ice-pick lodge ltd. ( russian : айспик-лодж , ооо , translit . ayspik-lodzh , ooo ) is a video game developer based in moscow , russia , established in 2002 .

the studio became well known in russia after releasing its first project pathologic , which quickly gained critical acclaim and won several major russian awards .

ice - pick lodge

knock - knock is a kickstarter - funded adventure game by russian developer ice - pick lodge .
ice - pick lodge is a russian game development studio founded in 2002 . the studio has released four games :
hey ice pick lodge . i ' m a big fan of the original pathologic and incredibly excited for this remake .
ice pick lodge have a funny way of talking which i’m not sure i like . it’s a bit defensive and faux poetic .
the game - developing company , ice - pick lodge , was established in 2002 in russia . the headquarters are in moscow .
. i’ll be producing the game from tinybuild’s side , as we’ve partnered up with ice - pick lodge to help finish this gem .
well , probably the only people with more knowledge at this point are ice - pick lodge , and i’m not sure what answer they’d give you .
we are a russian game development studio named ice - pick lodge . we ' re challenging death as it is once again . ask us anything .
we are a russian game development studio named ice - pick lodge . we ' re challenging death as it is once again . ask us anything . : iama
got the whole newsletter and it’s an exemplary work of communication with fans ( as most of the previous ones are ) . ice pick lodge have my full trust in this , i can wait .
“look . pathologic is the thing for most people in the studio . it is the game that gave ice - pick lodge its identity ; it’s like both a beloved parent and a firstborn to us .
just remember that ice - pick lodge seems to posess quantum immortality . it doesn ' t matter how deep the hole we ' re in is , we ' re always somehow tunneled to a better place .
ice - pick lodge is certainly an interesting studio . i find their games a bit too difficult for my taste . and i don ' t know what to think of cargo . but they definitely deserve more attention !
as you can see , there ' s a lot of ice - picks doing the answering .
ice - pick lodge have announced that the new take on pathologic [ official site ] , the diseased delight that put them on the map back in 2005 , won’t be released until autumn 2017 . having spent some time playing a standalone demo at gamescom , where i also managed to pick the lodge’s brains away from the chaos of the showfloor , i can appreciate why the game is taking so long to complete . the foundations of the original might be noticeable , if you scratch around in the dirt for long enough , but it has been completely rebuilt . and indeed rewritten , reorganised , reinterpreted , and reimagined .
we ' re ice - pickers , so we ' re just grubbing up the reality covered with a thick layer of ice . what lies beneath - nobody knows yet . we ' ll find it out in a year or two .
ice - pick lodge is a russian game development studio founded in 2002 . so far we’ve released four games : pathologic ( 2005 ) , the void ( 2009 ) , cargo ! a quest for gravity ( 2011 ) , and knock - knock ( 2013 ) . we wouldn’t go as far as call ourselves artists , but our general philosophy is that games should give players food for thought , not just fun .
ice - pick lodge is without question my favorite game developer . i have loved everything you guys have made and pathologic is my all - time favorite adventure game . i simply cannot wait for this redux to come out . may i ask , have you thought about what you might work on after this is complete , and did you really lock yourselves into an abandoned mental hospital when you made the void ? please say yes .
as you are hopefully aware , the most important ipl - related question is whether the lodger’s scarf is soft and fleecy enough ; and we are proud to announce that it has finally been answered . it is . need proof ? then welcome to our brand new ice - pick shop !
in short , pathologic is a work of outstanding creative maturity and confidence . its rough edges are a product of its schedule and its budget , but what lies beneath is morose genius . ice - pick lodge are in the midst of crowdfunding an updated version , with a new , leaner english translation and ps4 / xb1 ports to boot . if you want to see more games with ambitious , challenging stories , hop over to their kickstarter and help make it happen !
icepick lodge , you guys are great and i hope you have a great time remaking this game , and in all your future projects . i’m a big fan !
i still remember the first time i played pathologic . ice - pick lodge’s grueling survival game had passed me by on its first english release in 2006 , and i only found it two years later thanks to quintin smith’s three - part essay on rock , paper , shotgun . after reading the first few paragraphs , i decided to dive headlong into pathologic ‘s plague - ridden steppes before spoiling myself any further , and what i found remains one of my favourite works of art .
ever since i played the path , i ' ve been digging into the indie / arthouse game scene . i ' ve been a gamer ever since gaming meant hauling ass to the right of the screen and punching dudes , but this is a completely new experience for me . and i ' ve come across another game developer that deserves a lot of love : ice - pick lodge . if you enjoyed tale of tales games , i highly recommend you take a look at their games . they have three to date .
hey ice pick ! i love your games , and pathologic is probably one of my all - time favorites . i ' ve always admired the original because decisions in gameplay had immediate ( and often drastic ) ramifications for players , and it was one of the first games for me where i decided that brute force was not going to be the most appropriate solution .
as for the new ice - picks , alexandra says she ' d have thought that she ' s pretty sure it ' s illegal to interview her for a job since she ' s only 14 .
alexandra here . i hate ice cream , sorry . i mean , you pay your money to eat snow . my mother used to tell me good girls don ' t eat snow . also it ' s cold .
уважаемые ice - pick - lodge ! я и мои ребята крайне рады возможности написать вам , а уж тем паче задать созревшие вопросы . мы давно следим за вашим творчеством , вдохновляемся и пытаемся
подражать великим
. наверняка мы не первые , кто станут донимать вас этими вопросами , но мы очень надеемся на вашу снисходительность : 1 ) как раскрутиться , то бишь как разрекламировать себя , допустим , свежеиспеченную команду игроделов ? 2 ) нужно ли связываться с уже известными игроделами или просто людьми , дабы использовать их творчество в собственной игре в качестве забавной , юморной отсылки ? 3 ) можно ли с вами встретиться ? то есть будут ли сходки , мероприятия ? ибо безумно хочется встретиться если не со всей вашей братией , то хотя бы лицезреть гений руководителя проекта , николая ? исполинское спасибо за обращенный взор ! )
is . . . um . . . well , it certainly is different . there ' s . . . well , there ' s naked dwarfs . you kick them in the rump for fun . there ' s . . . um . . . well , the masks . . . floating penguin ice fortress . . .
get anything and everything ( a digital copy of pathologic + a digital soundtrack + a digital art book + an in - game item + a digital book + beta access to the game + a digital copy of original pathologic + a kickstarter - exclusive in - game event + your name in the credits + alpha access to the game + a physical copy of the soundtrack + a signed printed art book + a printed book + a physical map of the town + five huge high quality posters + an iron heart and a brand + pathologic tabletop game ) + a tragedian mask + a bendy tragedian + a limited edition physical copy of pathologic concept art + free keys to all ice - pick games released in the next ten years + an executioner mask . you’ll be the one to get to the bottom of it all . you’ll be the one who gets it . you’ll be the one who buries the bodies afterwards .
get tier 3 ( a digital copy of pathologic + a digital soundtrack + a digital art book + an in - game item + a digital book + beta access to the game + a digital copy of original pathologic + a kickstarter - exclusive in - game event + your name in the credits + alpha access to the game + a physical copy of the soundtrack + a signed printed art book + a printed book + a physical map of the town + a huge high quality poster + an iron heart and a brand + pathologic tabletop game ) + a tragedian mask + a bendy tragedian + a limited edition physical copy of pathologic concept art + free keys to all ice - pick games released in the next ten years . we won’t be releasing those arts , so it’s the only way to get them as a fine poster signed by the artist . we will hopefully be releasing more games though , and you’ll be getting those too .
ten years is a long time . how many of you nine were there at the first attempt ? those who were : if you could give your younger self one hint about that development process , what would you have told him / her ? to those who were not : if you had been to a job interview 10 years ago , and the interviewer asked you that annoying
where do you see yourself in ten years
, and then a voice from the future tells you
thou shalt breach the ice for misery and beauty
, what would you have thought ?
so , yes , the delay is saddening . but what i’ve played of the game is absolutely splendid .
the demo that i enjoyed at gamescom will be available , in slightly spiffier form , to kickstarter alpha backers in the next couple of months . they’re in for a treat . this new take on pathologic feels like ( and indeed is ) a new creative team tackling a familiar idea , under the guidance of the original creator . it’s not just prettier and a little bit tidier , it’s creepier , slier and wittier . within fifteen minutes of being reintroduced to the bachelor , one of three playable characters , i’d laughed out loud at his indignant pomposity , which is such a beautifully absurd response to a dying world .
one of my favourite things about pathologic is that everyone in the game has their own specific interpretation of the plague , its origins and its purpose ( for plagues can indeed have purposes ) . logic collides with superstition , but folk remedies and parlour games can seem more rational than medicine and other scientific solutions . the bachelor’s appeals to reason are increasingly nonsensical in a world that has amputated its reason and limps on regardless . that’s horrifying , sure , but in the hands of a writer who understands the attraction of the absurd , it’s also a great source of humour .
