Music
My production work, lyric writing and guitars contributed to the 2025 edition of Jupiter Loop's seminal trip-hop album not just being remastered but completely re-imagined with lush textures, driving synths and sultry vocals.
Jerusalem theme
Following on from last week’s warping of the Blake classic “The Tiger”, I had the opportunity to set the theme this time myself, as Jerusalem. I knew it would be troublesome for people to get to grips with. It’s very easy as a writer to only write about subjects you enjoy yourself or not know
William Blake – Anniversaries, Parodies and Assorted Animals
photo credit: Copleys This week’s exercise was a little more unusual that most. The brief was to take a favourite poem and then rewrite it, replacing nouns with diffferent nouns, verbs with different verbs etc. Everyone seemed to share the consensus that it is a very difficult task which consumes time rapidly. Of course this
Silent Knight – Xmas tune
Inspired by the netlabel Darkwinter, Gothick has spent the last few days working on a track called Silent Knight. It started out as a variation on the well-known Silent Night but insisted on becoming something very different. Tinged with snippets of Ethiopian Christmas chants and a Templar’s snowy footsteps its quickly gaining listeners since its
ICE (short story from Death Codex)
No set subject this week so I return once again to the space opera Death Codex. This is a scene from earlier in the novel. Let me lead you gently into events with a quick flashback to Chapter 2: At the jetty one of the two-seater surface skimmers blasted by, its bow barely missing the
Tonight’s theme is “tango”
photo credit: ianmcburnie The theme for this week is “tango” – quite limited it would seem. Searching for background information on the word I was happy to see that there was a Japanese reference. I was then able to draw upon my experiences of travelling across Japan to write the poem. The critique it received
National Trust (writing workshop)
Since becoming involved with a local writers’ group I’ve noticed my poetic sense re-awaken and the tendency to see things in poetic vision increase. I had forgotten that sensation of concentration that seeks through word and rhythm to take you to another place. Its seems to enhance everyday experience to the point where you’re able
Death Codex novel
Another segment of my science fiction novel, Death Codex has just been finished , “Shavan and the Fatigueoid” gives us an insight into the Commander of the Watch as the Starchaser ship slips through the asteroid furies of Ision7. It had its first reading last night at a local writers group to mixed reception. Non
Art prints now available!
Previously only available via my Facebook page, artworks are now available IN MY STORE as limited edition, signed prints. These are inspired by the traditional practices of vodou, hoodoo and the modern form of Voudon Gnosis as expounded in the works of Michael Bertiaux. Many of the works are infused as icons with the praxis
A Thought Experiment – shiny words, addictive words
Sometimes I make shiny words, dark swamp music, sparkling black photography and art. Some of it you can buy, some of it’s free. You’ll find SF, speculative fiction, paranormal fiction, steampunk, cyberpunk, gothic, rock, blues, world, fusion, metal, black and white photography, colour photography and an assortment of other creative items for you to explore here