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KIMMAN WONG CD ALBUM ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN
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I appreciated the artist's trust in this project. This is a perfect experience between us.
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For this art direction, this is the representative CD album for Kimman @kimmanw , I tried to explore the art direction from himself. Before our first meeting, just know he is a singer, his voice and skill are incredible, I know his role isn't just a singer, he also is a traveler who loves busking in different places.
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I created a "Journey" idea for this theme of this CD album and made the scene-setting shoot with the busking's equipment, some postcards, maps, and coins which are come from different countries.
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I purposely have a wording "to be continued" in the last page of the lyric booklet, I hope this "Journey" still have another page, he can maintain his "dream", keep going singing everywhere.
#journey #tobecontinued
#throwback #throwbackproject
#artdirection #cddesign
#grandartproduction
Thank you so much @jojoba27
#priceless #thankyou
#cd #專輯 #夢想 #感恩
#music #lovemusic #singer
#musiclife #lovelife
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同時也有7部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過2萬的網紅賓狗單字Bingo Bilingual,也在其Youtube影片中提到,第一個單字是 grief、g-r-i-e-f、grief,悲痛,尤其是自己在乎的人,死去的悲痛,例句是:The grief over George Floyd’s death has spread further across the US. 警察又殺黑人,美國爆發大規模抗議。事件的影片中可以看見...
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🎹鋼琴的大千世界/名家名言:「為何稱我為大師?主人在這裡(指著鋼琴),我只是他的奴才。」
— 李斯特著名的弟子,德國鋼琴家、作曲家、教育家 萊森奧爾(Alfred Reisenauer)
Why, there is the master (pointing to the piano), I am only the slave.”
— Alfred Reisenauer (1 November 1863 – 3 October 1907) German pianist, composer, and music educator.
📹 跟隨在李斯特學習長達十二年至李斯特過世(1874-1886)的萊森奧爾,演奏李斯特的第十號匈牙利狂想曲:
https://youtu.be/e12YwuHiQtY
📰 延伸閱讀 - 【李斯特學派 / the school of Liszt】♩.♪
https://www.facebook.com/notes/fan-chiang-yi-%E8%8C%83%E5%A7%9C%E6%AF%85/%E6%9D%8E%E6%96%AF%E7%89%B9%E5%AD%B8%E6%B4%BE-the-school-of-liszt/289155141104454/
———————————————————————1905-1906 鋼琴名家萊森奧爾(Alfred Reisenauer)在美國進行數月的巡迴演出,並接受美國著名音樂雜誌”Etude”的專訪。文章於1906年七月出版,隔年他在德國巡迴演出期間於下榻的飯店房間內過世。
📰 藝術家的養成 - 萊森奧爾的見解
The Making of an Artist - The Views of Alfred Reisenauer.
▪️With Liszt
“When I had reached a certain grade of advancement it was my great fortune to become associated with the immortal Franz Liszt. I consider Liszt the greatest man I have ever met. By this I mean that I have never met, in any other walk of life, a man with the mental grasp, splendid disposition and glorious genius. This may seem a somewhat extravagant statement. I have met many, many great men, rulers, jurists, authors, scientists, teachers, merchants and warriors, but never have I met a man in any position whom I have not thought would have proved the inferior of Franz Liszt, had Liszt chosen to follow the career of the man in question. Liszt’s personality can only be expressed by one word, ‘colossal.’ He had the most generous nature of any man I have ever met. He had aspirations to become a great composer, greater than his own measure of his work as a composer had revealed to him. The dire position of Wagner presented itself. He abandoned his own ambitions— ambitions higher than those he ever held toward piano virtuosity—abandoned them completely to champion the difficult cause of the great Wagner. What Liszt suffered to make this sacrifice, the world does not know. But no finer example of moral heroism can be imagined. His conversations with me upon the subject were so intimate that I do not care to reveal one word.
▪️Liszt’s Pedagogical Methods
“His generosity and personal force in his work with the young artists he assisted, are hard to describe. You ask me whether he had a certain method. I reply, he abhorred methods in the modern sense of the term. His work was eclectic in the highest sense. In one way he could not be considered a teacher at all. He charged no fees and had irregular and somewhat unsystematic classes. In another sense he was the greatest of teachers. Sit at the piano and I will indicate the general plan pursued by Liszt at a lesson.”
