“In high school, I read Robert Henri’s book The Art Spirit, which prompted the idea of the art life. For me, living the art life meant a dedication to painting – a complete dedication to it, making everything else secondary. That, I thought, is the only way you’re going to get in deep and discover things. So anything that distracts from that path of discovery is not part of the art life, in that way of thinking…”

I uploaded a couple of new tracks on myspace: Leper Angel Also known as Nachtmusick (part two), it’s an ambient-ish oddity from last year with no destination so far. A few people have already heard it, as it appeared on some of the Lost Rings of Saturn 3″ CDRs. One Legged Crow This one appeared [...]

Heathen Harvest on my remix for andOceans:

“… The music on this track is downright foreboding which isn’t anything unusual for Niko’s talents. …”