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// Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Heart of an Artist 2

Heart of an Artist 2 Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com

Dedicated to my Notebook Brother.

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// Monday, December 30, 2013

If I Had a Time Machine...

If I had a time machine, I'd go back in time to meet the following people:
  1. Jesus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Rod Sterling
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. C.S. Lewis
  6. Nathaniel Hawthorne
  7. St. Augustine
  8. Dag Hammarskjold
  9. Jack Kirby
  10. Thomas Alva Edison

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Sunday, December 29, 2013

Sonic Verse: Favorite Music Releases of 2013


ArtistTitle(s)
MasterplanNovum Initium (Digipak Limited Edition)
StryperNo More Hell to Pay
CelldwellerSoundtrack For The Voices In My Head Vol 03 Chapter 01
Zombie Killer (MP3 EP)
Blackstar Act One: Purified Original Score (MP3 EP)
QueensrÿcheQueensrÿche (Deluxe)
James LaBrieImpermanent Resonance (Digipak Limited Edition)
Abnormal Thought PatternsManipulation Under Anesthesia
Joe SatrianiUnstoppable Momentum
Fates WarningDarkness in a Different Light (Limited Edition)

Honorable Mentions
  • Anup Sastry, Ghost
  • The Omega Experiment, The Omega Experiment

Favorite Albums Released Prior to 2013, but Purchased in 2013
  • Masterplan, Aeronautics (Deluxe Edition) and Back for My Life (EP)
  • Ark, Burn the Sun

Favorite Album Artwork (from titles in previous entries)
  • Masterplan, Novum Initium
  • Stryper, No More Hell to Pay
  • Fates Warning, Darkness in a Different Light

Favorite Albums Rediscovered in 2013
  • Overkill, From the Underground and Below
  • Queensrÿche, The Warning
  • Synaethesia, Desideratum
 
About

In the early to mid 1990s I wrote and edited an Internet-distributed music newsletter, called Sonic Verse™ (SV), which also included original creative writings.

Many years have passed since I put the newsletter on hold, but the time was right to resurrect SV and its spirit: to highlight the music, artists, and associated elements that I enjoy (e.g. album cover artwork).

Going forward, SV entries will crop-up at insilentpassage.com from time-to-time, along with a few twists and tendrils related to the concept of "sonic verse."

P.S. The seeds for the resurrection of SV were sown in the post, "In Mental Streams" (April 2009), and in posts containing the label "soundtrack."

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Friday, December 27, 2013

Satyricon Vantas Immorti

Satyricon Vantas Immorti
A Study of Negative Space

Satyricon Vantas Immorti: A Study of Negative Space Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com
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Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

Another Today's Tendril...

When a unicorn farts, does it smell like cotton candy?

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Unsurprised

"It's the unsnowiest winter ever."

That's what I remember hearing. Or maybe overhearing. I don't actually remember when I heard it, where I heard it, or the context in which it was made, but I do remember hearing it—and thinking, "unsnowiest"? Really?!?

Here's hoping that an unusually cloudy and cool summer will prompt someone to say "it's the unsunniest summer e-ver."

Humans say the darnedest things.

I'm not surprised.

Or is that unsurprised?

8^)

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

Today's Tendril...

Q: How did we describe the shifts in emotional states before the advent of roller coasters?

A: Pendulums. Tides. Spirits and superstitions.

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Wednesday, December 25, 2013

// Sunday, December 22, 2013

Last Train to the North Pole

Last Train to the North Pole Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com
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Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Saturday, December 21, 2013

Today's Tendril...

Q: What separates the defiant from the compliant?

A: Tolerance. Complacency. Philosophy. Tenacity. Drive. Fear. Vision.

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Sunday, December 15, 2013

Theragon Tangelis

Theragon Tangelis A

Theragon Tangelis A Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com


Theragon Tangelis B

Theragon Tangelis B Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com


Theragon Tangelis C

Theragon Tangelis C Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Sunday, December 08, 2013

Today's Tendril...

Clever is relative.

Clueless is universal.

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.