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currents the true story of mipha's grace. NPC POV (Mipha) | BotW | multichapter | rated T | incomplete - on hiatus

A thematic successor to "desire path" and "thank you for listening" in which we are getting zelink from a NPC POV as well as a metaphor through nature. I wanted to give Mipha some love because I often seen (and have done this myself) her placed in a negative or shallow light with respect to Link and Zelda's relationship in botw. I also believe deeply you can love someone completely and not be meant for each other and that is okay. Follows Mipha's diary entries/Champions' Ballad.

begin again - also posted on tumblr A story for @zelinkcommunity zelink week 2023 set between BotW and Totk. A stab at explaining lots of the changes seen in TotK, specifically what happens to the Sheikah Technology. Zelda POV | pre -TotK | multichapter | rated T | complete!

The Calamity is gone. The remaining leaders of Hyrule gather for a Summit to determine the future of the kingdom, starting with how to repurpose all the Sheikah Technology. Zelda is among them, and while everyone still calls her Princess, she’s not sure she wants to lay claim to an old throne. What she really wants is to move on. She wants to continue her research, to prove her worth beyond her bloodline, and to spend as much time with Link as she can…which sounds an awful lot like what she wanted a hundred years ago…

desire path for @zelinktines24 2023 for the prompt “Oh no” NPC POV (Impa) | pre-BotW | rated G | oneshot - complete!

Impa is given a secret assignment from the King just before she is to escort Zelda and Link back to Kakariko Village for the festival of Sahasra’s Pass: make sure their arrangement is not creating “unnecessary distractions.” It seems silly for the King to be so concerned about such an implausible matter. Anyone with two eyes can see they clearly despise each other. Impa forgets she has three.

✨ amazing fanart from @marimbles

✨amazing fanart from @pitchblackespresso like someone would for @zelinkcommunity Zelink week 2022 for the prompt "statue" A love letter to side quests. Link POV | BotW | rated M | multichapter | complete!

Her voice is the string of reassurances and warnings whispered in his ear from the moment he opened his eyes. She calls out for your help. So he goes, underprepared and overconfident, in the opposite direction of Kakariko Village because a hundred years is long enough and a princess needs his help and he was someone once. (Or, Link realizes destiny is awfully hard thing to shake.)

thank you for listening NPC POV (Kass) | post BotW |rated G | short and sweet | complete!

The ancient songs collected, his teacher’s last ballad complete, and still Kass can’t help but miss the thrill of the strange Hylian’s company.  With his ever patient ear, often turned deliberately toward the accordion with his eyes closed, it was like the melody was more than just a pleasant tune. Like Kass was offering a prayer and Link was waiting for an answer.

windows for @zelinkcommunity opposites attract community event. In collaboration with @aheavenscorner who made this AMAZING artwork. ✨ Link and Zelda POV | post BotW | rated T | oneshot- complete!

Twelve years after the events of Tears of the Kingdom, the Master Sword tells Link it is finally time to put it back.

The Killing Moon BotW 1.5 before we got TotK so it's one giant guessing game leading up to what we see in the trailers. Also features my guess at the title, which I'll pat myself on the back, was pretty damn close. Heavy angst, deep dive into PTSD/trauma* Link POV | BotW 1.5 | rated E | multichapter | complete!

She asks if he remembers her. He doesn’t answer. There is quiet longing between them in moments when they are alone that Link still cannot place. He thinks he needs time but Hyrule won’t grant them peace. Especially not when there is a kingdom to rebuild and the Blood Moon still rises. But Link doesn’t want to rebuild, he just wants-

✨author's notes

all I can think about is The best comment I’ve got of this fic remains “Sexy yet depressing?” Zelda POV| pre-totk | rated E NSFW* | must have ao3 to read | oneshot- complete!

drabbles and other smaller one shots

distraction and the distracted Link POV | pre-botw| zelinkweek 2022 | oneshot- complete! almost beautiful Link POV | pre-botw| zelinkweek 2022 | oneshot- complete! Kass and his daughters   NPC POV | post- botw| tumblr drabble | oneshot- complete! Zelda illness Zelda POV | post- botw| tumblr drabble | oneshot- complete! Angsty Paya NPC POV | botw| tumblr drabble | oneshot- complete! Terrako catches Link and Zelda Link POV | AoC | tumblr drabble | oneshot- complete! OoT Zelink written for @zeldaelmo for her fic Someone I Used To Know Zelda POV | OoT older | tumblr drabble | oneshot- complete! Patricia POV NPC POV- Patricia the Sand Seal | botw| tumblr drabble | oneshot- complete!

[last updated 11/1/2023]

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Petronax of Monte Cassino (Christian; Saint)

John before the Latin Gate (Christian; Saint)

John Demascen (Christian; Saint)

Munichia (a.k.a. Mounikhia; Ancient Greek Festival to Artemis)

Nestor Basterretxea (Artology)

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Remembrance  for Eyvind Kelve (Asatru/Norse Pagan)

The Sixth Day of May (Shamanism)

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Memorial Day (Georgia)

Doua zi de Paste (Moldova)

Doua zi de Pasti (Romania)

Orthodox Easter Monday

Vtor den Veligden (Macedonia)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [17 of 32]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [25 of 60]

Premieres

Alias the Saint, by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1940) [Saint #6]

At Folsom Prison, by Johnny Cash (Live Album; 1968)

Backstreet Boys, by Backstreet Boys (Album; 1996)

Call for the Dead, by John le Carré (Novel; 1961)

Captain America: Civil War (Film; 2016)

Chernobyl (TV Documentary Series; 2019)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Film; 2022)

The Double Helix, by James Watson (Memoir; 1968)

Highwayman, by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson (Album; 1985)

The Hollow Hills, by Mary Stewart (Novel; 1973) [Arthurian Saga #2]

The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (Animated TV Special; 1988)

I Got You (I Feel Good), by James Brown (Song recorded; 1965)

Interview with the Vampire, by Anne Rice (Novel; 1976)

Into You, by Ariana Grande (Song; 2016)

Kingdom of Heaven (Film; 2005)

La Bohème, by Ruggero Leoncavallo (Opera; 1897)

The Leghorn Blows at Midnight (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

Little Shop of Horrors (Off-Off-Broadway Musical; 1982)

Metropolis (Film; 1927)

Mickey’s Trailer (Disney Cartoon; 1938)

The Million Dollar Cat (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1944)

New York Herald Tribune (Daily Newspaper; 1835)

Paint It Black, by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1966)

Railroaded to Fame (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1961)

