The Blood Zone
Alex Ross (@Alexrosswrites) returns for part two of this examination of the indie game world via a few documentaries for part two. this time we cover the post-indie boom from around 2015-now. first we look at depressing vanity project/indie survival story "Surviving Indie" from late 2016, then we look at a surprisingly quality documentary about the indie game scene in China called "Indie Games In China" from 2018. and then in an ill-advised move... we look at this year's E3 "Wholesome Direct" stream.
info_outline #10a - White Collar Mario From The FutureThe Blood Zone
hey everyone! for the 10th episode i've brought game academic and writer Alex Ross on board for part one of a punishingly long journey relitigating all the ridiculous things of independent game development scenes past via a few documentaries.
info_outline #09 - We'll Be Middle-Aged Children (But So What)The Blood Zone
hi folks! it's 2021 now, i guess. perfect time to get back into the Cinderella story of a bunch of middle aged guys who hit the big time from the city of Dayton, Ohio.... Guided By Voices. specifically i focus on what i consider the strangest and most unique album of their catalog, 1993's Vampire on Titus.
info_outline #08 - Hurtling Over Peak VideogrameThe Blood Zone
it's a video...grames episode! i briefly talk about cool oddball that very much bear the mark of their creators: the colorful and goofy Super Bogus World (which has a new sequel) and the very unsettling Pagan: Autogeny.
info_outline #07 - The Great Sea Swallows Her Whole For A TreatThe Blood Zone
greetings and apologies for the time between episodes! the music industry facing a severe downturn because of the recent pandemic and the general deluge of traumatic news has made me reflect more on smaller, more understated artistic triumphs as an antidote.
info_outline #06 - Enduring Mock FuneralsThe Blood Zone
a journey through the myth, the legend, the phenomenon Travel Channel tv show and Ghost Bro hunter sanctum Ghost Adventures featuring special guest Ian Williams.
info_outline #05 - Remixed Down In The Scab HoleThe Blood Zone
hello fellow dark voyagers of the great beyond,
info_outline #04 - That's A Dead KidThe Blood Zone
welcome back, universe!
info_outline #03 - Third Eye Wide BlindThe Blood Zone
greetings! on this very chunky special episode, i rewatched Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and talk about its various allusions and resonances to the modern day hell world we are all trudging through. major spoilers for the film.
info_outline #02 - Trapped Inside A Soul CubeThe Blood Zone
my brain is forever infected by worms after 15 hours of Soul Axiom, the Southland Tales of videogames... maybe? it's a bizarre and clunky videogame released in 2016 that is far more ambitious than it has any right to be. because my mind is a prison now, i talk Jeffrey Epstein, eugenics, corny indie game cliches, and the tech world. uhh oh yeah, and also a lot about Soul Axiom. is it a good game? is it a bad game? is it a "so bad it's good" game? who the hell knows anymore.
info_outlinegreetings! welcome to The Blood Zone!
go to around 7:00 to me talking about the subject of this episode and around 10:00 to skip the intro entirely.
i (your host, Liz Ryerson) intro the podcast.
then me and perennial First Guest Nathan Altice discuss the sexy apocalypse, various technical wizardry, irony vs. sincerity, why to never read the press release, and why most music reviews are terrible via the (puzzlingly) not particularly well-received 2015 electronic music masterpiece "Lustmore" from UK producer Laplaux.
support the Lapalux on bandcamp! https://lapalux.bandcamp.com/music
Nathan's twitter: http://www.twitter.com/circuitlions
more info about Nathan's book I AM ERROR: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/i-am-error
support me on Patreon if you like this podcast! http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro
song clips referenced/used:
Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
Lapalux - U Never Know (feat. Andreya Triana)
ScHoolboy Q - Man of The Year
Lapalux - Without You
Lapalux - Closure (feat. Szjerdene)
Lapalux - Sum Body
Lapalux - Midnight Peelers
Lapalux - Puzzle (feat. Andreya Triana)
Lapalux - Push N' Spun
Lapalux - Don't Mean A Thing
podcast theme is "Museum of Agony" by Norio Hanzawa from the game Stretch Panic.