The South African winter has arrived, and one of the joys of the season is its lingering mists. This is unused footage (sped up eight times) filmed two years ago for the “Verse One” music video on an unforgettable morning as the mist gently surrendered to the sun.
Thoughts
Composing a traditional poem is both an emotional and intellectual exercise: the process of articulating the chaotic matters of the heart and shaping them into utterances that follow a coherent pattern. To the rational artist, it is an exhilarating and engrossing task impossible to replicate in any other poetic style.
It is always the first version you hear of a song that you tend to prefer. Today I discovered that Gareth Dickson’s “Atmosphere” is a Joy Division cover (having finally listened to their discography) and naturally, I prefer Gareth Dickson’s interpretation.
Gareth Dickson https://spoti.fi/2HWAnfx versus Joy Division https://spoti.fi/2HVbD7w
Forgotten Fields 