Erratik Productions and composer Ryan Rapsys have been considering the release of the Soundtrack to Craig Blacklock’s Film Minnesota’s North Shore (DVD) (book available here: MNS Book with DVD). It would probably be a double CD consisting of the mostly ambient music accompanying the films and intended for the creation of a soothing, relaxing sound environment.

Would there be interest in this? Should the soundtrack include the natural sounds with the music as well or just be the music alone? This is difficult to decide, since the music with the natural sounds already occurs on the DVD, but there is no version of the music alone available. Any thoughts on this?

All comments on this topic posted here will be strongly considered. Thanks!

UPDATE: The soundtrack has been released! Click below to sample and purchase on iTunes:

Minnesota’s North Shore Soundtrack Disc 1 || Ryan Rapsys
Disc 1 of the relaxing, ambient soundtrack to Craig Blacklock’s film Minnesota’s North Shore.

Minnesota’s North Shore Soundtrack Disc 2 || Ryan Rapsys
Disc 2 of the relaxing, ambient soundtrack to Craig Blacklock’s film Minnesota’s North Shore.

Here it is: TPT Program Schedule

Also, be sure to check out Minnesota’s North Shore on Amazon.com. And, in case you haven’t seen it, here is the DVD Movie Trailer on YouTube: Minnesota’s North Shore - DVD Trailer

Don’t forget–Erratik Productions also has both the Book & DVD and just the DVD alone available as well.

Ryan Rapsys just launched a new Internet Radio Station called Erratik Music at Live365.com. It includes a wide (erratic) range of music, including many artists on or related to Erratik Productions. You can listen to it here (registration is free): Live365: Erratik Music

Segments of Craig Blacklock’s Minnesota’s North Shore (featuring an original score by Ryan Rapsys) will be airing in High Definition on Twin Cities Public Television on Sunday, March 2nd, at 5:30pm Central Time. Here is a link to that days television schedule: TPT Schedule - March 2nd, 2008.

And here is the trailer for the movie: Minnesota’s North Shore Trailer (41.3mb mov file)

Erratik Productions has just uploaded 3 new Erratik-related videos! Download options are available in the middle column under Video Downloads. Here they are:

A Lonesome Night In Triage (52.2mb mov file) - Tepetricy - music video of the hit song from their album Shaking The Rust Internally.

Cyborg (114.0mb mov file) - Dysphemic and Ryan Rapsys - music video for the song Cyborg by Dysphemic, created by Erratik’s Ryan Rapsys.

Copy & Paste (150.0mb mov file) - Ryan Rapsys - experimental music video of a sort - created by editing video clips and their corresponding sounds into music/music video. Be sure to check out his other videos for his album The-Novus-Arcadia.

Also, if you are a YouTuber, be sure to check out the Erratik Channel on YouTube. Soon to include some exclusive videos!

And, of course, more videos available at the MySpace: Erratik Videos page…will also have some exclusive videos in the near future.

Ryan Rapsys had a new video entitled Copy & Paste screened at the Duluth Playground’s Short Shorts Film Festival in Duluth, Minnesota. The festival was sold out, with even a number of people having to be turned away due to space. Thank you for all those who attended!

A list of updates for Erratik-related activites:

Ryan Rapsys completed a new video that is currently being considered for screening in the Duluth Playground’s Short Shorts Film Festival in Duluth, Minnesota.

Tepetricy is preparing for their upcoming shows and working on promo packs with Erratik to get more news out on their new album.

Craig Blacklock’s Minnesota’s North Shore (DVD only) is due to appear on Twin Cities Public Television on March 1st. This three hour long epic video tour of the Minnesota’s beautiful north shore of Lake Superior is accompanied with original electronic music by Ryan Rapsys.

There are now 5 free mp3s as part of the work 2008: 53 Sonic Sculptures by Ryan Rapsys available at his site http://www.ryan-rapsys.com/. Listen and comment on them! Very experimental electronics (or geek-music, if you wish).

Still plenty of cool stuff available cheap at the Erratik Amazon.com Marketplace. Be sure to take a look…lot’s of different items - electronics, DVDs, Cds, etc.

2008: 53 Sonic Sculptures, an experimental electronic composition by Ryan Rapsys - A fresh composition molded out of vast wastes of recorded material, improvised or composed, created and molded using every avant-garde, experimental and eccentric technique possible…one new sound sculpture composed every week for the entire year, changing with the seasons and my whims and experiences. Each accompanied with a somewhat thorough or vague explanation about the creation composition. Listen now!

Be sure to check out some free downloads and videos: http://www.erratikproductions.com/releases/err001.html

Then go here and listen to more samples: The-Novus-Arcadia on Amazon.com

The-Novus-Arcadia by Erratik artist Ryan Rapsys is available used on Amazon.com for very cheap. Be sure to pick up a copy!

Also, Erratik has a Marketplace page on Amazon.com with a wide range of items, mostly electronics, batteries, etc. Check it out here: Erratik Marketplace

Congratulations to Portraits For Judith for getting the wildcard spot in the Bodog Battle of the Bands in Minneapolis, Minnesota! Thanks for supporting friends of Erratik! Here’s the results and details on the show: Bodog Battle Shows. It looks like they’ll be playing January 26th at First Ave in Minneapolis. Check back later for more details!

Also, today/tonight is the last day to vote! Go here: http://www.novusmusic.org/compo/vote.html and vote for the track Novus-arcadia from the album The-Novus-Arcadia by Erratik artist Ryan Rapsys. His track is part of this month’s Novus Compo. The deadline for voting for the mini-compos is December 19th, 11:59pm Eastern Time (tonight!). Vote as soon as you can, and thanks for the support!

Oh, and one more thing, be sure to check out all the free music at Ryan Rapsys’s website: http://ryan-rapsys.com/music/. He also plans on a new project which would result in a new sonic sculpture available each week for the entire year of 2008 beginning the first week of January. Check out more details here: http://www.ryan-rapsys.com

First, go here: http://www.novusmusic.org/compo/vote.html and vote for the track Novus-arcadia from the album The-Novus-Arcadia by Ryan Rapsys. This Erratik artist’s track is part of this month’s Novus Compo. The deadline for voting for the mini-compos is December 19th, 11:59pm Eastern Time. Vote as soon as you can, and thanks for the support!

Second, go here: http://battle.bodoglife.net/shows/detail.php and vote for Portraits For Judith for the wildcard spot in the Bodog Battle of the Bands in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They’re a great band with some sweet tunes, and may have a release right here on Erratik in the future…

Vote, vote, vote!

Also, please take note of this show, with both Tepetricy and Portraits For Judith:

December 21st, 2007
Deck the Halls ‘07
The Rock Nightclub
2029 Woodlynn Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55109
651.770.7822
With Watera, Portraits For Judith, Deadweight
18-20 $8, 21+ $6
9:00pm Caroling Starts
It’s Christmas time so bring your jolly face and naughty stories! Tell the crowd a naughty story about yourself for a Christmas gift!