#alex mothlight

[mothcityart]

My friend and I… but as muppets.

I broke down the core of muppets theory a dub ven diagram of muppet entomology. From the study, I learned the following things:

1. Human Muppets: They’re vaguely human shaped with exaggerated features here and there. Notably, however, they have a normal name.

ex. Bert & Ernie.

2. Silly Muppets: Vaguley alien, almost cryptid like. Their names are noises or not something you’d typically hear. They typically don’t have regular speech patterns. Physically , they’re animals but not with some weird twist— Big Bird doesn’t qualify, as he is a straight up bird.

ex. Gonzo, Yip Yips.

3. Descriptor Muppets: Their names are titles. What you have their name is what you get in their behaviors. They often cross into Silly Territory based on speech patterns.

ex. Big Bird, The Count, Swedish Chef.

Left, my friend Alex is a shark, and are labeled as between Human-Silly. For starters, they have a name but something that’s kind of an animal but with a weird twist.

Right, is me! My name is Mothlight, so silly, and even has a funky speech pattern. Whenever theh talk, their mustache moves and it’s just a jarbled muffles.Kinda like Kenny from Southpark. It leans descriptive because it’s … mainly a moth.

but yea

#the muppets #persona art #funart #kermit the frog #shark #mothman #mothcityart tag

[negativecity]

some mothlight sketches, because its an amazing game and more people need to play it

#seriously guys its free on steam #please play it its amazing #theres even a badass kitty cat as the main character #mothlight #mothlight game #alex mothlight #mothlight alex #enzo mothlight #mothlight enzo #enzo #steam #steam games #rpg #my art

[dogboygoro]

alex’s boss battle has one of THE BEST soundtracks in mothlight

#mothlight #mothlight alex #totheart #DREG PRIDE BITCHES

[hollyespwork]

VIDEO ART - Jim Hobbs

Mothlight by Stan Brakhage

https://youtu.be/Yt3nDgnC7M8

“A "found foliage" film composed of insects, leaves, and other detritus sandwiched between two strips of perforated tape.”

Brakhage collected patiently hundreds of moth wings from the inside of lamps and windows, added parts of leaves and other detritus and sandwiched them between two filmstrips. The outcome was the life of a moth, from birth to death: a dance of patterns on the wings, of psychedelic beauty

Seemingly at random, the wings and other bits of moths and insects move rapidly across the screen. Most are brown or sepia; up close, we can see patterns within wings, similar to the veins in a leaf. Sometimes the images look like paper cutouts, like Matisse. Green objects occasionally appear. Most wings are translucent and the technique makes them appear to be stuck directly to the film.

The Dante Quartet by Stan Brakhage

https://youtu.be/KJKC3cwv5b0

This film is a six-minute representation of the afterlife inspired by Dante's "The Divine Comedy". The main character's ascent from Hell that is divided into four phases, titled "Hell Itself," "Hell Spit Flexion," "Purgation" and "Existence is Song."

Hell is a series of multicolored brush strokes against a white background; the speed of the changing images varies. "Hell Spit Flexion," or springing out of Hell, is on smaller film stock, taking the center of the frame. Montages of color move rapidly with a star and the edge of a lighted moon briefly visible. Purgation is back to full frame; blurs of color occasionally slow down then freeze. From time to time, an image, such as a window or a face, is distinguishable for a moment. In "existence is song," colors swirl then flash in and out of view. Behind the vivid colors are momentary glimpses of volcanic activity.

The Third & The Seventh by Alex Roman

https://vimeo.com/7809605

The Third & The Seventh is born from an act of rebellion against the established aesthetics and the need to create something different. The title of the film, The Third & The Seventh, refers to the artistic disciplines of architecture and film. This classification is a modern interpretation that evolved from earlier attempts to systematically define art as a group of disciplines. Roman said, “In the end that is what interested me the most: getting the spectator to experiment the same feelings I went through while creating the piece.”

[ricardosousalemos]

Zola Jesus Announces New Album <i>Okovi</i>, Shares New Track “Exumed”: Listen

Zola Jesus has announced the follow-up to 2014’s Taiga. Okovi is out September 8 via Sacred Bones. She’s also shared the first single—listen to “Exhumed” below. The album is her return to Sacred Bones—her last album was released on Mute, and in a statement, she called Sacred Bones “the closest group of people [she’ll] ever have to blood-bound family.” It features contributions from longtime collaborator Alex DeGroot, WIFE, Pedestrian Deposit’s Shannon Kennedy, and percussionist Ted Byrnes. Zola Jesus has also plotted a fall tour, which includes her appearance at Basilica SoundScape. Below, find Zola Jesus’ artist statement, the Okovi tracklist, and her upcoming tour dates.

Zola Jesus:

Last year, I moved back to the woods in Wisconsin where I was raised. I built a little house just steps away from where my dilapidated childhood tree fort is slowly recombining into earth. Okovi was fed by this return to roots and several very personal traumas.