Rock and Roll Music, recorded by Chuck Berry (Song; 1957)

Rocket Man, by Elton John (Song; 1972)

Son of Batman (WB Animated Film; 2014)

The Stainless Steel Rat, by Harry Harrison (Novel; 1961)

Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Film; 1980)

Swooner Crooner (WB LT Cartoon; 1944)

Take This To Your Grave, by Fall Out Boy (Album; 2003)

The Thanatos Syndrome, by Percy Walker (Novel; 1987)

This for That (Money Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1996)

Thor (Film; 2011)

Thugs with Dirty Mugs (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

Un Verano Sin Ti, by Bad Bunny (Song; 2022)

Today’s Name Days

Godehard, Jutta, Sigrid (Austria)

Irina, Mira (Bulgaria)

Anđeo, Hilarije, Maksim (Croatia)

Klaudie (Czech Republic)

Gothard (Denmark)

Loit, Loomet (Estonia)

Maini, Melina, Melissa (Finland)

Judith (France)

Gotthard, Jutta, Sigrid (Germany)

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Adrián, Györgyi (Hungary)

Angelo, Massimo, Pellegrino, Penelope (Italy)

Gederts, Gerhards, Ģirts, Gothards (Latvia)

Angelas, Anielius, Barvydas, Gintaras, Pijus (Lithuania)

Guldbrand, Gullborg (Norway)

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Irina (Romania)

Lesana, Lesia (Slovakia)

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Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 23 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 28 (Geng-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 28 Nisan 5784

Islamic: 27 Shawwal 1445

J Cal: 7 Magenta; Sevenday [7 of 30]

Julian: 23 April 2024

Moon: 3%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 15 Caesar (5th Month) [Junius Brutus]

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Revisiting ~ Vaudevisuals Interview with Gary Ray - "Darinka"

Revisiting ~ Vaudevisuals Interview with Gary Ray – “Darinka”

Darinka Membership Card ~ ~ ~ Since it has been 5 years since I conducted this interview with Gary I thought it needed to be reposted as many New Yorkers are not familiar with the club and theater ‘scene’ that was so happening when DARINKA was alive! Listen in to Gary talk about his club and what was going on in NY during that time~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Alien Comic and DanceNoise at Darinka Flyer…

[pseudospectre]

Old Cameras Part 2!

These are the ones people will definitely recognize as old cameras and not just weird boxes like in part 1. On we go!

Kodak 1a Pocket Automatic: manufactured between 1924 and 1936 (my specific one, the model itself is older)

One of the older versions of this had red leather bellows (the accordion part that comes out) and I would love to find one one of these days. As an additional fun fact, around this time Kodak came out with essentially the same model that had a small door in the back that you could open to write a couple notes directly onto the film of your images called the Autographic. They put this feature into all their models at the time, but it apparently wasn't particularly popular and as film speeds got faster and more light sensitive, it became harder to set up in a way that was functional since it relied on the old slow film that wouldn't immediately overexpose when you had the slot open. It was discontinued for this reason. But if you've ever seen an old picture that looked like it had handwriting embedded in the image, that's how that worked! As far as I am aware, only Kodak ever produced autographic models.

Vest Pocket Kodak: manufactured between 1912 and 1926

Very small guy!! And my oldest current model as far as I know. It's not more than twice the thickness of a modern phone in a case and it's definitely shorter than my current phone. It was a very common and popular model for that reason. And according to the model's entry on Camerapedia, this is the model that was loaned to George Mallory and Andrew Irvine as they attempted to climb Mount Everest in 1924 and were lost. Mallory has since been found below the summit, but not the camera, which means there's a chance that it's with Irvine, and finding him could solve whether or not they actually made it to the top (therefore displacing Edmund Hillary as the first people to do so).

Kodak Bantam: manufactured between 1935 and 1937 (the specific model pictured)

This one is somehow even smaller than the vest pocket model! Here's photos of them closed up and sitting on top of my old Pixel 2

Kodak Jiffy Six-16: manufactured between 1937 and 1948

This one is neat because instead of having a latch that would let you pull out or down to open the face plate and pull out the bellows, this one is spring loaded! See the button on the side at the bottom in the second pic? Here's a gif of it in action:

Stay tuned for a part three, whenever I get around to that! We're just getting started :)

[zatyrlucy]

Shakira is awesome! Sure it can be selfish to not want to do anything with your country, but ever thought it's also for mental and emotional health? Shoot, it's like calling people selfish for wanting to leave in the first place in pursue of their dreams and wanting a better life.

Its very normal in latinoamerica to leave and never return when you have the chance. Heck, almost every famous colombian do that, but Shakira is one of those special cases that make people mad. There have been "scandals" around her that have divided the opinion of colombians. Some think she hates the country, others, like you, think that she just wants to be happy in Spain, her husband is there after all.

The most memorable scandal was when she sang wrong some of the lyrics of the national anthem. Maybe people took that personally since that happened in a very serious scenario (The Summit of the Americas). I remember a lot of people hating her on social media, saying stuff like "why not ask her about the national anthem of Spain hmm?? maybe she remembers that one" and stuff like that. We will never know the reason why that mistake happened to her.

People also complain about her not being present when some events happen in the country, like protests, sports events, or music festivals. About the protests, I remember people complaining that the guy from Calle 13, Rene Peréz, is most present than any other famous singer when that kind of situation occurs. In 2016 it seems that people got mad at her and other famous people for "not supporting enough" the peace process with Las FARC and thats when Zootopia came out, so part of social media was like "funny, she talks more there about injustice there than in real life" while the other part was just, celebrating she was in the movie. Its always a duality, some hate her, others dont. And yes, I know she has made donations and creates charities but unfortunately, people tend to forget that since...most famous people do that stuff regularly, so it has been taken for granted.

Sadly she became an outcast, I honestly dont agree with people hating her just because she is in spain or because she speaks like a spanish person and forgot the colombian accent (there were fans who literally turned against her just because of that), but at the same time, I hardly remember that she exists. People who are not their fans only remember her when she does something incredibly big, or when there is a new scandal about her. I guess thats the paradox all latinoamerican countries have to deal with, when someone is famous and leaves to "never return", can be either forgotten or hated, but at the same time, if said person never leaves, they cant advance in their career, can they?

Also, this is the only answer Im gonna give about the topic, as I said, Im not that much into Shakira to the point of getting into a whole cultural/political thing, there is enough of that on facebook. If you like her and Im wrong for letting myself go in the heat of the moment (i guess im excited about the movie) then no problem, my apologies, I will talk better about her next time and that will not happen again (maybe i'll investigate what she has been doing later because after the super bowl thing I have no idea). This is not a show business blog after all, so I dont wanna get inside that crazy world.

