Mix Tape, and the currently avaliable Astoria singles Black Sabbath (intro) and Resistansen, are reviewed over on Derik A. Badman’s terrific Madinkbeard site!
A keen observer, Derik notes: “Like the songs on a well-crafted mix tape, the images have their own separate identity, yet, by placing in juxtaposition, the reader (listener) attributes some meaning to the choices and ordering.”
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There is understandable confusion about the nature of the Astoria project after the first two singles have come out:
Although both Resistansen and Black Sabbath (intro) are based on existing songs, the remaining eleven projected songs will be all original material. I hope this clears things up.
Next single out may be These Fjell Veins or Cerebration, depending on which is completed first. You’ll see it here first!
“How I spent my summer vacation” by Allan Haverholm, age 33
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The Astoria demos (and Mix Tape, too) have been reviewed by Derik Badman over on his Madinkbeard blog. He seems to like them a lot!
EDIT: To wet your apetites a bit more, here’s a few pull quotes from Derik’s piece:
“All in all [Astoria is] a hugely ambitious project, one that will either end in genius or brilliant failure.”
“Haverholm’s success with the watercolors in “Black Sabbath (intro)” and the pencils in “Resistansen” give me confidence that the other Astoria multimedia works will also prove visually evocative.”
Now scoot on over and peruse the analytical beauty that is Madinkbeard!
Right, so everything’s as ugly as usual around here (apart from the new header)
A big round of applause to Ulf Reese Næsborg who fixed the stray code that messed things up!
Just my rotten luck. No sooner do I brag about the design changes before the sidebar goes AWOL, down below the footer.
My php and css is rustier than the Titanic, so suggestions are greatly appreciated!