𝒜𝓁𝓁𝓊𝓇𝑒𝓈 by Jordan Belson (1961 short film/animation) AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2023-11-05 | s'uoslǝᙠ uɐpɹoſ abstract short film, the non plus ultra of space-age audio-visual experience. Enjoy.
The First Work of Conspiracy Theory Lit? #cícero #booktube #books AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2026-07-20 | BUY MY BOOK--https://a.co/d/0172qKO1Roman senator, orator, rhetorician, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero got his big break by, perhaps, exposing the first ever political conspiracy.
The Gift of Death (A Few Notes on Portraiture) AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2026-07-14 | Buy my book!: https://a.co/d/00Cd6IhpA short, rough look at how "death" is responsible for portraiture in Western Art.
Philip K. Dick as an author of High Literary Merit #booktube #books #scifi #pkd AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2026-07-09 | Buy my book: https://a.co/d/00Cd6IhpOn the myth of Genre Fiction: open.substack.com/pub/oakleymerideth/p/against-genre-fiction?r=15klqc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=trueAn appreciation of Philip K. Dick as an author of high literary merit and why "genre fiction" is nonsense.
HAPPY 250! On the three-fold structure of Revolutionary America in Documents #americanhistory AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2026-07-08 | BUY MY BOOK!–https://a.co/d/0iH2iZw6A very "ad-hoc" video which simply discusses how the unique cultural/ethical/ideological/epistemological priors of the three main regions of British Colonial North America concomitantly influenced the American Revolution. A Model of Christian Charity: teachingamericanhistory.org/document/a-model-of-christian-charity-2Virginia Charter: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/va01.aspFrame of Government: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/pa04.aspCharter of Liberties:oll.libertyfund.org/pages/1701-pennsylvania-charter-of-liberties#history #americanhistory #virginia #pennsylvania #massachusetts
Borges! (and fiddling with a new camera) #books #booktube AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2026-07-03 | BUY MY BOOK!–https://a.co/d/0iH2iZw6SUBSTACK ARTICLE–open.substack.com/pub/oakleymerideth/p/the-line-and-the-spiral?r=15klqc&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewerBorges on the "two registers" of the English Language–youtu.be/NJYoqCDKoT4?si=Go4XRgJAv3L7SfFCAfter writing a rather excessive "reading" of Jorge Luis Borges' fiction "The Garden of Forking Paths," I thought, while fiddling with a new camera, I might share a few thoughts.
Still a Better Love Story than Twilight—Todd Grimson’s Stainless (Review/Reading) #books #booktube AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2026-07-02 | A brief look at Todd Grimson’s re-released vampire novel *Stainless* along with a brief discussion on tragedy’s relationship to horror and a reading.SUBSTACK ARTICLE—open.substack.com/pub/oakleymerideth/p/on-tragedy?r=15klqc&utm_medium=iosBUY MY BOOK—https://a.co/d/0aEwRnyk
Welcome to the Transcendental Aesthetic! AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2026-06-30 | MY BOOK! BUY!--https://a.co/d/0gOoy7EuMY SUBSTACK!--oakleymerideth.substack.comThis is a new venture and hopefully one which shall improve with "age" and "experience."
NOSTALGIA, NOLAN, & ODYSSEUS (an awkward first attempt at something like a video essay) AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2026-06-30 | MY BOOK! BUY!--https://a.co/d/0gOoy7EuMY SUBSTACK!--oakleymerideth.substack.comVarious Articles on Nolan's Oppenheimer--open.substack.com/pub/oakleymerideth/p/i-finally-saw-oppenheimer-i?r=15klqc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webopen.substack.com/pub/oakleymerideth/p/oppenheimer-ii?r=15klqc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webopen.substack.com/pub/oakleymerideth/p/oppenheimer-iii?r=15klqc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webDr. Johannes Achill Niederhauser's Excellent Video: youtu.be/cTWCsi0ni2c?si=b9eM0IAjGa9MkBZAThis video is a first attempt, somewhat slapdash "video essay" of a highly informal quality which discusses the issue of nostalgia and how it is or is not possible to "cure" in our current time and place.
Lights Out by Broadcast–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-12-11 | "Lights Out" by Broadcasted accompanied with clips from Andy De Emmony's short anthology (Ghost Story for Christmas) film Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010).
Tudo Que Você Podia Ser by Milton Nascimento–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-07-28 | "Tudo Que Você Podia Ser" by Milton Nascimento accompanied with clips from William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
In Every Dream Home A Heartache by Roxy Music–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-07-28 | "In Every Dream House A Heartache" by Roxy Music accompanied with clips from William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Homemade Crucifix by Grails–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-06-26 | "Homemade Crucifix" by Grails accompanied with clips from Edward Berger's film Conclave (2024).
No Kings protest footage, Santa Fe, New Mexico (Saturday, June 14–2025) AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-06-14 | Footage from the No Kings protest in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico, Saturday June 14, 2025.
Me pregunto by fosfenos–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-05-08 | "Me pregunto" by fosfenos accompanied with clips from Lars von Trier's Melancholia. (2011) No copyright infringement intended.
