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Predicting elections is a risky enterprise at the best of times. But the lead-in to the General Election of 2016 has even hardened pundits floundering in a slew of indecisive polling results. Experienced election punters have been heard muttering about a "hung parliament" such is the uncertainty. Such predictions suggesting a short-lived Dáil may come as something of a shock to younger folk. The post 2000 generation has become so accustomed to recent parliaments lasting close to the full five years term that anything shorter seems bizarre. However old school electoral observers will ruefully recall the turmoil of the early 1980s when in a period of just eighteen months there were three General Elections – June 1981, February 1982, and again, November 1982.
The roller-coaster electoral cycle of the early 1980s was not the first time that Irish voters had to trek to the polls with only months separating elections. The mid 1920s have been glossed over in Irish political histories. With all the attention focussed on the years of rebellion and conflict from 1916 to 1923, the mid 1920s seem turgid by comparison. However such is an oversimplification of a period which set the template for the party line-up which has dominated Irish politics to the present day.
From the end of the civil war in 1922 the Cumann na Gaedheal Government under W.T. Cosgrave had taken on the heavy-lifting of stabilising the new Free State. Faced with rebuilding a country shattered by conflict the Cosgrave Government prioritised restoration of law-and-order and the stabilisation of Government funding. A crack-down on republican dissent and a pruning of public spending were necessary evils towards nurturing the tentative new State but were not designed to win friends at the ballot box. The fact that the Cosgrave Government was remembered for many years for cutting the old age pension shows the extent to which it had prioritised prudence over populism.
Until the mid-1920s there was little effective opposition. The Sinn Féin faction which had bitterly opposed the Treaty with the British in December 1921 had not managed to turn its passion into cohesion and its policy of abstention from the Dáil made it increasingly irrelevant. The ever supple political instincts of one Éamon de Valera saw that the abstention policy of his anti-Treaty and Sinn Féin compatriots would lead to electoral oblivion for him. He decided to abandon his scruples over taking the oath of allegiance – one of the hang-overs from the Treaty settlement – required to take a seat in the Dáil. He established Fianna Fáil in 1926 which killed off the Sinn Féin party of the day as he took most of its elected TDs into his new party and into the Dáil.
It was against this shifting of the tectonic plates in Irish politics that the General Election of May 1927 was called. With the whiff of cordite from the civil war lingering, the contest was certain to be fierce but at least the broadsides were being fired by politicians rather than gunmen.
The local press captured the competitiveness of the hustings with a report on a good old fashioned after-Mass canvass in in May 1927. The correspondent reported that " Naas people had an opportunity on Sunday last of hearing the issues involved in the General Election expounded from two platforms …". The two main parties – Cumann na Gaedheal and Fianna Fáil — had arranged public meetings in Poplar Square at the north end of the town after last Mass. It was reported that "a fair amount of the congregation" assembled in the square. The Cumann na nGaedheal campaigners got a head start having arrived first. Its candidates spoke from motor cars decorated with the tri-colour. Immediately afterwards the Fianna Fáilers arrived having addressed after-Mass congregations in Two Mile House and Eadestown.
Mr George Wolfe, the Cumann na Gaedheal candidate, told the Naas voters that five years previously the country had emerged from a disastrous civil war in which there had been a reign of terror. Five years on, thanks to his party being in government, there was peace and security. On the economic front the great white hope of the party was the Ardnacrusha scheme – the hydro-electric scheme which would harness the Shannon and produce electric power. This spectacular project would revolutionise the industrial position of the country and give a "fillip" to enterprise. He admitted that the Government had taken unpopular decisions. He said that it was with the greatest reluctance that they had cut the old age pension. They could not have done a more unpopular thing but they had the courage of their convictions and their cuts in spending had facilitated a reduction in income tax thus encouraging work and enterprise.
On the other side of the square the Fianna Fáil candidate, Tom Harris, lost no time in getting stuck into civil war politics reminding the audience that it was hardly a decade since the 1916 Rising when the republican rebels had struck a blow against British rule. He stressed his republican credentials by reminding voters that he himself had been a participant in that fighting in the Easter Rising. He said that Cumann na Gaedheal had defied the national sentiment and had signed the Anglo-Irish treaty which had continued British meddling in the business of the new State. He said Fianna Fáil if put in office would build up a policy of economic self-sufficiency including more tillage rather than grazing, and build the towns and cities as thriving centres of population.
When the votes were counted after the June 1927 election the result showed that de Valera had pulled off the first major electoral shock of the Irish Free State. His party, barely a year old, came within three seats of Cosgrave's, the sitting government party. Only the vote of the Ceann Comhairle returned Cosgrave with a majority in the new Dáil but realising that this was an impossibly unstable situation he called another election just fourteen weeks later. In the September 1927 election he managed to rally his party and although de Valera came within four seats, Cosgrave forged an alliance with the Farmer's party and Independents and held on for another five years.
Whether General Election 2016 will produce similar electoral dramatics will not be known until the ballot papers spill out on the counting tables as they did twice in 1927. Leinster Leader 16 February 2016, Looking Back, Series no: 472.


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Okay let me start at the beginning. Yes i have been very vocal with my views on this book. But firstly i want to get one thing straight. If i hated this book i would not of continued to read it.Believe me if I don't like a book, i don't read it.
This book has been categorised with the likes of Fifty shades, Eight days and The Crossfire novels. This book may contain sexual scenes but it is nothing like those. I am not saying that in a negative way. Or wanting to take anything away from this book or the other. I just believe this is unique. I also want to congratulate the author on not only her remarkable ability of writing, nor on how i was gripped by the book, but on the added bonus of making me talk about it. I do believe my friends as sick of my whining about Anthony Rawlings and Claire Nichols. I was gripped by this book, i think for a time it ruled my life and even now after just finishing it my heart is beating quicker.
So back to the book. We meet Claire Nichols who is an out of work weather girl who is now working in a bar. A chance meeting with a handsome business man by the name of Anthony Rawlings seems just that, a chance. Suddenly everything Claire once knew and cared for is taken away from her. She is locked in a luxurious suite, with clothes costing more than her pay check. Yet not everything is as it seems. Anthony can appear nice and charming one minute then with a flip of a switch he is mean and nasty. He says he will pay of Claire's debts all she has to do is be at his beck and call, cater to his every whim or need.
In theory, if given the opportunity would you take it?
