Variable Oscillating Sensory Technology- Music, Video, VJ Resources, Anecdotes and other relevant information surrounding the journeys of Clifford Winton and friends http://www.genericorp.net/~vostek/home.html en One step at a time in twenty-o-nine we grow towards an increasingly crystal-line connected activation http://www.vstk.org/home.html Mon, 02 Dec 2008 12:05:16 -0700 I've released a free collection of some of my favorite clips and loops I've made for VJing. http://www.vstk.org/home.html Mon, 02 Dec 2008 12:05:16 -0700 Last weekend saw a great connection in the form of Harmonic Concordance 2, a weekend-long collaborative event between Stage 6 Productions, Overmind Works, Stimulate Productions, and Cosmic Sea Productions. http://www.vstk.org/home.html Mon, 14 Nov 2008 12:05:16 -0700 Much love to Denny for his annual celebration of abundance and light for the Community. http://www.vstk.org/home.html Mon, 30 Oct 2008 12:05:16 -0700 Terraformation, the first event in the crater, happened. Definitely a very Now gathering. Experimental collage of energy, just like my dreams. http://www.vstk.org/home.html Mon, 28 Oct 2008 12:05:16 -0700 Earthdance AZ 2008! VJ 7G and Vostek VJ'd the Liquid Stage for 9 hours! One of the best nights, despite the change of venue at the last minute. Much respect to everyone involved. http://www.vstk.org/home.html Mon, 01 Oct 2008 12:05:16 -0700 While I didn't make it to Burning Man this year, I feel I did a good job of channelling the same celebratory energy into gatherings on the home front...Which is to say we hadsome good parties this weekend. http://www.vstk.org/home.html Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:05:16 -0700 Now for an unnecessarily detailed chronology of my five week adventure to the East Coast. http://www.vstk.org/home.html Tue, 24 Jul 2008 12:05:16 -0700 Yes, it's true. The Internet and the way that people get their information is evolving. RSS is one way to get information flowing more readily and in real-time. Subscribe! http://www.vstk.org/home.html 54087AC6-41D0-4CDD-9FD5-1C8146939E9E Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:50:16 -0700 The first 4 videos here are of the direct video signal to DVD-R from the show , and while I didn't record the sound to DVD, I was able to synch the sound from other people's recordings from the night that had been posted on youtube (thanks everyone for sharing their own videos of the night!...) It was one of the most intense VJing gigs I've played, and also one of the biggest crowds I've played to...about 1500 filling the room to capacity. It has been great working with so many talented and passionate people recently realizing a collective vision. Most respect to #1 teammate VJ 7G, and hats off to all production crew for this event, the dazzling Burning Retina for having us out, and Chris Lit for hooking up gear last minute In other news, I will shortly be off to the East Coast to visit family and friends and celebrate the Solstice with Gaian-Mind. Lush green forests await! http://www.vstk.org/home.html FF6F1CDD-C8C3-497D-837A-499B9F587ACA Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 http://www.vstk.org/home.html 1B7BD0B5-6246-426D-9FBF-1A671DAA440B Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 Last night was a lovely re-aquaintance to the larger Arizona underground dance music community. It's good to see the scene thriving here, and even more amazing to see the dedication of many hundreds of Phoenix area ravers who took the 2.5 hour drive out of their way for a party south of Tucson. I threw down four hours of live visual performance to a receptive crowd and blew up the spot, but not without the help of VJ 7G and the whole AAA Posse who were in charge of the stage production. I had planned for eight hours of VJing, but alas, by 2 AM our peaceful gathering was greeted by a group of squad cars and an intimidatingly low-flying helicopter. At any rate, I think everything ended peacefully and everyone made it to their afterparties and homes safe and sound. Many thanks to the organizers for having me out and inviting me to visualize at future events. Next week: 'Guaranteed Lei' in Phoenix. Overall, good energy, and a good reminder that live visuals, performed spontaneously in a dynamic moment, have potential for a much greater spirit and value than any video that can be captured and put on the Internet to share. That added value makes the effort of the production worth it in the end. http://www.vstk.org/home.html EB08DD1A-D5C1-4771-B21E-DFF7CB706833 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 This four-song collection is an introduction to a much larger project in the works that will be released gradually in segments and through different mediums including film, music video, music, and text. The project is called The Dissolution of Duality. The message will be revealed gradually, as each part takes a different approach to explaining the message. The entire creation of this album took place in the span of the past six days; it is my first return to music production in over a year. Due to the concept of diminishing returns, I am releasing this work after less than a week of production. Sure, I could nitpick the details for months, but by doing that I have nothing more to add to the message and only risk destroying the intent that inspired the inital creation. This will clear space for continuing work on the larger scope of the project. Anyway, I present: The Dissolution of Duality: Induction. (Format: 320 kbps MP3) Artwork: Front, Back<p> 1. Cross the Waves, Blur the Waves, Bend the Waves,(03:31, 8.2 MB) 2. Destroy the Waves, Celebrate the Waves. (05:46, 13.5 MB) 3. Thirteen and One (05:59, 13.8 MB) 4. Synthetic Synaesthetic Prototypical Protocol. (04:22, 10.3 MB) Featuring vocal samples by Help Smiles Grow. Thank