Ring Trick

New sounds since it’s been awhile.

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:30:21 -0700

New sounds since it’s been awhile.

New megamix in honor of April whatevers.

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:31:52 -0700

New megamix in honor of April whatevers.

New track - remix of Bonobo - Cirrus!

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:33:15 -0800

New track - remix of Bonobo - Cirrus!

#I #love #lamp

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:14:22 -0800

#I #love #lamp

#sunset at #bodega #head (at Bodega Head Trail)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:24:48 -0800

#sunset at #bodega #head (at Bodega Head Trail)

Yes.

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:11:19 -0800

Yes.

Old school house radio. The hi-est of fi. #napa #adventures

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:00:10 -0800

Old school house radio. The hi-est of fi. #napa #adventures

Audio

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:02:41 -0800

Audio

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:19:48 -0700

Lovebirds - Running Backwards

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:54:24 -0700

Lovebirds - Running Backwards:

Steve Reich sample + Disco = Heaven. This song is murderous. Random Spotify find and I can’t stop listening.

Audio

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:02:11 -0700

Audio

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:45:00 -0700

Audio

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:15:28 -0700

jrandsathome:

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:55:25 -0800

jrandsathome:

Well that was fast… First good album of the year - thanks...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:24:44 -0800

Well that was fast…

First good album of the year - thanks to Todd Terje. Give a listen to It’s The Arps.

Lakeside

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:42:54 -0800

Lakeside

New Release - Ring Trick - Oasis EP

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:05:16 -0800

New Release - Ring Trick - Oasis EP:

Here’s a collection of vocal and ambient songs I’ve been working on for quite awhile. Time to consolidate, tweak, share, and move on. Hope you enjoy the listen!

Now on to new tracks.

Warm regards,

Charlie

Photo

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:43:33 -0800

Movie Of The Day - Take Shelter

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:58:06 -0700

Movies that try to balance a narrator between two alternate, hypothetical realities are always a tough sell. Undoubtedly they’re a major challenge for any screenwriter. People laugh when I insist - honestly- that Total Recall has one of the better scripts ever in mainstream Hollywood. One key reason for this belief comes from that scripts uncanny ability to make the viewers doubt what they see.

So yes - it’s a challenge. After all, you’ve got multiple elements in play. You’ve got to make the unreliable narrators doubt an audience’s doubt. If the story leans too much toward the supernatural, or vice versa, the game’s over. The movie becomes boring and predictable. You’ve also got to make the characters struggle the audience’s struggle. So both realities have to be independently compelling. The scenario where a man is losing his mind has to be just as interesting as the scenario where he’s totally, utterly right. That perfect balance creates a pleasurable hell for the audience because they spend the entire runtime second-guessing themselves. Finally, you have to make that unreliable narrator a likeable character.

Here is a movie that tries that epic balancing act - and succeeds for the most part. It’s not perfect, but it’s always entertaining. These are the kinds of stories that are arguably most difficult to tell. And the trying alone makes it worth it.

jmak: Thanks, Steve. Posting designs like this one makes me...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:12:47 -0700

jmak:

Thanks, Steve.

Posting designs like this one makes me paranoid, because I can’t shake the feeling that it’s not original. I enjoyed the process regardless, but please let me know if somebody else beat me to the idea!

Thoughts?