She soon came to realise that actions had consequences. Not doing as she was told, answering back, being late all came with consequences. Yet there was days, times he could be charming, treating her like a princess, spoiling her, treating her. But the price she paid was high. Her freedom. Her liberty. Her self worth. She had no access to a phone, to TV, to internet. She was like a bird in a gilded cage. She had everything she needed and more, everything that is but her freedom. Is it worth it? Claire learnt to cope by locking everything away, as she called it, compartmentalization. It was the only way she could cope. She did as he asked in order to not get a punishment. To keep up public appearances, the smile on her face hide so much, the clothes she wore covered the bruises. The arm that held her was like the gun at her side. I prayed she would escape. I will her to run. Yet she didn't, she was conditioned not to, she had grown to love him. Claire is in love with Tony. They marry at Christmas, have a lavish honeymoon in Fiji, she is happy. And no its not Stockholm Syndrome.
Then that fateful day, the day she choice to take the car and go for a drive, something she had not done in nearly 2 years, was the day everything changed. And i mean EVERYTHING. Now Claire is yet again fighting for her freedom. And i am still right by her side, fighting with her. Watch out Tony, the new and improved Claire is gunning for you. You ruined lives, too many lives and she hasn't forgot it.
I will say i did guess a little of the story line. I actually thought that one or two of the accidents wasn't really accidents but made to look like they was.
Yes i did enjoy this book, yes i will read Truth (got it on my Kindle already) and i will read convicted.


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flower embroidery in progress
I started with a few French knots, inspired by this tutorial. Then...I kept expanding the knots. And expanding. Now I have a lot of filling in to do...maybe. I think I'll add streaks of pink and red to the petals and call it quits...any ideas? It's about 4 inches across now...I think I will use this on a throw pillow...
The strange thing about embroidery for me is that it's like making little drawings. Sometimes I just start, with a stitch, and a colour, and then react to that "mark", whatever it is, by adding more, then deciding what it could be, then start that way. It's very relaxing and I love it. I don't really have a mind to a finished product, but I am keen to create utilitarian stuff. That said, I like (the very talented!) Jodie's idea to simply put the owls on the wall. Maybe to watch down over a little person sleeping...Hoo! Hoo! Have a lovely Monday.
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- karyn said...
I love these embroidered drawings you do, they are very sweet. I would love to see a little collection of those in the embroidery hoops, hanging on a wall.
- July 5, 2008 at 5:14 AM
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Love the foot, and the Coliseum, and OMG the MUMMIES! How cool is that? Great set Alexia!ReplyDelete
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You obviously had a great time! Love the mummies - can't get much more aged than that!ReplyDelete
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I love how these shots literally take us back in time. I once had a teacher who said photography was like a time machine. We laughed at the prospect then, but now I realize how right he was!ReplyDelete
Oh so very cool! Thanks for the well aged treat for today! Love those perfect toes too! Although the little toe is a bit funny...and what stunning mummies my favorites of all time! I ahve to get my own well aged in...too just got back from vacation and so much to catch up on! Have a great day Alexia!ReplyDelete
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Hailed by Time Out New York for tearing down boundaries between old and new jazz styles, rock, pop, country and more, Toronto-born, New York-based vocalist Amy Cervini follows up her 2014 Anzic release Jazz Country with the gritty, blues-oriented No One Ever Tells You. Joined by her brilliant longtime cohorts Jesse Lewis (guitar), Michael Cabe (piano), Matt Aronoff (bass), Jared Schonig (drums) and special guest organist Gary Versace (on four cuts), Cervini puts her stamp on songs that have resonated with me as a mother, as a partner, and as a woman, she writes in her album notes. They are songs about love, struggle, and empowerment. There's a decisively biting, almost rock-inflected sensibility coursing through No One Ever Tells You. Cervini projects a fine, assertive voice, limber and free in her phrasing, ranging widely in her sources: the group interprets songs by everyone from Lyle Lovett to Rodgers & Hammerstein, playfully yet with a serious expressive intent.
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Chaos Legion debuted in Fujimi Shobo's Dragon Magazine (home of Slayers, Orphen, & Chaika - The Coffin Princess) back in September 2002 & was written by Tow Ubukata (Fafner, Heroic Age, Le Chevalier D'Eon), with illustrations by Satoru Yuiga (E's [Otherwise], 10 Tokyo Warriors). It would run until the very end of 2004, totaling 7 novels; the original novel was numberless (likely in case it wound up being the only book), while the others were numbered 0-05.It never received any sort of anime or manga adaptation, this was before Ubukata starting becoming a big deal (though his Mardock Scramble novels debuted in 2003, so you never know...), but it did receive a video game adaptation by Capcom (Production Studio 6, to be exact) in early 2003 for the PlayStation 2, with a PC port at the end of the year. Specifically adapting the first novel, Chaos Legion: Seisen Magun-hen/The Holy War Demon Army Chapter, the game actually saw release in Japan around the time the second novel, Chaos Legion 0: Shoma Rokujin-hen/The Six Camps of the Summoned Demons Chapter, was originally released; pretty impressive, I'd say. When it saw international release in the second half of 2003, though, most people thought that the game was an original property, which is still a common misconception to this day. Anyway, how was the game itself & does it still hold up well enough after 13 years?
Sieg Wahrheit is a a young Knight of the Dark Glyphs who works for The Order of St. Overia as a Legionator, one who can summon beings known as Legion to assist him in battle. Sieg has been tasked with hunting down Victor Delacroix, a former Knight who has gone rogue, killed St. Clovis, one of the leaders of the Order, & stolen the Apocrypha of Yzarc, which holds the key to world destruction. Victor wishes to destroy all in order to "purify" the world, one which he feels the Order is using for its own selfish purposes & resulted in the death of his love, Siela Riviere, three years prior. Eventually teaming up with Arcia Rinslet, a Maiden of the Silver (gun-wielding female warriors) who was sent to cleanse towns that had become sieged by Delacroix's demon armies, Sieg has to try to keep his old friend from acquiring the Three Sacred Glyphs that can give him ultimate power, while also repent for what he considers the ultimate sin... For he was the one who killed Siela three years ago.
Chaos Legion is a hack & slash game that, unlike most reviews assumed when it first came out, is probably most similar to Tecmo Koei's Dynasty Warriors series; if you want to keep it Capcom, though, consider it a spiritual predecessor to Sengoku Basara. You play as Sieg, who controls relatively simply, considering that the game uses all face & shoulder buttons. Square is your general attack button, which can be chained up to six times, while X makes Sieg jump. Circle makes Sieg fire an electric attack that allows him to lock onto a single enemy (very useful for some bosses), while holding R1 locks Sieg in the direction he's facing so that strafing is possible; it also doubles as a camera reset & locks the camera onto any locked-on foe. The remaining buttons are Legion focused, with L1 allowing Sieg to summon forth the currently selected Legion, while L2 allows him to switch to his other equipped Legion; though there are seven Legion to choose from, you can only equip two at a time. R2 switches your Legion between active & passive mode (i.e. they actively go after foes, or wait until you command them), and triangle is probably the most important Legion button. When not summoned, if activates a Legion's Enchant (assist ability), which differs for each, and when summoned it tells them to initiate their Force (command attack). Overall, the controls work very well, but one can't play Chaos Legion like a certain Capcom series that was popular around then, which is where most of the reviews at the time made their mistakes.
