Sorry its taken so long for me to comment back to you fellow dweller of seattle! Ive been rather busy and forgetful my apologies.

I love your art though its fantastic!

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Thanks for the nice comment on my picture, and I agree, they are fun to be around!

Thanks for the favourite. Glad you like Fibonacci 3.

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"When I photograph, what I'm really doing is seeking answers to things." - Wynn Bullock

one day mr uccello set before a drawing that expressed itself through him,

I came bye and asked him...what are you doing?

I watch how the universe draws itself...

I set next to him and startet my drawing too....

wish you inspired time and get your ass back at the easel so do I, its late in austria, I drink some darjeerling goldtop tea and prepare myself fro some egg-tempera working..

with love and respect matthias

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The Sun is breathing Color

my dear friend, as I heard that you love to work forever on your drawings and get lost in time and space I thought about this little story from suzuki roshi the great zen master...




One day while walking in the vegetable garden at Tassajara, Suzuki noticed a student who was sitting on a stone looking at a sunflower growing nearby. He went over and sat by her.

"What are you doing?"

"Meditating with the sunflower," she said. "It rotates with the sun."

Suzuki sat with her for a long time. That night Suzuki referred to his garden visit.

"Unless you get through to emptiness, you are not practicing. But if you stick to the idea of emptiness, you are not a Buddhist yet. Someone was sitting in front of a sunflower, watching the sunflower, a cup of sun, and so I tried it too. It was wonderful; I felt the whole universe in the sunflower. That was my experience. Sunflower meditation. A wonderful confidence appeared. You can see the whole universe in a flower. If you say, 'Oh this is a sunflower which doesn't really exist' [laughing], that is not our zazen practice."

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The Sun is breathing Color

for the

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if something happen between two people and one of them(or even both) forgot all about that, did that "something" even ever happen then?

In the Immortal words of Eric B. & Rock M. ... "Don't Sweat The Technique !!!" ... & my other favorite is from Lee Moo Bi ..."True sharpness comes without effort". All your Spirit needs right now is ah lil Green Tea, Sake, Sumo & Sombo & yea be all Good in da Hood !!!

And remember to play nice with the other children.

J.

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Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
~ Pablo Picasso ~

"If you see someone without a smile, Give them yours."

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Thanks for the watch! I like your style and Sabbath rules!!!

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thank you for the comments!

Nice touch with the sumo wrestlers, too

thank you!

ur work is inspirational, dude!

Thank you so much for the !

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"Let's skirt the issue of discipline
Let's start an illusion with hand and pen
Re-read the words and start again
Accept the gift of sin"
-Cavity: First Communion by Christian Death

I will prevail - one way, or another, or another...

you seem to have quite an intence mind... good works!

thank you so much for the pensive comments on a couple of my pieces.

I really admire your gallery. And your last journal entry about fascination with the path resonates quite strongly with me.

thank you




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if something happen between two people and one of them(or even both) forgot all about that, did that "something" even ever happen then?

Monohydra thanks you artist.The only god anyone's gonna need.

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Well, there is a sub-genre called Pagan Black Metal, and then there is Viking Black Metal, which of course is against Christianity that has destroyed so much of several cultures, and it's about German or Nordic mythology, pride, and optionally also National Socialism. I have no interest at all in this kind of music though. Mostly Black Metal is about Satanism and Anti-Christianity. Metal is a form of music created out of rebellion and despise for the community, commercialism and Christianity, because it's an ignorant plague they have to deal with in everyday's life. Black Metal from the beginning has been about the devil, which is a character chosen for its shock value. Black Metal eventually transformed into something that some think is taken a bit too seriously. I would partly agree with that, and why most of those bands talk about exactly the same (even with the same sentences and commonly used words) has something to do with trying to be part of the movement, and to shock and interest people. While everyone does the same, it partly lost its value, which is why lyrically speaking I'm only interested in those bands who actually have something new to say. True Satanism has existed even before Christianity, but I don't know much about that. I only have interest in the dark side of the Christian tale.

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This is awesome and fascinating. Will begin to pore over the recommendations you make. I made one mistake in my recommendations. Another oud album I meant to recommend is:
The Hour of Salomon by Mohammad Al-Harithi from the aforementioned Harmonia Mundi label. The Chant du Sanaa album I mentioned as oud is actually a different stringed instrument (while still being amazing music). Both these albums are Yemeni musicians. I find the Yemen music to be much more primal and ancient in feeling compared to say Egyptian or Iraqi musicians. Hour of Solomon refers to the late afternoon time as day gives way to night, when everything seems to just go silent, and people completely chill while chewing qat and gazing out over the city from their mafraj rooms...it is a wonderful time, and at some point soon after a musician might pick up the oud and start with the deep and intense tunes - like this album. Getting back to the Black Metal though, I guess by that I mean to refer to any kind of dark, obscure type of hard instrumental music (being ignorant of the specific categories) The bands you mention intrigue me. My one beef with dark metal in general (especially) of the nordic type, is why do they fixate on the demons of the monotheist mythology instead of reviving directly the ancient gods and practices of their own heritage? Is it a reaction to the prevalence and oppresion of monotheism in their relatively recent history? I think I am much more interested in blasting tunes that revive the ancient pagan spirit. Why do some metal bands seem to get caught up in the mythology they supposedly hate? After all, aren't the demons and devils of monotheism just the bastardized and demonized (literally) versions of gods and spirits of ancient paganism?

