Ottevanger's Omphaloskeptic Outpost

[Guido]

Does anyone know Luke's current email address? Is it still his name at hotmail dot com? I want to ask him about a potentially fabulous teaching opportunity for him.

Hope all are well.

[Karl Henning]

So far as I know, that hotmail address is current.

[Karl Henning]

Huzzah!

[Luke]

Howdy 

[Karl Henning]

My heart hath risen, seeing you back here, dear fellow!

[Luke]

Mine too, to be here. Though as always, as of late, I fear I have too little of interest to share...

Trying to write a little something at the moment, but after months and years of virtual dryness it is blood-from-a-stone stuff. We'll see - but I've said that before, haven't I? Over-promise and under-deliver, that's me!

[Cato]

Mine too, to be here. Though as always, as of late, I fear I have too little of interest to share...

Trying to write a little something at the moment, but after months and years of virtual dryness it is blood-from-a-stone stuff. We'll see - but I've said that before, haven't I? Over-promise and under-deliver, that's me!

Hardly! 

We have a good number of newcomers: they should know that Luke Ottevanger is a major talent! He is a 21st-century Scriabin.

To prove that, Luke, please update links to some of your works!  And blood from a stone sounds echt wunderbar! 

[Luke]

Cato makes me blush as usual, and of course he speaks nonsense except in that Scriabin is a composer I admire hugely, and there is indeed something of his style to be found in some of my music, fully-digested, I hope. For the last few years I have written using a technique of my own, or rather, a set of limits and relationships I work out in my music which can tangentially recall Scriabin's use of synthetic harmonies.

Anyway, if anyone is interested, try this - I have put some of my scores/recordings from 2005-11 in a folder. Obviously there is more, both from that period and earlier. (If this link doesn't work, post it here - it has been years since I uploaded anything, I may have made a mistake!)

[Karl Henning]

Splendid, will visit that folder when not in the office!

Tonight is back-to-choir night!

[Cato]

Cato makes me blush as usual, and of course he speaks nonsense except in that Scriabin is a composer I admire hugely, and there is indeed something of his style to be found in some of my music, fully-digested, I hope. For the last few years I have written using a technique of my own, or rather, a set of limits and relationships I work out in my music which can tangentially recall Scriabin's use of synthetic harmonies.

Heh-heh!  See below!  Luke is too modest!

Anyway, if anyone is interested, try this - I have put some of my scores/recordings from 2005-11 in a folder. Obviously there is more, both from that period and earlier. (If this link doesn't work, post it here - it has been years since I uploaded anything, I may have made a mistake!)

GREAT!  Yes, this adventure is highly recommended to all!  Luke's folder of compositions will prove my claim!  0:)

[Luke]

Over the last couple of days, when I've had a free moment, I've been lightly tinkering with some of the pieces I started but didn't complete during my last few years of producing-nothing-at-all. I like all of them, and the ideas seem sound to me - it's just a question of being able to carry them through. Whatever their qualities, however, they certainly aren't worth the wait, so if they do appear, don't expect anything awe-inspiring!

My creative energies recently have been more taken up with trying to write a novel (in which music figures very heavily, naturally). But that, too, is a slow process. Months and months in, and about 64000 words so far - it will end up at least three times that long if all goes to plan. I always write ten words where one will do, though, as we all know...

[Cato]

Over the last couple of days, when I've had a free moment, I've been lightly tinkering with some of the pieces I started but didn't complete during my last few years of producing-nothing-at-all. I like all of them, and the ideas seem sound to me - it's just a question of being able to carry them through. Whatever their qualities, however, they certainly aren't worth the wait, so if they do appear, don't expect anything awe-inspiring!

Number 1: Let us judge that! 

Number 2: On the contrary, given your past accomplishments, they must be worth the wait and awe-inspiring!

My creative energies recently have been more taken up with trying to write a novel (in which music figures very heavily, naturally). But that, too, is a slow process. Months and months in, and about 64000 words so far - it will end up at least three times that long if all goes to plan. I always write ten words where one will do, though, as we all know...

Dude!  You are in the club!   0:)  Would you like to see the opening chapters of From the Caves of the Cloud, which is at c. 70,000 words?

Nice reviews from my crew of literary experts...so far! 

[Karl Henning]

Dude!  You are in the club!   0:)  Would you like to see the opening chapters of From the Caves of the Cloud, which is at c. 70,000 words?

Nice reviews from my crew of literary experts...so far! 

Thrills! Mystery! Women not to be trifled with!

[Luke]

Number 1: Let us judge that! 

Number 2: On the contrary, given your past accomplishments, they must be worth wait and awe-inspiring!


Dude!  You are in the club!   0:)  Would you like to see the opening chapters of From the Caves of the Cloud, which is at c. 70,000 words?

Nice reviews from my crew of literary experts...so far! 

I would love to! I'm sure the reviews are well-deserved - I have a copy of Why Begins With W, which is a seriously impressive piece of work. I should read it again...

[Karl Henning]

I would love to! I'm sure the reviews are well-deserved - I have a copy of Why Begins With W, which is a seriously impressive piece of work. I should read it again...

And you should finish out the trilogy!  Dial Emma for Murder and Hex High School!

[Luke]

Definitely! I will get on it!

Dial M for Murder, however, always has uncomfortable associations with a certain Mr Forever...

[Karl Henning]

Murder was one of more merciful things for which one might have dialed him

[Cato]

Thrills! Mystery! Women not to be trifled with!

Ain't it the truth!  Especially that last part! 

And you should finish out the trilogy!  Dial Emma for Murder and Hex High School!

Yes, and many thanks for the advertising!

Luke: check your e-mail!

[Luke]

Great - thank you!   

[Luke]

Cato,

Thanks for emailing the first chapters! I have had trouble opening the second one (different format, I think, won't open on my laptop), so have only read up to the end of number one, which I did over my lunchtime today. Do you want my thoughts (all extremely positive)? Here or via email? Let me know!