You see, just two months before Chaos Legion was released in Japan, Devil May Cry 2 was released in North America & Japan, with the original DMC having been looked at as a revolutionary action game. Because of that, most reviewers (especially in North America) felt that every action game after DMC had to be just like that in some fashion, & Chaos Legion is not really meant to play that like at all times. Sure, there are moments when you can go in swords blazing & tear up the foes like crazy, which DMC definitely aimed to feel like, but in most situations doing just that will get you killed almost instantly. This isn't a game where you aim to decimate your foes stylishly, but rather one where you make sure you have the right Legions for the stage & take on your foes carefully, with the occasional bit of absolute decimation. Be careful, though, because under Sieg's health meter is the soul meter, which acts as the shared health for your Legions. When summoned, the soul meter acts acts as a health meter, & if fully drained will result in a break, making the Legion that suffered the break unusable until the soul meter is about half way filled (or a soul recovery item is used). When inactive, the soul meter becomes like a super meter in a fighting game, complete with multiple levels. Every time triangle is pressed at this point uses one level from the soul meter to use an Enchant. Though the original Japanese release was criticized for being too easy, even at the hardest difficulty, Capcom definitely raised everything for the international release; even early on in Normal you can be defeated rather quickly if not properly prepped.
As for the Warriors/Basara comparison I alluded to earlier, it mainly comes in the way the stages are handled. Much like those two series, Sieg will often go up against large waves of enemies, sometimes even hitting near 20-30 smaller foes at once, and often there will be a larger creature that requires hitting a weak spot for big damage; sometimes you'll fight nothing but large enemies, too. Stages are very linear, though, much like how Basara's stages are handled. While that number of enemies sounds like nothing compared to those other franchises, Chaos Legion does differ in that your foes will be anxious to attack. It's been often complained that general enemy grunts in those two series don't attack enough & feel like nothing but fodder, but in this game it's actually encouraged to hit foes that are attacking you, since you deal more damage & gain 4x the amount of experience by doing so. Yes, Sieg earns EXP while fighting, which is then given to his currently equipped Legions at the end of each stage. You're also graded on various stats upon clearing a stage (finish time, number of critical hits, total soul, etc.), which adds a multiplier to the EXP you've accumulated. During the intermission between each stage, you can power up your Legions by spending EXP, allowing you strengthen attack or defense, add more legionnaires to your side when summoned, power up their respective Enchants, & even give Sieg specific Legion-exclusive attacks. While Sieg will always have his square button combo chain, he can also get moves like double jumping, a powerful tackle, an downward aerial thrust, & even a counter move. One of Chaos Legion's best gameplay elements is that you really get the feeling that Sieg is truly powering up with each stage, unlocking new attacks & potential strategies to utilize.
The other great gameplay aspect is the Legion system itself. All eight Legions handle very differently from each other, are based on specific concepts, & are best used against either organic enemies or metallic ones. Guilt is a squadron of saber-wielding knights that focus on fast slashes for organics, Hatred is a small group of massive brutes who give outright beatdowns best on organics, Malice is a squad of bowgunners who work best against metallics, Arrogance is a set of moving shields that protect Sieg mainly, Flawed is a group of clawed ninjas that electrify best against metallics, Blasphemy is a small cadre of living bombs that blow up anything equally, & Thanatos is the "Ultimate Legion" that works alone. You even start the game with only Thanatos, but after one stage Delacroix splits it up into nine pieces that have to recovered in order to use again; by the time you regain Thanatos, though, you're at the endgame already. Some Legion work best when summoned, like Arrogance (as the shields keep enemies at bay), or are more useful as assists, like Blasphemy (which Sieg kicks like an explosive soccer ball into foes), but I will admit that they aren't exactly balanced. It may be simply because they are the first two you get access to, but Guilt & Malice are easily the best Legions in the game. Guilt is excellent to use both as a summon & as an assist (where it does a series a slashes that hold enemies in a spot for a bit), while Malice is an excellent long range summon. Sure, they do next to no damage against foes they aren't meant for, but if equipped together you more or less remove that issue. Still, it's worth using & leveling every Legion, simply because of the extra abilities they all give Sieg. For example, Flawed's double jump is essential if you want to get all of the Thanatos chips, not to mention reach extra EXP gems to use on any Legions, let alone extra health/soul/attack/defense up gems to strengthen Sieg himself. It may not be perfectly balanced, but the Legion system is still very cool & fun to use, and helps make Chaos Legion a pretty identifiable game when compared to other hack & slashers.
In terms of length, you can get through all 14 stages (Prologue, 2-13, & Final Stage) in about 10-12 hours, though you may not want to blaze right through to the end as fast as possible. After Stage 9 you're allowed to replay any stage you've beaten, and by then you'll have unlocked some new abilities to let you explore some previously inaccessible areas, which encourages replaying prior stages (not to mention the obvious EXP you'll earn for your Legions). Also, after Stage 12 you unlock "Another World", which changes up the enemies for all of the stages up to that point, making them harder & even giving access to a couple of areas that are only accessible by that point. By the time I unlocked Stage 13 I was more than happy to play through the stages again due to Another World, since the remixed enemies do makes them feel fresh enough; also, I wanted to power up Thanatos at that point, not to mention use it in general. That put my total play time at around 14-15 hours, which I'd say is more than fair for a game like this. Sadly, there is no "New Game+" option where you carry over whatever unspent experience you had at the end; that 100,000,000+ EXP you get from the last stage is just for fun. Also, finishing the game on Normal difficulty unlocks Hard, and beating Hard unlocks Super Hard, while the first playthrough in general allows you to not only select between English audio or Japanese for the cutscenes (the first playthrough is only via English, as the lip sync was done to match that language), but also lets you play as Arcia for the entire game. Normally, you only play as Arcia once, for the initial playthrough of Stage 9 (revisits have you use Sieg), but she definitely plays different enough to make a second playthrough viable. Though she has no Legions to use, she can switch between close range kicks or long range gunplay, with circle being used for a special bomb-like attack that does massive damage (& can only be used as long as you have stock for it). All in all, there's a good amount of replay value to be found here, which is very welcome.