Wow, thank you very much for the recommends and detailed descriptions! I've been able to find quite a few of them. I can't wait to try it out.
I had no idea you would be interested in Black Metal. I'm definitely not new to the scene and I know a couple of thousands of bands, but the actual list that is worthy to be kept on my computer or collection is a couple of thousands smaller. The list of esoteric Black Metal bands that are good that I have knowledge of is a lot smaller. Generally Black Metal doesn't reach much further than Satanism and Anti-Christianity. Hmm let's see. One of the most fascinating lyric-wise is Yamatu, a one-man band from the US. Get the album "Shurpu Asaru; The Book of Asa", which is a compilation release. The lyrics are about Sumerian mythology. Another band I can recommend is Avichi (again from the US). There's one album: "The Divine Tragedy". I did all the artwork for the release and the outcome is amazing. There's a review in the most popular Metal magazine of the UK that says even the artwork alone would make you purchase the album. So if you have some money to spend, purchase it! It's available worldwide through various online stores and also some local CD stores. Then another band is Deathspell Omega from France. Their music is very technical for Black Metal terms, and with their most recent album "Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum" they threw in some Jazz influences. Highly unique. And then there's Teratism from the US. I'm their official artist since a while. Their "new" (recorded in 2006) album "Pure Unadulterated Hate" will be released through Obscure Abhorrence Productions this month. And then there's Enochian Crescent from Finland. A highly unique band with a sound that is much different from any other Black Metal bands. "Omega Telocvovim" is my favorite album. The album "Salvation" from the Swedish Black Metal band "Funeral Mist" is also recommended. Funeral Mist is a very fast and agressive band. Then there's "As Sahar" from Singapore. This band kind of has a calm sound for Black Metal. Their lyrics are about Malay Occultism. Ohh I almost forgot! Mortuary Drape from Italy. Their album "Tolling 13 Knell" is one of the most occult Black Metal albums sound-wise that I know of. Septic Flesh from Greece blew me away with their "Sumerian Daemons" album. It's not Black Metal, but it is esoteric and highly recommended.

Alright, I can imagine you're kind of lost with all those names and descriptions. Let me make you a list of names with some very short descriptions.
As Sahar (quite interesting)
Avichi (fantastic production and with unique vocals)
Beherit (considered a cult band. Download "Drawing Down the Moon")
Black Funeral (strange sinister mix of Black Metal and Dark Ambient. The founder of this band - Michael Ford - has written many esoteric books)
Deathspell Omega (later work is technical and progressive. Very interesting)
Enochian Crescent (truly unique)
Funeral Mist (fast and aggressive)
Inquisition (very unique vocals. You either love it or hate it)
Melechesh (known for its Mesopotamian influences, sound- and lyric wise)
Mortuary Drape (very occult atmosphere)
Nahash (fast and sinister)
Septic Flesh ("Sumerian Daemons" makes walls crumble)
Teratism (Black Metal of top quality)
Yamatu (wonderful Middle-Eastern influences and great lyrics)

And finally - even though they don't really have a relation with esotericism - I would like to recommend the album "Andacht" by Lunar Aurora. It's an absolute masterpiece.

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Oud: Le Chant de Sanaa by Hasan al-Ajami and Ahmed Ushays, on the Harmonia Mundi label (which also has many other excellent Arab music); Munir Bashir, master oud player from Iraq
Sufi: start out with some Turkish dervish music on Celestial Harmonies label (Music of Islam vol 9: Mawlawiyah Music of the Whirling Dervishes), this is very deep and echoing music, which to me makes all ostensibly 'heavy' music of the West sound wimpy in comparison. Also check out the wonderful album Mevlana: Music of the Whirling Dervishes, and a really intesne one from Morocco called
Music of Islam, Vol. 5: Aissaoua Sufi Ceremony. For Persian Classical, the main label is Ocora Radio France. Classic recordings are Iran: Les Maitres de la Musique Traditionelle vol 1 and 2, which have some great setar and santur playing and ney flute. A great really old recording which sounds so magical is Classical Music of Iran: The Dastgah Systems from Smithsonian Folkways. A good modern Persian vocal master is Muhammad Reza Shajarian, who sings with a Persian super group called Masters of Persian Music. I am partial to the more antique recordings, but a good modern player to check out is Kayhan Kahlor, who plays a type of fiddle. There are so many more...you know, perhaps we could do a music exchange, as I have been getting curious about esoteric black metal, and you have knowledge in this area...

"Guqin, drone, dark ambient, koto, 70's psych/space, Persian, sufi, Gamelan, oud, Gagaku"

Fascinating! I haven't heard of most of those instruments or genres. I know Drone and Dark Ambient, and I've heard Persian but that's it. Could you recommend some Persian bands or musicians, and musicians who play Oud, and Sufi?

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Thank You so much for all favs

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Let us watch some sumo!!!

Thank you for your comment!
Hope to see you back at my gallery,
I'm interested in your opinion!

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