If Shakira appears in the new movie, good, if not, well, whatever I guess. Wouldnt be surprised if the director went for a more traditional way with Carlos Vives or other vallenato singers from the 80s and 90s (there was an accordion in the trailer so I dont doubt there will be some vallenato in the movie).

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Dust Volume 4, Number 9

The Long Hots

We enter the pumpkin latte season with a full slate of short reviews, covering both anticipated and overlooked releases from rock, pop, jazz, punk and unclassifiable genres. Contributors this time included Bill Meyer, Ethan Covey, Jennifer Kelly, Isaac Olson, Jonathan Shaw and Justin Cober-Lake.  

Baked – II (Exploding in Sound)

II by Baked

Baked, out of Brooklyn, belches a lava flow of viscous guitar sound over sweetly unassuming pop melodies. If J. Mascis ever wrote a song to impress the women of Look Blue Go Purple, if Beat Happening experimented with a whacked out set of fuzz pedals, it might sound a bit like this – in short, it’s fetching DIY pop with serious muscles under the anorak. When soft, vulnerable tune meets the bristling heft of feedback, there’s a palpable fizz, never more so than on “Hope You’re Happy,” sung by Isabella Mingione. “The Hartlett Anthem” does the same trick with Jeremy Aquilino singing tender hooks over the droning surf of dissonance like a sleepier Teenage Fanclub. This particular recording is Baked’s third, after 2014’s Debt and 2017’s Farnham but earns the “II” by being the second in Exploding in Sound’s Tape Club series. That’s undoubtedly why it’s so short, but brevity is tantalizing. These five songs leave you wanting more.

Jennifer Kelly

 Big Blood — Operate Spaceship Earth Properly (Feeding Tube Records)

Massachusetts-based Feeding Tube Records favors such a frantic release schedule that it’s easy to miss the consistently strange, often delightful albums they spit out. Earlier this summer, the label dropped Operate Spaceship Earth Properly, a fresh & freaky 45-minutes of scuzzy psychedelia from Big Blood. The Portland, ME duo of Colleen Kinsella and Caleb Mulkerin — joined here in some capacity by their daughter, Quinnisa — have been delivering properly furry trips since the 1990s, originally as founders of Cerberus Shoal. The spin this time involves a tip of the hat to authors such as Octavia Butler and Ursula K. Le Guin via a science fiction-inspired song cycle. Yet, concept aside, the songs have serious teeth, stomping forward in a heady slop of bullying riffs, martial drumming and Kinsella’s third-eye rants. It’s headphone music for the deep forest, a turned-on reality-strip far more properly psychedelic than the jammed-out noodling frequently paraded by those dressed in thrifted tie dyes. Listen at your own risk; be changed.  

Ethan Covey

  Manu Delago—Parasol Peak (One Little Indian)

Manu Delago, a classically trained percussion who specializes in the steel-drum-like instrument known as a hang, isn’t doing things the easy way. For this album and the accompanying film, he convened a chamber group of seven people and led them, instruments and all, on a mountaineering expedition in the albums (pity the cellist). These eight tracks were recorded outside, in all kinds of weather, using natural elements like sticks, rocks and trees for additional textures. The result is a rather lovely blend of percussion-dappled Reichian minimalism, augmented by the sounds of water, thunder and wind. The music works its way to the summit, beginning in the leafy, sun-warmed environs of “Parasol Woods,” where reedy, breathy clarinet and pensive trombone catch the light sparkling off intricate webs of tonal percussion. By “Ridge View,” sounds have turned chillier and more remote; flute and chimes are buffeted by gales of wind. A mournful, solitary whistle frames “Listening Glacier,” a trebly coating of ice on a grounding drone of cello, but there is exuberance and accordion wheezing triumph in “Parasol Peak.” Fingers and lips must be pretty frozen all round by this point, but a warm, pulsing joy emanates from this brass-y, syncopated reel. The question arises: why would anyone do such a difficult thing?  But the answer is right there in the accompanying video. Because it was beautiful, because it was hard and because it made a sound no other new chamber group could make, with woods, mountains, stones and  physical effort built right in.

Jennifer Kelly

 Ethers—Ethers (Trouble in Mind)

s/t by Ethers

Ethers spun out of the late Chicago drone-punk-garage outfit Heavy Times, pulling front man Bo Hansen and bassist Russell Calderwood into this new enterprise and adding Calderwood’s wife Mary McKane and drummer Matt Rolin. Along the way, Hansen et al seem to picked up a heightened appreciation for melody and hook (and percolating keyboards thanks to McKane). “It’s a Rip-Off” lurches and jitters on slashed guitar riffs and hard, straight up and down drumming, but there’s an undeniable lilt in its fuzzy tune, and “Emily” balances bluster and tenderness in equal parts. If Heavy Times drove a post-punk freight train through a long, shadowy tunnel, Ethers breaks out into sunshine on the other side of the mountain, the darkness in the music but not all of it. “Something” ends the disc on a high note, chiming guitar notes streaking like meteors down to a burnt-bare beat, an intoxicating smell of sleeping gas all around.

Jennifer Kelly

 Iron & Wine — Weed Garden (Sub Pop)

Sam Beam has somehow become a master of the EP. Last year's full-length Beast Epic from Iron & Wine received critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination, but it never really settled the way much of his earlier work had. Given that Weed Garden draws from that album's leftovers, the new EP could have been a quick toss-off to turn a few dollars on otherwise dead songs. Happily, though, Beam delivers a strong, quick set. Where he had traded in resignation, this one starts with an immediate rally, the call in “What Hurts Worse” to “become the lovers we need.” His awareness of brokenness becomes the grounds for a fragile restoration, his voice and the smooth production serving the message.

A few years old but until now unreleased, “Waves of Galveston” brings the necessary precision to a complicated situation, and the continuing Croce-like sound fits the mood perfectly. “Last of Your Rock 'n' Roll Heroes” brings a steady bounce to a series of impressions that eventually give way to the darkness. Closer “Talking to Fog” uses language to resist pending dissipation, offering gentleness among hardness and “reaching out” despite knowing safer options. Beam's writing relies on visuals until he makes blurry images come into focus, even if he maintains that “it's hard to find.” It's a strong statement from Beam, an album's worth of care in a little EP, again.