Since it is based on a light novel, though, one may wonder how it works as an adaptation of Ubukata & Yuiga's original work. I can't quite judge accurately, since the novels aren't available in English, but I will admit that Capcom seems to have taken a rather basic execution in terms of adapting. Sure, the five main characters are all there, & I'm going to guess that all of the stages & monsters were used to some extent in the original light novel as well, but the story is what really suffers here. Including the prologue & epilogue, there are only 12 cutscenes to be found (which apparently add up to only a little over a half hour), and theses are the only moments where the story is actually told (I guess you can also include the preludes for each numbered stage, which feature prose by the narrator). The end result is that Chaos Legion's story is told in a very simple & basic fashion. You get the general gist of everything & can still relate to the characters to an extent, but it's also likely that a lot of character development & world building was excised by turning it into an action-focused video game. To be fair, however, a lot of this is made up for by the fact that Capcom absolutely nailed the gothic opera look, feel, & general vibe that I'm sure Tow Ubukata aimed for. Even if the adaptation itself is pretty lackluster on the whole, there's still more than enough to chew on, & it makes me wish I could read the light novels. Seriously, I'm not a big fan of reading novels & the like, but I'd definitely make an exception for Chaos Legion if the light novels ever came over. Sadly, it doesn't have a gigantically long, self-descriptive title, nor is it a massive existing hit like Attack on Titan or Sword Art Online, so I'd say that the chances are low, even with it being written by Tow Ubukata.
Chaos Legion actually marked the debuts for some of the staff in certain roles, like it being the very first game produced by Yoshinori Ono, who had previously only been a sound producer; he has since become the executive producer for the Street Fighter series. This was also only the second (& seemingly final) game directed by Makoto Maeda, who had previously directed Giga Wing 2. Probably the most notable debut for this game, though, comes from music composer Hideyuki Fukasawa, who got his first notable gig by helping arrange Taro Iwashiro's compositions for Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. His first time composing everything himself, though, was for Chaos Legion, which is, quite honestly, one of the absolute greatest video game soundtracks I have ever heard. While Ono & Maeda's staff completely nailed the visual style that Ubukata's light novel likely gave off, it's Fukasawa's music that absolutely seals the deal. A mix of orchestral, gothic chanting, & symphonic rock, the soundtrack to Chaos Legion is absolute perfection.
The simultaneously shooting-yet-chilling "Blood Remains" starts it all off for the main menu, but it's not until you play the Prologue stage that you truly understand just how outstanding this music is. Without a doubt, "Welcome to the Darkness" is one of the greatest first stage themes ever heard in a video game, instantly enforcing into your mind the kind of world that Chaos Legion takes place in. It's a broken world of muted colors, one truly fitting the use of the word "gothic", a land where Sieg's vivid red hair comes off as purposefully clashing; truly a world in which the year is followed by A.S./Anno Satanis, rather than A.D./Anno Domini. Some can argue that some tracks might sound similar at first listen, like boss themes "Choir of Curse" & "The Drones of Hell", but that initial feel quickly subsides. Hideyuki Fukasawa simply delivered a perfect soundtrack on his first try, & it's not surprising that he's since gone on to score the likes of Street Fighter IV, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, & even anime like Flowers of Evil & Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works. Don't just take my word for it, though; just listen to any song on that soundtrack & try to argue. It's an OST that I need to get a hold of.
Acting as a perfect polar opposite to Fukasawa's score, though, is the ending theme, "FLY" by LIV. After a constant barrage of gothic darkness, demonic forces, & a muted color palate, the game ends with a song of hope, love, & absolute resolution that makes the ending credits feel almost like it comes from a Hollywood movie. Sadly, the PC port excises the song, but in its place is a beautiful piano rendition of one of the songs from the game arranged by Masato Kouda (Marvel vs. Capcom, Devil May Cry). When it comes to the voice cast, however, it definitely is not an ideal one, especially in English. While it's a small cast, the main problem is that everyone has a habit of reading their lines more or less awkwardly; some do it less than others, but all of them either use an odd inflection or reads too fast. Christian Campbell (Alias in Red Faction II, Max Steel) delivers a usually monotone voice for Sieg that does fit him to an extent, with some flourishes of emotion, but overall sounds a little odd at times. The biggest culprit when it comes to odd line readings, though, is definitely Josh Gillman (Angeal in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII), whose Delacroix can be all over the place; his sadness & moments of pain are okay, but all of his other lines just sound so off & awkward. Going in the opposite direction, probably the best performance is from Shanelle Workman (Milly in Baten Kaitos Origins, Jennifer in Splatterhouse [2010]), as her Arcia is easily the most natural sounding of the bunch. Finally, there's Rebecca Riedy (Asha in Saint Row IV), who doesn't say much but does well enough as Siela, & David Thomas (The Sorrow in Metal Gear Solid 3), who gives "The Old Man", who heads the Order, an oddly fitting western drawl & acts as the narrator.
The Japanese cast is an example of guest casting, as the four main characters are all voiced by stage actors. Sieg is voiced by Manabu Oshio, the lead singer of LIV, who delivers the monotone style well for Sieg, though I feel that his voice sounds just a tad too deep for the character at times; it's especially weird, since his singing voice has a much higher pitch to it. Delacroix is performed by Ken Kaito, who delivers a nice sense of superiority, but has a similarly deep voice like that of Oshio; it works in this case, though. Yui Ichikawa voices Arcia, who is probably the best of the lot simply by sounding the most emotional & the least like she's just reading lines at times. Siela is voiced by Ryo, and though she has few lines does a good job with them. Finally, voice actor Takeshi Maeda voices The Old Man & Yasushi Ishii voices the Narrator & an "Intelligencer" (a.k.a. a recon scout), who fit their small roles well enough. Admittedly, though, there's just a different cadence when stage actors do voice work in Japanese productions, and it keeps the Japanese audio from sounding quite how one would normally expect it. Sadly, voice work isn't one of Chaos Legion's strengths, especially in English, but it's not exactly an example of having some of the worst voice work ever in a video game, either. There was a Drama CD released a month after the game in Japan, with traditional voice actors like Toshiyuki Morikawa (Sieg), Jurota Kosugi (Delacroix), Yuu Asakawa (Siela), & Sumi Mitou (Arcia) doing the voices, but I obviously can't judge that product; I'd imagine it sounds more like an anime, though.
