Whoopsie, here I am, falling by the wayside and being late again :(  Life & "We are experiencing technical difficulties-- please stand by" were to blame. Meh. 

 It was a busy, busy time for us, the past few weeks! The Fall Formal was the toast of the evening, and there are currently quite a number of video & still image RECords that are being uploaded & REmixed. I wasn't there, but I sure feel like I was! Superb!   

(Heavy on the) Audio

1. Illumination by mozart623. Magnificent composition. You can almost smell the power, new leather, ocean breeze & classy shoes, in this one. I would love to have anyone try to incorporate it into something else, just to give it a new "scent". :D  

2. Chasing Light by megancarnes. For me, this is music that dances inside of your soul. The feather-soft play of lightness & joy that flickers in your mind's eye is a calming after-thought. 

3. Low by Madrond101. Oh, for crying out loud, I'm such a waterpot. This made me think of a circus at the end of its best run. All of the performers are now homeless & wandering off into the sun, makeup gone goopy & sweet clowns gone sour.

4. Chord Set #7 by Sir_Frog. Just a simple set of chords that I happen to like very much, that are ready for a schnazzy audio/spoken word/etc. REmix.

5. Dulce Bellum Inexpertis by PASIV. This is such powerful music. I have difficulty suggesting what else this could be REmixed into, besides video (see #8), but I hope that someone hears some more of the story & tells it better than I can.

6. Du Bist Schoen by Ebro910. An overlooked, ambient, little piece. Airy & cheerful, with some sound effects (the sources aren't referenced, but hopefully they are "legal"). Best for video & text, or sampling (or so I thought). * Post-edit, 10.20.11* Erm, this is a rather rudely-toned sentence. Sheesh. I meant well. Shoe out of my mouth much?  :(  Apologies, Ebro910 (and thanks so much for commenting that yes, the sounds were all recorded by you). 

7.  Overtone by Babbish. What, Babbish isn't singing? There must be an error message somewhere. Wide-open for REmixing with text, voice, music, etc.  

8.  Sing it Softly (PASIV n Me) by Metaphorest. Ahhh. We need visuals, sometime. This is a very inspired REmix. 'nuff said. 

9. Flickering Light (Short_Piano) by thisishowiroll. Needs images/animation to give it the boost it deserves.

10. London's Burning by Robo_J. Made some time ago (at least in the land of hitRECord, hee!), I really like the fluidity of emotion in this piece. I didn't think of the London riots specifically, though. It was about disorientation, rapid & determined movement, frustration, & release-- like folks who are lost in unfamiliar cities, trying to figure out origin/destination points with maps, subways, trains, planes... and running to try to catch them all. It's great to write to, but I have always  "heard" it as background music for a video collage of some sort. Why is my writing so damned long? *harrumfing noise*

11. Tea with Death (music) by Johnnyclyde. Aaahhhhh! The associated RECords are coming along nicely. Music composed to go with the reading! Most excellent. Images, images, anywhere?

Video

1. Sunflower in grey (raw footage) by crane_crafter. There is something inexplicably serene about this footage... maybe it's the gentle nodding farewell of the sunflowers. Maybe it's the comfortable scene of sheep grazing. It's lovely.

2. Test Shoot by manwholaughs. Some odd lighting & interesting goings-on make for some nice storyline snippets for the video editors out there. 

3. Somewhere... live two stories... by wirrow.  I figured that even though it's not a connected idea at all, this animation is perfectly short & sweet for incorporating into RECords for a holiday further down the line: Valentine's Day. Even if Valentine's Day usually sucks like a gaping chest wound for you, these two huggies are sure to make things a bit less crap.

4. White Noise by F.M. Gore-Kelly. Slightly disturbing drawing brought to life+alternate interpretation= creepy music, a wee story and a VO for Halloween would be lovely. What? No, don't look at me. I'll make and serve pancakes in the shape of Jack O' Lanterns though, OK?

Image

1. Gateway by Anyorkable. I thought this might be a nice place for Shadow Folk to hang out. Or faerie. Or other folks.

2. Hevn & Urth Beginning by hermit_b. I love the soft colors & Yin/Yang nature of it. It could be incorporated as a detail in "promo" RECords, or someday made into a decal (yes, I like it that much!). 

3. Morning Path by Saintmaker. I couldn't tell you why I adore this, except that I somehow expect to see faerie folk (or fey humans) traipsing it :D

Text

1. Angel of Darkness by Vedder. Well, crap. This is no happy holiday reading. However, the notes of harmony, dischord & disarray that came to my non-musician's mind were quite expressive. Surely there must be some video or images somewhere that can tell part of the story? Good brain fodder for writers, too :)

 So, that's not it, but that's it for me. Cheers & Happy RECording!