Justin Cober-Lake

  The Lavender Flu — Mow the Glass (In The Red)

Heavy Air, The Lavender Flu’s 2016 debut was a double album of feel-bad rock sent forth from the Pacific Northwest damp to soundtrack an endless bummer. Chris Gunn, formerly of The Hunches and Hospitals, assembled the album at home, on analog tape, building and reworking the tracks into one of the year’s most impressive collages of sound. The second time around, with Mow the Glass, the approach is different. Here, Gunn is backed by a proper band — brother Lucas Gunn, former Hunches drummer Ben Spencer and Eat Skull’s Scott Simmons. Those folks all lent a hand to Heavy Air, yet here they are in the same room, playing together to the buzz of warmed amps and a view of the sea. The album is trim and clear, focusing Gunn’s aesthetic without losing sight of the mindset that got him here in the first place. A couple of cuts from the first LP — “Demons in the Dark,” a cover of Townes Van Zandt’s “Like a Summer Thursday” — reappear with fresh coats of paint. “You Are Prey” begins tipsy and unraveling, with the band chasing a whip of stereo-panning guitar, before setting into a reverb-rich ballad. The mood is subtlety sunnier throughout, like a crack of light on the horizon viewed from the soak of a storm.  

Ethan Covey

  Long Hots — Monday Night Raw (Self-Released)

Monday Night Raw by Long Hots

You should listen to Trouble Anyway, the new LP by Rosali Middleman. Middleman is a talented songwriter, but part of what makes Trouble Anyway so listenable is its lush instrumentation, all-star band, and pristine production. Middleman is also a member of The Long Hots, and their debut tape, Monday Night Raw sounds, by contrast, like it was recorded on a Fisher-Price tape deck by a band with about three weeks of musical experience between them. It’s glorious. The members of Long Hots are rock and roll lifers, so Monday Night Raw’s amateurism is both affected and effective, and sure to satisfy anyone who thinks Here Are the Sonics!!! is too slick. Of particular note is the ten minute “Boogie Trance,” which delivers exactly what it promises, no more, and “Die Die Die,” the chorus of which goes, you guessed it, “Die, Die, Die, Die.”  

Isaac Olson

  Paul Lydon — Sjórinn Bak Viò Gler (Paul Lydon)

sjórinn bak við gler by Paul Lydon

When you’re on your own, labels don’t mean much. Paul Lydon is an American musician who has been based in Reykjavik, Iceland since the mid-1990s. His discography is small, and he’s never made the same record twice. He’s sung alone and with a partner, in English and Icelandic, and kept the accompaniment varied each time. On Sjórinn Bak Viò Gler there is no singing at all, but it’s the most lyrical music of his recording career. The album’s title translates as The Sea Behind, and given Iceland’s prevailing clime you might want to keep it that way until there’s a closed door behind it and you. Lydon’s touch on the instrument betrays close acquaintance, and it’s easy to imagine him spending hours playing and ruminating on what he’s played. It doesn’t fall easily into any genre; its stream-of-consciousness flow is too perambulating for pop, too elaborate for minimalism and it doesn’t fall easily into any classical form. So let’s not worry about what it isn’t, and instead appreciate its confidently open-ended melodies and comfortably solitary mood.

Bill Meyer          

 Thee Open Sex — White Horses (Sophomore Lounge)

THEE OPEN SEX "White Horses" by Thee Open Sex

Indiana might seem like an odd place to give birth to a combo committed to diving deep into Krautrock concepts but think again. You’ve got highways and flat land that doesn’t afford much of a view once you’re over the cornfields; what could be more practical than motoric music? The Open Sex makes music that’ll whittle away the road miles, and White Horses is cut precisely to get you 35 minutes closer to home. That’s how long guitarist John Dawson and drummer Tyler Damon bear down on a groove that’s more metronomic than equine. Three guests use their playing as a foundation for a wheeling superstructure of squelchy notes and spacey textures. This is white line meditation music; be sure to stay mindful of the weight of your foot upon the gas.

Bill Meyer

 Rob Noyes & Ryan Lee Crosby — Modal Improvisations on 34 Strings (Cabin Floor Esoterica)

[CFE#68] Modal Improvisations on 34 Strings by Rob Noyes & Ryan Lee Crosby

On record and in concert, 12-string guitarist Rob Noyes displays a clarity of intent that you don’t often see from an artist who is young and new. But not only does he keep his picking clean and lyrical through rustic rounds and mystery-laden excursions, he keeps his head in the presence of a very different guitarist. Ryan Lee Crosby plays chaturangui, a sort of hybrid veena / dobro guitar developed by Debashish Bhattacharya. The chaturangui is suited to the swoop and chime of Hindustani ragas, and that’s how Crosby plays it. Noyes embroiders the contours of his partner’s voluptuous lines and pushes back with pure-sound strumming. He manages to sound quite supportive and engaged without compromising the very different character of his playing. This short (not quite 28 minutes) tape is a typically atypical Cabin Floor Esoterica product; home-dubbed and hand-wrapped, a first edition has already gone out of print, but a second run is imminent.

Bill Meyer  

 Riesgo — Demo MMXVIII (Self-released)

Demo MMXVIII by RIESGO

It’s not often that you can claim a tape is both a throwback to and a continuation of a vital movement in punk, but listen to Riesgo’s new demo. You can hear both of those historical trajectories as soon as “Lobxs” kicks it. The bass’s rubbery warbling and the guitars’ razoring buzz recall the initial tones of Black Flag’s “Nervous Breakdown.” Then Carlos Ruiz starts singing, and the tape’s sound snaps into sharper focus. Chicago’s South Side, Latinx punks, thrashy attitude: Riesgo have picked up the baton from the excellent and underappreciated Sin Orden, who in turn had received it from the nigh-legendary Los Crudos. (Or, in a couple cases, band members just held onto the baton: Ruiz sings for Sin Orden, and Jose Casas played guitar for Los Crudos.) Razacore is alive and angry. That’s good news, and very timely. Given our current national moment — the current bullshit hating on Latino American identity and the reactionary responses to the violence in Chicago — this bolus of pissed off, politically fierce punk is precisely what’s needed. “Ahógate” is a standout track. The vocals and lead guitar are pretty unhinged, while the rest of the band hammers away at a compelling hardcore riff. It’ll sound great in a sweaty basement. Viva, Riesgo!

