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This big boy is a gatefold 2LP and SO wonderful to look at and handle. I feel bad hiding the beautiful sleeve art away on my shelf for months at a time. It is printed cleanly and vibrantly and the thing itself is so sturdy... good job to Milan Records!!! The smoke effect in the vinyl is also a lovely touch. When I sent my mom into the record store to buy this for my birthday I made sure she knew GET THE RED ONE!! And then she wouldn't even let me look at it in the shrinkwrap until I opened it on my actual birthday.

What new thing can I say about Akira? The film is a triumph in animation, storytelling, sound, and aesthetic. This record is the same. The iconic imagery of this film needs the music to exist. The liner notes included here are a bit dated but the history of this soundtrack fascinates me. It really is art like this that makes me happy to be alive to experience it.

Favourite tracks: "Kaneda" "Battle Against Clown" "Tetsuo" "Dolls' Polyphany"

Hello friends,

I go by Phil normally, looking forward to some crazy experiences in Detroit.  I need to take a picture of myself; the last one I could find I’m all short haired and deceptively proper, so hold your horses.

1.)  Its 40.6 miles from Ann Arbor to Detroit.  I’ll be making the trip frequently.

2.) I have a B.S in Architecture from U of M’s Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning.

3.)  Plotting how to avoid getting a “real” job.

4.) Its been in my mind, vicinity and decay for a while now, I figure I should help.  See question 3.

5.) Logistics and everything that falls between the conception and execution of an idea.

Current portfolio:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_UTSnUI7Id8cnU1b3U4WTNJOHM/edit?usp=sharing

Alana, Margo, and Phil,

Collectively, you comprise RC02, our second Residency Class. We are thrilled you have chosen to join RC01 to grow this dynamic group.

For your first assignment:

Introduce yourself to the group by creating a new post, titled with your full name (as you would like to go by). Include a photo of yourself and answer these questions:

How many miles are you traveling to join us in Detroit? From where?

What is your background/training? (15 words max)

What have you been up to most recently? (15 words max)

I'm excited to come to Detroit because... (15 words max)

What are you hoping to learn while in the program? (15 words max)

Share one link showing some of your work (optional)

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Please post this assignment to Shift-Alt-Nine and tag your post with #RC02intro (along with the other standard tags) by this Friday (1/10) at noon.