the top of a Jeepney, sun on my skin and wind in my hair and visited 1000 year old Kabayan mummies in a secret cave. I walked across rope bridges with breathtaking mountain views as far as the eye can see. Saw my first water buffalo, drank rice wine for the first time and got crazy drunk. I saw the incredible Banaue rice terraces and then travelled to Sagada to sleep in a wooden hut and see hanging coffins on a cliff with some Iranians.
I’ve discovered the ancient ruins of Ankor Wat in Cambodia and rode for hours through the dust in a tuk tuk, I rode on the back of my first motor bike and started an addiction for that. I watched the sunrise over a mystical temple and had my photo taken with a monk. I’ve cried tears at the killing fields in Cambodia and watched a lightning storm from high up overlooking dry land as far as I could see monkeys ran around my feet. I’ve got drunk with friends, danced and eaten insects.
In Thailand I meet an elephant, visited the black and white temples which took my breathe away, spent time on the beach with my good friends, relaxing and got taught to hula hoop under a full moon. I volunteered at an animal shelter in Ko Phangan by dressing up doggies and taking their photo.
Vietnam I spent hours walking around Hanoi getting lost in the bustle of the old town and then got stupidity drunk one night, it was so much fun but I missed my tour to Halong bay because of a mega hangover. I sat on the back of a motor bike on an unforgettable trip around Da Nang and visited  my cousin and her family in Ho Chi Min city.
Back in the Philippines I climbed my first mountain, lay on the top camping under the stars and felt my first earth quake under my body. I taught a little boy in a hut at the top of a mountain how to make selfies on my phone. I slept in a wooden hut and sat round a bonfire while everyone played guitar, drank and sang. Travelled to the far remote village of Kalinga a mystical land where I was tattooed by a 98 year old lady and her grand daughter with an orange tree needle and the ink with the ash of a fire, while native pigs ran all around me.
In Indonesia I got a poke tattoo meaning beauty, rode a horse up a volcano and stood on the top of the crater as it erupted and covered me from head to toe in black dust. I trekked up my second mountain in the darkness of morning and down into the crater to witness the blue flames of burning sulphur and then made a campfire at the summit to watch the sunrise. I witnessed my first dead body and felt true happiness of the power of life through seeing death. I attended a unique funeral in a place where death is celebrated more then life and watched the death of animals for the first time, buffalo and pigs died but it taught me a lesson on the importance of life and how fleeting it can be.
In India I spent three weeks in the holy lands of Varanasi, spending each day in a weird trance like state. The power of spirituality constantly around me, I felt at home here, surrounded by the beauty of decay and in this place where my senses in every way where heightened I felt at peace with the world. I watched the cremation of bodies by the side of the river Ganges and smiled at a culture where death could be beautiful. I bathed in the river Ganges with friends at 2am and danced in the rain in moments of pure joy. Every day I drank chai and eat an assortment of curries and bought an Indian wedding dress which my friend took photos of around the streets of Varanasi. I felt pure happiness as I explored the slums of Mumbai, had kids swarming around me with the biggest smiles on their faces, despite living in such bad conditions.
On return from Asia I went on a 20 day road trip with one of my new best friends and favourite clown Ben, who I had only known 5 hours before we embarked on a 20,000 km road trip around Europe, we got on like we had known each other for years. We meet up with amazing people along the way and visited hundreds of jewelled skeletons, mummies and crypts along with a tonne of abandoned buildings, drinking lots of wine and forging a strong friendship that means the world to me. (Miss you Ben)
I photographed my good friends Stephi and Sean’s wedding in Greece, such a beautiful magical day filled with laughter and some pushing in pools very early in the morning and waking up in the best mans bed (he wasn’t in it, he’d just been a gentleman to the drunk photographer who got pushed fully clothed into the pool)
I last minute booked a flight to Cologne for Photokina where I spent a week surrounded by incredibly talented photographers from all around the world, in an apartment sharing laughs, food, drink and inspiration. Got photographed by the mightly talented Renee Robyn in a giant ballgown in front of hundreds of people at Cologne Cathedral.