Jonathan Shaw

  Rocket 808 — Digital Billboards b/w Mystery Train (12XU)

Digital Billboards b/w Mystery Train by Rocket 808

Rocket 808 is the latest incarnation of the garage guitar phenomenon John Schooley, whom you might remember from the Revelators (or if not, enjoy this set of Billy Childish covers laid to tape in a record store in Columbia, MO in 1996). A frequent solo performer (his website is called John Schooley and his One Man Band), Schooley does it all on these two tracks. “Digital Billboards” overlays the cheerful cheesiness of a vintage drum machine with incandescent flares of whammy and deep reverbed guitar darkness. Surf rock, sure, but evil and skeletal and scary, with shades of Suicide in the wild ghostly automatism. Side two’s “Mystery Train” amps up the rockabilly, the drum machine cranked to the breaking point, the guitar arcing and spitting in turbulent bursts. Schooley sings on this one, steering classic blues lines around hard bends until they lift off the pavement. This sort of blues-referencing, early-rock-aware music always has an element of parody, but Rocket 808 seems less performance-art-ish than Bob Log III or Heavy Trash. It’s dark and dangerous, a heightened reality rather than a pose.

Jennifer Kelly

 Sam Weinberg — A/V/E (Anticausal)

A/V/E by Sam Weinberg

Sam Weinberg has contributed some raw sax to some harsh ensemble settings, particularly the duo W-2 and various gigs with Weasel Walter. But when he closes the door to his Brooklyn apartment, things get real. The sounds from outside his window and on his kitchen table prove equally valuable as he constructs a mutating environment out of inscrutable industry, passing traffic and critters, the mechanical parts of his horns and some vigorously scoured surfaces. This is the stuff of life, or at least Weinberg’s life. Layer upon layer of sonic activity coexists like the residents of a big old NY apartment building, close in proximity yet not particularly interested in each other.

Bill Meyer

[burlveneer-music]

Manu Delago - Parasol Peak

Pioneer of the hang (handpan), captivating musician Manu Delago has announced the forthcoming release of a unique and awe-inspiring movie and accompanying album, Parasol Peak out September 7th, in which Delago leads an ensemble of 7 musicians on a mountaineering expedition in The Alps. Along the way, the group perform a collection of brand new compositions in different locations, at varying altitudes. Delago was not only inspired to incorporate the ensemble’s natural surroundings in The Alps, but also the percussive sounds of the group’s climbing gear.The expedition posed life-threatening conditions for the ensemble, which at times had Manu Manu questioning the project. “There were several moments of physical struggle and anxiety in the group” says Manu, “but that makes playing music together even more emotional”. The result of the struggle that the group endured is a completely rare, once-in-a-lifetime piece of work – both stunning visually and remarkable musically. The album could very much sit wonderfully amongst the contemporary classical giants of the present, but there is no escaping its distinctiveness – with flecks of European folk embedded in the brass and accordion melodies, as well as prog drones performed on the strings and handpan, ornamented by taps and whistles from various natural sources. Sonically, without the visual, the evidence of nature is present throughout. “For most of us it was physically the hardest thing we've ever done” Manu comments, summarising the journey. “But it was an incredible feeling to reach the summit and overcome those challenges. More than anything – the whole expedition was simply an incredibly connecting experience for the ensemble.”

[wandering-chronicler-blog]

The Songstress

It’d been a while since he’d been in Aboda.  The last time he was there was before heading off to the islands of the South Seas, chasing after a wind mage.  The hour was late now as he headed down the street.  A couple guards walked past him and he saw a group of traders from Windfall talking on one of the piers and torches alight further down the way by the ferry to the islands.  He smiled a little as he took a turn and neared a large building that stood at the end of a square.   He reached the door and pulled it open just as two people came out, laughing and cheering. Link sidestepped them as he went in.

 The bar was busy and filled with people.  A waitress squeezed past a goron talking with a zora with a tray on her hands.  A couple people sat at a table with numerous others around them, playing cards.  A cry from one of the players came as the other one placed another card on the table.  The smell of a boar on a spit in the kitchen filled the warm room, while the sound of a lyre and drums came from the stage, singing of two brides in an argument with their mother-in-law.  Though Link didn’t know the exact words, Medli had given him the translation the first time he’d heard it.  

 “Sir,” a man said. Link turned to see a man in a sleeveless leather vest, revealing large muscles.  “Weapons are not allowed on the premises.”  His eyes narrowed and the folded his arms.

 Without a word, Link pulled the green charm from around his neck and held it up.  The man’s demeanor changed in an instant.  “From The Tower of Hera,” he said.

 “Oh.  Chosen.”  He let his arms fall to his side.  “Sorry sir.”

 “It’s alright.”  He let go of his charm and it fell to his collar. “I’m looking for a rito, maybe you’ve seen her?”

 “Describe her.”

 “About my height. Auburn hair.  Probably…”

 “Link!  Over here!” Medli cried.  She waved to a table near the left side of the stage.

 “I guess over there!” the man said with a small chuckle.  “Anything else?”

 “Mmm, drinks?”

 “I’ll send someone over.”

 “Thanks.”  Link turned away and started for the rito.  She laughed a little as he approached and shook her head.

  “You really have to bring your sword and shield?” she asked, opening her arms.  The two shared a hug before she let go and pulled a chair out for him at the table.

 “A Chosen doesn’t go anywhere without their tools,” he replied.  

 “Still, how likely are you to run into trouble here?”

 He chuckled a little as he pulled out another chair for her and sat down.  “Well, I’m not leaving them in Epona’s bags.”

 Medli nodded in thanks as she sat next to him.  The table had a couple things already on it including a deck of cards, a pitcher of water and glasses.  “I ordered us the buttered apples for a treat.”

 “Ah, perfect.”  He rolled his head on his shoulders a little. “So, I miss the band yet?”

 “Just the first set.” She grabbed the deck of cards and flipped through them quickly.  “Haven’t seen Marin yet though.”

 “Who?”

 “Their lead vocalist.”

 “Aaaah…”  He chuckled a little.  “Aryll’s letter said she and the band was incredible when she saw them a couple months back when they went through Azundella.”  The performers on the stage finished their song.  There were a couple humans, a goron and two rito. One of them had long plumage and feathers akin to a peacock, while the other looked like a white and blue macaw with a large accordion in his feathery hands.  The group bowed on the stage to applause before filing out.

 “They usually don’t go that far inland.”  Medli poured him some water as the crowd grew quiet.  Link glanced up to the stage once more to see a woman walking out.  She was dressed simply in a blue dress and held a harp in her arms.  She went to a stool and pulled it over, tossing her red hair over her shoulder before sitting down to tune her harp briefly.  The audience fell quiet and she took a deep breath, looking out upon the crowd.

