Confield stands in retrospect as one Autechre's best records. It's certainly not their most widely beloved or even accepted album, but it represents an important step in that it clears the slate for their entire catalog.

I suppose it was about time. They've become an influence not just in their own lifetime, but in less than a decade after starting out. In almost every new electronic record I hear, I can spot their fingerprints somewhere. For all the praise given to Richard James, it's clear that Autechre has had the greatest effect in steering the electronic scene toward what it …

The third and final Star Wars prequel comes out next may, but Lucasfilm has released the trailer. I managed to snag a copy, and it looks interesting so far. What's odd is that the first half is comprised of footage from earlier movies, including a voiceover of Obi-Wan's original description of Vader's origin to Luke in A New Hope. I suppose it's to bring audiences up to speed, and to make the connection.

If the horrible travesty of Phantom Menace hadn't rattled my faith in Lucas, I might be looking forward to this movie with a bit more …

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Those words are "Fastball Special." The following two pages are a single-panel spread of Peter launching Logan into the upper atmosphere in the time-honored Claremont fashion. It suddenly doesn't really matter how exactly Peter's back from the dead, or what Chuck Austen and the rest have done to the series since the early '90s. In just a couple of pages and a few well-placed lines of dialogue. Whedon's erased all concerns, and suddenly, you're back in the halcyon days of 1986 like nothing's changed at …

Well, it's election time here in the States. In case you didn't notice, it's a ridiculously close race. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Libertarian, but for the first time in my adult life, I'm voting Republican. Just to be safe.

My finger hovered over the "Badnarik" button until it shook, but I took the plunge and made the moral compromise in the name of pragmatism. I still feel a bit odd about it, but hey, them's the breaks, and the thought of John Kerry running this country gives me the night sweats. I suppose I can't always be …

Another reworked artifact. This one was a loose port of Lindsay T's "Sleep" theme for Enlightenment. The wonderful background is from Tommy Tubbiolo.

: Sleep