“Suggestion, that is the dream.” ~ Stéphane Mallarmé
Time of the Archons is a book of Symbolist poems written by Alex Staines and published in print by Third Eye Novelty Editions in 2021. Alex refers to his work in this publication as “pure Symbolist poetry” of the type you might find published in a small Parisian journal in the 1890s. The allusive psychosphere … Read more
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
The music for Time of the Archons – an interview with composers Brad Jenkins and Steve Wolf, by Alex Staines. Steve Wolf – composer, piano As with Seclusion Data, the previous project he worked on with Alex Staines, Steve started with a handful of poems and thought about the approach he would use for composing. … Read more