Reisenauer is a remarkable and witty mimic of people he desires to describe. The present writer sat at the piano and played at some length through several short compositions, eventually coming to the inevitable “Chopin Valse, Op. 69, No. 1, in A flat major.” In the meanwhile, Reisenauer had gone to another room and, after listening patiently, returned, imitating the walk, facial expression and the peculiar guttural snort characteristic of Liszt in his later years. Then followed a long “kindly sermon” upon the emotional possibilities of the composition. This was interrupted with snorts and went with kaleidoscopic rapidity from French to German and back again many, many times. Imitating Liszt he said, “First of all we must arrive at the very essence of the thing; the germ that Chopin chose to have grow and blossom in his soul. It is, roughly considered, this:(見譜例圖四)
Chopin’s next thought was, no doubt:(見譜例圖五)
But with his unerring good taste and sense of symmetry he writes it so:(見譜例圖六)
Now consider the thing in studying it and while playing it from the composer’s attitude. By this I mean that during the mental process of conception before the actual transference of the thought to paper, the thought itself is in a nebulous condition. The composer sees it in a thousand lights before he actually determines upon the exact form he desires to perpetuate. For instance, this theme might have gone through Chopin’s mind much after this fashion:(見譜例圖七)
The main idea being to reach the embryo of Chopin’s thought and by artistic insight divine the connotation of that thought, as nearly as possible in the light of the treatment Chopin has given it.
“It is not so much the performer’s duty to play mere notes and dynamic marks, as it is for him to make an artistic estimate of the composer’s intention and to feel that during the period of reproduction, he simulates the natural psychological conditions which affected the composer during the actual process of composition. In this way the composition becomes a living entity—a tangible resurrection of the soul of the great Chopin. Without such penetrative genius a pianist is no more than a mere machine and with it he may develop into an artist of the highest type.”
▪️A Unique Attitude.
Reisenauer’s attitude toward the piano is unique and interesting. Musicians are generally understood to have an affectionate regard for their instruments, almost paternal. Not so with Reisenauer. He even goes so far as to make this statement: “I have always been drawn to the piano by a peculiar charm I have never been able to explain to myself. I feel that I must play, play, play, play, play. It has become a second nature to me. I have played so much and so long that the piano has become a part of me. Yet I am never free from the feeling that it is a constant battle with the instrument, and even with my technical resources I am not able to express all the beauties I hear in the music. While music is my very life, I nevertheless hate the piano. I play because I can’t help playing and because there is no other instrument which can come as near imitating the melodies and the harmonies of the music I feel. People say wherever I go, ‘Ah, he is a master.’ What absurdity! I the master? Why, there is the master (pointing to the piano), I am only the slave.”
▪️The Future of Pianoforte Music.
An interesting question that frequently arises in musical circles relates to the future possibilities of the art of composition in its connection with the pianoforte. Not a few have some considerable apprehension regarding the possible dearth of new melodic material and the technical and artistic treatment of such material. “I do not think that there need be any fear of a lack of original melodic material or original methods of treating such material. The possibilities of the art of musical composition have by no means been exhausted. While I feel that in a certain sense, very difficult to illustrate with words, one great ‘school’ of composition for the pianoforte ended with Liszt and the other in Brahms, nevertheless I can but prophesy the arising of many new and wonderful schools in the future. I base my prophecy upon the premises of frequent similiar (sic) conditions during the history of musical art.” These are Reisenauer’s views upon this matter.
Continuing, he said: “It is my ambition to give a lengthy series of recitals, with programs arranged to give a chronological aspect of all the great masterpieces in music. I hope to be enabled to do this before I retire. It is part of a plan to circle the world in a manner that has not yet been done.” When asked whether these programs were to resemble Rubinstein’s famous historical recitals in London, years ago, he replied: “They will be more extensive than the Rubinstein recitals. The times make such a series posssible (sic) now, which Rubinstein would have hesitated to give.”
