The online magazine, 101 Words, recently accepted by submission, Tomasso, for publication and will appear on their website in Feb., 2023. It always feels good when something of mine gets accepted. So far, I've completed 4 out of 12 songs for Astrologicus and have identified seven record labels suitable for it. I should be finished with the album in a week or so. Of course, Astrologicus, being a work of art, it will never be finished, merely abandoned.
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The music distributor RouteNote sure works quickly. I thought they would have Habitable Moons on YouTube in about a month, but it's there already. That was quick. I imagine the album's appearance will be in online stores in about a week or so. I'll post the links when they pop up. Meanwhile, work continues on Astrologicus. I found a psychill/psybient/chillgressive artist to emulate and learn from - Kaminanda. He's released about seven albums so far, as well as a few singles, and they're all top notch. He's my go-to, and most listened to, artist these days because his compositions are steeped with effects and influences. When it comes to productions, he pulled out all the stops. Thus far, I have yet to find a producer who puts as much into his work as him. He's extremely creative and keeps you guessing how beats, phrases, sound elements, effects, etc will evolve. I posted his Bandcamp link on my links page.
My short story/novelette was published today on Anak Sastra. I've linked to it on my writings page. The Road to Hanoi clocks in at 8,000 words. In some jurisdictions, that length is a short story, in others, a novelette.
My short story/novelette, The Road to Hanoi, was accepted today by Anak Sastra, an online magazine whose specialty is literature based on South Asian countries. I'm especially proud of this as I'd only submitted to one publication, rare for me.
I feel sorry for the folks sleeping outside tonight. I've been reading that a few have done what I did to get out of the cold - break the law and get thrown in jail. Hey, it sucks, but jail is better in the winter than a tent beneath the I-5 bridge. My music career, if you want to call it that, has been picking up pace slowly. I have more views and subscribers on my YouTube channel and more followers on my Spotify account. I'm also on a few Spotify playlists as well. Astrologicus is coming along fine. I'm trying really hard to make sure all twelve songs aren't clones of each other, so the ninth one makes good use of Indian musical instruments. I can't wait to finish it so I can start sending it out to record companies. I may have said it before, but my aim is to get my album curated on The Psychedelic Muse. They're the biggest YouTube site for psybient, chillgressive, downtempo and ambient genres. I'll just send my demo out to the record companies that appear there. Who knows? Maybe I might even buy some live gear and start doing shows.
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Robinicus/Robin RayIs a musician, poet, and author from the Pacific Northwest of the US. Archives
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