“first of all , we have a first playable… thing that will in a couple of months go to the backers of the questions and answers tier and higher ( basically , the alpha backers ) . this is not an alpha though , but rather a short spin - off story that we used to showcase the mood and setting of pathologic at gamescom . it doesn’t feature every in - game mechanic and offers the content that won’t be present in the final game . but first we’ll need this couple of months to polish it so that it would run better and wouldn’t require developers’ hints to play properly . ”
“the original plans for the release date were set with the basic scope of the game in mind . it seems a bit immodest to admit , but we did include our first stretch goal , the town expanded , into that ; but not the rest of them . the game has grown in scope now , so developing it properly requires additional time .
“also , the vision for this version of pathologic has shifted during the development . what started as a humble rejuvenation of a classic beloved by the studio turned into a full - fledged reimagining rather quickly , but it took us time to realize what that truly entails . the corners that we were planning to cut turned into diamond quickly . however faithful to the original vision , this pathologic is a new game in many aspects , from the engine to the concept art .
“creating an open - world game in unity is trying . we are solving the riddles the game’s code throws at us valiantly , but then again , there’s no point in releasing a pretty , but stuttering thing , right ? and teaching it proper enunciation turned to require a bit more man - hours than we were hoping .
“our miscalculation was embarrassing , and we are fully prepared to accept the thoroughly - deserved stones you may be willing to throw in our general direction , but we want to do it right . if nothing else , the game itself deserves it . ”
i’ll be writing up more thorough thoughts about what i’ve seen of the remake soon .
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i’m planning to stay away from pathologic hd and concentrate on the real new pathologic once it is ready . unless people with more knowledge would recommend otherwise . for a person who’s never touched pathologic before ?
easy question . play pathologic hd . the new one is not a remake , it’s a re - imagining . more like a pathologic 2 or maybe 1 . 75 ( that’s how i’m interpreting it ) . the hd version will give you a real sense for how this world works so you can dive right into the new one and not be completely confus
but i would recommend giving the original ( hdified ) a try . the worst thing that can happen is that you play a brilliant game twice , which is not a terrible outcome . ( also , pathologic is sort of three games in one , because each of the three protagonists has a quite different story , so you could play one of them in the old pathologic and another in the new pathologic and the third one in whichever you liked better . )
thanks as well ! i’ve been wanting to keep my knowledge of the game limited and since i read the praise articles about it a long time ago , i didn’t even remember / know that dividing the game to three different protagonists .
it’s 2 - 0 to playing the hd now . perhaps , perhaps i will try the hd version eventually then .
i mentioned it in the comments section here before ( and the translator for the game even replied to me ! ) but my favourite bit of the bachelor’s dialogue ( and display of his ridiculous pompousness ) in the original game is a small exchange you can have with random guardsmen where the guard says to whistle if he gets in trouble and the bachelor gets a little defensive because he’s not able to whistle .
yeah , that’s pretty great , reminds me of the trick you see in a few twine games when they want to reveal something about your character , and they allow another character to get the truth out of you according to your own failure to hide it . it’s really satisfying when it works .
i’m curious what leads you to interpret it as defensive . one of the key reasons for my own optimism about the remake ( and the studio in general ) is the consistent skill and authorial voice throughout everything they write ( in english , no less ) .
it might be a translation artifact . the original message is written in russian .
as a matter of fact , more often than not updates are written in english first .
i really enjoyed the original one , certainly one of the most unique gaming experiences around . i haven’t played the 2015 remaster though since it’s basically the same as the original . this new one might be worth a purchase though , if it appears on gog .
not really . the 2015 hd version was simply a polished re - release ; think of it as a blu - ray edition of a cult movie , with new subtitles and slightly fewer scratches in the picture , but it’s still the same thing .
this is a , well , probably a reimagining ? same basic concept , but a quite different approach . it’s a full remake made by the same director , but he’s older and more experienced now and not afraid to make some radical changes .
i am so damn glad they are remaking this . pathologic has interested me for more than a decade now , but i never got around to it . . but then i was happy to back the kickstarter and am really looking forward to finished game .
being late doesn’t worry me . i think pathologic belongs in that very special subsection of games like kentucky route zero where it exists when it’s ready , like a fine wine or cheese .
like we said before , many game systems have already been locked in place , and most of our resources go into content creation these days . still , we keep fine - tuning interfaces and experimenting with sub - systems ! so let’s dive right into them .
trade and barter are the bread and butter of the game’s economy—and since it is , in many ways , a resource management game , you will likely spend a lot of time buying , selling , and trading for items . the screens for trade and especially barter took us a while to fine - tune : it’s oddly tough to visualize the idea of item value when it’s not monetary , and convey the understanding that different characters value different goods differently .
to be done : we’re happy with our current trade and barter screens and are now mostly concerned with balancing economy .
remember the simpler time , when veins were straighter and organs , less numerous ? and blood was drained from a knee ? ( this is an older version of the same screen . )
trade , however , is a common mechanic in video games , so there’s a bunch of solutions that we can draw inspiration from . things become more fun when we work on a unique , lore - heavy system , like autopsy . even though the process is seemingly straightforward ( you take a body , you cut an organ out , you take it ) , it’s not always trivial to communicate .
to be done : in this case , we want to make clearer still what “organ damage” is and how it works .
that was the new district - by - district system of dynamic reputation , by the way , that ensures that if you choose to go on a murderous rampage , people will remember… but not in a magic ‘stop right there , criminal scum’ sort of way . only the local community cares , so if your reputation in a district drops , you try to avoid the place… unless you need something or someone there .
the system works as intended , but we need to balance what raises and lowers your reputation , because the townsfolk seem reeeeally unforgiving of petty theft now .
picking herbs , that the haruspex needs for his concoctions , is a process that needs to be both streamlined ( i . e . the player should be able to find them with reasonable ease , not waste half an hour on a single blade of swevery ) and non - intrusive visually . the system we’ve implemented works as intended , throwing something more on top of visual alerts .
as you are hopefully aware , the most important ipl - related question is whether the lodger’s scarf is soft and fleecy enough ; and we are proud to announce that it has finally been answered .
while video games are regrettably immaterial , the sensory aspect has always been important to us . so it is with great pleasure that we announce that you can now actually
some things of our making . running this little production also helps us create a pipeline to make sure the backer rewards are of great quality when we finally produce them ( which is , by the way , soon now ) .
after backers receive their rewards , some of those goods will also become available in the shop .
more goods are to come , so if you’re into this sort of thing , please stay tuned . we ship anywhere in the world .
it’s not a full report , mind you . but we haven’t been sitting on our hands , and there is progress to share .
is a very sensory game . it’s depicts a disease that , among other things , is spread through bodily contact , so we want the player to always be conscious of what their avatar is touching . at the same time , showing a clunky animation each time you eat a slice of bread would be annoying .
