Fine Art Friday: Mihoko Ogaki

Though some of the details may be hard to see in these photos, Japanese artist Mihoko Ogaki recently premiered a series of works where bodies are illuminated within dark rooms and seem to radiate the night sky and solar system all around the rooms. The sculptures are constructed out of plastic casts and contain embedded LEDs within them that shine outward in an almost deteriorating or suffering fashion.It reminds me of the scenes in "The Fountain" when the body of the time traveling conquistador explodes in nirvana upon reaching Xibalba and the scenes in "Prometheus" when the engineer off's himself at the beginning. Either way, there is something mystical about the thought of all humans as star dust and the exhibit illustrates that to great success.

Listen: Phedee - "An ILL Situation" Album

Not much information on the relatively new artist Phedee, but he recently dropped a full-length album entitled "An ILL Situation" to showcase his experimental, instrumental styles from the San Francisco bay. He seems to have a sense of humor about his work with constantly goofy titles and typos throughout his work, but his sense of skill for the spacey, lo-fi beat making is due for some exposure. I am always down to support my fellow instrumental artists from around the globe, especially the weird ones. Check it out below:

DOWNLOAD LINK
http://phedeee.bandcamp.com/album/an-ill-situation

SOUNDCLOUD
https://soundcloud.com/nf3

Listen: DTMD - "You Know You See Me"

On the heals of my recent nod to their older work, I wanted to share the most recent single from DTMD entitled "You Know You See Me". Released as a single and as a preview for another upcoming collaborative album titled "RESET", the track finds the DTMD crew (Dunc on the beats, Toine on the words) doing what they do best with honest lyrics about the struggles of an indy artist in the rap industry. Check it out below and support quality music! 

DOWNLOAD LINK
http://dtmd.bandcamp.com/releases