Opening of Werner Herzog’s “Nosferatu” [1979]
03:49AM 08/30/10
The opening to Werner Herzog’s 1979 remake of “Nosferatu.” Music by Popol Vuh.
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Topic: Film/Video
Archive for August 2010
Lewis Baltz
11:16PM 08/24/10
Topic: Photography
Monothematic Delusions: Capgras Syndrome
08:35PM 08/17/10
Photo by Katie Tilford
The following passage about Capgras Syndrome is from Psychnet-UK:
“The person’s primary delusion is that a close relative or friend has been replaced by an impostor, an exact double, despite recognition of familiarity in appearance and behavior. The patient may also see himself as his own double. For persons suffering from Capgras Syndrome they typically believe they exist in a world of impersonators. This feeling in a delusional world of doubles can be so alarming that it drives the Capgras sufferer to psychotic behavior. The syndrome typically has the following characteristics:
- The person is convinced that one or several persons known by the sufferer have been replaced by a double, an identical looking impostor.
- The patient sees true and double persons.
- It can may extend to animals and objects.
- The person is conscious of the abnormality of these perceptions. There is no hallucination.
- The double is usually a key figure for the person at the time of onset of symptoms. If married, always the husband or wife accordingly.”
Topic: Cerebral
Desolation Wilderness Soundtrack: Karl Blau
03:26AM 08/06/10
Photo by Arrington De Dionyso
Karl Blau is an indie rock and folk musician based in Anacortes, Washington, and member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective. His music is eclectic, incorporating elements of folk, dub, R&B, bossa nova, grunge, hip hop, drone, and worldbeat.
Blau is a prolific singer-songwriter who releases his music through a subscription service called the “Kelp Lunacy Advanced Plagiarism Society”, retitled from “Kelp Monthly” as new releases were not produced and sent out on time. He has played in several bands over the years, such as D+, Brothers Blau, Captain Fathom and Your Heart Breaks. He also has collaborated extensively with other Washington-based musicians, including Phil Elvrum of the groups The Microphones and Mount Eerie. In addition, he has toured and recorded with Laura Veirs, whose career also began in the Pacific Northwest. He currently plays bass in Earth (band).
Bio courtesy of K Records.