All in all, Chaos Legion is a great hack & slash game that, sadly, was grossly misunderstood by most people back when it first came out in 2003 simply because it didn't quite tow the line that Devil May Cry introduced. The visuals still hold well to this day (& the PC version looks even better, with improved textures & the like), the gameplay is fast & furious (with the framerate never dropping at all, even with hordes of foes on screen), the controls are spot-on, & the music is downright godly. Also, the difficulty increase for the international release resulted in giving the game an ideal progression curve, where you always feel more powerful than before, but never feeling like an outright beast that can carelessly plow through new stages, even when you've maxed out your health, attack, & defense; Stages 10 & 11 are definite wake-up calls in that regard. Though there are flaws to be found (the voice work, the slightly unbalanced Legions, & some bosses are pretty easy to beat), & it may not be an ideal adaptation of the original light novel, they just don't bog down the game enough to not make it worthy of a sport in anyone's PS2 collection; it's simply an awesome hack & slash game with a great aesthetic & cool gameplay. Sadly, the game more or less bombed in terms of sales, especially in Japan, & the PC port that came later was infamous for being intensely unstable, which resulted in it being the worst rated PC game ever released by Capcom; the first print run for North America wouldn't even load up at all. I've read that it does run on Windows 10, though it's apparently incompatible with Windows 7.
Still, Chaos Legion has managed to become a true cult-classic, with fans still discussing the game to this day; the forum for the PS2 version over at GameFAQs was somewhat active just last year. In fact, as I mentioned earlier, some fans still wish for a return of Chaos Legion, or even just want Sieg to be included in a Versus Series game, not knowing that it was a licensed title; the most we got was Sieg's outfit being an unlockable costume for Tenkai in Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. Personally, with light novels looking to become a viable medium to release here in North America, I'll hold out some slight hope that Tow Ubukata's original seven books will one day come over. It's obviously not likely to happen, but if a company like Vertical asks if there are any light novels that people would like to see come over then I'll answer with the only series I'd buy; I did just that with the company's recent survey, after all.
*Images used are of the PC version & taken from GeForce.com*
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Glad to find another fan of this game.ReplyDelete
"...I'll hold out some slight hope that Tow Ubukata's original seven books will one day come over."
Also glad to hear this. A lot of anime and manga out there have rich, complex fictional universes with layers of depth that go completely unearthed by Western viewers because they don't have access to the written source material. For a loose analogy, it would be like if the entire Sci Fi fan community had to base it's complete impression of the DUNE franchise purely off the compressed 1984 David Lynch adaptation simply becuase they had no access to the original novel. How does that do Frank Herbert any justice? Or what if LOTR fans only had access to the animated Ralph Bakshi adaptation and were completely denied access to the original Tolkien books? Do you think LOTR would be the respected magnum opus today if that was the case? Without the literature, we rarely get the whole picture. Heck...think about DYNASTY WARRIORS for example. What would the appeal of DYNASTY WARRIORS beyond the mindless hacking and slashing without ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS serving as the foundation? I don't see much benefit to that. It's disheartening to see condescending comments from Western reviewers about the stories of certain anime/video game imports being bland, unoriginal and shallow when really they're fragmented and incomplete; the substance being in the literary source material which is unmentioned and/or unavailable. It really makes a difference when you have a knowledgeable foundation upon which to evaluate an adaptation, rather than going backwards and trying to infer or guess the ingredients of the original work from the adaptation. But until the market changes, that's just the way things are going to be with a lot of imported entertainment.


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Last week the U.S. Treasury bumped up against the "debt ceiling." This debt ceiling is to the government what your credit card limit is to your dreams of furnishing your man cave.
When your credit card is maxed out, there's no reason to go to The Big Screen Store to buy that new, 90-inch TV for the Super Bowl. Your card will be declined shortly after it's swiped.
For the feds, reaching the debt limit means the Chinese will get some temporary relief from Uncle Sam putting the bite on them for another series of loans.
There, however, the similarity ends. You can't borrow additional money until you either pay down your credit card debt or the postman delivers another credit card application that's "reserved just for you!" But Congress can start borrowing again, just as soon as both houses pass a bill that increases the debt limit without any provision for debt payment. For politicians, operators are always standing by.
But now that the U.S. government has shut down, Trump will have to buy a burner phone to get back on Twitter or so the opposition media would have us believe.
However, these shutdowns were non-events until recently. Over the years, there have been a number of shutdowns, and the republic was none the worse for wear. Normal people went about their normal business while the political class had a nervous breakdown.
The last time the government ground to a halt, in 2013, President Barack Obama was in the White House, and racial peace reigned throughout the land. Then the sinister Ted Cruz filibustered the debt increase, and the feds were without funding for a harrowing 16 days. During that fortnight plus two, Mexico annexed a defenseless Texas, the Bundy Gang seized much of the public land in Southern Nevada and rioting middle-income taxpayers burned down Obamacare enrollment offices to protest skyrocketing insurance premiums.
You don't recall that? That's because it's Fake News. Nothing much happened. It was so quiet, the Obama administration decided to punish taxpayers by closing the Mall, national parks and other facilities that didn't require closing. The goal was twofold: Generate hysterical shutdown news coverage and mobilize the dependent class to call a politician.
The truth is, bumping up against the debt limit doesn't shut off the money spigot. The feds are collecting tax money every day. Just before the Great Cruz Control Experiment, the Washington Post published an interactive page where readers could take the $172.4 billion available even after the shutdown and decide who gets paid and who doesn't.
I took the money and paid all the essentials: Social Security; T-bill debt service; Medicare; Medicaid; federal salaries and benefits; unemployment insurance; food stamps & TANF; military pay; Veteran's Affairs and even that seat of Deep State Resistance — the Department of Justice.
There was no default. I even had $700 million left over for the odd drone strike or Congressional sexual harassment settlement. That's why you won't see that mistake in the Post again. The facts undercut all the shutdown predictions of doom.
Republicans took the blame for the Cruz Control, but suffered no lasting ill effects.
In this season's shutdown follies, one would think that even the Slinky-spined Republican leadership in the House and Senate could win a confrontation with Democrats.
The difference between the two sides is stark.
On one hand, the GOP is trying to keep the government up and running under the sure hand of legislative 'mastermind' and curator of the Senate, Mitch McConnell. On the other, leftist Democrats are threatening to hold taxpayers hostage by shutting down the government. Those Democrats believe that rewarding undocumented, alien lawbreakers is more important than serving the citizens who elected them.
RINOs and herd-followers in the D.C. swamp have trouble pointing out this obvious contrast because they can hardly wait to surrender to Democrats' demands for amnesty for "Dreamers," those who arrived in the United States as children, brought here illegally by their undocumented parents.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was the Obama administration policy that governed Dreamers, called after the Dream Bill that in 2012 established DACA.