the compromise was to make the inventory ui slick and minimalistic , while highlighting the high - resolution image of everything you’re looking at . it doesn’t emulate the feeling of touching objects with your hands perfectly , but it does make the process of using items less mindless . previously the hi - res image was only available on the item inspection screen .
more qol improvements , like tooltips better explaining the ways you can interact with items . and an improved item inspection screen .
and don’t let it get lost on its way , since it contains a link to theodor bastard’s utopia—a bonus album , the tracks from which you’ll hear in the game . this beautiful , shamanistic , and at times downright scary music will either put you in a meditative trance or the state of utter dread . a perfect addition to any pathologic lover christmas party .
you will receive a direct link to the losеless files , drm - free .
we have received a bunch of questions after the recent announcement . a perfect opportunity to make a real faq instead of inventing questions , like we do sometimes ! without further ado , here we go .
q . tell us more . who is in control now ? who makes creative decisions ?
we kept our independence , ip , and creative control . tinybuild is an indie publisher . they work with small teams and have no reason to change our style . they merely want to make the game known to broader audiences—a desire that we share .
no one says stuff like , “let’s recolor the changeling—blonds are all the rage now” , or “twelve days are too much , how about five ? ” we always have the final say in all things creative .
that said , tinybuild are not silent , of course . they do provide feedback . “adding a lamp made looting much more engaging . ” “currently , recoil doesn’t make it clear if you have more ammo or not . ” “the street ambience works really well , adding to the atmosphere ; can we have more of that ? ” an outsider’s look is useful—especially late in the development , when you tend to get tunnel vision .
is heading as a franchise , and what this means for the game you’ve kickstarted .
in the good old days of game development , typically you’d get a publishing deal in place — receive funding from a publisher , and lock yourselves in for a couple of years until you ship something . repeat every few years . it’s clear this work method no longer works , not for us or for the industry as a whole . releasing
. the build will have a slightly smaller town and a few systems in place to demonstrate the atmosphere and some of the upcoming gameplay mechanics . we will gather feedback from fans , and adjust the direction of development based on this feedback .
in the old structure , we would spend months on getting complicated systems in place , and hope everything comes together in the end .
today we spend shorter sprints on accomplishing smaller tasks , and playtest what we’ve accomplished — figuring out if the direction is still the right one . this empowered us to come up with a few fun mechanics that’ll be playable this weekend at paxwest in seattle .
if the reception of the paxwest demo is positive , that’ll be the first alpha we release to you guys . stay tuned .
take a look at the paxwest demo in action . this is all live gameplay .
the new pathologic will become unavailable for pledging this thursday . this means you will no longer be able to support the development of the game by preordering it ; it also means you will no longer be able to purchase add - ons such as posters , pendants , and other thingamajigs .
at some point in the future , we’re planning to launch a shop that will sell some of these items—not as rewards , but simply as merchendise . but the plans are not set , so we’re can’t tell you when it happens and which particular items will be available , so if something on the backer portal has caught your eye already , do consider ordering it right now while the option is still there .
if you’ve already ordered something and your backer portal account is not empty , you will still be able to manage the funds as you please ( e . g . choose a different reward with the same cost ) . you just won’t be able to refill the balance .
of 2005 . the sick , foggy town . the dilapidated structures sprayed here and there . the odonghe and herb brides and kids , these little stray dogs roaming the streets . the languid townsfolk , suspicious of a stranger yet seemingly nonchalant about the odonghe and feral kids .
don’t get us wrong , there were interesting choices in how some of the townspeople moved . drunks , determined to move in their swaying plod to their last day are just one example . kids also had a few lovely , albeit unpolished motions . moreover , there was
since there was little hope the amount of animation was going to get smaller , it was natural for us to turn to motion capture—a technology that had long earned it place in the game development industry .
a dead doll on a stage . the machinery of a diseased town . a bizarre and unnerving beaked silhouette that follows the hero .
made by kol belov in 2003 and based on a song of a band called theodor bastard . we first saw it when the original
was still a work in progress—and immediately felt certain kinship . “we were making the game in the comfort of knowing that next to us , other people were creating these wonderful , bizarre things , ” says nikolay dybowski . “depressing but magical things ; creepy things that are somehow oddly reassuring ! ”
over the years he returned to the animated short many times , drawing inspiration from it . however , at the time we never got past watching this one movie . thankfully , when in 2016 an opportunity to team up with theodor bastard to make something together occurred to us , we were ready to jump at it .
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hey look , it ' s a new progress report ! showing how pathologic 2 is doing in a bunch of gifs . behold :
want to know which features we were working on for the last few months ? we got you covered ! behold the new pathologic report . it has cool gifs .
2017 was an exhausting year , but let ' s end it with a bang , shall we ? or rather with a huge gif - laden post highlighting the coolest aspects of pathologic 2 you haven ' t seen before . dive right in :
today . eligible backers will receive a link to theodor bastard ' s utopia—a bonus ost to pathologic 2 . perfect for making your christmas party a truly haunting experience . urltoken
you got questions ? we got answers . here ' s a recent news faq :
, an open world survival horror game in a town consumed by plague . trailer :
the new pathologic will become unavailable for pledging this thursday . so now ' s your last chance to preorder stuff !
knock - knock .
who ' s there ?
xbox one .
xbox one who ?
xbox one™ .
knock - knock is available on xbox one now :
to
animate
someone literally means
to breathe life into them .
we do it to our dolls too . more on that :
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pathologic 2 is an open world survival thriller set in a town that’s being consumed by a deadly plague . face the realities of a collapsing society as you make difficult choices in seemingly lose - lose situations . the plague isn’t just a disease . you can’t save everyone . get to know it , winning the affection of the locals and gaining allies , or try to carve your own path alone . explore the town , its inhabitants , and their traditions ; fight both the plague itself and its victims ; try to make a difference before the time runs out .
figure out who killed your father while fighting a deadly plague . it’s up to you to assume his mantle of the town’s chief medic . find your alleged twin sister . was she the one who had brought the plague to this town ? the local kids are hiding something . try playing by their rules .
fight the disease . do you think a doctor’s job is to ease pain ? what if it means you have to cut out someone’s heart in order to produce medicine ? your instruments are crude , and the plague can be many things . it wanders the streets while you’re searching for its source ; it waits for an opportune moment to corrupt your own body . and getting closed to your goal matters little if you’re dying .
the epidemic is realistically simulated , which means that it’ll unfold in real time , affecting both the gameplay mechanics and the plot . do you need to cut corners in a hurry , or perhaps you’re looking for a butcher ? tough luck—if the district you need is infected , it’ll become a danger zone . shops’ll close , houses’ll lock down , and the air itself’ll become poisonous . but you may not have another option .
survival . you’ll find no zombies here—it’s the real deal . hunger , thirst , fatigue , and immunity are all gameplay mechanics . your foe is merciless and ceaseless . each hour the plague claims more lives… and yet you still need to sleep ! bread from an infected house is dangerous… but what if you’re starving and shops deny you service ? and does survival only mean the preservation of your body anyway ?
scavenge , gather , trade . you’ll always be hard pressed for resources , money not excluded . but money can’t save your life—you can’t eat it , you can’t heal with it , and you may find out money is worthless . so you’ll barter with townsfolk , and that’ll keep you afloat… if you’re fine with taking bullets from kids and trading your only gun for a loaf of bread .
fights are both simple and hard . you’ll find threats here and there : bandits at night , looters , the sick insane with pain , and simply those who don’t like you . pathologic 2 is not a shooter—it doesn’t take many bullets to kill someone . but you may only have one left , or your gun may misfire , or perhaps you simply won’t like killing innocent victims . running or hiding is generally preferable , but you can’t run forever .
explore both the town and the characters . in pathologic 2 nothing is accidental—every place and every person has a story to tell . you are free to go anywhere making your own story , but remember that no one and nothing will wait for you .
2005 : pathologic — a story of survival in a self - conscious city struck with an unknown disease . it required a lot of wandering , a great deal of reading and a fluid perspective of events .
