The Works

This section of my web site contains creative works that I feel like publishing on my web site. It's all part of my shameless plot to contribute in some way to the web community.

Rants and Other Writings

Being a collection of short articles, essays and commentaries in which I blow off steam at the world. There are also some non-angry essays here, in case you grow bored of flames.

Kraftwerk Spotting

Kraftwerk is and has always been my favorite music group. I won't go into a whole lot of detail about why. You can read the Kraftwerk Mailing List archives if you're interested. I've been a participant there since 1994.

My ongoing project entitled "The Kraftwerk Influence" attempts to catalog all musical references to Kraftwerk. This is not a discography, though it does overlap somewhat with that sort of thing. Unlike a discography, this project ignores official Kraftwerk releases, compilation appearances and concert bootlegs, all of which can be found in any competent discography. Instead I list:

• Kraftwerk tribute albums.
• Remixes of Kraftwerk songs.
• Covers of Kraftwerk songs.
• Songs that sample Kraftwerk instruments.
• Songs that sample Kraftwerk melodies.
• Songs or groups that emulate Kraftwerk in other ways.
• Groups that list Kraftwerk as an influence.
• Mentions of Kraftwerk in pop culture.

Needless to say this is a huge undertaking and will never be finished. This is a continual work in progress, always in need of updating. I welcome submissions of information, though.

Comic Book Fanboy Spew

This section contains an assortment of documents I have produced as a result of my love of comic books. Most of these works are concerned with Marvel Comics' X-Men and related titles. My Techno-Organic FAQ was used as a reference by Marvel writer Louise Simonson during the ill-fated Warlock series.

Photography

I'm an avid amateur photographer. This page used to showcase some of my better images, but I am in the process of moving them to a searchable gallery elsewhere. For now this just talks about my photo equipment and philosophy.

Software

I consider the hand-crafting of computer software to be an art form. I am hardly accomplished in this art, but I present all my completed works to date for download.

Game Mods

As an avid computer game player, I find the advent of customizable games delightful. Presented here are customizations (mostly new levels) that I have created for some of my favorite games.

Wayne Douglas Barlowe resources

Barlowe is one of my favorite artists and one of very few to accurately render a Pierson's Puppetteer. I've got a cheesy little fan page with links to all the Barlowe info I've been able to find.

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Copyright (c),© 2003 by Soleil Lapierre.
Last updated July 11, 2003.