 Her fingers began to dance along the strings.  Link recognized the tune, but had never heard it played so skillfully.  After a couple bars, she began to sing.  He didn’t know the language, but knew the tune and could see the story she was telling.  A tale of an island of dreams and an ancient egg on its highest summit.  Of how The Hero of Legend came to the island to chase away the nightmares.  How he fought the evils in the minds of the island’s inhabitants and saved them.  He didn’t notice the apple that was oozing with its juices and a dollop of goat butter planted on top of it was placed under his nose.  He was only vaguely aware of how the charm around his neck shook on its golden string. The songstress’ song came to an end and she got to her feet.  After a brief bow, the tavern began to applaud.  Some got to their feet even.  The Chosen Champion was among them.

As the applause died down, he took hold of the charm in his hand.  “Yes?” he asked.  

 “You busy?” Lana asked in his mind.

 “Vacation,” he replied, squeezing the stone a little.  Medli noticed and looked to him as she sat back down.  “Sorry, give me a minute.”  Link walked away from the table to a quiet corner of the tavern.  “What’s going on?”

 “We might have a small problem down there,” Lana said.  “And I’m sorry about bothering you on your break but you’re the only Chosen who Rauru thinks could handle the thing.”

 “What’s going on?”

 “There’s a basilisk down there that’s made off with a couple cattle.  The Provincial Governor wants someone to deal with it before it kills some people.  And the closest guys are over by Calatia right now.”

 He groaned a little. “Alright,” he said.  “I’ll look into it first thing in the morning.”

 “I’ll tell them too that you’ll be taking whatever time off that is taken here.”

 “Thanks.”  He let go of the charm and shook his head.  Alfonzo had always said that being a Chosen meant sometimes vacations would be cut short or interrupted.  He was thankful at least that he wasn’t anywhere near the capitol. In the past year he had wanted to stay as far as possible from there for a myriad of reasons.

  When Link got back to the table, he saw the songstress sitting next to Medli.  The two women laughed together.  Medli shook her head as she grabbed her drink and took a sip carefully.

 “So, that’s why I’m not allowed back,” Marin said.

 “I’m sure that he’s quite happy about that,” Medli replied.  “You and Pavo do that at every arcade you find.”

 “Well, it’s just so boring otherwise!  And I like putting them in their places.”  She looked up at Link.  “Oh, and this must be the hero who helped you with the winds!”

 “I see Medli’s told you about me,” Link said as he sat back down.

 “I’ve been tempted to write a song about it.”  She offered a hand across the table.  “I’m Marin.”

 “Link.”  He gently took it and shook.

 “Everything alright?” Medli asked.

 “Just a basilisk I need to deal with.”  He looked to his baked buttered apple before grabbing his fork.  “I’ll deal with it in the morning so it doesn’t interfere with my vacation too much.”

 “Need any help?”

 “If you’re offering.” He sank his fork into the apple and tore a piece off.  It seemingly melted away the moment it entered his mouth as he smiled a little.

 “Sure.”

 “So you do this thing all the time then,” Marin reasoned.  “Can’t be an easy life.”

 He swallowed his second bite of the sweet.  “Not really, but rewarding.”  Link smiled a little.  “Get to help a lot of people.  And I’m trained for it.”

 “Like the adventure you had in the seas with Medli.”

 “Yeah.  Yeah like that.”  He glanced at the handmaiden for a moment who raised a feathery hand.  The small gesture told Link everything he needed. Though she’d shared some of the details, the more sensitive ones had remained secret.  It was a part he didn’t always like, but knew the importance of it. Especially some of the more dirty political details of his work.

 “Y’know, she’s never told me exactly how you two met.  Just that you ran into each other on Windfall.”

 “We did.  Literally.”

 “Link!” Medli cried with a laugh.

 “The winds were so bad that day she crashed into me as I was looking for a ship to take me to the freighter. In the middle of that big plaza by the wheel in Windfall.”

 She laughed a little. “Feathers everywhere?”

 “Not quite,” Medli admitted.

 “So,” Link began.  “How much has she told you about our adventures?”

 “Well, it took you to the islands and dealing with pirates and men made into monsters by a mercenary lord who was seeking to reclaim his glory all because of a wind mage.”  She studied him with a small smile.  “I’m sure there’s some details that got left out given that charm around your neck.  Which, would be expected given as well the fact that you are going after a basilisk tomorrow morning it sounds like.  To say nothing of the fact that Medli insisted she couldn’t answer all the questions I had about the monsters, or the mage who gave him the information to make the monsters.”

 That was more than he expected, but he was impressed how she’d pieced some of it together.  “Very perceptive of you.  So, how’d you figure that out?”

 “Which part?”  She took a sip of her drink.

 “That the mage was responsible.”

 “Mmm…”  She put her mug down.  “Well.  Conservation of detail for one.  As a storyteller, you only have so much to use.  So, you want to make sure you’re using the right words in the right way to convey the meaning of it.  Giving too many details can make things far too confusing, as well as drag the pace along. Could lose your audience’s interest. You need some, especially for mysteries, in the form of red herrings, or general detail to help make the world feel alive, but…  Too much when it comes to storytelling can be just as bad as too little.”  Marin waved a hand slightly.  “Medli made mention of the mage being involved with the wind problems, but also that you ran into the monsters there, after the mercenary lord had been dealt with.  So, clearly the mage was responsible because most mercenaries would not hold enough power to have that sort of magic at their disposal.  He put it all in motion.  Why’s the question I could never get answered.  And I’m guessing I won’t because of state secrets.”

  Link chuckled a little as he took another bite of his apple.  “Impressive.  So what’s kept you from writing a story about this?”

 “Research.  A good storyteller knows their material to convey and knows how to use it.  And right now I’ve only had a chance to speak with Medli about it.  You have enough information then you can figure which details are important and which one aren’t.  Like… Like the song I just finished here.”

 “Ballad of the Wind Fish, right?”

 “Yes.”  She smiled a bit at him.  “Tale of Koholint Island.  And there’s a few different versions of that tale.  Little changes to it throughout the world.”

 “Example?”

 “Depending on where you are, it could have changes to its tale.  For example, if you’re hearing a version from Termina, it involves some of the mythology from that land a little.  Such as talking how the Wind Fish was cursed because of Ikana’s greed.  Or in the islands.  Where it’s the tale of an island that was ensnared by a dark dreaming god and it was up to The Hero to save it.  But, the dark god was a sore loser.  So he sank the entire island.”

 “Haven’t heard that version before.”

 “It’s not a common telling. Heard it from a fortune teller on Ember Island.  It’s probably also one of the more darker tellings of The Hero’s adventures.”