2008 - 2009 : the void ( also known as tension , russian : тургор / turgor ) — a story of survival in a monochrome world of the void where every living thing depends on color . every action there was done by drawing , and the hero was represented as a transparent human - shaped vessel . [ 1 ]
2011 : cargo ! the quest for gravity — too crazy even for its creators , this story is set in a word that faced its apocalypse because of the loss of gravity . there you had to drop the flying islands back into the ocean and to convert the submersibles into the aircrafts .
2013 : knock - knock — a story of a lonely forester haunted by strange nighttime visitors . there you had to analyze the causes of insanity , gradually getting to the understanding of being played with by the rules that differ from the initial conventions . [ 2 ]
2015 : pathologic classic hd — a remaster of the 2005 cult classic . updated textures , higher resolutions support , new visual effects , brand new in - house english translation , and many other improvements .
2018 : pathologic 2 — a reimagining and modern take of the 2005 cult classic . still in development .
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12 days in a town devoured by plague . it ' s an enemy you can ' t kill . it ' s a game where you can’t save everyone
pathologic is a plot - driven survival open - world adventure game for pc / mac / linux , ps4 , and xbox one .
we have reached our funding goal already , but the road ahead of us is still long ! there are several stretch goals that would make pathologic an even more fulfilling experience if achieved . they are listed below . if you want to learn about the game , please scroll down to the original pitch .
as is stated in “risks and challenges” below , we do have investments that would allow us to make pathologic in any case , and this whole kickstarter is like a huge stretch goal for us . the money we ask for is what we need to create a perfect game . we don’t want to add superfluous entities on top . still , we do have more ideas that we believe will fit pathologic . these are things we really want to make , but they would require a bigger team ( or postponing the release , which is something we’d like to avoid ) . if we get more funding , they will become possible by the planned release date , though .
achieved the town extended ( $ 300 , 000 ) . this stretch goal seems pretty self - explanatory , and yet it’s the toughest one to explain . we’ve launched this whole campaign to make an extended version of the game after all , didn’t we ? thing is , it’s always possible to add more . more unique objects , more dialogue options , more questlines , more events happening around you . and it won’t be filler content either . say , there are plot - dependent areas planned in the warehouse district ; but what if you could also find caches and hideouts there ? what if street npcs had additional reactions to your activities ? what if there were simply more questlines ? you would become even more hard - pressed for time , sure , but we’ll balance it . the town is a finished place , but we can always improve it intensively , adding more small locations , hidden corners , nooks and crannies . also : more quests , more npcs—more content in general .
the steppe extended ( $ 350 , 000 ) . the steppe is rather poor in terms of content right now , and that makes sense , since the plot of pathologic takes place mostly in a single location , the characters being unable to leave the town . while we don’t intend to change that , we can sneak in some loopholes , inviting the characters to explore new and fresh locations in the steppe ( close to the town , of course ) . it can even lead to them having new activities there . that also obviously means more quests , more steppe npcs , more weird creatures , and generally more steppiness .
lucid dreaming ( $ 400 , 000 ) . thoughts and ideas are an important part of pathologic , and it’s known that the plague “speaks to its victims , scrutinizing them” . we would like that to become an even more prevalent motif , adding dreams in form of interactive experiences . got infected ? go see the plague in person . found out new crucial information that completely changes everything ? same here . all those hints and omens dropped and mentioned everywhere will now appear in the flesh . also more weird and creepy imagery . and these are not random events—they will depend on how you play and how the plot you create unfolds .
termitary and abattoir ( $ 450 , 000 ) . the original pathologic only showed you a chart of these behemoth constructions rather than their real innards . the poor interiors did nothing to reflect their grandeur . we’ll change that in the remake anyway , sure , but reaching this stretch goal would allow us to make a full - fledged ethnographic expedition into the termitary and the abattoir . you’ll be able to see the daily life , the traditions , and the culture of a very peculiar working community of steppe butchers that live inside and retain multiple traits of a primitive society . it’s “a town inside the town” , and it’ll contain loads of new content , quests , and experiences .
a small prequel ( $ 550 , 000 ) . pathologic is plot - heavy , and a lot of important stuff happens right before the start of the game . as a player , you’ll uncover the partial truth behind the events that have shaped the current state of the town , but you’ll never be able to see the perfect and complete picture . you’ll never be able to see them at all—only speculate . simply showing these events would be a spoiler , but we’re keen on making an additional day - long story with unique content . it won’t be kickstarter - exclusive . please keep in mind that it won’t feature the same playable characters . the whole point of the prequel is to show you the things that the main trio would never be able to see and learn . but you will .
a mysterious and deadly disease breaks out in a remote town built upon old tanneries and butcheries . whilst the disease can be identified by physical symptoms , its roots and origins remain mysterious . the disease is highly infectious and deadly . it affects the neural and the blood - circulating systems , crippling both body and mind .
to fight the epidemic the local authorities first send a learned doctor , then an inquisitor ordered to assess the situation , then a military commander . the first has to investigate the disease and find an optimal solution ; the second has to save as many lives as possible while executing said solution ; the third has the right to exterminate the whole town should the others run out of options .
along with the authorities’ agents two volunteers find their way through the town along with the learned doctor , who goes by the name of the bachelor . one of them , the changeling , is a strange girl who believes she can heal with her hands , and the other , the haruspex , is a talented amateur who’s fond of experimental surgery .
taking on the role of one of these doctors , you’ll explore the town , its weird traditions , and the complex relationships of its inhabitants . you will only have twelve days to defeat the invisible enemy called the sand plague .
time will become one of your most precious resources . choices will haunt your every step . you’ll want to get closer to your goal , but sometimes it’ll all come down to mere survival . in a time when everyone is in danger , would you lend a gun to a person who may use it with ill intent ? would you try to save someone who claims they don’t need to be saved ? would you share your medicine with important figures who will unveil the town’s numerous secrets in return , or would you rather help an ordinary stranger in need ? or maybe even selfishly keep the pills in case you get sick ? and sooner or later you will—pathologic is a bleak and harsh survival adventure that’ll make sure of it .
it’s a place where the main factory is ruled by a five - year - old girl , where districts are named after body parts , where bulls can only be slaughtered by the initiated , and where ideas and projects banned from the capital somehow thrive .
if there’s one thing games are good at , it’s creating a sense of place , immersive and real . imagine a remote town—so small it doesn’t even seem to have a name , a town where obscure traditions intertwine with progressive ideas and industrialization . you are an outsider here , and yet the town is yours . you’ll be the one to secure its fate , you’ll be the one it’ll open up to , sharing its secrets and mysteries . its inhabitants will confide in you , its history will come back to life before your eyes , and its architecture will tell you stories .
now imagine this town ravaged by an invisible and merciless enemy . the sand plague .
but we’re not just building a body—a physical place . we want to make an immersive town that feels alive , yes , but our main goal is to create a town filled with ideas . we want to make you feel that every nook and cranny is worth investigating , that it’s there for a reason .
the town is remote and thus relatively small , but it’s also very dense , open for exploration . every second building has a name , every district is there for a reason , every street is a thread in the story . it’s a steppe town formed around a behemoth slaughterhouse , but paradoxically the locals worship bulls . a huge construction defying the laws of physics , called the polyhedron , lies to the west . the air is thick , and for some reason there is a sacrificial site right inside the town . it’s hard to understand how it all holds together .
which is why you’ll have to become a kind of sleuth . why is it forbidden to dig wells here ? how on earth does the polyhedron not fall ? do actors in the theatre really perform even when there’s no audience to watch their plays ? we want to make each step you make intriguing and meaningful .
pathologic is hard to define , so we’d rather describe what it feels like and what you can do there . if you’re impatient or hard - pressed for time , it may be a good idea to scroll down to the feature list .
