straw2gold pictures presents - Spotlight on Steve Dalachinsky
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Gifted with words in abundance, Steve also finds the time to listen to more music in a single week than most of us do throughout the year.

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The Steepest Hill, by The Minnows
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The Steepest Hill, by The Minnows

Previously unreleased, ‘The Steepest Hill’ is a ‘song for our times’ reflecting the everyday struggles that people all over the world are facing on a day-to-day basis. As Raff explains: “It’s really an ode to the pressures of modern-day life but with a message to tell people they aren’t alone and to keep going, keep climbing and one day, you’ll get to where you want to be.”We hope you like our video - filmed during rehearsals for our forthcoming gigs, at which we look forward to giving the single its first live performance.

Excerpts from
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Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 1) by Thomas A. Christie

In this section: IntroductionExcerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.

Street Cleaner
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Street Cleaner

Student girl - Anna Somkina, Student - Ilja Lisitcyn, Merchant - Thomas Farrell, Street cleaners - Otava Yo, Cat - cat.  Lyrics - Daniil Kharms.  Music - Latvian traditional and Otava Yo

Rebikov Waltz, by the Pārdaugava Music and Art School Symphony Orchestra
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Rebikov Waltz, by the Pārdaugava Music and Art School Symphony Orchestra

Pārdaugava Music and Art School Symphony Orchestra perform Vladimir Rebikov'sWaltz at the Baltic youth orchestra festival.

The Steepest Hill, by The Minnows
05:14
The Steepest Hill, by The Minnows

Previously unreleased, ‘The Steepest Hill’ is a ‘song for our times’ reflecting the everyday struggles that people all over the world are facing on a day-to-day basis. As Raff explains: “It’s really an ode to the pressures of modern-day life but with a message to tell people they aren’t alone and to keep going, keep climbing and one day, you’ll get to where you want to be.”We hope you like our video - filmed during rehearsals for our forthcoming gigs, at which we look forward to giving the single its first live performance.


Excerpts from
12:17
Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 1) by Thomas A. Christie

In this section: IntroductionExcerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.


Street Cleaner
06:10
Street Cleaner

Student girl - Anna Somkina, Student - Ilja Lisitcyn, Merchant - Thomas Farrell, Street cleaners - Otava Yo, Cat - cat.  Lyrics - Daniil Kharms.  Music - Latvian traditional and Otava Yo


Rebikov Waltz, by the Pārdaugava Music and Art School Symphony Orchestra
02:44
Rebikov Waltz, by the Pārdaugava Music and Art School Symphony Orchestra

Pārdaugava Music and Art School Symphony Orchestra perform Vladimir Rebikov'sWaltz at the Baltic youth orchestra festival.