Dedication to Creation

I'm sharing this because I find this video wonderfully inspiring. I found out about Decomposure--essentially a multimedia project of one man, Caleb Mueller, who works as a graphic artist in his day job--through the AOL Spinner a few weeks back, and thought this album was pretty neat and worth downloading. I was originally going to get it from Amazon, but found out I could get it straight from him and ended up buying the Deluxe Edition. It's a bit expensive, but it was well worth it.

This edition is what he's making in that video, all on his own. As you can see, this is a completely DIY project, from start to finish. It includes not just the album itself, but a thumb drive containing his entire discography to date, including source material, outtakes and unreleased tracks, as well as pdfs of all sorts of fun things, from cover artwork to scanned art projects to odd Twitter entries.

I'm finding this album to be one of my top favorites of 2012, not just because it's a fun and extremely creative album, but because of the dedication he put into not just this album but this whole music project. Every single sound and image is his, from sound source recordings to vocals and instruments to the pictures and artwork. And it's not half-assed. It's focused, experimental, and very personal. I love the fact that I own something he created solely because he loves music and art.

It's dedication to creation, and that is extremely inspiring.