the plot of pathologic is broken down into twelve days , each of them carrying new stories , quests , and events . time flows mercilessly : if you fail to finish a task when it’s due , the opportunity is lost—as are human lives . you are completely free to roam and explore the town , bartering , talking to strangers and generally surviving ( which is hard enough to begin with and becomes harder and harder as time goes by and the sand plague becomes more and more deadly ) .
you’ll have to keep your body healthy . the hero needs to eat and sleep , to take care of their immune system—it’s the only thing that can preserve them from being infected with the plague . to do all that , you’ll need resources ( fresh water , bandages , bullets ; even bread and coffee beans ! ) , and procuring them in the town torn apart by the epidemic is not an easy task : inflation and panic will try to strip you naked , making merchants greedy and townsfolk suspicious . you’ll have to be creative while bartering , try to avoid fights , even scavenge infected houses , and you’ll still feel hard - pressed for stuff .
but your scariest enemy is not a bandit armed to his teeth , but rather the disease itself . man can kill man , but the plague slowly kills the whole town , devouring it district by district . so the sick will come to you begging you to save them… and exposing you to the infection . is compassion still possible even when it puts you in direct danger ?
after the district is ravaged by the disease , muggers and looters find their way there . they are searching for food , weapons , perhaps even clothing—in other words , for resources you desperately need to survive ( or are you perhaps a marauder yourself ? ) . and the plague hides everywhere—in every man and woman , in every object—waiting to strike where it hurts most .
so you , one of the best doctors in the town , will inevitably get sick . sickness doesn’t necessarily mean imminent death though . you can fight the disease in your own body… but infection makes you a threat—a vector , albeit an unwilling one . you will find yourself killing the town with your very hands while trying to save it . it will take all you’ve got to bring more good than harm , and there’s a good chance you’ll do that not by providing medicine and pills , but by thinking outside of the box and uncovering the town’s numerous mysteries .


holdsworth is a bicycle manufacturer in london , england .

it was created by william frank holdsworth , known as " sandy " , and is now owned by planet x limited based in rotherham .

holdsworth

contact professor robert holdsworth ( email at r . e . holdsworth @ urltoken )
the holdsworth brand was established by sandy holdsworth in london in 1927 , and began making steel frames in 1933 .
in 1880 , the most common holdsworth occupation in the usa was farmer . 17 % of holdsworth ' s were farmers . a less common occupation for the holdsworth family was laborer . farmer , keeping house and carpenter were the top 3 reported jobs worked by holdsworth .
holdsworth greatly impressed jazz guitar giant george benson at a 1975 new york club date .
david gary holdsworth ( b . 1968 ) , english former footballer currently manager of goole
dean christopher holdsworth ( b . 1968 ) , english former professional football player and manager
glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at holdsworth fabrics , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the holdsworth fabrics company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at holdsworth fabrics .
mr . holdsworth was married and divorced twice . he is survived by a daughter from his first marriage , lynne holdsworth ; two daughters from his second marriage , louise and emily holdsworth ; a son , sam , also from his second marriage ; and a granddaughter .
planet - x acquired the british brand holdsworth last year and will be launching a new holdsworth 2015 heritage range at l’eroica britannia vintage bike event in the peak district later this month .
the mistral is , according to holdsworth , “a very light and lively all round frame” .
allan holdsworth , revered fusion guitarist , dies at 70 : the record holdsworth , who performed with soft machine in addition to recording several solo albums , died unexpectedly on april 16 .
the cause was a heart attack , said leonardo pavkovic , mr . holdsworth’s former manager .
he is the best in my book ,
eddie van halen once said of holdsworth .
allan holdsworth performing with the progressive rock group u . k . in central park in 1978 .
our 2017 annual report and financial reports are now available for download . holdsworth community annual report 2017…
according to holdsworth , the new 2015 heritage range is , “a range of handmade , lugged steel frames that honour holdsworth’s greatest achievements ; the cyclone , the mistral , the zephyr , the professional .
holdsworth also had a major impact as a guitar designer . his signature holdsworth h2 semi - hollow electric guitar model has been a bestseller since carvin guitars of escondido first began marketing it in 1996 .
between 1944 and 2004 , holdsworth life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944 , and highest in 1996 . the average life expectancy for holdsworth in 1944 was 38 , and 79 in 2004 .
allan holdsworth performs live on stage at the paradiso in amsterdam , netherlands on june 15 , 1987 .
and former dream theater drummer mike portnoy tweeted :
rip allan holdsworth . . . one of the all - time greats and innovators . . . no holdsworth = no eddie van halen # uk # oneofakind
holdsworth is survived by his daughters , emily and louise ; a son , sam ; and a granddaughter .
personal management of your campaign will ensure that whatever your pr or marketing requirements , holdsworth pr has them covered .
names . as the form of the english language changed , even the spelling of literate people ' s names evolved . holdsworth has been recorded under many different variations , including holdsworth , holesworth , houlsworth , holdworth , houldworth and many more .
we are a privately owned company founded in 1969 by chairman , michael holdsworth . since retiring from the day to day running of the business the company has been led by managing director , john marriott who joined holdsworth when it began 49 years ago .
holdsworth fabrics invites you to take a seat . originally founded in 1822 as john holdsworth & co . , the company has designed and manufactured upholstery used by the mass passenger transportation market for more than 185 years . its lineup ranges from wool . . .
in the hours following holdsworth ' s death , tributes came in from guitarists including steve lukather , vernon reid and joe satriani . but not just guitarists : pianist and keyboardist geoffrey keezer called holdsworth
one of my biggest musical heroes , and a true unsung genius of our time .
drummer vinnie colaiuta wrote that playing with holdsworth was
a major highlight of my musical life .
holdsworth ' s unusual scale runs brought a whole new perspective to the fretboard ; they were colored by rock distortion but had an almost flute - like beauty . jazz guitarist kurt rosenwinkel , in a 2005 interview with this writer for jazztimes magazine , said this of holdsworth :
allan holdsworth , a spellbinding guitarist who influenced generations of jazz and rock musicians with his innovative sound , has died unexpectedly at age 70 .
inspired by jazz greats charlie parker and john coltrane , holdsworth wanted to play saxophone as a youth but his family could not afford one .
frederick william
fred
holdsworth ( b . 1952 ) , american former major league baseball right - handed pitcher who played from 1972 to 1980
holdsworth was a name to be known , founded in 1933 by w . f .
sandy
holdsworth in kent , it rapidly expanded into a multi - shop enterprise . by 1960 ' s & 70 ' s , the main stores and factory were in london . holdsworth bought the claud butler brand name in 1958 . they bought the freddie grubb name around 1952 after grubb had died . finally , the macleans name was bought around 1963 .
marketing graduate dan holdsworth discusses the support he received from lecturers at derby and how his degree helped him secure a job as a marketing manager . urltoken
allan holdsworth , colossus , gentle man , blazed a trail through the heights of musical invention . we can only look up & marvel . god speed rip
holdsworth , part of the camira group , is a manufacturer of high performance wool moquette , flat cloths and trim fabrics for the mass passenger transit market .
camira , formerly known as holdsworth , provides high - performance moquettes , flat cloths , vinyls , leathers and trim fabrics for the mass passenger transit market .
the direction holdsworth takes is beautiful . his chord work is so impressive here almost an ambient feel till the solos arrive which are a pleasure to hear .
amy holdsworth , marketing director at tetley , on why honesty really is the best policy , on a personal level and for the business as a whole .
i will not repeat all the excellent remarks about holdsworth ' s playing , except to state the obvious : he is flawless , cerebral , and yet musical .
holdsworth say that the cyclone is designed for all - day comfort . they also say that you can add mudguards and a rack and use it as a tourer .
holdsworth ' s family launched a gofundme campaign to help drive donations for funeral expenses . the fundraiser has amassed more than $ 80 , 000 in just 24 hours .
healy , d , jones , r . r & holdsworth , r . e ( 2005 ) . three - dimensional brittle shear fracturing by tensile crack interaction . nature
holdsworth , who did few interviews in recent years , appreciated the praise of his peers . he was also quick to deflect the kudos that so often came his way .
