Blake Stone - Aliens of Gold

The mass escape of "experiments"

One of the first games of the genre (if not the very first, in fact) that I had the chance to play, from a demo that came with a new PC back in those heroic times.

Machines that Know Tarot Decks

Maritime legends with teeth

What if all pieces on a chessboard were to be replaced with Fassbinder-esque sailors, with a dash of post-apocalyptic steampunk thrown in for good measure? An idea out of nowhere that appeared cool and fun at first, only to prove a deeply challenging and thought provoking venture.

Moss of Utopia Tarot Decks

Deluded Pleiades, vessels of mysteries

"Moss of utopia" is a metaphor used by Odysseus Elytis in the section of his epic work The Axion Esti (What Is Worthy, 1959) dedicated to young women, whom he goes on to describe as "the deluded Pleiades" and "the Vessels of Mysteries, full to the brim yet bottomless".

Black Mirror Tarot Decks

The abyss looks back into you

A black mirror is an instrument of magical practice. Opaque and unsettling, rather than reflecting the outward reality, it forces anyone who looks into it to acknowledge their own, internal truth, the deepest, unknown darkness of their soul.

YouTube Copyfraud Strikes again

Or, how to abuse the law to one's own advantage

On YouTube's page of our very own Down to Earth video (Public Digital Festival 2010 entry) you may see a message saying that it contains material from an entity called IODA.

And Life Be Nothing

A music video in retro tones

A somewhat Angeresque visual collage, made with edited and compiled Public Domain material from The Prelinger Archive. Music: Lost Galaxy by Dead Admiral (from the album Of Spirits & All Flesh, 2010). Vimeo Festival & Awards 2012 entry, in the Remix category.

T-Ho: Fit to Mold

A feathery touch of modern nostalgia

In a world where the ease and safety of ephemeral standards imposes a more and more alarming uniformity in artistic expression, inspiration drawn from purer, time-resisting sources can make a notable difference. South Korea based singer/songwriter Tim Haagenson (T-Ho) from Minneapolis proves that when stylistic "loans" and influences from the past are dexterously molded into a modern perspective, they can play a crucial part in the creation of a personal signature.

Nehoryn: Memory's Garden

Tripping down memory lane

A composer of prodigious talent and impressive musical inventiveness, Nehoryn offers a "retrospective" of his earlier compositions in a 12-track collection by the eloquent title of Memory's Garden. It is always exciting to observe how an artist's work has evolved with time, what elements and influences determined its development, which of them were left behind for good and which were the crucial ones to remain and mature into something even richer and more accomplished.

Fanfan l'elephant: Toi

Luminous elation in pastel tones

An appetising single of ambient electro, inviting us to a voyage of the heart and the spirit; the melodic lines, percussions/drums and sound effects form a universe of stark beauty, soothing for the ear and purifying for the soul.

vermillia: under the frozen rain. waiting for a rainbow

The meaning and beauty of sorrow

Vermillia is one of those one-of-a-kind artists who pursue their own vision regardless of genres and classifications. A musical as well as visual concept - concise collections of intensely evocative instrumentals, with very pretty hand drawn covers that depict Anime style female figures and faces.