you to all who have been a part of my life through these most recent cycles, and as such you have been integral in the creation of this music: HSG, Tracy, Kip, Amanda, Delphine, Danny and Peter, Dr. Life (and all of you Burners!), Keith, Avery, Rafael, Nik @ Kahvi, The Overmind Works Collective, all of the spirits at Terrasante, Mom and Dad, and so many others. http://www.vstk.org/home.html AD088759-B17E-4876-8F9E-C1294A6E78FF Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 Yesterday/last night/this morning has been a marathon in video generation and compositing. I wanted to have something to show for my 24 hour video session, so I quickly whipped up a music video this morning using many of the clips I made. I'm still getting the hang of the compositing software, so there are points where movement is jerky when I intended on smooth, but I'm still impressed with how easy it was to layout media in a 3-dimensional space, and then to move around it. Anyway, here is the video file: Zer0_0ne-Glitch_Video_by_Vostek Running time 5:51, 119 Megabytes, 640x480 MPEG-4 Quicktime format. Some of the software involved in the making of this video: Apophysis, Arkaos, After Effects, ContextFree, Photoshop, Virtualdub, etc. Enjoy, and feedback is welcome! http://www.vstk.org/home.html A549C4B2-E083-43A7-921B-55E6C57BC6B1 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 I've been playing with still picture composition, here are a few examples: Dissolving Duality 1 Dissolving Duality 2 Less Drippy Drippy Clouds 1 Mist Bubble Creek Night Vision 1 Night Vision 2 Light Vision 1 Light Vision 2 and also here is the front and back artwork to my 'Favorite Things' album. Enjoy! http://www.vstk.org/home.html A270B73E-712B-43BC-BAA2-C5DC775970A0 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 Announcing the release of my Best-of music collection Vostek- 2002-2006 Favorite Things (Rar format zip file, FLAC format audio, 397 Megabytes) Download- Bit Torrent Download- Direct link 1. Lime 2. Timefly 3. Five Befriends Four 4. Template (Dense Mix) 5. It's Raining Outside 6. Life Changes 7. Tab 8. Yellow Brown Orange Blue 9. Where is the Future? 10. Fresh 11. Blue and Silver Ticker Tape (Remix 2) 12. Evolark 13. Can You Find all the Flips? 14. Flight of the Flicker 15. Seven Floss Total Running Time: 65 minutes As the title implies, 15 of my favorite compositions produced between 2002-2006 now presented free to the world the way they were originally intended- full-spectrum, lossless quality digital sound (FLAC format). I'm very happy with the tracklisting and the overall flow of the album; it feels like all the songs were born to be together here, and they definitely tell an overall story.Hey Record Labels, anybody want to distribute this? My current projects are taking form, slowly and surely. Big stuff, so i can't take the wraps off of it yet, but I'll update here with detals soon. In the mean time, enjoy my Favorite Things! http://www.vstk.org/home.html 8D4BE210-8888-40B6-B908-70A625E6267B Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 Peak Vision attained last night, and I feel I can speak for everyone in attendance that this was a healing experience of timeless proportions. As a whole we celebrated old and new connections, practiced random acts of playfulness, and danced the night away. In short, great party, the kind of party the Tucson doesn't see enough of, but I'm hoping that changes. If I hadn't already solidified my standing as a premiere Psy VJ, last night set the path in stone. Many hours of performance visuals, all on point, so on point that I was surprising myself constantly. My interface was an extension of my self, and the resulting video was an extension of the collective space. Reception was strong; thanks to everyone who personally extended their appreciation of the light work. Special shouts to the wonderfully aware friends at the Odaiko Sonora SPACE, BJ and Stephanie for synchronizing many of the elements, Endo for hooking us up with the projector cradles and Vjing the Hexagon screens, DJ UZI for playing some of the most energetic tunes that have ever traveled through me (psytrance at 173 bpm?!! whoah!) and everyone else who participated to kept the vibe-rations flowing like water. http://www.vstk.org/home.html 0C83BB7D-CBE2-4F10-82E9-2C02B4B2C8B0 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 Big update! First off, a new song. Well, kinda new. It was one of the few songs that I made in 2007, and I just now put a couple finishing touches on it, so here ya go, free download- In the Woods. Next up, as promised, I've uploaded some videos from Adventures in the Rainbow Vortex to Google Video for previewing. If you enjoy these videos please consider purchasing the full quality DVD, which is now up for sale in my video section. Psytrance promo video sample Music: Nintari- Protector (Hologram mix http://www.vstk.org/home.html D0F40246-692A-4E4E-A4E5-42C2AEBF9333 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 Adventures in the Rainbow Vortex is a demonstration in the style of real-time video art that I have developed, arranged in a 3 volume DVD set. Volumes 1 and 2 are finished. Release here is imminent. I never thought my music really had the power to change to world for the better, but this video...its something else. I know I radically transformationed parts of my awareness in 2007, and I will attribute some of that growth to my exploration in VJing. I will try to have some previews on youtube in the next week, and a bittorrent release of each volume shortly after that. Stay tuned! http://www.vstk.org/home.html 7AD3C70F-CD74-4998-B5DA-8803C6C094F8 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000 http://www.vstk.org/home.html C2864FB4-B3ED-4719-8836-645553C4B09A Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:21 +0000