after having tackled jazz standards on his previous outing , allan holdsworth returns to original compositions , although the feel of his fusion this time is more jazz than . . .
english ( yorkshire ) : habitational name from either of two places in west yorkshire now called holdsworth , both probably originally named with an old english byname halda ‘bent’ + worð ‘enclosure’ .
census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your holdsworth ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .
allan holdsworth was born aug . 6 , 1946 , in bradford , a small town in yorkshire , england . he had lived in southern california since 1980 , most recently in vista .
the result of his meeting with benson was the 1976 album
velvet darkness .
holdsworth quickly disowned it because the album consisted entirely of studio rehearsal sessions , not the final tracks .
but mr . holdsworth’s grandparents could not afford to buy him a horn , so at 17 he picked up an acoustic guitar that was lying around the house and taught himself to play .
on “atavachron” ( 1986 ) and “sand” ( 1987 ) , mr . holdsworth introduced the synthaxe , which could be activated with a breath controller , bringing him closer to a hornlike inflection .
world famous transportation fabric specialist holdsworth is at the forefront of environmental design and can assist in ‘greening’ vehicle interiors through the choice of textile upholstery and the way in which fabrics are made .
another 183 words ( 13 lines of text ) covering the years 127 and 1273 are included under the topic early holdsworth history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible .
holdsworth supply a wide range of chilled , ambient and frozen goods to caterers . over the past 49 years we have grown to become one of the most respected independent food service distributors in the uk . we are proud to remain a family owned business which we feel helps to give holdsworth an advantage over some other similar businesses through an added sense of loyalty , commitment and collective values .
the first studio album credited to holdsworth is velvet darkness , a raw jazz - rock outing released on cti in 1976 . holdsworth took pains to disavow it , maintaining that the session tapes were from a rehearsal , and released without his permission . he made his proper debut in 1982 with i . o . u . , and was soon winning ecstatic praise from eddie van halen , among others . in holdsworth ' s liquid , legato line playing , van halen no doubt heard a combination of blinding speed and patient , highly musical phrasing , not to mention a harmonic language like no other .
in the mid - 1970s holdsworth joined the new tony williams lifetime , a jazz - rock fusion quartet led by former miles davis drummer williams . his first album with williams , 1975 ' s classic
believe it ,
introduced holdsworth to american listeners . he continued to play songs from that album throughout his career , including
fred ,
the opening song at his april 10 concert in san marcos .
allan was born in bradford , west yorkshire , the son of vera holdsworth and joshua hollins . joshua returned to his native canada a year after allan’s birth , and allan was raised by his grandparents , sam and elsie holdsworth . in his teens he wanted to play the saxophone , captivated by the sounds of charlie parker and john coltrane – but saxophones were expensive , and though as a 14 - year - old he was initially indifferent when sam , a pianist , acquired a guitar , it was a turning point . his grandfather taught him the rudiments of harmony and by his late teens holdsworth was playing professionally .
allan holdsworth , an innovative and influential electric guitarist who helped shape everything from progressive rock to jazz over the past half century , died sunday at his home in north san diego county . he was 70 .
census records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your holdsworth ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .
his daughter louise holdsworth announced his death on sunday , prompting an outpouring of grief as well as high praise for an artist who not only changed the guitar , but also created a musical language entirely his own .
as news of his death spread , frampton remembered holdsworth as a “brilliant unique guitar master player , ” and satriani tweeted , “you remain an enormous inspiration to me . your beautiful music will live on forever . ”
allan holdsworth , a self - taught guitarist whose protean , virtuosic style was a source of amazement even to his more famous peers , died on saturday at his home in vista , calif . he was 70 .
alsop , g . i . & holdsworth , r . e . ( 2012 ) . the three dimensional shape and localisation of deformation within multilayer sheath folds . journal of structural geology 44 : 110 - 128 .
the professional is a road race bike with horizontal , adjustable rear dropouts , a 1in threaded headest , a bsa bottom bracket and clearance for 25mm tyres . you also get holdsworth and campagnolo handcut brass signatures / badges .
allan holdsworth has long been considered a
musician ' s musician
. people rave about his technical ability , i . e . , his speed and the difficulty of his unique compositional style , which uses chords and intervals that require astonishing dexterity and control . there is no doubt holdsworth is a technical superstar . nevertheless , the aspects of holdsworth ' s playing that move me most are his lyricism and his drop dead gorgeous sound and tone quality . his long and luscious lines sound deeply romantic and personal to me . he lets these qualities flourish in
sixteen men of tain
. allan holdsworth is one of my favorite musicians , and this amazing album ,
sixteen men of tain
, is one of my all - time most beloved albums . from the opening lush and exquisite guitar entrance in
san onofre
with its warm and glorious meanderings through symmetrical jazz patterns to the eternally striving sequences in
material unreal
, this music is truly beautiful and transports me to new heights every time i listen to it . i am grateful to allan holdsworth for triggering many deeply affecting and healing moments in my life . i can ' t recommend
sixteen men of tain
( and the rest of holdsworth ' s music ) highly enough . give it a listen and hear for yourself .
whether playing a conventional electric guitar or a guitar synthesizer , holdsworth soared . he created wonderfully distinct music that drew from jazz , rock and contemporary classical music . at his best , he came close to transcending all three .
in the 1970s , holdsworth gained acclaim as a daring and fleet - fingered guitarist in such english bands as tempest and soft machine , and on albums with french violinist jean luc ponty and the anglo - french band gong .
he also attracted musicians of supremely high caliber , and they stuck with him — electric bassists jimmy johnson and the late dave carpenter , drummers gary husband and chad wackerman among them . husband , also a fine pianist , recorded a solo piano album in 2004 called the things i see : interpretations of the music of allan holdsworth . in its speculative abstraction , it shows how holdsworth ' s compositional muse can transcend the guitar and form its own universe .
allan holdsworth , hailed by his peers as one of the most technically gifted guitarists of his time , has died at the age of 70 . his passing was announced sunday ( april 16 ) by family members on social media .
holdsworth , r . e . & mccaffrey , k . j . w . ( 2016 ) . understanding the clair field basement and its associated fracture systems : implications for reservoir appraisal . confidential final report for the clair jvg .
holdsworth , who the late composer and musician frank zappa once said deserved credit for
single - handedly reinventing the electric guitar ,
played in a number of groups , from soft machine to the progressive rock band u . k .
born on aug . 6 , 1946 , in bradford , england , holdsworth didn ' t pick up the guitar until he was 17 , but he proved to be a quick learner . after moving to london , holdsworth kicked off his recording career in the late ‘60s with the band ‘ igginbottom and through the ‘70s honed his craft with the likes of tempest , soft machine , the tony williams lifetime project , french - english outfit gong , and u . k . .
his death brought immediate tributes from other musicians , including guitar star joe satriani , who tweeted :
r . i . p . allan holdsworth . you remain an enormous inspiration to me . your beautiful music will live on forever .
this article was amended on 28 april 2017 , to correct details of allan holdsworth’s family . he was raised by his grandparents , not his parents , as originally stated , and he was twice married . we also omitted mention of his daughter lynne .
his late ' 70s collaborations with drummer bill bruford ( of yes and king crimson fame ) proved especially strong : bruford ' s albums feels good to me , one of a kind and the bruford tapes find holdsworth in wizardly form both as a soloist and a cog in a bracingly tight ensemble . holdsworth also joined bruford ( and the late john wetton ) in the supergroup u . k . , issuing one of the landmark guitar solos of his career on the track
in the dead of night .
when i was 14 my dad bought a guitar from an uncle . it sat around the house ; i had no interest in it . i just picked it up in moments of sheer boredom ,
holdsworth recalled in a 1987 union - tribune interview .
holdsworth community supports children and adults living with intellectual disabilities ; families with young children ; older people who may be frail , ill , lacking mobility , experiencing social isolation or living with dementia ; and their families and care givers throughout sydney and its eastern suburbs .
walker , r . j . , holdsworth , r . e . , armitage , p . j . & faulkner , d . r . ( 2013 ) . fault zone permeability structure evolution in basalts . geology 41 ( 1 ) : 59 - 62 .
collettini , c , de paola , n , holdsworth , r . e & barchi , m . r ( 2006 ) . the development and behaviour of low - angle normal faults during cenozoic asymmetric extension in the northern apennines , italy . journal of structural geology
in the 1970s the british pro team , co - sponsored by campagnolo & holdsworth , was dominant on the domestic uk front . . . and the company was a prime agent for many important brands , both as retailer and wholesaler . thanks for additional info from hilary stone
he sure has made an impression on me ; he does things i have not heard the guitar do ,
said benson , who subsequently got holdsworth his first solo record deal .
he ' s not trying new things , he ' s mastering them .
allan holdsworth was born on aug . 6 , 1946 , in bradford , england . he never knew his biological father , and he was raised by his maternal grandparents , whom he called his parents . his grandfather , a factory worker , was an amateur jazz pianist .