As to American composers, Reisenauer is so thoroughly and enthusiastically won over by MacDowell that he has not given the other composers sufficient attention to warrant a critical opinion. I found upon questioning, that he had made a genuinely sincere effort to find new material in America, but he said that outside of MacDowell, he found nothing but indifferently good salon-music. With the works of several American composers he was, however, unfamiliar. He has done little or nothing himself as a composer and declared that it was not his forte.
▪️American Musical Taste.
Reisenauer says: “American musical taste is in many ways astonishing. Many musicians who came to America prior to the time of Thomas and Damrosch returned to Europe with what were, no doubt, true stories of the musical conditions in America at that time. These stories were given wide circulation in Europe, and it is difficult for Europeans to understand the cultured condition of the American people at the present time. America can never thank Dr. Leopold Damrosch and Theodore Thomas enough for their unceasing labors. Thanks to the impetus that they gave the movement, it is now possible to play programs in almost any American city that are in no sense different from those one is expected to give in great European capitals. The status of musical education in the leading American cities is surprisingly high. Of course the commercial element necessarily affects it to a certain extent; but in many cases this is not as injurious as might be imagined. The future of music in America seems very roseate to me and I can look back to my American concert tours with great pleasure.
▪️Concert Conditions in America.
“One of the great difficulties, however, in concert touring in America is the matter of enormous distances. I often think that American audiences rarely hear great pianists at their best. Considering the large amounts of money involved in a successful American tour and the business enterprise which must be extremely forceful to make such a tour possible, it is not to be wondered that enormous journeys must be made in ridiculously short time. No one can imagine what this means to even a man of my build.” (Reisenauer is a wonderfully strong and powerful man.) “I have been obliged to play in one Western city one night and in an Eastern city the following night. Hundreds of miles lay between them. In the latter city I was obliged to go directly from the railroad depot to the stage of the concert hall, hungry, tired, travel worn and without practice opportunities. How can a man be at his best under such conditions—yet certain conditions make these things unavoidable in America, and the pianist must suffer occasional criticism for not playing uniformly well. In Europe such conditions do not exist owing to the closely populated districts. I am glad to have the opportunity to make this statement, as no doubt a very great many Americans fail to realize under what distressing conditions an artist is often obliged to play in America.”
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🏫Tot School #Festival
📖 #ValentinesDay
🗓28 Feb 2019
👧Sylvia 2y4m
#InDesignDIY #ValentinesDay #Art
迟来的情人节主题的游戏😅😅
这个游戏其实计划了很久,只是妈妈很懒惰😅
Sylvia最近一直吵妈妈想新游戏
于是就准备了这个
先在纸上用白色的蜡笔画出心形❤️
然后让他上色,可是完全没有看到心形😭
有人知道为什么会这样吗?
这个游戏已经玩第二次了,还是这样
但是Sylvia依然玩的很开心
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
官方正版🐯巧虎开箱文和分享文
http://bit.ly/2JtGgkP
其他tot school idea👉http://bit.ly/2JvcKuY
Color theme (17m)👉http://bit.ly/2vDpmwS
Shape theme (18m)👉http://bit.ly/2JuGWpW
Alphebet theme👇
ABC (19m) 👉http://bit.ly/2JuZ2rU
DEF (20m) 👉http://bit.ly/2Judf8C
GH (22m) 👉http://bit.ly/2Jsql69
IJK (24m) 👉http://bit.ly/2JsrlHr
LMN (2y2m)👉
art theme idea 在 賓狗單字Bingo Bilingual Youtube 的最讚貼文
第一個單字是 grief、g-r-i-e-f、grief,悲痛,尤其是自己在乎的人,死去的悲痛,例句是:The grief over George Floyd’s death has spread further across the US.
警察又殺黑人,美國爆發大規模抗議。事件的影片中可以看見,警察用膝蓋壓在黑人的脖子上,被壓住的黑人掙扎,求救說已經不能呼吸了,但警察卻不放手,害得黑人窒息而死。美國人震怒,各大城市都在抗議,甚至有暴力衝突、趁機破壞房子、偷東西什麼的。
基本上,我們反對暴力,但這種事已經發生好幾次了。美國警察濫用職權,殺害黑人,不是第一次耶。如果今天我們是黑人,在美國生活,一定很害怕,很憤怒吧?所以我覺得,美國政府要有點「同理心」,你一直在那邊譴責暴力、勸大家冷靜,有什麼用?你要給好好回應,讓黑人安心啊!比如說,告訴大家,種族歧視的警察會受到嚴懲,而不是被包庇。要告訴大家,你要怎麼改善制度嘛。這樣的回應,才會讓抗議的人,冷靜下來。抗議的人很悲痛,這個悲痛的情緒,就是 grief。
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/31/866279321/la-county-under-state-of-emergency-amid-saturdays-george-floyd-protests
第二個單字是 bunker、b-u-n-k-e-r、bunker 地下碉堡,例句是:
Trump was briefly taken to the underground bunker.