While writing Okovi, I endured people very close to me trying to die, and others trying desperately not to. Meanwhile, I was fighting through a haze so thick I wasn’t sure I’d find my way to the other side. Death, in all of its masks, has been encircling everyone I love, and with it the questions of legacy, worth, and will.

Okovi is a Slavic word for shackles. We’re all shackled to something—to life, to death, to bodies, to minds, to illness, to people, to birthright, to duty. Each of us born with a unique debt, and we have until we die to pay it back.  Without this cost, what gives us the right to live? And moreover, what gives us the right to die? Are we really even free to choose?

This album is a deeply personal snapshot of loss, reconciliation, and a sympathy for the chains that keep us all grounded to the unforgiving laws of nature. To bring it to life, I decided to enlist the help of Alex DeGroot, who has been the only constant in my live band and helped mix the Stridulum EP back in 2010. It will be released on Sacred Bones, the closest group of people I’ll ever have to blood-bound family.

Okovi:

01 Doma 02 Exhumed 03 Soak 04 Ash to Bone 05 Witness 06 Siphon 07 Veka 08 Wiseblood 09 NMO 10 Remains 11 Half Life

Zola Jesus:

9-16 Hudson, NY - Basilica SoundScape 9-21 San Diego, CA - Casbah 9-22 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar 9-23 Sante Fe, NM - Meow Wolf 9-25 Dallas, TX - Kessler Theater 9-26 Austin, TX - North Door 9-27 New Orleans, LA - Siberia 9-28 Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5 9-29 Asheville, NC - The Mothlight 9-30 Washington, DC - U Street 10-01 Boston, MA - ICA Boston 10-03 Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA 10-04 Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade 10-06 Toronto, Ontario - Longboat Hall 10-07 Detroit, MI - El Club 10-08 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall 10-9 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre 10-10 Minneapolis, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Hall 10-11 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room 10-16 Oakland, CA - Starline Social Club 10-17 San Francisco, CA - Independent 10-19 Seattle, WA - Crocodile 10-20 Portland, OR - The Old Church 10-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Venue

Watch Zola Jesus perform on Pitchfork.tv:

#news

[tinymixtapes]

Six Organs of Admittance to ascend to an even-higher plane on forthcoming album Burning The Threshold, bestow new song and tour dates upon the mortals

Thank heaven! I know it’s only been two years or so, but it feels like a friggin’ Viconian Cycle or two has passed since those higher-plane-seeking, drone-folk spiritualists Six Organs Of Admittance have returned to earth to flip our collective lids. Back then, you might recall, mastermind Ben Chasny was busy reinventing the whole of Western music as we know it with his modest little “Hexadic” systems. No big deal. But it’s cool; he’s kinda done-ish with that stuff for now, and he’s back on February 24 with a new album for Drag City. Titled Burning The Threshold, the new LP represents a “subtle shift” from the formerly somber, minor-key tone of previous releases toward a more “optimistic” land of “mischief and wonder,” with each song on the album taking its inspiration from a distinct inspiration of “writers, theorists, philosophers and other musicians” (particularly THE Wally Stevens!). The record also boasts a heavenly host of musical guests, including Riley Walker, Alex Nielson, Chris Corsano, Damon & Naomi, and Hayley Fohr. Pre-order the whole shebang now from Drag City on your choice of vinyl, CD, cassette, or download; and check out the album’s surprisingly-funky and Terry Riley-ish raga jam “Taken By Ascent” down below. After that, peep the mega list of spring tour dates, just in case you feel like gettin’ your spiritual-awakening-on LIVE and in person. Burning TheThreshold tracklist: 01. Things As They Are 02. Adoration Song 03. Reservoir 04. Under Fixed Stars 05. Around The Axis 06. Taken By Ascent 07. Threshold of Light 08. St. Eustace 09. Reflection Six Organs of Admittance tour dates: 02.23.17 -London, UK - St. Pancras Church (Record Release Show) 03.02.17 -Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt 03.03.17 - Seattle, WA - Fremont Abbey Arts Center 03.04.17 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar 03.06.17 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel 03.07.17 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Bar 03.08.17 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar 03.23-26.17 - Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival 03.28.17 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl 03.29.17 - Asheville, NC - Mothlight 03.30.17 - Raleigh, NC - Kings 03.31.17 - Washington, DC - DC9 04.01.17 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool 04.02.17 - Boston, MA - Great Scott 04.03.17 - Portland, ME - Space Gallery 04.05.17 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s 04.06.17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe 04.07.17 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern 04.08.17 - Detroit, MI - Third Man Records 04.09.17 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle 04.10.17 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry 04.12.17 - Milwaukee, WI - Collectivo Coffee 04.14.17 - St. Louis, MO -Duck Room at Blueberry Hill 04.15.17 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar http://j.mp/2jXBTmI