the science fiction canon

(Edit, 2022:  yikes, let’s add Le Guin, Butler, Jemisin, etc – this probably needs a total rewrite, but we’ll caveat it for now) My sister…

reading break thoughts

Five minutes to breath before starting on class design.  Please allow me a moment to say that I cannot wait until next term. Moving on,…

chase the nightmares away

…and believe me, I’ve had a few: Download here. Art is by the incomparable Dave McKean.  Music is suitable for that kind of black winter…

some time, but no longer

Not sure where I’m finding the time to write this, but here’s some worthwhile things: moonbell:  The Japanese Space Agency recently did a bunch of…

lions and tigers

So school is BUSY.  Merde.  Just a quick update to say that I am playing from 10 to 11 at Decade, on October 23rd at…

THE WORLD OUTSIDE – downloads now available!

Downloads and viewing of both audio and video are now available at tide-pool.ca/theworldoutside.  Hold on.

the world outside – previews for movement 4

The final set of previews is up at tide-pool.ca/theworldoutside.  The screening is on Friday, and downloads open up on Saturday around noon.  I hope to…

the world outside – release info + previews for movement 5

THE WORLD OUTSIDE will debut on September 25th, at the University of Victoria.  Audio and video downloads will go live before noon on September 26th….

the world outside – previews for movement 3

Audio and video samples from the third movement are now up at tide-pool.ca/theworldoutside.  Look out for tricky time signatures, cunning congas, and stratospheric pads.

the world outside – previews for movement 6

Suspiciously, for a movement that’s called ‘Too Many Baboons’, there are no baboons in the previews.  Check it here.