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Relax… Slideshow # 20 – “Anime Legends” (Exclusive)

Ikarus. Melchior — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:44:29 +0000

Err… right now I have to think were I published this one (my newest, by the way) before. It has not been aired in any forum nor any website… wait, there has been one (big) videohoster that had the pleasure. But it did not really matter at all, since almost nobody clicked on it. So I deleted it there – as I said, I am moving everything to this blog. Since there is a difference – if nobody clicks on my videos while there are hosted on a big site – I can only feel frustrated. But if I have them here on my blog and nobody clicks them – well, at least this “my” kind of thingy.

This slideshow is again one of the better ones, so to say a tribute for some good anime series that have been aired within the last years. A nice little side-effect: almost all of these ones have some serious shonen-elements, so if you like that kind of stuff you will definitely enjoy this one. Whatever, since nobody comments on my slideshows I do not know wether you like them or not ! The only thing I can therefore do is keep them coming…

But the time of feeling pissed is over, it only costs important minutes of one’s lifetime I guess. So, watch it or leave it – I do not really care. Such phrases coming from my mouth, pardon; fingers… guess this is the first time. But since this is “my place” here…

For those of you who are really interested: have fun with this one… ! For more informations (like song title or band-name) look for the tags on this one…

Disclaimer: My slideshows are my personal work – they shall not be used by you and on your site. I never wanted to harm anybodies copyright, nor personal rights and feelings – if you feel like that is the case, please inform me immediately. I declare all the material used within these works as “fair use” of the corresponding material, with all respect to the respective owners of the source material (goes for films as well as for music). If you feel like the quality of the slideshows is rather poor, that is because of the convertion process on WordPress. However, I did not intend to offer them in the full quality. The material as it is should be enough for all my planned purposes, and for your entertainment. If you wonder about the names in the slideshows, that do not match with my nickname Ikarus – they are also former nicknames of me, I would never steal anybodies personal artwork. Feel free to comment on the slideshows that you watched, wether it is a negative or a positive feedback that you are giving. Greetings ! Ikarus/Jimbo (c) 2009

Slideshow # 19 – “The Crusaders” (Ready)

Ikarus. Melchior — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:04:08 +0000

You might have noticed that my number 18 is missing in my chronology – but this time it is totally planned ! I have my reasons for it, but to let not come up any speculations; it is just because I want this # 18 to stay totally exclusive.

But who would complain, since I am continuing with posting my personal artwork. And this time we have my official # 19 – “The Crusaders”. Well, nothing much to say about this one – it is a pure fan project for a certain film that you might recognize. Well, you should – since it is a well-known hollywood blockbuster with Orlando Bloom in a leading role. It is one of the few shows in which I am focusing myself on one single film only. Of course, this is not easier at all – it is even more difficult since the material is, so to speak, very “limited”. The toughest thing is the selection of possible scenes, and putting them along nicely to the music (and the songtext).

I did not really do this show to “honour” the film itself… it is a good one, but nothing more. In this case it went the other way round: I first heard the musical piece (performed by a german band named Crystallion), and thought about possible visual scenes to it – since I liked it very much. And then I found this film which fitted EXACTLY (according to the theme and text).

So, sit back and enjoy this one… as a rather unusual show. But I guess I can not “shock” you anymore, there is just too much of a variety in my shows…

We Gaan Naar Zee… ! Well, in about 6 months…

Ikarus. Melchior — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:52:56 +0000

… and maybe not with THOR! (Thor Salden), a young musician and performer from Belgium whom some of you might know from the JESC 2006. But this little song of him makes me feel good, and looking forward to the overall summertime. Well, it maybe just my opinion, but I think that this song (+ video) is the best of him so far !

So, grab a cool drink and relax with THOR ! It is too bad that we have not heard from him ever since this last true single and video… it has already been some time. But it seems like he decided to quit music once and for all… or, will there be a comeback ?

Back To The Roots, E.G. The 80’s !

Ikarus. Melchior — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:40:02 +0000

With a nice little TV-spot I found on my harddisk. It is a short commercial for the merchandise of an 80’s cartoon series that I totally adored: The Centurions. Something like “man and machine, Power Xtreme…”. Haha, I just loved this stuff. By the way, this has been my first english series ever, so you can see that I started early… too bad that there is no german synchro ! But on the other side… maybe even better, since it is more exclusive… nostalgia to the fullest.

Slideshow # 17 – Land Beyond The Sea (Exclusive)

Ikarus. Melchior — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:38:13 +0000

Well, this is my newest artwork. A slideshow about great films and great actors – indeed a timeless one. Just like my other works, this slideshow is offering something new and impressive for everyone of you. I am improving from time to time, even though I have to state that I – personally – think that I already reached a certain level of perfection. At least I do not know anyone who produces a comparable output !

Finally, this show is viewable for a wider audience… comments are highly appreciated.

All You Need To Know About Evangelion 2.0…

Ikarus. Melchior — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:06:21 +0000

Are these three trailers. Of course, there would be one thing to follow: the film itself. But it is almost unpredictable when it will be released here in Europe, since they do not state anything on the official website or on UFA Anime (the guys who published Evangelion 1.0 in Germany).

