Esotronika is an artist whose ears are informed by the sound of the Rising Sun, whose elegiac ruminations are predicated on a lament for youthful ideals amidst a transmogrified, post-industrial reality. His introspective esotronic works occupy space as a singular entity, juxtaposing a tensile sobriety with the gravitas of the age – all set against the backdrop of an uncaring Universe.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Zen Tyrants -- Valhalla Quadrant

Valkyrie Parabolic, part 3 of a dance suite in three parts by the Zen Tyrants in Rabid Viking Proggy Remission and the Trans-Babylon Tech Style. The music was taken from dj andyredrum's debut episode of "Directive 14" on Fnoob.com "Live Techno Radio" http://fnoob.com/radios/fnoob-techno-radio , remanipulated in Traktor, then remixed/remastered in Propellerhead Reason. Video was produced using TaterViz video manipulation software created using Vizzie modules in MAX/MSP/Jitter. Original video was shot on location at Chateaugay Lake, Brainardsville, and Ellenburg Hill, NY, Sept., 2013. Ice sculptures and photography by Tom Holmes, tomholmes.com

Zen Tyrants -- Freya Slice

Lumbering Jackasses

Rip van Winkle (Dada Mix)

A Dadaistic interpretation of Washington Irving's classic tale

Sculptis Glacies


Tom Holmes' photography of his ice sculptures form the basis of this video work, accompanied by ambient music derived from recordings of percussion improvisations performed in early 1985. The soundscape was generated using Max/MSP and produced using Propellerhead Reason. The video images were created from Holme's photography and processed using Vizzie modules in Max/MSP/Jitter, utilizing several original algorithms that incorporate Gregory Taylor's cool "Attractr" chaos generator (based on André Sier's cool Chaos library Navier-Stokes object) as well as some older ones of my own that I modified for video production that incorporate Karlheinz Essl's wonderful Real Time Composition Library to direct traffic. The work in its entirety is intended as a multi-media installation piece with optional live electronic/acoustic percussion, performed by Holmes.