Four Line Tries // 002

This is the second piece for my ongoing series called 'Four Line Tries', where I release four line poems. Simple enough, yeah? If you care to partake, let me know! The imagery here comes courtesy of Miyazaki's debut full-length The Castle of Cagliostro (1979).

My big thumb never got slammed

in a car door so I don't know

your screams but if you'll calm down

and find your keys, I can help you through this

Premiere // Purple Circles // A Collaborative Affair

Artwork by Moses Chisale

Today we offer

you the premiere

of "Purple Circles",

a song featuring singer

Drea Smith

as well as producers

Banks the Genius,

Noah Sims,

and I.B.C.L.A.S.S.I.C.

This is truly

a Chicago collaborative

affair, with Vibe Dealer

Drea Smith

handling a drowsy

yet hypnotic flow

over the atmospheric

and bass heavy

instrumentation.

It reminds me

of something

Zero 7

and Portishead

might have released

a decade ago.

It reminds me

a futuristic

radio broadcast

found out

in the nothingness

of space.

What a Thursday.

Enjoy the premiere

up above and

check the playlist

of the four artists

that helped

with this track

below.

Over the Garden Wall // A Ten Part Adventure

I haven't seen many

(any?)

animated miniseries

but Over the Garden Wall

takes the cake.

All of the cakes.

Originally airing in November

of 2014

over the course of five

consecutive nights,

the show spotlights

a journey with half brothers

Wirt and Greg

as they try their best

to get back home.

Emotional, poetic, vivid,

and with some of the best

original music I've heard

in an animated series.

I honestly have no criticisms

with this show. It's one

for you to watch

by the fireside, as the outdoors

grow colder and kindling

is necessary.

Over the Garden Wall

is a coming of age

tale that covers

imagination, heroism,

love, communication,

and plenty of odd creatures

and lovable beasts along the way.

If you don't shed a tear

during the final episode,

then someone took your soul

a long time ago.

If you need more

from creator Patrick McHale,

check out his limited

Etsy book release

Bags.

I just ordered mine.

Lastly, if you feel

like listening to the music

from the miniseries,

you can enjoy a few tracks

below. For real fans,

the vinyl to the soundtrack

is on eBay for $100.

It's the only thing

on my Christmas list.

Please.

Over The Garden Wall Original Television Soundtrack Music By The Blasting Company Original Artwork by Sam Wolfe Connelly MOND-076 Available on Vinyl, CD and Digital August 2016

The Little Prince // Over 70 Years of Wisdom

[This image has been my desktop background for the entirety of 2016]

It's April 1943

and author and illustrator

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

released Le Petit Prince,

or, as you may know it as,

The Little Prince.

Fast forward 73 years,

to 2016,

and the book has been

translated into over

250 languages,

making it the fourth most

translated book ever.

Acting as a novella

as well as

a self-help book

for stray souls trying to find

their way

as well as

a wisdom-filled guide

for adults who have forgotten

how to dream.

From a novella

in 1943 to countless

adaptations throughout

the years,

the most recent and relevant

additions are both

The Little Prince

pop-up book,

which everyone needs

for their coffee table,

and the 2015 feature film,

The Little Prince,

which meshes 3D animation

with stop motion animation

for a truly riveting experience.

So please,

as the months grow

colder and the nights

grow longer,

embrace The Little Prince

and remember how to be

a kid again if only

for a bit longer.