So, all we (as fans) can do is wait – and watch these three trailer which are very, very promising. By the way, someone gave me a link to somekind of camrip-version of Evangelion 2.0 – well, I do not need to say that I can and wil not watch such a film in such a poor quality. And especially when it comes to Evangelion I always have to say: BUY IT when it is available (and: you would not regret it)… !

So, no matter what the DVD will cost, I will buy it right away on its release date. I just hope that it will once again be a nice steelbook like the first one… but for now to the three trailers I collected for you (by the way, all of them include very nice music):

Beware… Rough Stuff With My Slideshow # 16

Ikarus. Melchior — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:43:09 +0000

… Called “The Last Legion”.

Well, as one might already catch by this title, this one is one-film slideshow, e.g. a little tribute to Thomas Sangster and the film “The Last Legion“. The reason why I said “beware” is the thing with the music – well, some of you might already say that this is not even such a thing. So, if you generally are not into metal (this time: kind of harsh folk metal), you should rather try to catch the artistic effect of it…

For those who are interested, the title is called “Bragarful“, performed by one great band named “XIV Centuries“. Of course, do not interpret too much – generally I am against war (in any form), and I do not listen to this music like every day. You could referr to it as an experiment – I just like to produce a lot of different stuff with different moods (without always holding to the “message” that a slideshow could have for some of you).

So, turn up the speakers (carefully), and try to enjoy this one… I published it before, but somewhere else. As I said, I am now trying to complete my slideshow chronology here… !

New Blog Spot / Trailer Online – Nov. 2009 !

Ikarus. Melchior — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:57:00 +0000

Greetings my fellow friends and visitors,

I just uploaded a new little promotion clip for my blog which will be placed on my start-page, among the other ones. Well, it is nothing too special; basically I included just one special scene of a film underlined with a nice musical note. Towards the end you will see another two scenes, and of course my new blog avatar (well, as a pure-heart Evangelion fan)…

I did not convert this one into a HQ-format, because my experiences with that were kind of bad (performance). But; best watch it in the fullscreen mode, the quality should be good enough.

And, feel free to tell me what you think. By the way, there are some more videos coming up soon. To give it a start, I will present some of the newer slideshows I recently made – so that my slideshow-section on the right will be up-to-date.

But for now, to the short clip:

This Is Why I Said…

Ikarus. Melchior — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:32:30 +0000

… that I could not be up for internet communities anymore ! See this post for a reference (written in german).

Well, it should not be too hard to spot me there…

It is just a little screenshot of a member list of a forum I had been active for a lot of time. Where are the nicknames, you might ask… ? Well, my editing skills are just too good I guess, hehe

But it just reassures me in my decision… after being offline for some time know, nobody asked where I might be – I did not even received a single personal message. This leads me to the conclusion, that I must have rather bothered this “community”, despite the fact that I am the number two on this list. In terms of quantity, naturally – but also in terms of quality. And I am certainly not being snotty here.

So, what is the use of a “community” if nobody cares about the other; or even worse: if one gets neglected though the mass of contributions he might have made ? By the way: I backed some of them up on my blog, too – so you would be able to access them. But I can no longer see a use in this. And even the people I got to meet in real life turned out to be rather quiescent. It is just aHUGE difference wether you became acquainted with someone in real life or the web (2.0).

This is why I am staying here, and only contributing to people who really deserve it. And one of these people certainly is Skykid, an internet partner and friend of mine from the first hour of this blog. Check his blog too, you will always find some comments of mine there in the next time. After registring my comment-profile there, I even noticed that I already left over 40 comments – more than on any other blog ! But as I said, this number will steady rise since he is putting the same amount of energy into his projects as my noble self. You might also check out the blog of Lucas, another person who is maintaining a successful and interesting blog.

So, a lot of greetings and regards to those who are really putting a lot of energy and soul in their projects, wether these are referring to the web or not. Because it almost is a fact that a certain effortlessness in the web can often be assigned with an analogical way of life in general. Well; Skykid, Lucas and 3 forum members – I am looking forward to a bright future ! To all other people – it has been nice getting to know you, at least rudimental – but this should have been it.

Ikarus. Melchior, 2009.

How Are You Today, Ikarus ?

Ikarus. Melchior — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:05:32 +0000

Well, just a few words about a past days and weeks. The interpretations are up to you… ! So, let us see what happened.

I “reactivated” my blog and the contact with other bloggers.

I lost a remarkable amount of money, for nothing.

I heard a charming “I love you”, the first time after many years.

I have been depressive on the weekend, being all alone.

I met a person who has been on the german television.

A personal friend dissappointed me by his steady absence.

I had personal contact with a lot of different people of all age groups and genders.

Two friends I (personally) know from a forum did not contact me for two months.

I heard a musical piece that touched me very deep in my heart.

I realized some of my dreams will never come true.

I managed to resolve a lot of personal and professional differences.

All in all – that is life ! Other (and extended) texts in my Personal – Philosophy category on the right.

Look up to sky, and find out more about life !

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