Taken by Renee Robyn
Returning to the UK for a couple of weeks I caught up with family and friends and made a couple of special new ones. Before flying to the USA where I spent two months road tripping around 8 states. We drove from NYC to Detroit capturing dark tourism sites and abandoned buildings.
For so long I’d wanted to explore Detroit and it was special for me to finally be there. I watched the sunset on a crumbling Detroit rooftop with a new special person in my life, drinking beer and then sat with him in his truck on the Detroit, Canada border dancing in the rain at midnight. With promise that hopefully I could return to actually cross the border.
I partied in NYC with inspiring USA photographers and meet some I have wanted to hook up with for ages, caught up with my NYC photography agent and did a shoot in Central Park with a bunch of incredibly talented photographers.
Taken by Vincent Minor
In Mexico, with my bro from another mother and awesome friends I experienced the Day of the Dead Festival, photographed the slums in Mexico City, went to the haunted island of dead dolls, Mexican Pyramids and  road tripped 9 hours on Halloween to see creepy Mexican mummies, which were totally the best dead things I’ve laid my eyes on.
We flew to Havana, Cuba where we walked for hours in the blasting sunshine capturing photos of the beautifully crumbling buildings. Rode in gorgeous vintage cars and got stupidity drunk at an arty party capturing the hearts of many Cuban guys.
Returning to the USA I spent my final weeks of this adventure first in Salem where I saw where the Salem witch trials happened, with my beloved kind friend Karen I got a pentagram and Ether symbol tattooed on my ankles.  I stayed with great friends Shannon and Dave for a week in their gorgeous home in Rhode Island exploring beautiful abandoned buildings in 4 states. I will never forget the ticks that attacked me and Shannon, multiple 5am wake up times, exploring in the snow and some tricky entries into some epic buildings.
I got a bus to NYC and spent my first thanks giving, watched the Macy thanks giving parade and eating turkey with wonderful new friends, remembering how thankful I am to be alive and living this life.
And slowly it began to dawn on me that it would all be over very soon, knowing I had just two weeks left, I made plans to spend time exploring decaying buildings in Philadelphia and then back to Detroit which held my heart. I spent 100 blissful hours in the arms of a special guy who took me raving in downtown Detroit, On my last day we ventured into Canada for burgers, more partying and an airbnb where we lay on the floor next to a glowing fire. a perfect end to the perfect year. I’m left heartbroken for so many reasons that all this is ending, it feels like I have been stabbed heard in the heart and even writing this blog I am choked by happy and sad tears, think of everything I have done.
People ask me along the way if I’m here for business or pleasure. Ultimately I am working on a photography book commission and also as an anthropological researcher so I can write a thesis in 2017. These have funded this travel and so it has been important for me to achieve what is necessary for these things. I’ve been so exhausted at some stages, but I always kept pushing not wanting to miss a second, always saying yes to every opportunity that throws itself at me. Sometimes after long days travelling for hours, shooting in hot or freezing temperatures and countless km’s walking I arrive back to where I’m sleeping in the early hours in the morning, running on empty I need to find the strength to charge batteries, back up photos, pack, arrange tours and hotels. But I wouldn’t change it, I love how the crazy pace of life.
This work has been ridden with a huge sense of pleasure, I’ve squeezed into my busy schedule time to see other things that wasn’t necessarily for my work and also found the time out to just enjoy a bit of social and relaxation time. I’m lucky in that I can say I feel so passionate about my work that I feel truly blessed and lucky that I can call this my job.