 “Aaah.”

 “Heard a lot of his stories?”

 Link nodded.  “Yeah.  Was a lot of them we heard back at The Tower.  Heard the one about the ghosts and the ranch?”

 “I have.  Termina retelling.”

 “What about the cursed princess?”

 “Which one?  The one who got turned into a striga, a stone statue or a frog?”

 “What about the one with the picori?” he quickly replied.  “And the talking hat?”

 “Okay, that one I haven’t heard of.  What’s it-”

 “Marin!” the goron on the stage called.  “Time for the next act!”

 She spun around in her chair to see him waving her over.  “Well, intermission over.”  Marin pushed off the table and out of her chair.  “It was good to meet you. “

 “Same.”  He smiled at her.

 “Enjoy the rest of the show.”  She started for the stage.

  Perhaps it was a little curiosity about her tales and the versions she knew.  Or there was the natural curiosity of what other things she’d performed. There was also that smile and her red hair that seemed to just make her all the more striking with her slight accent and incredible voice.  “Hey… Marin?”

 “Yeah?”  She turned back around.

 “Can I buy you a drink after?  I’ll tell you enough to finish your story.  Just not the stuff that’s under Crown Seal.”

 There was that smile, wider than before and a glint in her eye.  “I’d love to.”  With that, she went back to the stage, grabbing her harp off the stool she’d used earlier.  The rest of the troupe had come on and were tuning their instruments.

  “You can stop grinning now,” Medli said to Link quietly.

 “Mmm?  I’m not grinning.”

 She laughed a little. “Yes you are.  And blushing a little.”

[sinceileftyoublog]

Manu Delago Interview: From Sleep to the Snooze Button

Photo by James Styler

BY JORDAN MAINZER

After 2018′s elements-facing Parasol Peak, Manu Delago decided to look inside his own head. Circadian, released a year ago, explored the different stages of the sleep cycle and circadian rhythms, a project inspired by his trouble sleeping when on tour with artists like Bjork and how it made it difficult to distinguish dreams from reality. The result is gorgeously hypnotic narrative. The title track explicitly mirrors the sleep cycle with its repetitions of patterns and occasional blips. “The Silent Flight of the Owl”, inspired by Delago’s encounter with an owl he may or may not have dreamed, uses soft woodwind swoops to imitate the sound of a flying owls wings. And spritely, loud closer “Zeitgeber” is meant to be a stage of sleep but the space in between sleeps, waking up and maintaining awareness and activity throughout the day. 

Despite the album’s ambitions, though, Delago wasn’t done: earlier this year, he revisited album centerpiece “Delta Sleep” (recorded in the middle of the night) with 7-plus hours of remixes meant to be listened to while sleeping. And now, he’s shared an album of live recordings of a different kind of grueling cycle: the tour. Announced with a live video of the ensemble performing “Uranus”, Circadian Live is a mix of recordings from the 18 concerts performed in Europe across 21 days, consisting of songs from Circadian plus rearrangements of tracks from Delago’s back catalog. It stands out from many live albums by truly offering something new for fans of Delago’s music. For one, the performances from Circadian songs offer differences to the recorded versions, bits of improvisation and extensions, sounding like a new album more than a live album. (You can really only tell this is a live album when audience members clap in the middle of “Zeitgeber”, thinking the song had ended.) Moreover, it gives you the chance to revisit old songs in new ways. The Pete Josef collaboration “A Step” is presented as an instrumental, while Silver Kobalt banger “Down to the Summit” is adapted as a gentle, acoustic track. And “Satori”, an over-10-year-old collaboration with Christoph Pepe Auer sees Delago and the saxophonist join forces along with the rest of the ensemble for an even greater sum.

I asked Delago some questions over email about Circadian Live. Read his responses below!

Since I Left You: How has your sleep been during the pandemic?

Manu Delago: Usually pretty good, thanks. I think my average sleep per night has gone up quite a bit since there’s no more touring.

SILY: On a song like "The Silent Flight of the Owl", which has a specific backstory, do you think about that story every time you're performing it?

MD: Not really. It’s usually quite early on in our concerts, and I’m trying to settle in. Getting used to the stage and sound and ideally playing well.

SILY: Why did you decide to release the video for "Uranus" as a preview and/or representation of the rest of this record?

MD: When the studio album Circadian came out, we already promoted three singles/videos, so for the live album, I just wanted to put the focus on another track. It features the warmth of the clarinets and accordion but also has an amazing trombone feature towards the second half of the piece.

SILY: On Circadian, "Zeitgeber" is such a symbolic endpoint, starting the cycle again. Why didn't you finish your sets with it?

MD: We kind of did finish our sets with it, like an alarm clock in the morning, but then we also play a couple of encores afterwards which were like the snooze button.

SILY: Did people every night think that "Zeitgeber" was over after the initial pause towards the end?

MD: I have a feeling that many people did, but I’ve never asked them.

SILY: How did you decide which songs from your back catalogue to play on this tour and include on this album?

MD: That was almost an evolutionary process. I’ve been playing some of those tracks for many years, the oldest one dating back to 2006. And then you realize which songs work well with which instruments and which ones I still enjoy performing.

SILY: Do you think "A Step" takes on a new life or different quality without the vocals?

MD: I think it certainly works as an instrumental piece, even though it’s quite different. I’m not trying to replace the amazing vocals of Pete Josef, but creating a new sound world with the Siberian crystal harp, wooden temple blocks, and very warm clarinet and string sounds.

SILY: You were able to include Christoph Pepe Auer on this tour. Would you have played "Satori" even if he wasn't able to join? How did you come to extend the length of the song so much in the live version?

MD: This track goes back to 2006 and I’ve played it more than 200 times with Pepe, so it has been great to have him in the ensemble, but I have also played the track with other line-ups, too. Every night, he played a killer solo in the middle of the track which contributes to the extended length. But also our genius trombone player Alois Eberl played an amazing intro to the song which was different every night. Since we did 18 shows on the tour and recorded all of them, at some point, I was considering releasing an album of just solo trombone intros because they were so special.

SILY: These performances are entirely acoustic. How did you go about adapting a song like "Down to the Summit”?

MD: The acoustic live version is a bit more chilled than the studio version, which at some point goes quite aggressive and electronic. To me, the core elements of the piece are its harmonic progression, the melody floating on top, and a long gradual build-up. But to me it works in an acoustic version that goes to 70% rocking-out as well as in a 100% rocking-out electronic version.

SILY: What's next for you?