剛剛提到的抗議,已經燒到白宮了。情況一度很嚴重,嚴重到川普被護送到地下碉堡,保護他安全。地下碉堡就是 bunker。
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/31/politics/trump-underground-bunker-white-house-protests/index.html
第三個單字是 no symptoms、n-o 空格 s-y-m-p-t-o-m-s、no symptoms 無症狀,例句是:Studies confirm many infected people show no symptoms.
有研究顯示,很多人得到武漢病毒後,完全不會有症狀,但他們身上還是有病毒喔,會傳染給人的!這個病毒真的很陰險啊~提醒大家,疫苗出來以前,還是要乖乖戴口罩、勤洗手。無症狀就是 no symptoms。
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/30/could-nearly-half-of-those-with-covid-19-have-no-idea-they-are-infected
第四個單字是 thrive、t-h-r-i-v-e、thrive 蓬勃發展,例句是:Local radio stations have thrived in lockdown as they bring back a sense of community.
英國的地方小電台最近收聽人數大增加,原因竟然是因為封城?
封城期間,英國人只能孤單在家,這時候,聽地方小電台的聲音,變成很溫暖的一件事。因為,聽電台的時候,你會意識到,也有其他人,一起聽這個聲音,好像心靈交流一樣。其實賓狗時事英語,也像是一個讀書會,我們大家一起聽新聞、學英文。小電台蓬勃發展,就是 thrive。
https://www.positive.news/society/it-brings-back-a-sense-of-community-in-isolation-local-radio-stations-thriving-in-lockdown/
最後一個單字是 recreate、r-e-c-r-e-a-t-e、recreate 重現,例句是:The Studio Ghibli Theme park will focus on recreating the movie’s scenes and nature trails.
喜歡龍貓、神隱少女等電影嗎?跟你說個好消息,吉卜力樂園要來了!樂園的地點在日本名古屋附近,它會重現電影場景,讓你重溫電影中的感動。目前是說 2022 年完工啦,不過... 武漢肺炎還在亂,所以我們先耐心等候、好好期待吧!重現電影場景,就是 recreate。
https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/30/21272429/studio-ghibli-theme-park-opening-date-concept-art
簡單複習:grief 悲痛、bunker 地下碉堡、no symptoms 無症狀、thrive 蓬勃發展、recreate 重現。
恭喜你!今天學了 5 個新單字,還聽了 5 則國際大事!如果喜歡我們的 podcast,希望你可以訂閱,然後為我們留 5 顆星的評價。如果有什麼意見,歡迎留言,也可以到 IG 搜尋賓狗單字,私訊我聊聊喔~謝謝收聽,下次通勤見 ❤️
art theme idea 在 Natalia Ng 黄彩菱 Official Youtube 的精選貼文
【I Dare U To】the leading song for this album, is also the commercial theme song for the latest range of products, Töush, inspired by the well-established electrical brand, Pensonic. The song was written especially for Natalia by renowned music producer Percy Phang inspired by the Western Pop genre that was made to suit her style and personality.
The MV is lively, visually rich and fashion forward with hints of futurism, which set designs and themes were largely inspired by the epic science fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Directed by Stanley Kubrick. This MV’s aim was to take a playful twist on how the advance Töush technology is as good as 5 strong men completing household chores, every housewife’s dream. The cast that boasts international allurement introduces five talented and stunningly good looking models including Andy Oshima (ex-national volleyball player turned model of Belgian and Japanese descent), Henrique Fukuoka (supermodel of Japanese and Brazilian descent), Mason Roberts (Australian model turned artistic painter), Benjamin Hori (supermodel of Japanese and Canadian descent), and Sampei Okuno (Japanese model and musician). The cast flew in from cities across the globe; Shanghai, Australia, Taiwan, Canada, and Japan, for the filming of this music video.