This year has been unforgettable for my life. I have learnt that I no longer need a house and possessions  to be truly happy. I’d sooner collect memories then digits in my bank account. I’ve witnessed true poverty with people living with so little but with the biggest smiles on their faces and this to me has been life changing. I know I’m destined to migrate in time, my only ties to the uk are my mum, dad, nan and my brothers family and where ever I end up they will always be in my heart like they have been on this trip and there will always be plenty of visits. The world is my playground and I lust over these moments. I cry as all this has all touched my soul in more ways then one, I am in love with these people and cultures  I’ve seen that even in poverty these people smile and are grateful with even the small things in life. I have been a free spirit for this a year, I’ve never been happier.
This is a new chapter for my life and I’m fully prepared to lead it now with no structure whatsoever. I just know I’m not one to settle down and I just want to feel free. I have no plans to take my possessions out of the storage container I placed them in January, I’m even toying with the idea of losing some ‘stuff’. I have no desire for things and I’m quite happy to just live with a back pack and camera, just continuing to explore this beautiful world for as long as I can and I already have new ideas for book projects to take me to new countries I wish to experience.
And to the people! I’ve meet up with so many incredible humans along the way, I’ve meet up with over 150 of you fantastic individuals this year and I thank you all for your friendships and time. And to my auntie Diana who I lost in September you will always be in my thoughts. And especially those that have spent time to help me create my book Fukushima and Dark Tourism. These are now 95% photographically complete and return to Fukushima comes out in just 3 months and Dark Tourism a year after that. I have come in contact with so many souls along the way this year, love to you all and I hope our paths will cross again in my life story.
I am a dark soul laced with the beauty I see in my surroundings. I choose to encompass myself with death and decay, but my existence is a banding of the beauty found in darkness. I have battled for so many years on why this sorrow consumes my existence, but now I have come to realise it is fine, I am fearless. I used to worry about my difference, my inability to fit in with the normal world, but I have come to realise that I can make a living from being an artistic soul. It makes me unique and therefore it is not something to try and hide.
My camera is how I view the world, it is my key to express the malevolence, beauty and melancholia that manifests inside my dark heart, it is my cathartic release to the visions of surreal darkness that lie inside my mind. I find that my antidote is to seek out in this unique world the beauty found in darkness, poetry and meaning in the forgotten, surreal, worlds amongst decay. My artworks breathe life into forgotten locations, they reawaken old narratives, find beauty and meaning in their shadowy ruin, revive the memories of lost moments in places tainted by the indigenous.
Unseen to the ordinary public who pass their boarded windows and fenced walls, I find entry to these mystical places hidden to the world, I sensitively capture them as beautiful piece of art as they deserve to be recorded for posterity too, before they are lost as time rolls inexorably on and they merely become ashes and dust. I capture the stories and characteristics through carefully composed images to include the romanticism and delicate memories of these ruins. In reality they will cease to exist very soon and as the memories fade, these places and the souls who once gave life to them will be forgotten, I find my inspiration in places lost in time.
I feel euphoria as I grow and never stop learning from this magical gift of capturing the emotion of these realms of the unconscious. I follow the ethereal light amongst the darkness, in finding emotion and serenity in these mystical locations. I will continue to push the boundaries of my work, never stop learning, make sacrifices and find courage to achieve the things I dream of. I have always believed to not put off until tomorrow what can be done today and that life is not about collecting possessions but experiences, when you are dead these will decay and be gone like so many of the haunting places I choose to take my camera
Living is about experiences, dreaming, challenging yourself, loving, travelling, collecting memories not things, as long as I can remember my life has been one big adventure. I dream big, photography is my passion, it consumes me, it makes this world real and the wonderment of creating art is more important to me then the air I inhale, it is my enchanted door away from the demons inside.
My soul is dark
But my existence full of light
I find beauty in darkness and this reflects in everything I create.
“Light Cannot Exist Without Darkness”
Fukushima Coming April 2017
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Macedonia referendum: Country at a crossroads | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW
Never before have so many high-ranking Western politicians traveled to Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, than in the past few weeks. Their shared mission: to support the country’s government ahead of this Sunday’s historic referendum, when Macedonians will get to vote on whether their country should become the Republic of North Macedonia — and whether they support eventual membership in the European Union and NATO.