MD: Over the next weeks, we’ll be touring Circadian Live with my ensemble, and I’m hoping that as many shows as possible will take place. The next big and new project will be the ReCycling Tour in May 2021, where my band will cycle 1600 kilometres and play 26 concerts on the way.

[photography01]

Travel and Scenic Photography 101

When you're driving through the mountains somewhere, and you notice a car parked half off the road and some guy leaning to the left to avoid a branch with his Rebel 2000 camera in the act of focusing, you've met me. I do this because, to me, a trip isn't fulfilling unless I've preserved that beauty for posterity. I'd like to share some of the techniques that make scenic photography such a wonderful artform - simple, yet elegant.

First off, equipment. As much as the cheapo disposable camera beckons, get real. These cameras have fisheye lenses which I call "spam" lenses. They cram everything in, with equal blurriness and boringness. Good photos are sharp, unless you use blur for artistic effect. Sharp comes from an adjustable lens. It can be a fixed lens or a zoom, but it must focus specially for each picture. Fixed lenses are limiting for scenic pictures, where to frame the shot you may need to move long distances. Imagine using a fixed lens on the Washington Monument, when you're half a block away! Zooms get my vote, even though they often don't have as wide an aperture, which limits their capabilities in low light situations.

Practically speaking, an SLR is the absolute best. They are lightweight, and can be used with top quality lenses. Film SLRs tend to be less expensive, but have the limitations of film, meaning you have to get it developed and so forth. Digital SLRs are VERY expensive, so for the budget conscious either go with a film SLR or a high quality basic digital camera. With digital, resolution is also a critical factor, so look at the specs before you buy.

OK, we've got the camera, emotions are running high, and that's great, but not too great! Sometimes I find a spot that is so wonderful, I start shooting like a madman, only to be disappointed by the pictures. What happened? Emotions. When you experience a place, there are sounds, aromas and breezes as well as the visuals of the spot. Needless to say, you can't photograph all of these elements, only the visual. When overwhelmed by the spectacle of a scenic hotspot, we are often overwhelmed by all of these elements.

So what to do? Look through your camera. The viewfinder does not lie (usually). Try to see what you are looking at as the finished picture. Most people perfunctorily take pictures, hoping that somehow the shot will come out great. If you wonder how the pictures came out when you are on the way to the drug store to get them, you're doing something wrong. At the moment you click the pic, you should know exactly what you will get. (Of course with digital, that's not a trick!).

Now, I was a tad dishonest in saying that you can't capture all of the elements of a scene. You can hint at them. For starters, motion. Yes, even in a still picture, there is motion. Something happened before, during and after your picture. In a mountain vista scene, you may find something that hints at motion, whether it be a branch of a tree that has been swaying in the breeze, or a river flowing through the valley below. These add a sense of motion.

Then there's the "rule of thirds." When you place the main object of the picture smack-dab in the middle, it is static and boring. Place it one third of the way from either side, and you IMPLY motion. Put the horizon in a landscape photo a third of the way up or down, not across the middle.

Remember, when a person looks at a picture, their eyes move. You want to frame your photo to help that movement. If you can find some lines in the scene, such as a skyline, cloud formation, path through the forest, etcetera, use it interestingly, and with the rule of thirds to draw your viewer's eyes into the picture.

Avoid "summit syndrome." You get to the top of Mount Washington and shoot the majestic vista. Great. The pictures come out ... boring! How? No PERSPECTIVE. Big vistas will be flat unless you have an object in the foreground, such as a rock or a tree, to give them perspective. Then the eye really grasps how big this scene is. People enjoying the view is a real winner, because the viewer may identify with their emotions, giving the image real impact.

Cheese! Yes, you do have to take the family photos. It's obligatory. But when you do, make sure that they show the LOCATION of the photo. Otherwise, you might as well do it on your driveway. Frame the scene in context, with landmarks as part of the picture. Find a way to tell as story in the picture, such as little Sara climbing up the rocks by the waterfall.

Finally, any element in the picture that hints at more senses than just the visual will make it remarkable. Actor headshots for example, tell a story about the subject. You can almost hear them saying their next lines. If you photograph a garden, the viewer may experience the aroma of the flowers. A tourist street with an accordion player on the corner may have your amazed friends whistling "Dixie."

In summation, picture taking on travel is recording the experience in a satisfying way. Use motion, perspective, sensory, storytelling and so forth, to bring your photos to life. Oh, and needless to say, make your job easy and go to great places! See you at the overlook!

[worldnewsbreak]

Wild Lake and the Pizol glacier

A hiker plays his accordion with view of Wild Lake and the Pizol glacier on the sideline of a commemoration for the dying glacier of Pizol mountain, pictured in the background. The Pizol is a mountain in the Glarus Alps of northeastern Switzerland, overlooking Wangs in the canton of St. Gallen. At 2,844 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain separating the valleys of the Seez and the Tamina rivers, and the highest mountain lying entirely within the canton of St. Gallen. There are five mountain lakes (Pizolseen) on Pizol: Wangsersee at Pizolhütte, Wildsee, Schottensee, Schwarzsee (2368 m) and Baschalvasee (2174 m). A small cirque glacier, the Pizolgletscher, lies above 2,600 metres on the northern side of the mountain. Pizol Hut lies at 2,227 metres (7,306 ft).  On 22 September 2019, a 'funeral' and mourning ceremony was held for the Pizol glacier which had disappeared due to rising temperatures. A similar ceremony had been held in August when the Okjökull glacier in Iceland disappeared.

[sarawinge]

Gravenstein Apple Fair: the Prodigal Shredder returns, with AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Sourdough Slim & Robert Armstrong; Sourdough’s grand finale, in which he simultaneously does a rope trick, dances a jig, yodels, and plays the accordion, all the while wearing his hat backwards; some other band playing the fest a few years back; and one of the many cool old tractors chugging along. (at Gravenstein Apple Fair) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1SKawDpkAb/?igshid=13r67hy03lqlb

[william-goes-blog]

After the expose outside of Notre Dame, I ventured up to the hilly and picturesque town of Montmartre. The steep hills were worth the climb because the summit provided great views of Paris. There was an outdoor art market, where I could not resist to purchase a small piece, a well as a church called Sainte-Pierre de Montmartre ⛪️. Just outside the church, I found a very nice dinner café where I enjoyed a delicious Cesar salad, was serenaded by an accordion player, all while sitting right in the street of this quaint town. And did I mention there was a jazz band in the restaurant directly behind me? I then sat on the steps of the Square Louise Michel with a spectacular view of the sun setting over downtown Paris. It felt like a movie 🎥 🇫🇷.