“holdsworth pr’s understanding of and long experience in the equestrian industry means they know precisely where their clients’ advertising and marketing needs are best met . they are a friendly team with good insight and their clients are welcomed regularly in to the pages of horse & countryside magazine . ”
de paola , n , holdsworth , r . e , mccaffrey , k . j . w & barchi , m . r . ( 2005 ) . partitioned transtension : an alternative to basin inversion models . journal of structural geology 27 ( 4 ) : 607 - 625 .
holdsworth ' s chordal language , in its sheer imagination and otherworldliness , set his music even further apart . unlike the solos , the chords were voiced with a clean , glass - like reverberating tone . they involved extreme finger stretches required in no other kind of music . they brought out strange intervallic combinations : on
looking glass ,
from atavachron , two notes on the lowest strings and two on the highest strings , with nothing in between . reaching for the uncommon chord was the title of a 1987 book of holdsworth transcriptions , and for good reason .
mr . holdsworth played in a number of seminal ensembles throughout the 1970s , including the tony williams lifetime , soft machine and u . k . but he never seemed to arrive at any band’s moment of peak popularity , or to stick around long enough to accrue a major following .
but he left after two years when the american drum virtuoso tony williams , renowned for his work in miles davis’s quintet , asked him to join lifetime , which had been one of the first jazz - rock fusion bands to emerge . mr . holdsworth stuck around for two albums .
in the early 1980s he moved to california , where mr . van halen heard him and persuaded warner bros . records to sign him . but mr . holdsworth chafed at the label’s dictates , and he was dropped after releasing just one 24 - minute record , “road games . ”
collettini , c . & holdsworth , r . e . ( 2004 ) . fault zone weakening and character of slip along low - angle normal faults : insights from the zuccale fault , elba , italy . journal of the geological society 161 ( 6 ) : 1039 - 1051 .
darlene pitman ' s bike
. . . . . we bought ( the holdsworth ) in 1984 when my wife was still my girlfriend : ) . many of the zeus 2001 parts that were originally on the cuevas ( crank , bb , brakes , hubs ) found their way on to the holdsworth . recently , i suggested we restore it with all campy parts . man , i won ' t do that again . she has a serious sentimental attachment to the bike as is . but maybe i can talk her into replacing those shimano shifters .
greg pitman
even greater attention came to holdsworth after he co - founded the jazzy progressive - rock band u . k . in 1977 . it teamed him with former yes drummer bill bruford , former roxy music violinist and keyboardist eddie jobson , and the late king crimson singer and bassist john wetton .
collettini , c . , viti , c . , smith , s . a . f . & holdsworth , r . e . ( 2009 ) . the development of interconnected talc networks and weakening of continental low - angle normal faults . geology 37 ( 6 ) : 567 - 570 .
holdsworth ' s astounding fluency was matched by the intense emotion he brought to his playing . he cleanly articulated every note , no matter how accelerated the tempo or deviously constructed the song structure . and , when playing ballads , he created gently swelling chords that made ingenious use of space and silence .
an unusually short lifespan might indicate that your holdsworth ancestors lived in harsh conditions . a short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family . the ssdi is a searchable database of more than 70 million names . you can find birthdates , death dates , addresses and more .
his last live performance , in san diego on 10 april , heralded the release of a 12 - cd box set of all his studio recordings , many long deleted , by manifesto records . in true holdsworth fashion , he hated the title they had given it – the man who changed guitar forever !
de paola , n . , holdsworth , r . e . , viti , c . , collettini , c . & bullock , r . ( 2015 ) . can grain size sensitive flow lubricate faults during the initial stages of earthquake propagation ? earth and planetary science letters 43 : 48 - 58 .
holdsworth is survived by a daughter , lynne , from his first marriage , to angela slater , which ended in divorce ; by two daughters , emily and louise , and a son , sam , from his second marriage to claire wallace , which also ended in divorce ; and by his granddaughter , rori .
reviewing a performance by mr . holdsworth in 1983 , the new york times’s jon pareles wrote : “he pours out notes in a liquid rush without slurring a single one . his sense of harmony reveals itself in daring melodic extrapolations and in chords that are complex and impressionistic yet as transparent as folk music . ”
bullock , r . j . , de paola , n . & holdsworth , r . e . ( 2015 ) . an experimental investigation into the role of phyllosilicate content on earthquake propagation during seismic slip in carbonate faults . journal of geophysical research : solid earth 120 ( 5 ) : 3187 - 3207 .
allan holdsworth , who has died aged 70 , was a contrary kind of guitar hero – one given to implying that he would rather have played the saxophone , who disliked the sound of much of his own work and who chose anonymity for much of his long career over star status . but if holdsworth , a stern - faced , tentacle - fingered and all - but - motionless onstage performer , was a private and self - critical individual , some of the world’s leading guitarists in rock , pop and jazz held different opinions about him , and often expressed them in terms closer to declarations of devotion than simply technical admiration .
driving further afield , the company set out during the 90 ' s to broaden its horizons across the major economic territories of the world , and established local facilities or agents in the usa , south america , australasia , japan , singapore , the russian federation and turkey . holdsworth executives constantly visit their clients worldwide .
walker , r . j . , holdsworth , r . e . , imber , j . , faulkner , d . r . & armitage , p . j . ( 2013 ) . fault zone architecture and fluid flow in interlayered basaltic volcaniclastic crystalline sequences . journal of structural geology 51 : 92 - 104 .
walker , r . j . , holdsworth , r . e . , imber , j . & ellis , d . ( 2011 ) . onshore evidence for progressive changes in rifting directions during continental break - up in the ne atlantic . journal of the geological society 168 ( 1 ) : 27 - 48 .
reginald holdsworth was born on the 21st march 1942 in wig street , weatherfield . he was the son of a docker . reg worked in the supermarket chain and became the boss of bettabuys in weatherfield . he met maureen grimes in the late 1960s and they dated but split up . reg married a woman called veronica .
mr . holdsworth started playing in local bands in the late 1960s . he later moved to london , where he first recorded with an experimental rock band , ’igginbottom , in 1969 . by 1972 he had joined the fusion group tempest ; the next year he was invited into soft machine , a seminal progressive - rock ensemble .
walker , r . j . , holdsworth , r . e . , imber , j . & ellis , d . ( 2011 ) . the development of cavities and clastic infills along fault - related fractures in tertiary basalts on the ne atlantic margin . journal of structural geology 33 ( 2 ) : 92 - 106 .
jones , r . imber , j . , holdsworth , r . e . & mccaffrey , k . ( 2007 ) . outcrop data as an analogue to hex lewisian basement acreage : analysis of fracturing on lewis & harris , outer hebrides . consultancy report commissioned by hurricane exploration plc . consultancy report commissioned by hurricane exploration .
smith , s . a . f . , collettini , c . & holdsworth , r . e . ( 2008 ) . recognizing the seismic cycle along ancient faults : co2 - induced fluidization of breccias in the footwall of sealing low - angle normal fault . journal of structural geology 30 ( 8 ) : 1034 - 1046 .
daniels , s . , , long , j . , tucker , m . , mawson , m . , holdsworth r . e . , , wilkinson , m . , & gluyas , j . ( 2016 ) . the integrated zechstein study : an overview . confidential multi - client report , geospatial research ltd , 16pp .
