http://michikawa.blogsome.com Blog of Matti Paalanen - anime, tv-series, film, music and book reviews and music projects (Celestial Aeon Project, Frozen Silence and Project Divinity) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:28:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Summer has begun and I’m enjoying my first true vacation as a teacher. Two and a half months of pure relaxation and bliss with salary. Have to say I’m pretty content And with happiness and relaxation comes inspiration! Two new Project Divinity releases for you my friends ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2009/06/04/new-releases/ I have to say that now I’m finally thrilled. I have had high hopes, but during the past few days I have really begun to realize that maybe the change that mr. Obama is bringing to the table is actually something profound and real and not just wishful fantasy. This ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2009/01/22/welcome-change/ Jamendo is a wonderful french hosting hub that offers home musicians to publish their music via Creative Commons licence. Publications are served via bittorrent. They have continued to develop the site and services, and now artists are able to publish their own blogs. I decided to join the flock and ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2008/12/09/jamendo/ No, I’m not actually playing the game anymore, but still thought there are some things I have to comment on. As I have gotten older I’ve realized that it is actually harder to find meaningful things to do on your free time. I remember when I was under 20 and I ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2008/11/18/wrath-of-the-lich-king/ I’ve watched a couple of episodes of Mad men and I have to say I’m sort of hooked. The series has nice rhythm, well written characters and interesting concept. As an added bonus, most of the female actors are incredibly beautiful, something a silly chap like myself can not overvalue! ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2008/11/18/mad-men-impressions/ Shinjuku Thief is one of those projects that go under your skin. Dark and brooding horror ambient with very soundtrack-like feeling. First time I heard Shinjuku Thief was during one of our role-playing game sessions. It was one-shot horror scenario and The Witch Hammer was used as the sole soundtrack ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2008/06/09/shinjuku-thief-the-witch-hammer/ Project Divinity’s album Divinity got it’s first official review from finnish noise.fi webmagazine. It is sadly written in finnish, but you can find it here in any case. As a summary I’m very happy for it, the writer understood the project and it’s main influences correctly, analyzed it honestly and ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2008/06/09/project-divinity-review/ Star Trek was originally created by Gene Roddenberry and it is one of the most important sci-fi classics in the media of film. Later many continuation series were produced that built on the same universe and from those series TNG is in my opinion the best. It is warm, mellow ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2008/06/05/star-trek-the-next-generation/ One word: cocksucker. Deadwood updated the genre of Western into modern 2.0 version. It got a lot more grittier, raw and brutal. There’s mud, swearing, blood, pain and whores. There’s whisky, struggle for power, ideals and decency mixed with trauma caused by the hard times and world where ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2008/06/05/deadwood/ I’ve always been a fan of Aaron Sorkin. He manages to write excellent, fluid dialogue that has tight and enjoyable rhythm and it makes you think and smile. The West Wing is probably his best work so far and if I didn’t have the first seasons in my DVD closet, ... http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2008/06/05/the-west-wing/