On a deeper lyrical note, Percy and Natalia wrote this song with the idea that due to Natalia’s ambitious and confident demeanor, she tends to appear intimidating. The song was to encourage future prospects to dare to step up to the plate, break down her walls and fight for her, because behind all that strong exterior, she’s really just an easy-going goofball.
【I Dare U To】 是一首由知名音乐人彭学斌根据Natalia的风格量身打造的Western Pop 风格歌曲,是本次专辑的主打歌,也是Pensonic主推的新系列产品Töush的代言歌曲。
【I Dare U To】 MV可说是充满着满满的视觉享受,时尚感及未来感,因为场景及服装设计的主要灵感就是来自电影大师Stanley Cubrick的作品《太空漫游》。MV中一共五名壮男,以展示在Töush科技下的家电就如壮男般帅气且智能地完成家务,实现每一位家庭主妇的梦想。这无名壮男分别由五名名模所扮演,其中包括Andy Oshima(前排球选手,现为模特,日本比利时混血);Henrique Fukuoka (名模,日本巴西混血);Mason Roberts (澳洲名模,现为艺术画家);Benjamin Hori(日本加拿大混血名模);Sampei Okuno(日本模特,音乐家)。他们分别从上海、澳洲、台湾、加拿大及日本到来进行本次拍摄。在这强大的演员卡司下,可是大大提升了本MV的视觉享受。
在歌词方面,可看到Natalia希望未来的对方可勇敢地踏出那一步,打动她的心房并且为她战斗,因为在一切坚强的外表下,她也拥有一颗少女心。
【I Dare U To】 is available for stream or download 可在此下载:
1.iTunes / Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/my/album/i-dare-u-to-ep/1475467463
2.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5gcr43Mi3ABi3LTjax6ZiL?si=eju4QA4OSWikEyNXvssZPA
3.KKBOX : https://kkbox.fm/3U4TRz
4.JOOX: https://www.joox.com/my-zh_cn/album/pGVLequCylK0gWLYWsG29A==
5.MOOV: https://moov.hk/#/album/VATH00501125A
6.Friday音乐 : https://omusic.friday.tw/albumpage.php?album_id=1704880 (Taiwan platform)
7.QQ音乐:https://y.qq.com/n/yqq/album/002yCVIk1oWNPI.html#stat=y_new.singer.index.album_name (China platform)
8.千千音乐:http://music.taihe.com/album/664196818 (China platform)
9.网易云音乐:https://music.163.com/#/album?id=80831543 (China platform)
10. 酷我音乐:http://www.kuwo.cn/album_detail/10493891 (China platform)
11.微博音乐: https://weibo.com/p/10151501_65196845 (China platform)
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I Dare U To
词 : (中文词)彭学斌 / (英文词)Natalia
曲 / 制作:彭学斌 @ 口袋音乐 Percy Phang
编曲:帼航 Hanzz / 陈韦汐@口袋音乐
我不知道你的过去 是如何伤害你
我只知道你的现在 有我在陪伴你
想得太多 会变得 容易怀疑
难道你看不出 我眼神中的确定?