The RINOs don't like that it's taking longer to negotiate terms than they expected.
And the fact that Trump won the presidency on a promise to "end DACA," build a wall at the U.S. border with Mexico and deport undocumented immigrants has escaped the notice of these serial appeasers in Congress. What citizens believe is only important until the polls close.
In all the OpMedia buildup to the U.S. government shutdown Friday, I saw no mention of any Democrats who feared that they might be blamed for the shutdown. Like Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on the second day of a battle, they would have to move pretty fast to get ahead of the GOP jellyfish caucus, which is already trying on hair shirts.
Republican 'leaders' and their enablers are always willing to resort to preemptive surrenderbefore the battle is joined. To win, one must fight, but their heart just isn't in it. They always have an exit strategy for everything but leaving office.
Michael Shannon is a commentator and public relations consultant, and is the author of "A Conservative Christian's Guidebook for Living in Secular Times." He can be reached at email@example.com.
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Is anybody else getting this? I'm getting different water color tiles with all 3 of the clients. I tried erasing .salem and Salem and re-downloaded all 3 but just can't get Loftar's pretty new water to work with either Ender's or Kand's Clients. Any ideas folks?
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InTouch Weekly crossed the line this week with its Photoshopped cover claiming to reveal Bruce Jenner's "life as a woman.
The Kardashians are angry about the cover, with Khloe sending her mother flowers and a note (below) reading "Everything will fall into place, and until then we'll have Belvedere. I love you mom…" to cheer her up. But Kris is "outraged" the magazine would make claims that Bruce is a transwoman and it's "cruel" whether it's true or not.
"Kris (Jenner) has cut off contact with In Touch, Life & Style and all Bauer publications," a source tells the New York Daily News of how the family retaliated.
The source added, "They won't get any real quotes from the family, and will be banned from Kardashian-Jenner red carpets, events, premieres and fashion events." And it's not a knee-jerk reaction, "Kris is a powerhouse — you'd better believe she'll stick to it."
However, despite having the clout to close ranks on the tabloid (meaning no more lifestyle or family exclusives) with InTouch or its sister outlet Life & Style, "In Touch doesn't care if the Kardashians don't speak to them."
The magazine used to be a Kardashian favourite for lifestyle reveals like pregnancy announcements. However, the girls upgraded to a cosy relationship with Us Weekly. As such, InTouch, "Felt betrayed anyway, that the family used them to get famous, then dumped them."
It's been revealed that the woman on the cover with Bruce's face superimposed is Dynasty actress Stephanie Beacham. She gave an interview to Inside Edition (via the Daily Mail) saying, "I speak no lie. Bruce Jenner looks far lovelier than I do there."
Stephanie continued, "I think it's terribly funny… Things happen. How could I be cross? It's the silliest thing that's happened today". Adding, "I would want to say that [InTouch] owe me some flowers. A very large bouquet of pink flowers."


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Monday, September 8, 2014
Back on the Farm
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Love your blocks.ReplyDelete
Oh, pretty! Must be time for another group shot!ReplyDelete
These are so cute!ReplyDelete
I second the group shot suggestion! ;) I just love the colors you have chosen for your blocks, so bright and happy.ReplyDelete
Cute blocks, love the fussy cut! I need to get back to the farm!ReplyDelete
What a fun day you had!!! Always love your choice of colors!! I can't wait to get done stash busting so I can shop in your shop!!!!ReplyDelete
You're the slackin'est farmer I ever came across! Don't you know I'm over anxious to see this happy colorful quilt all put together?! Are you getting up at the crack of dawn to get to farm workin'? snickering** Seriously now.....great new blocks for this awesome-to-be quilt!ReplyDelete
I love the bee also! I'm a fussy cutter too. Love your fabrics! My favorite colors! XOReplyDelete
Sweet blocks, cant get enough of them! That is one happy Bee with balloons :)ReplyDelete
They all look great!ReplyDelete
Your blocks look great. Maybe one day I will get to farming. LOL!ReplyDelete


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Monday, September 15, 2014
Pulling strings
11 comments:
- Needled Mom said...
Love your new friend there. He must be looking for a place to hibernate for the winter.
- September 15, 2014 at 4:59 PM
- em's scrapbag said...
Good quiet neighbor you have there.
Can't wait to see your quilt.
- September 15, 2014 at 5:28 PM
- Lynn said...
Oooh, spiderweb quilting?! I like it! Wow, what a cool turtle, I like that your neighbor new exactly what kind it was.
- September 15, 2014 at 6:51 PM
- Terry said...
That's so cool about the tortoise! :0)
- September 15, 2014 at 7:33 PM
- Vroomans' Quilts said...
Quiet neighbor you have found. Love the spiderweb quilting, can't wait to see the rest.
- September 15, 2014 at 7:41 PM
- Joyful Quilter said...
Ahhh...I like the spider webs. Can't wait to see the whole thing.
- September 15, 2014 at 10:42 PM
- Candace said...
Well you've tickled my fancy with this quilt, Michele! I love spider webs and Halloween. I can't wait to see the entire finish! What a great visitor to your yard! We have small ones in our park, but nothing like this fella. He's quite handsome and looks as though he's been around for a while!
- September 16, 2014 at 12:18 PM
- PunkiePie (Jen) said...
Love that quilting. I need to finish my Boo Crew Chicken Feed schnibbles. I was hoping for this Halloween. I don't think that's going to happen. :(
- September 16, 2014 at 12:20 PM
- Sinta Renee said...
I love your Halloween quilt! It's just so cute!
Your little tortoise is an adorable guy!
- September 17, 2014 at 6:27 PM
- ✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾ said...
That's pretty cool! I would love to have that guy visit my yard:). We have TONS of box turtles in our yard. When I was a teacher I left for work at 6am and drove a really long highway through rural country for about 30 minutes. There were so many box turtles trying to cross in the spring. I started carrying an empty copy paper box in my trunk and picking them up. I was good friends with the media specialist so I'd just put the turtle(s) in a closet in the library while I worked--I already had 2 kids by then so I just worked mornings--and then I'd bring them home and the kids and I would let them go in our yard. I realize now that I shouldn't have moved them far from their home base because apparently turtles have small territories but many of them are still in our yard years later! We've even seen teeny baby box turtles so some must have been okay.
- September 25, 2014 at 7:58 AM
- Rene' said...
Excited to see the full reveal of your quilt! The spiderweb quilting design is so cool.