Canción para Rufina by Buenos Vampiros–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-05-07 | "Canción para Rufina" by Buenos Vampiros accompanied with clips from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. (1960)
Weekend by The Sea and Cake–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-05-06 | "Weekend" by The Sea and Cake accompanied with clips from Orson Welles' The Other Side of the Wind. (1976-2018)
Oganesson by Tortoise—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-05-05 | Brand new song "Oganesson" by Tortoise accompanied with clips form Roger Corman's The Trip (1967).
Animal Fat by Apostle of Hustle—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-03-08 | “Animal Fat” by Apostle of Hustle accompanied with clips from Philip Kaufman’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
Earthquake Weather by Beck—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2025-01-01 | “Earthquake Weather” by Beck accompanied with clips from the 1979 British Public Information film After Dark.
Automatic by Midlife—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-12-31 | “Automatic” by Midlife accompanied with clips from Terence Malik’s The Thin Red Line (1998).
Ghost Rider (cover) by Tempers—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-12-31 | “Ghost Rider” covered by tempers accompanied by clips from Christoper Nolan’s Momento (2000).
Arcana: Poems of the Tarot (Book Trailer) AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-10-21 | Visit AsaNisiMasaPress.com to learn so much more.
David Bentley Hart on Death and it’s Unnatural Qualities AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-10-20 | David Bentley Hart discoursing on death (from his talk An End to All Endings—imagery from Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast)
ASA NISI MASA PRESS WANTS YOU TO BUY BOOKS! AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-10-07 | asanisimasapress.comhttps://a.co/d/7QajCJ8
Eucalyptus by MF Doom—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-10-01 | "Eucalyptus" by MF Doom accompanied with clips from Barry Levinson's Sphere (1998). No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Distortions by Clinic—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-09-27 | "Distortions" by Clinic accompanied with clips from Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia (1993).No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
System Blower by Death Grips—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-09-20 | "System Blower" by Death Grips accompanied with clips from Denis Villeneuve's Sicario (2015), Clint Eastwood's Blood Work (2002), Spike Lee’s JFK (1991), and Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus (2011). No copyright infringement intended.
4WD by Severed Heads—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-09-09 | "4WD" by Severed Heads accompanied by clips from Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight (1966). No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Two Blue Lights by Songs: Ohia—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-08-26 | “Two Blue Lights” by Songs: Ohia accompanied with clips from Sean Baker’s The Florida Project (2017).No copyright infringement intended.
The Rhythm Modulator by Raymond Scott–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-08-07 | "The Rhythm Modulator" by electronics pioneer Raymond Scott accompanied with clips from Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986)No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Overruled AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-08-06 | Tim Heidecker raises an objection.
The System/Babylon by Aphrodites Child–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-07-18 | "The System/Babylon" by Aphrodite's Child accompanied of real-life social chaos. No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Loud, Loud, Loud by Aphrodites Child–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-07-18 | "Loud, Loud, Loud" by Aphrodite's Child accompanied by clips from Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys (1995). No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
The Four Horsemen by Aphrodites Child–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-07-18 | "The Four Horsemen" by Aphrodite's Child accompanied by clips from Jeff Nichols' Midnight Special (2016). No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Grab It From the Garden by Ovlov–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-07-05 | "Grab It From the Garden" by Ovlov accompanied with clips from Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010). No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Котёнок (Kitten) by Деревянные киты (Wooden Whales)—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-06-22 | Котёнок (Kitten) by Деревянные киты (Wooden Whales) accompanied by clips from Anrdei Tarkovsy's film Andrei Rublev (Андрей Рублёв, 1966). Support the artist. No copyright infringement intended.
Norte by Adiós Cometa—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-06-14 | "Norte" by Adiós Cometa accompanied with clips from Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985). No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Canon by Clogs—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-06-01 | "Canon" by Clogs accompanied with clips from Andrei Tarkovsky's "Mirror" (1975). No copyright infringement intended.
Penty Harmonium by Aphex Twin—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-05-20 | "Penty Harmonium" by Aphex Twin accompanied with clips from Werner Herzog's "The Fire Within" (2022). No copyright infringement intended.
Sam Hyde on Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace. AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-04-19 | LET ME PENCIL YOU IN!
Old Roman Chant (Kyrie Eleison)—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-04-12 | ...
Dave Foley Hiding From the Police AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-04-06 | *gangster girl*
IM NOT DIAGNOSING ANYONE IN THIS VIDEO. AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-03-18 | (merely speculating)
End of The World by Aphrodite’s Child—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-03-17 | “End of the World” by Aphrodite’s Child accompanied by clips from Brian De Palma’s Blow Out (1981).No copyright infringement intended.
Resonance by Home—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-03-17 | "Resonance" by Home accompanied by clips from Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (1974). No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Umi No Ue Kara (海の上から) by Yasuaki Shimizu—Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-03-04 | "Umi No Ue Kara" (海の上から) by Yasuaki Shimizu accompanied with clips from Ron Fricke's Baraka (1992)No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Logan Rock Witch by Aphex Twin–Homemade Music Video AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-03-02 | "Logan Rock Witch" by Aphex Twin accompanied with clips from Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear (1991). No copyright infringement intended.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
STEAMBOAT WILLIE RAW AsaNisiMasa Press (The Transcendental Aesthetic) 2024-02-22 | The ROUGH CUT of the Дίςиеу Classic.
