Another video from my "ArtMobile Challenge." The world had just started a new millennium, 01/01/01. I'd read where the previous millennium stimulated a period of creativity in Medieval Europe, and I was curious as to if I could influence a similar process on Artmobile.

Another creation inspire by the "ArtMobile Challenge." The inspiration for the title was that after I joined the ArtMobile forum in 1996, I couldn't help but notice the various statements about conservative policies being "Orwellian" in nature. My curiosity being piqued, I decided to read what Orwell wrote about. The problems began when I started to share what he'd said. As a democratic socialist, Orwell was certainly no friend to conservatives.

From "The ArtMobile Challenge." Even most biblical historians aren't aware that Noah built a second Ark, a privilege reserved for a select few. Perhaps some things were overlooked during the first roundup. I'd image microscopic beings might easily be missed in this largely pr-scientific era.

Just like our fourth planet, Red House represents War, possibly even the ultimate, Final War. Heralded by ash laden skies that block the Sun, the Forever Winter begins.

I usually don't compose unless inspired by an idea, though I can. This inspiration came the 22nd day of the new millennium, not a specific idea, but just the urge to improvise using the methods I was working on. The start resembles something like a reel-to-reel tape recorder, which morphs into something that could be interpreted as a Twilight Zone TV program inspired Rorschach. It finishes with horizontal lines accelertaing to the right and left, but where to?

Created later the same day, "Jan 22nd '01 - part 2" is based on a similar motif that is reflective, but not quite identical to "Jan 22nd '01 - part 2" in reverse. I like the way it starts off with racing lines that coalesce into something representing Jupiter's red spot. It is undoubtably the red coloration that vlends this effect.

Perhaps "Nightmare Voices" would be a better title, but to relate that experience and imagery would take more then a couple minutes of music. Most of my childhood nightmares were a resemblance of my abusive father, as an evil force that had to be desperately fled from. After my psychotic breakdown, the imagery over the years became more complicated, took on more levels. With running, or perhaps searching always being at the core, the scenarios tended to blend from one residence to another, to places having fantastic, complicated add-ons.

When you come down to it, some are downright beautiful ... I feel this serves two purposes, the first being my love of nature, the second being a reflection of how I see myself in relation to the world, at least as a composer and artist, possibility as a thinker. Weeds are fascinating and a part of our existence, yet how often we assume them to be "ugly" and of no use, and summarily cut them down. At the very least, they're a nuisance to be ignored.

Again, not a typo. I got the idea from a Frank Zappa album insert I saw sometime in the late 60s - early 70s. In definition, an Obbligato is "integral to a piece of music and should not be omitted in performance." With the overt typo, how can it not ;)

As the video suggests, they come in many forms, and serve multiple purposes. Track #25 on Keyboard Mania.