The referendum has drawn much interest from both the West and the Kremlin. On a visit to Skopje last week, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis accused Russia of attempting to manipulate the outcome. He is convinced that Moscow provided funds to support a “broad campaign to influence” the people of Macedonia ahead of the crucial vote.
Read more: Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev: EU accession talks a ‘historic decision’
Moscow, which is not in favor of Macedonia joining the EU and NATO, has denied the accusation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Western leaders of meddling in Macedonia’s domestic affairs by supporting the June agreement that aims to settle the long-standing name dispute between Macedonia and Greece.
Over the summer, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev accused Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis of bankrolling certain political movements to foment turmoil and violence in his country in order to manipulate public opinion. And in July, Greece expelled two Russian diplomats who were blamed for trying to undermine the name agreement.
How the name dispute began
When what is known today as Macedonia emerged from the former Yugoslavia as an independent state in 1991, it was drawn into a fierce dispute over its name with Greece.
Athens feared that by choosing Macedonia, the country was signaling its territorial ambitions on the Greek province of the same name, birthplace of the ancient warrior king Alexander the Great. Since then, Athens has blocked Skopje’s moves to join the EU and NATO.
Yet in June, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Macedonian counterpart Zaev finally reached an agreement regarding the name dispute: Macedonia would rename itself the Republic of North Macedonia, and Greece would drop its objections to Macedonia joining the Western alliances. And if the country’s citizens decide to sanction the new name on Sunday, the path toward NATO and EU membership will be set.
Strong economic ties with Europe
Dusan Reljic, of the Berlin-based German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), said the EU — and Germany in particular — account for 80 percent of Macedonia’s trade relationships. He says German companies have invested heavily in Macedonian auto parts manufacturers, while most oil refineries and steel mills are owned by British and Greek companies.
“The region is deeply integrated with the EU in economic and political terms, and in many other regards, too,” said Reljic. “Macedonia has only a few economic ties to Russia.” Russia’s concern, he told DW, is not connected to economics but instead lie with NATO: Russia feels threatened by what it sees as NATO trying to expand its sphere of influence.
Dmitry Zhuravlev, director of Russian Institute of Regional Problems, shares this view. According to Zhuravlev, Macedonia joining the EU does not really concern Moscow. But a possible NATO membership worries the Kremlin because Russia “lacks an alliance of its own.” Zhuravlev said Russia sees “the NATO expansion as an attempt to tilt the balance of power.”
Reljic said Macedonia’s possible membership in NATO and, eventually, the EU is important for the West. “Macedonia is divided along ethnic lines: at least one-third of the country are Albanians, and the vast majority are Macedonian Slavs.
“The large Albanian minority lives along Macedonia’s border with Kosovo and Albania, which are home to Albanians,” he said. “Creating a large Albanian state in the region” would not only destabilize Macedonia but the entire region. “The West hopes that if Macedonia joins NATO, it will bring much needed stability to the area.”
Macedonia: What’s in a name?
The Republic of Northern Macedonia
For decades Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) had a contentious relationship over the name. When Yugoslavia broke up Macedonia declared its independence and took the name Republic of Macedonia, Greece objected as its northern region is also called Macedonia. In 2018, the two countries settled the dispute and Macedonia is now known as The Republic of Nothern Macedonia.
Macedonia: What’s in a name?
The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
The Irish have long had a contentious relationship with the United Kingdom. While Ireland was for centuries part of the UK, the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 gave Ireland complete independence in its home affairs but an opt-out clause allowed Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom.
Macedonia: What’s in a name?
Islands worth going to war over
The islands in the southern Atlantic have had French, British, Spanish and Argentinian settlements. The British refer to the archipelago as the Falkland Islands and reasserted its rule over them in 1833. Argentina maintains that the islands are called the Islas Malvinas and are a part of its territory. In 1982, Argentina invaded the islands until a British force retook the territories.
Macedonia: What’s in a name?
Senkau or Diaoyu?
