1. "Vista Footage" (InterNTNL_Lyn) - Lyn has done a spectacular job of replying to the "Vista Theatre Video REquest" RECord, as evident in this album of Vista Theatre raw footage. And her work is already being used in many videos for the "hitRECord at the Movies" intros. But I really wanted to commend Lyn for taking the time to take this collection of raw footage. Her efforts will be paid forward in a lot of ways because not only is the footage well shot, but she shot from so many angles and did an outstanding job with camera movements (her pans and tilts are great, but even greater and more useful since she did multiple takes.) This is community-based collaboration at its finest and this isn't the first time Lyn has stepped up and gone the extra mile (and a half) for a collaboration or a project REquest. I applaude you, Lyn.

2. "dreaming of sleep" (lindork) - The result of a classroom doodle, lindork has created a very soothing visual RECord. Surrounded by what appear to be words from the other side of the paper, the sleeping girl seems to be in such a peaceful state. But it's really the effetc that words have on the drawing that I really resonated with. They seemed to end up representing the endless amounts of thoughts that cycle their way through our dreams, and thoughts. Often times we see thoughts drawn or visualized through images rather than words. But in "dreaming of sleep" the words (whether intentional or not) seem to represent what's within the girl's dreamlike state of mind.

3. "Been recording" (KamPAIGN) - KamPAIGN is back on the mic. I like this track a lot because it's got a bit of a concept to it (back-and-forth with the audio engineer in the background) but it also puts the emphasis on lyrics and performance; there's very little done to the vocals by way of post-production. I personally found this reminiscent of the songs I used to hear on tape decks in the park during pick-up basketball games; it's quite the mellow hip-hop tune. It'd be interesting to play around with this recording by making way for another verse by inserting a section of lava_tornado's instrumental between Kam's two sets. As a side note, it's been great to hear more rap collaborations surface recently on hitRECord.

4. "O VIRGA" (TaraMarie) - Combining via's vocals with video that sways between old fashioned and modern (thanks to some layered post-production effects,) this experimental short flows very nicely with the selected music. Despite the use of waviness and static post-production effects, the visuals remain quite calming and peaceful. That's certainly a difficult reaction to achieve when toying with the effects that TaraMarie used here. There is lots of other raw footage that could be inserted into this video that would strengthen the emotional impact of the piece. But this is a noteworthy base layer to a project I could see developing further. And of course the footage within "O VIRGA" would also fit wonderfully into something else entirely. tori's "Sonnet 29" came to mind. I could see this character (especially in silhouette form) lending itself to that RECord quite nicely.

5. "Daniel" (Ebro910) - Eerie, majestic, and filled with lingering beauty, Ebro910's "Daniel" is a haunting work of art. This reminded me quite a bit of Danny Elfman's work as a composer (especially the bits of vocals.) If anyone needs some fairytale-type music, this would be a great thing to use.

6. "Shadow Caste: A Short Film (Low Quality)" (Attilee) - Directing a collaboration is one of the most demanding things one can take on at hitRECord. Attilee's "Shadow People" collaboration has attracted many contributions over the months and the characters have taken on numerous forms and appeared in many different stories. Having Attilee chime in on where the collaboration stands was great to see, and she crafts her thoughts very articulately. This is an enormously helpful REsource for anyone that's been working on the collaboration or was looking for a bit of direction and additional insight.

7. "RE-REC gif 3" (Niki) - A lot of hitRECorders helped bring some icon-ic life to the "RE-RECommendations" collaboration. Niki's .gif image stood out to me because it really showcases the fun side of doing these weekly albums. Thanks to Niki and so many other artists there are all kinds of icons that can be used for RE-REC album icons. Keep 'em coming!

8. "The Old Prince - The Reading" (dcsweet) - Some of my favorite audio recordings on the site are those that are muffled, distorted, or simply rough around the edges. I think there are so many interesting things about a dusty audio recording, especially one that's a reading or voice over. Here dcsweet has done a reading of InkedCanvas's "the old prince" on her cell phone, and the result is utterly fascinating. There's a lot of background ambiance and even some kind of lulabye-sounding tune as well. At times the words are difficult to fully understand, but I found it so powerful and unique. This would be quite the addition to an abstract REmix of "the old prince."

9. "Washington" (ClicheKillsWOrd) - I felt a lot of anticipation when viewing this photograph. It really looks like the beginning of an adventure as the person is about to set off into the forest. The composition is particularly interesting because the green leaves begin in the lower left hand part of the frame and sort of twirl up along the right side, and then stop. And then, above, all you see are the towering trees looming above the person. It's so striking and representative of nature's dominance.

10. "winged beasts that leapt and fluttered into motion " (MarieIv) / "hevn told urth" (amferraro) - This animation of MarieIv's and this song by amferraro were both featured so I don't have too much to add that hasn't already been said by so many others on the site. But I did want to mention that MarieIv's use of amferraro's song made for an absolutely perfect combination. She chose just the right part of the song to cut her animation to and now that sequence is embedded in my brain. The two are inseperable at this point in my opinion. I guess what I'm really trying to say is that she not only presented her work as an essential part of the "creation myth" collaboration, but made a very strong case for amferraro's work because of how well the two went together in the RECord she uploaded.