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Christopher Stewart's Blog – August 2010 Archive (21)

Source (The Dam part 1)



("La source de Maafa dans les Aurès en Algérie" by Unknown Photographer)



« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as life.

As…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 31, 2010 at 10:52am — No Comments

Lepufology 401



(Detail from "The hares and frogs" by Wenzel Hollar)



The Lepufology Project is the story of Jack Babbitt, regarded as one of the world’s most trustworthy investigators of the paranormal,…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 30, 2010 at 1:31pm — No Comments

Between Worlds (Epilogue)



("Maitreya the Conqueror" by Nicholas Roerich)





I read the The Tibetan Book of the Dead twice. I started with a French…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 27, 2010 at 1:16pm — No Comments

Creeper (revisited)



("Two portraits of Ryogen" - Author Unknown - copyright holder is Kiemon Tsuruya)





« Creeper » is an allegory wherein destructive mental processes are compared to creeping plants. The piece depicts four stages of a confrontation between creeper and host : introduction, growth,…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 26, 2010 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Lepufology 301



("Aerospaceplane " by Unknown Artist)





The Lepufology Project is the story of Jack Babbitt, regarded as one of the world’s most trustworthy investigators of the paranormal, whose unfaltering curiosity for the mysterious leads on an international chase seeking bizarre rabbits…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 25, 2010 at 1:16pm — No Comments

Determination (Between Worlds part 5)



("Akshobhya Buddha" by VanemTao)





« Between Worlds » is a composition that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and maternal grandmother, both…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 24, 2010 at 1:48pm — No Comments

Into The Ashram (revisited - with poetry)



("Ashram" by Nicholas Roerich)





« Into The Ashram » is the first chapter of the « Entering The Stream » trilogy, which also comprises « The Chrome Lake » and « Leaving The Ashram. »



The composition is intended to…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 23, 2010 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Lepufology 201



("Conejo" by Ecelan)





The Lepufology Project is the story of Jack Babbitt, regarded as one of the world’s most trustworthy investigators of the paranormal, whose unfaltering curiosity for the mysterious leads on an…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 21, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

Deliberation (Between Worlds part 4)



("The Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya" - Unknown Artist)





« Between Worlds » is a composition that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 20, 2010 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Questioning Tasteless Creepers



("QTC Recycled" based on "Plastic recycle logo PVC" by Tomia)





« Questioning Tasteless Creepers » is one in a series of rehashes which come from reengineered ideas left over from other works. Other pieces of the…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 19, 2010 at 9:29am — No Comments

Lepufology 101



("Watching The Arrival Of The Mothership" by Mark Brumfield)





The Lepufology Project started as an instrumental composition meant as a tribute to Robert Anton Wilson's book « Quantum…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 18, 2010 at 11:27am — No Comments

Dissolution & Dance Of The Archetypes (Between Worlds parts 2 & 3)



("Dance of the Lord of Death" by Jean-Marie Hullot)





« Between Worlds » is a composition that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and maternal grandmother, both due to…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 16, 2010 at 1:50pm — No Comments

The Boulder Pecker



("Climber on Stem Gem" by Jarekt)





« The Boulder Pecker » is a composition that Miguel completed on his own and submitted to the band.



The piece contains some of the most difficult…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 14, 2010 at 1:13pm — No Comments

De Profundis (Lifeforce part 5)





("De Profundis 1" by Kate Parry Evans)





« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from a state of inspiration and hyperactivity, through doubt, destabilization, failure, consternation,…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 11, 2010 at 1:53pm — No Comments

Departure (Between Worlds part 1)



("Buddha painted on a rock wall in Tibet" by Unknown Artist - photography by onwardtibet.org)







« Between Worlds » is a suite in five movements that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 10, 2010 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Ignorant



("A Little Boy Riding a Donkey" by Niko Pirosmanashvili)









« Ignorant » is one of…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 9, 2010 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Derelict (Lifeforce part 4)



("A derelict-looking British Rail Class 07 shunter" by Paul Miller)





« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 6, 2010 at 5:12pm — No Comments

Immersion (The Dam part 5)



("Underwater World" by Felipe Skroski)





« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 5, 2010 at 11:32am — No Comments

In The Vortex



("Scylla by William Pye" by mira66)





« In The Vortex » is an energetic instrumental put together while toying with leftover ideas from « Informaëlstrom » and « Leftoverturned. »



The intent here…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 4, 2010 at 10:46am — No Comments

Infused (Lifeforce part 3)



("Tea In The Studio" by poligraf)





« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from a state of inspiration and hyperactivity, through doubt,…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 2, 2010 at 5:03pm — No Comments


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