The small group of islands controlled by Japan in the East China Sea has long been a sore point between Japan and China. China claims it discovered what it calls the Diaoyu islands in the 14th century. After World War II, the US administered the island but returned control to Japan in 1972. With the discovery of oil reserves in 1968, ownership is now once again an issue.
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Worries over low voter turnout
Recent opinion polls have indicated that 57 percent of Macedonians are in favor of EU and NATO membership. But one week ahead of the crucial vote, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov spoke out against the referendum, calling the June agreement between Athens and Skopje a “flagrant violation of sovereignty.” Opposition politicians have also urged voters to boycott Sunday’s vote.
The New York Times has reported that up to 40 Facebook pages have popped up daily calling on Macedonians to abstain from voting in the referendum. The newspaper wrote that Western diplomats suspect Russia is bankrolling this anti-referendum campaign.
Reljic believes the final outcome of Sunday’s vote could be a close call. “Fifty percent of those eligible to vote will have to turn up; that’s 900,000 voters.” Macedonia has a population of just 2 million, of which a sizable number live abroad. “The biggest challenge for Prime Minister Zaev will be ensuring the referendum quorum is met,” he said.
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Forex Facts through Time
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Forex Facts through Time
Forex Facts through Time
  Currency trading is by no means a new idea, the first evidence of exchange occurred in ancient times. There were people known as ‘Money-changing people’, living in the times of the Talmudic writings (Biblical times) that were known for helping others to change money, taking a commission or fee for themselves. These people used city-stalls primarily, or the temples Court of the Gentiles at feast times.
During the fourth century the Byzantine government controlled a firm monopoly on the exchange of currency.
The world’s first real ‘bank’ was Monte Dei Paschi di Siena founded in 1472 in Tuscany, Italy, and is still in operation today.
The Medici family in the 15th Century, with the need to exchange currencies in order to act for textile merchants, were required to open banks at foreign locations. The bank created the ‘nostro’ account book – which taken from Italian means ‘ours’ – to facilitate trade. This account book showed amounts of foreign and local currencies in relation to the keeping of an account with a foreign bank.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, Amsterdam maintained an active Forex market. Exchange took place between agents and merchants acting in the interest of their respective nations, England and Holland.
In the USA, the firm Alexander Brown & Sons traded foreign currencies in and around 1850 where they were seen as a leading participant. Of the other pioneers of Forex in the USA, J.M. do Espírito Santo de Silva was given permission in the 1880s to begin to engage in the business of foreign exchange trading.
Between 1899 to 1913 foreign exchange holdings increased by 10.8%, while holdings of gold increased only by 6.3% which was symbolic of the importance of the emerging Forex market.
In 1902 there was a grand total of two London foreign exchange brokers.
By 1913, almost half of global foreign exchange was performed using the pound sterling. This was very influential on the changing shape of the UK capital, where the number of foreign banks operating in London increased to 71 by 1913 from a total of 3 in 1860.
While the Sterling was dominant in Forex trade, Britain itself was really not in the first few years of the 20th Century. The most active trading centres were Paris, New York and Berlin. London and essentially wider Britain, was relatively quiet in respect of trade until 1914.
Until the US Federal Reserve was created in 1908, individual US banks could create their own money.
During the 1920s foreign exchange, certain families started to emerge as leading figures. The Kleinwort family became respected market leaders and significant families such as the Japhets, S,Montagu & Co. and Seligmans started to take credit as major participants.
After WWII the Bretton Woods Accord was signed. This allowed for currencies to fluctuate within a range of 1% to the respective currencies par.
President Nixon is famously credited with ending the Bretton Woods Accord, as well as fixed rates of exchange. This eventually led to a ‘free-floating’ currency system. Adam Smith would be so proud
The Forex markets, surprisingly, were forced to close sometime during 1972 and March 1973 due to the ineffectiveness of the Bretton Woods Accord and the European Joint Float. Can you imagine this happening today?
the year 1973 marks the point at which the modern Forex market essentially began. This is the year where the restrictive bind of nation-state, banking trade and controlled foreign exchange ended and complete floating of market began.
