Two of the most intriguing states of mind are the hypnopompic, when you first wake up, and the hypnogogic, right before falling asleep. These moments often provide a mix of the waking and dream world, and Descartes noted it was when he did his best philosophizing. While they appear toContinue Reading
Swiss electronic duo Paraphon came together out of a mutual love of synthesizers. This is not surprising as their debut album, “Anecdotes of Wired Minds”, is built upon a foundation of crafted electronica and atmospheric mixes. Using the dreamy possibilities of synthesized sound as a catalyst for catchy pop melodies,Continue Reading
The personification of nature as a mother makes sense; the word “nature” comes from the Latin “natura”, meaning “birth”. If nature is our meta-maternal figure, we are the fruit from her branches. We grow and fall around her multi-faceted world with merely the illusion of choice. The Gaia hypothesis supposes thatContinue Reading
‘Psychedelic’ is an odd genre classification. The ‘psy’ suggests something heady; music that feels like you’ve taken mind-bending narcotics. And while the destination of the genre might be a floaty headspace, the means of transportation needn’t be long-haired chaps wailing out endless guitar solos. This is proven by Torontonian psych-folkContinue Reading
Somewhere in the hilly city of Burlington, Vermont, Kevin Bloom is experiencing something profound. Perhaps it’s deep thought about the ethics of eating animals or something more personal like the futility of living in the past. Regardless of the specific content of Bloom’s mind, it’s likely to come out asContinue Reading
The act of dreaming has long baffled even the brightest minds. While the accepted theory that dreams are random events helps to show function, it ignores the highly emotional aspect of dreaming. Nevertheless, dreams are one of the most incredible things about life. Waking life is generally painful, am IContinue Reading
Oxen hold a peculiar position in Chinese culture. The motif of this archetype communicates strength, diligence, and longevity, but also monotony and persistence; like a personal trainer who you will enjoy hanging out with but who you will also hate for pushing you past your limits. Not surprisingly, the yearContinue Reading
One qualm religious types have with atheism is that it lacks depth, emotion, and hope. For centuries, our culture was based around the idea that reality was merely a percursor to an everlasting afterlife. However, that’s no longer the prevailing ideology of our developing world. Younger generations have been findingContinue Reading
Travelling across our big and varied world often inspires great change in our perspective. The differences in geography, culture, and lifestyle can be drastic depending on where you are on the globe. Haotian Wang, originally from Yunnan, China, is an experimental composer and producer based in New York. His recentContinue Reading
For those who shudder at mathematics, the idea of fractals can be dauntingly hard to conceptualize. But luckily for the more left-side brained of us, Michael Donoghue of Jersey conceptualizes the notion of fractals through glacial and alluring experimental electronica. His recent work, the album “Fractals”, unfolds across eight tracksContinue Reading