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.”

I have been following Derik’s blog for a year or two now, and finding him on Twitter, I was delighted that he showed some interest in the Astoria Project in time for MoCCA.

Meeting him there, we had a short chat and I abrasively pushed my entire catalog on him. It turns out, judging from the review, he didn’t mind too much

I’m looking very much forward to what he might have to say about future publications!

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!