“Suggestion, that is the dream.” ~ Stéphane Mallarmé
The first 24 poems in Alex’s poetry book Time of the Archons form the basis of the vocals for the surrealist poetry soundtrack of the same name. The 24 poems are from the first two of three sections in the book. These sections are titled “Anthropophyteia”, and “Flânerie”. The album was finished before the book; … Read more
Composer and keyboardist Steve Wolf, collaborated with guitarist Guy MacGibbon to create a musical “soundtrack” in 2010, based on poems published in my book, Seclusion Data. It was primarily used, sans vocals, as a backing for a series of live performances in Wellington in 2010 to launch the book. The first version of the full … Read more
Seclusion Data is a carnivalesque poetry book containing 36 original poems in three sections. It was published in 2010 by Third Eye Novelty Editions in Wellington, New Zealand. The book was designed by Michael Christoffel at Whirlwind, and printed at Astra Print by Christine Borra. Sample poem MARRIAGE AUTOPSY The road from innocence to self-knowledge, … Read more
Publication history of The Slow Road to Gore The second print edition of The Slow Road to Gore was published in New Zealand by Third Eye Novelty Editions in 2010. This edition, apart from being a re-design of the original design in 2003 by Andrew Aubry (which was excellent) included word and punctuation changes here … Read more