The White Whale

The Yōkai Trilogy - Discovering Buried Ideas

This episode of The White Whale looks exclusively at the last film for Aokigahara and how it took making the feature film KliKt to excavate buried ideas feeding an understanding that informed the development of The Yōkai Trilogy's films.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Unbalanced And Improper

This episode of The White Whale presents a break down of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' music video and launches into how to not make a film, yet derive a way of making from it. Professionalism be damned. It also ends with the last track of Aokigahara and bends closer to talking about the second record's films.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Cohesion

This episode of The White Whale continues interrogating the films and dives into Garrett's history to learn more about what shapes the current work. Shifting from Jurassic Park to Fellini to the music video for Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', this episodes shapes context and provides valuable considerations for The Yōkai Trilogy's visual layout possible.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Defining Narrative On The Dark Side Of The Moon

This episode of The White Whale turns the tables as John interviews Garrett about making the films. Discussion shifts from the films to previous work such as Trickery Mimicry and Public as a turn back tot he topic at hand.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Witnessing End Times

This episode of The White Whale winds things down. Concluding Funayūrei's making, John brings us to the guest in his room uninvited and the curious happenings around the finality of the trilogy. It's an ending in a beginning. 

The Yōkai Trilogy - Christopher Hitchens And The Girl In The Corner

This episode of The White Whale goes deeper into the dreams and strange happenings of Funayūrei's making. John starts having vivid dreams that lead him down a rabbit hole to Christopher Hitchens and eventually playing material for a girl who throws up in his guest room.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Bandmates On The Titanic

This episode of The White Whale takes an interesting turn to the Titanic as we set up the weird arrivals of Funayūrei's ghosts.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Harry Partch And Tom Waits Walk Into A Bar

This episode of The White Whale returns looks at how one develops an openness with creativity and thinking outside the box of art. Where do we get our ideas? How do we accept our voice and interpretation if the surrounding thoughts counter it as correct? Why does it matter that you find your own road?

The Yōkai Trilogy - Preparing Pianos

This episode of The White Whale returns to ELpH through John Cage and preparing pianos. Most of all the records, Funayūrei is built on reconfiguring by machines.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Choose Your Own Adventure

This episode of The White Whale dives into the "choose your own adventure" element to The Yōkai Trilogy's production as we move closer to Funayūrei and an eventual descent into the videos that came about as a result of this music.