"On your way up? The elevator has not been acting like itself today. Service men are on their way"

Next level, rampant elevators?

Hvíldu í friði félagi.

Couple of years ago I stumbled upon a tech demo video from a game titled The Unfinished Swan by Ian Dallas. At that point it was merely a showcase of an idea almost in its purest form but it caught me. The visual style, the gameplay and the overall atmosphere captivated me. I kept an eye on Ian Dallas although information was sparse, later on he formed the company The Giant Sparrow around this idea I fell in love with. That news alone got my hopes up and made me believe it wouldn't be long until I would be able to experience the world of The Unfinished Swan. But the years passed and The Giant Sparrow stayed silent, There was maybe one post from them per year, and that dull was enough for me to loose hope.

You should had seen my smile when the teaser trailer for The Unfinished Swan for PS3 suddenly appeared in my RSS reader. That smile only got wider when I realized that they had not let me down. If anything, that game seems to be more than I would had ever been able to imagine. I seem to have underestimated Ian Dallas and his team.

...on game & sound design. Nothing but lousy quick sketches of primitive shapes, out of context words like "Go crazy with amps" or "agile" which I am not sure anymore, thanks to time, what were supposed to remind me of. But sometimes I try to spice it just a tiny bit up with some lousy origami.

Kevin Yuen (Circle of Eyes, Sutekh Hexen) posted this photograph online couple of days ago documenting the assembling of the latest release of the Circle of Eyes self titled LP. This is most likely the first time a photograph by me is featured on the packaging on this graceful format. It can be spotted on the lower part of the attached picture, on the paper sleeves sitting on top of the cardboard. Needless to say, I am overjoyed, and I can't wait to get this audial spectacle in my hands.

The LP is available from Anti-Matter records over at http://antimatterrecords.bigcartel.com/

Couple of months ago I finished a web design for an amazing photographer and a good friend. Þórgunnur Þórsdóttir is an artist that I hold unimaginable amount of respect for and it was simply an honor to get the chance to design her presence on the web.

She has captured the live moments of great unorthodox musicians, along with the spirit of social gatherings in such a way that I am easily immersed in the atmosphere and the mood of the photographs without even knowing the people, nor the occasion portrayed. And that's all just the tip of the iceberg.

http://www.thorgunnur.com

Note: Her photos will be featured on the cover of my upcoming Ziz/Fermentæ split "Vetur".

For a very long time, I have argued with myself what the focus of this blog would be and what I would put on it, and what I wouldn't. One part of me said that I should keep it professional and separated from my personal life, which is why I have been very picky (and slow) with posting material here. The other part said that doing that would be both dishonest and challenging. It's time to change that (or at least try something new).

For the past week or two I've been spending most of my time at my university's library, reading about intellectual property law for an upcoming exam. Needless to say, my brain has slowly turned to intellectual mush after all this reading of these (in my experience) quite flawed laws. Therefor I have decided to take a short break on the reading, without loosing the possibility of consuming information about the matter. I've spend this day looking through documentaries on the matter, although slightly one sided perhaps, and I've decided to share my playlist with you.

Good Copy Bad Copy - http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/ RIP!: A remix manifesto - http://films.nfb.ca/rip-a-remix-manifesto/?ec=en20081015 Patent Absurdity - http://patentabsurdity.com/ Everything is a Remix - http://www.everythingisaremix.info/

Some might ask now, if my stance is so obviously against copyright law then what is the status of the copyright concerning my music releases and other works? To be honest, I don't even know if they are copyrighted or not. (although I assume they are). I am considering things and taking one step at a time but my plan is to in the near future release my works under the Creative Commons license or something similar.

On the other hand, until then, if you want to use my work in one way or another, just drop me a line and you will most likely get a "yes" from me.