Otherworldly Videos: Oji and The Ascension Team

I found out about Oji (Oji El) and The Ascension team on Some Otha Ship’s (Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime) website. Oji El wrote, scored and animated the music and videos, which are filled with a lot of symbolism and are quite trippy. You can listen to their latest album, Mental Treasure Hunt, here. “The Gift […]

…An Album By Its Cover: Superconductor

Andy Allo‘s album, Superconductor, will be released on November 20th and so, in the meantime, here is my analysis of the album cover. The triangle either within or interlocking with a circle symbol is a common image in alchemy and many religions. The symbol has numerous meanings including spiritual sight, higher knowledge, the unity of […]

Moving On the Wires: Logo Submissions

*Hey everyone! I just want to let you know that if you enjoy my blog and want to see it continue, please consider supporting it by donating at the side (–>). Any amount is welcomed. Thanks! * I was thinking about creating an official logo for my blog. I have a basic design based on […]

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth: My Poetry 2

I wrote this poem a few weeks ago, but after I read Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray yesterday, I revised it: In my detached, Disordered room Stands two mirrors On a brown wooden Dresser – veiled shadows in this chest, a frame gilded in stripes and flowers – I see myself in one’s […]

Art of This World: Ramel Jasir

Gestation exhibition Ramel Jasir began his painting career in 2006 after a friend advised him to start as a way to deal with some stressful events in his life. As a self-taught artist, he describes (click on the link to see his interview) his art as his “ever-evolving voice in color.” Taking influences from indigenous […]

…An Album By Its Cover: Fear of a Black Planet

As we near yet another doomsday date in December and with yet another revelation of the fears of seeing Black people talk to each other via the release of Obama’s speech at Hampton University right before the debates, here is a post about the album cover for Public Enemy’s 1990 album, Fear of a Black […]

Art of This World: Adelaide Damoah

Adelaide Damoah began her artwork as a way to help her with her battle with endometriosis. Basing her work on surrealist principles and artists like Frida Kahlo, Damoah expresses her feelings about herself and the world around her through her art. “When I paint, I feel free, I feel transported into another dimension where time […]

Moving on the Wires: Guest Posts, Flying Lotus, Tamara Natalie Madden, DJ Spooky…

*I am officially opening up my blog for guest posts. If you want to submit news, music, art, film, literature, essays, etc. that include afrofuturist and/or afrosurrealist themes, feel free to email me at svfreebird87@gmail.com. *Flying Lotus will be releasing his album, Until the Quiet Comes, on October 1st and 2nd. You can pre-order it […]

Moving on the Wires: The Afrofuturist Affair, Tamara Natalie Madden, Urbanworld…

*If you are or will be in Philadelphia, The Afrofuturist Affair is having its second Charity and Costume Ball in November. This year’s theme is “Museum of Time.” To be included as a performer, vendor, or to share your work, ideas or volunteer time, send an email to afrofuturistaffair@gmail.com by September 10, 2012 with “Charity […]

Art of This World: Jaszmine Asha Hawkins

Jaszmine Asha Hawkins is a New Jersey-based visual artist whose artwork is vibrantly and beautifully unusual with her “big-lipped” and “alien-looking” figures. Currently she is looking for galleries who will showcase her work. For more information about her and to contact Hawkins, visit on her facebook or twitter page.