你不相信永远这事 到底有多可信
你不相信因为那些 不完美的结局
时间飞快 难道我那么用力
还无法动摇你
( I Dare U To ) Open Up Your Heart, Open Wide
( I Dare U To ) Say You’ll Fight For Me, Say You’ll Try
( I Dare U To ) Don’t Let Go, Don’t Let This Slip By
Break Down My Walls And Tell Me That You’ll Stay Through The Night
( I Dare U To ) 让爱再次为我澎湃
( I Dare U To ) 把你的真心掏出来
( I Dare U To ) 紧握了手就不放开
让我的等待一直在 幸福的路口徘徊
Presented by Pensonic and JN Entertainment
由Pensonic 及 JN Entertainment 呈现
Singer歌手 & English Lyrics 英文歌词: Natalia Ng 黄彩菱
Composed作曲 & Chinese Lyrics 华文歌词: Percy Phang 彭学斌
Director of Photography 摄影师: Carmen Lee
Creative Direction 创意指导: Leslie Kee
Line Producer制片人: TK Cheng
Executive Produced 执行制片人: Nelson Chew, Jamie Ng
Assistant Line Producer制片助理: Amber Ooi, Ariel Siow, Don
Art Director美术指导: Too Wen Huei
Gaffe灯光师r: Vincent Chai
Stylist造型师: Weechee
Wardrobe Stylist Assistant服装造型师: Jill
Natalia’s Makeup Artist Natalia’s化妆师: Kevin Lee
Natalia’s Hair Stylist Natalia’s发型师: Bibian Leong
Cyborg Makeup Artist特效化妆师: Kenji Sato
Cyborg Hair Stylist特效发型师: Tatsuya Suzuki
Editor剪辑: Carmen Lee
BTS Videographer幕后影片: Ryutaro Hori, View East Creative
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It’s been said that “space exploration is a force unto itself”, a statement that can aptly be applied to the experience of music discovery. A purveyor of a music with that timeless quality, Ferry Corsten actioned himself into taking his own artist exploration deeper with his fifth artist album. Entitled ‘Blueprint’ because of his technical approach to this latest studio outing. This newest longplayer by the Rotterdam native was spawned from an idea to unite the music with a storyline that stretches beyond a nebulous lyrical theme. Combining his love for the art of screenwriting and film score Ferry has crafted ‘Blueprint’ as a concept release to put a wider perspective on his musical vision.
Transcending any referential genre, ‘Blueprint’s storyline centres around two protagonists in Lukas and the extra-terrestrial being Vee. From a discovery to a bond to consciousness to interdimensional travel, ‘Blueprint’ embarks on a journey across the galaxy asking many questions from its listeners.
Encapsulated in the soundtrack is a musical narrative that entwines with a storyboard crafted by the minds of David H Miller (of House Of Cards and Rosewood fame) and Ferry himself. The resulting effort gives the listener a conceptual direction that is breathtakingly beautiful. Narrated by Hollywood actor Campbell Scott (known for The Amazing Spider-Man and The Exorcism of Emily Rose), whose voice unravels the mystery of ‘Blueprint’s storyline.
Written into the musical code of the album we learn that from the deepest edges of space ‘The Drum’ can be heard, endlessly repeating, without any understanding as to its reason or purpose. None of the greatest minds on earth nor governmental superpower can decipher its existence. Except one. As the listener journeys from the opening track to the last the album chronicles the voyage of Lukas and Vee as a new world is opened to not just the mind but the heart.
With its opening title track ‘Blueprint’ the album commences in wondrous form straddling euphoria and seduction at its heart, as it shoots for the stars setting up for a cosmic ballet. The atmospherical payoff of ‘Venera (Vee’s Theme)’ is enchantingly uplifting, as listeners have their first encounter with Vee. The vocal of Eric Lumiere adds depth to the character’s arrival with ‘Something To Believe In’ before ‘Edge Of The Skye’, featuring Haliene, ignites an odyssey to ‘A World Beyond’. The weaving metronomic build of ‘Trust’ is industriously rich and perfectly poised for this interstellar exploration. Whilst the otherworldly tones of ‘Lonely Inside’ beam us into the isolation of Space and renders all meaning beyond one emotion, desire. The sentiment on Haliene’s voice pierces through on the tense ‘Piece of You’ before we head into the third act and encounter “The Drum” again on ‘Drum's A Weapon’. The album majestically concludes with the beautiful combo of Haliene & Eric Lumiere on ‘Another Sunrise’ and the ‘Eternity’ with its Shepherd scale-esque splendour.
With the narrative that gives nods to the proses of iconic sci-fi authors such as Jules Verne, Hugo Gernsback and most distinctively HG Wells, whilst sharing familiarities with modern day shows such as The OA, Westworld and retro Sci-fi-fest Stranger Things, ‘Blueprint’ is an explorative piece of work that puts Sci-fi at its interstellar core. A brave and unique studio release from one of the most iconic artists in the electronic scene but Ferry’s attempts with ‘Blueprint’ are simply to bring a wider perspective to the listener, as he aims the album to be inclusive of dimensions of religion, history, ideals and science fiction.
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