- September 26, 2014 at 9:00 AM


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Tune into NTS from 1am to 3am on Tuesday morning 7th November for an episode full of drone, textures, electronics, noise and rhythm. With an exclusive live set by Steph Horak, recorded in Karlsruhe, Germany a couple of weeks ago. Full playlist below.
Steph Horak is a sound and video artist, focused on creating systems for voice, whether through the use of home-made software or combinations of hardware and DIY electronic instruments. Stylistically, her sound edges somewhere between experimental electronica, songwriting, punk and conceptual art. These experiments can be found under the moniker SheIsRevolting. Her video work frames mundane experiences into hypnotic, endless dream sequences, and she has a great interest in exploiting the limitations of technologies, such as iPhone cameras or effects pedals. Horak is a producer for arts organisations, universities, charities, and independent artists.
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I'm trying so hard not to make any more newspaper weaving items as my studio is full of them. Storage is my problem at the moment, what does everyone else do with all of their handiwork? I have storage boxes, drawers, cupboards, shelves full of things I have made. And 3 sacks of newspapers!!!!
I must start concentrating on getting the workshops going again after spending so much time getting organised for the craft fair. Had a fairly good year last year but so far not alot. So I am giving £5 Recycle Craft Workshops on Tuesday mornings to get them started again.
Our council is due to have a Recycling Committee Meeting this week so I will be attending. Apparently they are always looking for ideas and people to get involved. I have spent the last couple of days making my new workshop posters and putting together a little pack for the meeting to hand out.
These packs contain my workshop brochure, a recycle craft workshop poster and 6 small posters, and a busines card envelope with 6 business cards. They are all tied together with string and finished off with one of my labels that are made from plastic milk bottles. I will also be taking one of my newspaper baskets. Hopefully I will get to meet some people that will be able to help me with my marketing or who will be interested in my crafts.
This will be the beginning of my new strategy, it will be interesting to see what happens.
I haven't spent all of my time the last couple of weeks without crafting. My granddaughter had her 11th birthday. She lives and breathes horses. So for a present I made her a 3d horse wall hanging. For Christmas I had given her a small sewing machine as I had recently taught her how to use one. So with the horse I designed a sewing pattern for her so she can make some more herself. At her age she is too young for toys and not quite experienced enough to use a proper sewing pattern so I created one that she would be able to use on her own.
The horse is stuffed and decorated with beads, lace, sequins, buttons and hung with ribbon. Again, it is using recycled fabrics and decorations. The sewing pattern includes a template and illustrated instructions and can be hand sewn or machined. We have decided to do a line of these patterns called Louise's Fantasy Pets. So this is my next 'freetime' project. This sewing pattern will be available on my website within the next couple of weeks, so keep watching.


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In addition to the Soundcloud playlist above, this week we have an exclusive link to Little India's new EP "Neon Jungle", released on 25 November. https://soundcloud.com/littleindiaband/sets/neon-jungle
Little India are Conan Karpinski (lead vocals, guitar), Andrew Dixon (bass, vocals), Dallyn Hunt (drums) and Tim Morrison (guitar, vocals). Their success unfolded after coming together to play music just three years ago. Their influences are credited to the combination of their South African and Canadian heritages with a strong British influence. Jon Siddall (CBC Music) explains their music as "The Cure meets Talking Heads." Their success has been driven by their debut EP, Up All Night, resulting in winning both Vancouver's 'The Shore 104.3 FM's Best of BC' and 'CFOX's Seeds Competition' in 2014, as well as ascending into the top 12 of the 2015 "Peak Performance Project" hosted by The Peak 102.7. The band has reached over three million total streams on Spotify, performed at numerous festivals including Squamish Fest, Canadian Music Week, Rifflandia, and Keloha, and performed as the support act for established bands like Kodaline and Cold War Kids across Canada's most prestigious venues. Their song 'Sleep' has been spun on U.K.'s BBC and BC's The Zone and The Fox, while 'Oola' has received over 50,432 streams on SoundCloud, followed with a music video released on July 21st, 2015.
You can read about today's other featured artists below. I hope you enjoy this week's new music, please mention any new sounds you'd like to share in the comments.
1. Chyomin – Growin' – I featured Chicago-based psychedelic blues band Chyomin (www.chyomin.com) back on October 30th, but the song I pulled from Youtube was just a demo. This Soundcloud link is the actual new song from the upcoming LP "Rambler", and is much better sound quality. They have built a strong organic fan base in Chicago and the Midwest and expect continued growth into the future. In fact, this summer Chyomin has charted in the top 13 rockabilly/blues in Chicago; charted in the top 30 rockabilly/blues regionally and played over 30 shows in Chicago over the last year. You can also check them out on Facebook.
2. Delafaye – Dreamers – This is the first single to be taken from Delafaye's (Andrew Shockley) forthcoming debut EP "The Hilltop", to be released on December 2nd. "Dreamers is a song about insecurities and how life plays on those, how hard it is to work a job that you don't like every single day when you feel like you were meant for much more, I think everyone can relate to that". Written, recorded and produced in Louisville, Kentucky.
3. Autumn Chorus – Snake in the Grass – multi-instrumentalist Robbie Lloyd Wilson was diagnosed with stomach cancer in late 2013. The resulting treatment meant that Autumn Chorus' second album was put on hold and the band, at least as a collective of friends and musicians, was essentially disbanded. "Snake in the Grass" is the first track to emerge from subsequent solo sessions, "a stunning piece of orchestral folk rich with emotion and lyrical light. Inspired by the likes of Simon & Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers and Buffalo Springfield, it's a transportive three and half minutes of masterful songwriting, classic production and moving lyrics."
4. Junkyard Choir – Blue Moonshine Lady – new single from Brighton Blues-Rock duo comprising Mark Woods [guitar] and Tom Herbert [drums]. They say; "We're just trying to make enough of a living out of rock'n'roll to be able to send our grandmother to Vegas before she becomes too weak to pull the levers on the slot machines! Can you help us get her there?!"
5. Aine Duffy & The Hypnotyst – Grit –Aine Duffy and Brodie Gee, a 2-piece electronic rock band from Cork, Ireland, released a new single on Friday. Their music is mastered by three times Grammy nominated Emily Lazar (The Prodigy, Sia, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Moby, David Bowie). "Flirting with dance, rock and funk with all the best parts. They combine genres and moods in an innovative way to create a new sound designed to get the dance floor rocking and concert venues partying." Debut album due out in 2017 and currently touring in Ireland.
