http://existentialmedia.net/thehop Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:27:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DASH! "TAKES SWIFT STRIDES" EP MDIG002, Marriage Records Available here for a mere $4. TRACKS 01. New Stars' Art 02. Hypnotiq World (listen) 03. No Way?! 04. The Dash Way! 05. Ew Tartar 06. How Do You Feel? I'm very excited to release this short record, my first on Marriage Records, as a "digital download only release". It utilizes our new ... http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2009/04/dash-takes-swift-strides Proud to officially announce the myspace release of 2 new tracks I recently finished (HYPNOTIQ WORLD and NEW STARS' ART) as well as a plethora of shows coming up in the next week. This one is happening tonight: 03/21/2009 08:00 PM - Reed College Playing a composed improv trio set with Bob ... http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2009/03/shows-galore [vimeo width="640" height="429"]http://vimeo.com/3189585[/vimeo] from Jordan Dykstra on Vimeo. On December 26, 2008 The Righteous and Harmonious Fists curated an event at the Pony Club in Portland, OR. The event was called Fistmas. This video is documentation from that the first annual Fistmas. Please enjoy! http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2009/02/fistmas-2008 On my recent trip home, I learned that my parents had decided to remodel my old room in the next few months. It is almost entirely intact and I wanted to document it before it was changed forever. Click on the image below to take a note based Flickr tour. http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2008/12/a-tour-of-my-old-room Honey, Ashby, and I played this show a two Fridays ago and I made a little video of it using some footage I took while mixing paint for the new, almost completed, BCS Vibe and Recording Booth that I'm building at the BCSHQ. I have been working on this sculpture/room/project ... http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2008/12/dekum-show-document [vimeo width="600" height="453"]http://vimeo.com/2339242[/vimeo] The Dash(!) Poem from Jordan Dykstra on Vimeo. The Dash copyright 1996 Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning...to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birth and spoke of the ... http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2008/11/the-dash-poem Boy Gorilla has a new compilation coming out soon! The Fists, who recorded their new track with the recently discovered SoundCloud, will be featured on this Portland compendium and so will I. I stayed up real late tonight working on my new piece which is a homage to the 3rd ... http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2008/10/so-sioux-me-new-version [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/1847116[/vimeo] Stars of the Lid . teaser 1 from ZF-Films on Vimeo. http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2008/10/stars-of-the-lid Crystal Seth recently made a few recordings in Portland. More to come... Download the zip file containing New Fun Now with above artwork here. http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2008/10/new-fun-now http://existentialmedia.net/thehop/2008/09/karaoke-mindifico