concerning the new album's title and imagery >> from the liner notes:

many of the images used throughout this album’s material are 40X magnifications of isolated immunofluorescent cortical neurons and astrocytes / together, these cell types comprise most of the brain in mammals and play crucial roles in allowing an organism to interact with its environment / furthermore, astrocytes in particular are an extremely important, albeit remarkably under-studied cell type that, in humans, account for more cells in the brain than any other cell type / moreover, astrocytes display uniquely curious distributions and morphologies in humans compared to even our closest surviving genetic relative, the chimpanzee / the same cannot be said when making analogous comparisons using neurons; hence, astrocytes [such as the one pictured below] may hold the key to understanding our exclusive human consciousness and experience_

astrocytes and neurons communicate through complicated electrical and chemical interactions that orchestrate the most powerful system of parallel circuitry known to humankind / such circuitry is far superior to our current digital technology of mostly serial computation / therefore, the complexity of our analog computation defines the parameters of consciousness / from one perspective, the human brain is simply a corporeal, analog computer operating in a bath of salt water; a computer that manifests the elegant complexities of love, fear, joy, sadness, hope, memories, creativity, and music -- the amalgam of which is the beautiful catastrophe of the human experience_

like any powerful technology, the human brain -- our analog technology -- holds the potential for good and for evil; it charts our path towards evolution or towards extinction / understanding how to harness this technology with benevolent means will permit our species’ success, happiness, and persistence as we advance towards a universal consciousness_

our analog technology is the tool by which we can reject destruction to become gods of creation // the human brain is the Universe within_

dKOTA's new album, "our analog technology," is now available!

it's a two-part album // see dkotamusic.com for more info, including music videos

PART 1 featuring the [band]


PART 2 featuring [solo] acoustic

d.J presents: the sorrow side of sunrise_

this is my latest d.J mix >> a sonic amalgam weaving through my favorite trance and progressive tracks of the summer of 2013 // as extroverted as it is introverted / as uplifting as it is sorrowful >> just the way it should be_

 

at home, so far away_

to think of touch, it's been so long

i never thought i'd feel so human; i never thought that would feel so alien

which felt like home_

xenogenic

the brilliance of this tune are the changes from minor to major keys. It's as though a key change is the chorus. Ironically, the change to major key is introduced with the line, "I can't resist the winter". This is a finely crafted song in all regards: "I feel so at home in this lonely atmosphere"_

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kid alien / "the atmosphere"

I am the one with many faces

Floating outside of time and space

I am a man of many races

Who always feels somewhat out of place

But maybe I can’t resist the winter

And maybe the silence carries me

You let me know I’m not forgotten

I wait for your call to set me free

I am everyone, I am no one

Living in the center of my fears

Won’t you join me in this sweet surrender

Disconnected from the atmosphere

The atmosphere

one cannot save money by cutting investments

I respect that we are sympathetic to and passionate about unique causes that affect us personally. But please consider how education and scientific research contribute to your health, your finances, and your security: education and research are pillars of American identity and preservation; they are an economic policy, a public health plan, and national defense. Our academics are not an expense to eliminate; rather, they are a privileged investment that invents solutions. We compromise our economy, our health, our defense -- our identity -- when our best-trained minds are atrophied. Yet, such atrophy is already underway and set to worsen tomorrow. We can do better.

Please read here from the Director of the NIH via Huffington Post

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extro_version | reflect

here are some images of mount hood in orgeon that i created / the original pictures were taken on a recent cloud-breaking september morning // i feel they represent a dramatic shift within myself that is manifesting outside of myself_

the satellite

sometimes there is nothing to say; sometimes words cannot express enough; sometimes there is much to say but no medium, as though to scream in a vacuum // in order to travel from one planet to the next, we must first traverse the vacuum of space / if we survive, the new planet is ours to explore, ours to thrive_

life thrives on a planet, yet it evolves only by traversing space - the unknown vacuum where we cannot be heard / this is an existence whereby pain and pleasure are equal because without expression, the experience is entirely subjective_

to evolve is to truly live / to survive the traverse is to evolve / and so to truly live is to survive the traverse //  and thus, ironically, we may die trying to evolve, trying to live // in the failed traverse, our last moments are preserved, frozen in time and space until the last fray of the Universe extinguishes with a mighty whimper_

and the nothingness is so calm_

d.J presents >> they spoke from above_

here's my latest mix that exclusively features vocal trance // melodic, yet hypnotic; lyrically dark, yet musically uplifting // i carefully selected [and mixed] some of the finest examples of songwriting and production circa de 2012 / this is truly beautiful music that seems to have been trumpeted from the angels above_

dKOTA >> the self-dyssimilar

after years of growth, hard work, and investment, i finally have a music album of my own (as does the rest of this hard-working band). i consider this album as much of an accomplishment as my PhD. i extend *infinite* thanks to everyone that has supported and encouraged me in the past; i can only hope i return such inspiration and strength.

there are 11 songs total [with song 11 probably best encapsulating the album's theme] // i hope you enjoy what we've made_