Reuters introduced computer monitors in June 1973, replacing the antiquated methods of telephones and telex that had previously been the chosen technology for obtaining trading quotes.
Back in the mid-1990s, the Forex market was exclusive to banks and corporations that could pull together over $40 to $50 million minimum in liquidity. It was only with the arrival of the Internet and development of electronic, online platforms that the market was opened up to the wider audience of retail traders.
Since the introduction of the Internet, the vast majority of all retail currency exchange happens online rather than on exchange floors. This allows for the market to be accessible to anyone in the world, regardless of location, as long as you have an internet connection.
  Auto trading began in the Chicago mercantile exchange as early as the 1970’s but became common with retail trading around 1999 when online retail platforms started appearing.
With the introduction of Metatrader in the early 00’s, retail forex evolved once more, providing the ability for traders to write their own Expert Advisers and signals in an open platform.
In 2008, Zimbabwe experienced the worst inflation of currency in history of 6.5 sextillion percent. Not a good day for trading the ZWD.
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A lot of eminent historians and archaeologists insist that Plato invented Atlantis completely, but the explanation that the most important philosopher of all time would just make up this elaborate story about a sunken city and stick
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I grew up outside of Chicago and studied English in college. I went off to grad school thinking I was going to be an English professor, but after getting my master’s, I took a year off and tended bar. One night a friend of mine said she’d met the managing editor of Outside magazine and that she thought I should apply for their internship program. Working for a magazine had never really occurred to me; it seemed like something people did in the movies.
In 2009, I was working as an editor at National Geographic Adventure magazine and realized I was seeing pictures of Machu Picchu everywhere—on the cover of the magazine, in the office hallways, in the materials we sent out to potential advertisers. At that time Machu Picchu had roughly the same status for travel magazines as pre-scandal Tiger Woods did for Golf Digest. You could put it on the cover again and again and again and people didn’t care. They’d buy it every time because it was on their wish list.
Another important thing to remember is that Plato was writing about Atlantis when written history was a new technology. For more than 2,000 years everyone assumed that The Odyssey and The Iliad were made up stories, but now many experts believe that they were based on real events. So the question is, how much of the Atlantis story that Plato tells did he intend to be fictional and how much of it did he intend to be taken at face value?
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He may be telling stories for purposes we don’t fully understand. The Atlantis story, at least the first part, comes at the beginning of the work called Timaeus, which is Plato’s attempt to explain the nature of the cosmos, to explain how the universe worked, arguably the most important topic that could possibly be discussed. A lot of eminent historians and archaeologists insist that Plato invented Atlantis completely, but the explanation that the most important philosopher of all time would just make up this elaborate story about a sunken city and stick it at the beginning of what may have been his most ambitious work strikes me, at the very least, as a little weird.
Since people can’t go to Atlantis like they can Machu Picchu, this book is much less a travel book than the other. What do you want people to take away from this story?
Well, that raises the question of what a travel book is. Hemingway’s novels in Spain? In Patagonia? A Rick Steves book? The Viking Cruises catalog? The thing I always tell people when they ask me how I became a travel writer is that I never became a travel writer—I just became a writer, or to use a term that is overused these days, a storyteller. Everything I write is a nonfiction story with plot development and characters that change in some way during the events conveyed; many of those stories just happen to take place in interesting locales.
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My grandmother was very into Atlantis, Ancient Aliens, crystal skulls, and the like so when I was younger she would always talk about them with me. Having grown up with an intense fascination with this stuff, I found the science and research behind proving/disproving the myth fascinating (my take: I think Atlantis existed as an advanced society by contemporary standards in Spain). Mark is a captivating writer and both his books were delights to read. Next year, I’m heading to Peru and plan to visit some of the off the beaten path Inca sites mentioned in his book. Time to put on my own Indiana Jones hat!
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