6. Abel – The Sideline –Abel is an artist/producer based in London, who has been making music for the past couple of years and collaborating with a few other artists. "I express myself and emotions through my music. My music is a pure reflection of who I am, and my life experiences. (This is) 'The Sideline', which I have also produced and written."
7. Twin Wave – Roll With It – Brooklyn based dream-pop band, with Nick Williams as the lead singer. He says: "The track was produced by Tommy Eichmann (Alex Winston, The Knocks) at Mission Sound in Brooklyn – Our last single 'Matador' has gotten over 280K streams on Spotify and hit the global and U.S. Viral top 50, so hoping to keep up the momentum with this one. Anyway thanks so much for checking it out!" In his spare time Nick is also an associate editor at Billboard, no less!
8. Benjamin Chapman – Kelly – Benjamin Chapman is an up and coming artist. Born and raised in Burundi and adopted by an English missionary when he was just a few days old, he left Burundi in 2010 to come to the UK for further education. However music was always his main passion growing up, so instead of Economics he decided to follow this and got a BA in commercial music this summer from the University of Westminster. His new single "Kelly" is a fun afrobeat/pop track that was created "to really bring joy out of people."


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There's a nice article on this local shop from the Puget Sound Business Journal focusing on its founder Jim Tuttle: "The business model seems to appeal to Northwest sensibilities. Tuttle said his customers include people who like the idea of working with and supporting artists, and people who are looking for something unique. Tuttle also sells Canadian-branded diamonds, which appeal to customers concerned about buying 'blood diamonds' or 'conflict diamonds,' which are mined in war zones and sold secretly to bankroll insurgent armies. Tuttle said customers also appreciate Canada's labor and environmental protection laws. "
Speaking of blood diamonds, there is an upcoming movie that will be titled, "Blood Diamond" starring Leonardo Dicaprio and directed by Edward Zwick (click here to see the trailer in Flash or Windows Media). Debeers is reportedly concerned about the film's impact on diamond sales. This is an ironic development considering how Debeers relied on Hollywood and the Royal Family to convince the public that diamonds are rare and precious, when all evidence is to the contrary.


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The discovery of forgotten old vines in Chile's Itata Valley is not unlike SA's Old Vine Revolution. In fact, the idea was born when one of Chile's hottest winemakers, Leonardo Erazo Lynch, did his Masters at Stellenbosch University. 'Rogue Vine wines are the result of looking at things from another perspective,' says Leonardo who is helping to save the diminishing old vines and realise their quality.
Recently named as one of Decanter's Top 10 Winemakers from South America, Leonardo produces wine on both sides of the Andes. As Technical Director of Altos Los Amigos in Mendoza, he focuses on Malbec from limestone soils. However, his Itata project is more hands-on, producing natural wines with low alcohol and sulphur levels. They represent what he wants in wine: a sense of origin, balance, personality and purity.
The Itata Valley, part of the Bío Bío region and 500km south of Santiago, was first planted in 1551. It lost fame in the 1800s when wine production moved to easily-irrigated Central Chile. Itata is close to the ocean, offering a cool climate and pure granitic terroir. Leonardo works the old bush vines organically with horses to produce fresh wines with character, personality and a sense of Itata. See more here.
Included in the range is an old vine Sémillon, Carignan, Malbec and Moscatel. The Grand Itata Tinto 2015 is 95% Cinsaut from 50-year-old vines among other varieties, including País. It shows a slightly herbal, savoury backbone and the red fruit that is so typical of Chilean wines. It is completely different to local Cinsaut however!
Interested? Buy a mixed pack, or join us at the Rogue Vine tasting in Cape Town on Friday, 27 October at 16h00. Leonardo will be streamed live from Chile on Facebook at the same time to tell us about the wines and his journey.
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Rogue Vine, Grand Itata Tinto 2015 – R 345
Who needs oak when you've got granite soils? This blend of Cinsaut with 5% País is fresh and beautifully structured with notes of wild Mediterranean herbs, raspberry and ginger spice. – Decanter, 94/100
Rogue Vine, Grand Itata Blanco Riesling Moscatel 2015 – R 345
Produced with a blend of Moscatel, Riesling, Sémillon and Chasselas (locally known as Corinto) from a vineyard planted in 1922 on granite soils. It was pressed in open presses and fermented in concrete tanks with indigenous yeasts without temperature control. After racking it from the lees, a small portion was moved to used 500-liter oak vats while the majority was returned to the same concrete vats where it matured for one year before bottling in February 2016. There is more Moscatel and Riesling in the blend, but even if they are very aromatic grapes, you won't get their primary, fruit-driven aromas as this is more austere and more about the place and the soil than the varieties. The palate is also very tasty and with the tasty, fresh feeling from the granite. – Wine Advocate, 92/100
Rogue Vine, Jamón Jamón Moscatel 2016 – R 345
The new 2015 Jamón, Jamón from the Grand Itata range is a skin-fermented Moscatel in the Itata tradition with extended maceration; it was kept in concrete with the skins for two months. The vines were planted in the 1930s on granite soils and are head-pruned and dry-farmed. It matured in old 500-liter oak barrels until February 2016. This is very, very expressive in the nose with notes of quince, flowers and orange peel. It's also spicy. The palate is medium-bodied, with very fine tannins. A white for white meat. Only 600 were produced in this first vintage, which was born almost as an accident; volumes should grow in future vintages. – Wine Advocate, 92/100
Rogue Vine, El Insolente Carignan 2014 – N/A
If you want to show someone who's never been to Itata why the place is so exciting, give them a bottle of this amazing, old vine Carignan. – Tim Atkin MW, 95/100
Rogue Vine, Macho Anciano Malbec 2015 – R 550
The 2013 Macho Anciano Single Vineyard is a Malbec from a cool climate vineyard planted in 1920 and farmed in the traditional way in Itata, head-pruned and non-irrigated on the classical granite soils. The wine matured for two years in cement vats before bottling. Dark in color, there is something earthy and organic, hinting on cured meat and wet soil aromas intermixed with the flowers and dry plums in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with soft, polished tannins with good acidity and liveliness. The 2015 I previewed is much cleaner; they got rid of the barrels they were using and the wine is fermented and kept in cement spheres. I look forward to the newer vintage. – Wine Advocate, 88/100
Rogue Vine, Super Itata Blanco Sémillon 2014 – N/A
Fashioned from 100-year-old Sémillon vines and made naturally, this is a sweetly fruited, rich wine with viscosity and savoury depth. The nose shows hints of Sémillon's waxy intrigue while the palate shows green and yellow fruits, with almost a hint of peppery spice. It is broad, long and textured. Only 432 bottles made! – Roland Peens (October 2017)