“what he gave me was complete freedom and liberation , ” the drummer gary husband , who played with mr . holdsworth for 35 years , wrote of him in an email . “he came forward having developed from the instrument what he wanted the guitar to give him , which was completely other than what anybody else was doing with it .
holdsworth never stopped touring and recording , and had been in the midst of a creative resurgence roughly since the release of his 2000 album the sixteen men of tain . earlier this month , manifesto records released a 12 - cd boxed set titled the man who changed guitar forever , as well as a new best - of collection , eidolon .
an april 10 performance in san marcos was the last of several southern california shows he did , performances timed to celebrate the release of his two new manifesto records releases :
eidolon : the allan holdsworth collection ,
a two - cd collection , and
the man who changed guitar forever ,
a 12 - cd box set .
pozzi , g . , de paola , n . , nielsen , s . b . , holdsworth , r . e . & bowen , l . ( 2018 ) . a new interpretation for the nature and significance of mirror - like surfaces in experimental carbonate - hosted seismic faults . geology 46 ( 7 ) : 583 - 586 .
intransigently committed to his own artistic vision , mr . holdsworth sometimes clashed with record labels . and though he was constantly self - critical and battled stage fright even into his later years , he drew breathless praise from many guitarists — including frank zappa and eddie van halen , both of whom considered him to be at the top of the class .
in 2001 , holdsworth unveiled a torrent of labyrinthine guitar jams over hard funk undertows to a mesmerised crowd at ronnie scott’s club , london , while sometimes veering into bugged - guitar electronic tone - poetry and elegiac violin - like passages of an orchestral complexity and richness . but he issued no more recordings after 2003 , preferring the immediacy of live performance .
as humble as he was talented , holdsworth recorded a dozen albums from 1982 - 1993 , all of which are explored on a retrospective boxed set titled the man who changed guitar forever , which dropped earlier this month through manifesto records ( he reportedly wasn ' t taken with the album ' s title , instead deferring that honor to other guitar heroes ) .
daily air shipments of holdsworth fabric leave the factory . total shipping time , door to door , is measured in hours rather than weeks or months and there is constant contact via electronic means . the progress of shipments are tracked over the internet and no matter what the time of day - voice , data and image information is exchanged directly to the desk .
holdsworth , r . e . , mccaffrey , k . , jones , r . & imber , j . ( 2007 ) . outcrop data as an analogue to hex lewisian basement acreage : characterisation of lewisian fracturing in scotland & the møre - trøndelag fault zone in norway . consultancy report commissioned by hurricane exploration plc . consultancy report commissioned by hurricane exploration plc .
mr . holdsworth forged a relentlessly exploratory approach to harmony , which he brought to bear on both the guitar and the synthaxe , a guitarlike synthesizer that allowed him added control over his tone and flow . he had his own vocabulary of unorthodox chords , often involving far reaches across the fretboard . as a soloist , he executed lightning - fast melodies with remarkable fluidity .
holdsworth recorded his second solo album ,
i . o . u . ,
in 1980 . he made at least 13 more albums over the next two decades , including 1985 ' s
metal fatigue .
its title song has been credited by rage against the machine guitarist tom morello as the single most influential piece of music that shaped his own guitar style .
dempsey , e . d . , holdsworth , r . e . , imber , j . , bistacchi , a . & di toro , g . ( 2014 ) . a geological explanation for intraplate earthquake clustering complexity : the zeolite - bearing fault / fracture networks in the adamello massif ( southern italian alps ) . journal of structural geology 66 : 58 - 74 .
holdsworth , r . e , tavarnelli , e clegg , p , pinheiro , r . v . l , jones , r . r & mccaffrey , k . j . w ( 2002 ) . domainal deformation patterns and strain partitioning during transpression : an example from the southern uplands terrane , scotland . journal of the geological society 159 ( 4 ) : 401 - 415 .
long , j . , daniels , s . , holdsworth r . e . , , oxlade , d . , woods , c . , gilment , s . , roberts , a . , jarvis , z . , & jones , r . r . ( 2016 ) . integrated zechstein study : fracture analysis report . confidential multi - client report , geospatial research ltd , 187pp .
wilson , p . i . r . , mccaffrey , k . j . w . , wilson , r . w . w . , jarvis , i . & holdsworth , r . e . ( 2016 ) . deformation structures associated with the trachyte mesa intrusion , henry mountains , utah : implications for sill and laccolith emplacement mechanisms . journal of structural geology 87 : 30 - 46 .
the showing journal has worked with holdsworth pr for several years on numerous editorial , advertsing and promotional tasks for various clients . each and every one of these projects has been a pleasure . racheal’s industry knowledge , professionalism and attention to detail is outstanding , her staff are effective , easy - to - work with and proactive . i would recommend the team highly from an editor’s or a client’s perspective .
smith , s . a . f . , holdsworth , r . e . , collettini , c . & pearce , m . a . ( 2011 ) . the microstructural character , evolution and mechanical significance of fault rocks associated with a continental low - angle normal fault : the zuccale fault , elba island , italy . geological society , london , special publications 359 ( 1 ) : 97 - 113 .
the seamless intensity of coltrane’s sax improvisations influenced holdsworth’s musical development more than other guitarists did , and his tastes were never sectarian . when he co - founded the genre - bending barnsley quartet igginbottom in 1969 , the perspicacious ronnie scott wrote the liner notes for the group’s only album , igginbottom’s wrench , declaring that they had “completely naturally and unselfconsciously … evolved out of the ever converging directions of good pop and jazz” .
holdsworth embarked on a solo career which launched proper with the solo album i . o . u . , from 1982 , and the following year earned a grammy nomination for his ep road games ( for best rock instrumental performance ) . throughout the decade , he endorsed the synthaxe guitar synthesizer and dabbled with headless guitars , resulting in his own signature headless model , initially created by carvin and then under the kiesel moniker .
“i have worked with rachael holdsworth pr for many , many years and have always found rachael and her team to be incredibly professional , reliable and most importantly they are constantly presenting new ideas in a view to achieving more publicity for their clients within our publication ; all material that is commissioned is received on time , is accurate , and follows the agreed brief entirely . the whole team are a pleasure to work with . ”
holdsworth emerged as a promising and original player in the late 1960s and early ' 70s . but he hit his stride in the mid - ' 70s , with sideman appearances in major groups on the jazz - fusion and prog - rock circuits . he succeeded john mclaughlin in a new incarnation of the tony williams lifetime , and also worked with soft machine , pierre moerlen ' s gong , and fusion violinist jean - luc ponty .
daniels , s . , , holdsworth r . e . , , tucker , m . , oxlade , d . , vsemirnova , e . , roberts , a . , wilkinson , m . , woods , c . & jarvis , z . ( 2016 ) . integrated zechstein study : observations of breccia and breccia pipes at marsden bay , tyne and wear . confidential multi - client report , geospatial research ltd , 90pp .
the holdsworthy empire was bought up in the middle / late 80s by the same group that owned falcon and they became part of the big townsend group of which the only survivor is now falcon with the claud butler brand name . the putney shop w f holdsworth has had nothing to do with the original company for many , many years and their frames were branded roy thame . these have not been built for at least 15 years .
jefferies , s . p , holdsworth , r . e , wibberley , c . a . j , shimamoto , t , spiers , c . j , niemeijer , a . r & lloyd , g . e ( 2006 ) . the nature and importance of phyllonite development in crustal - scale fault cores : an example from the median tectonic line , japan . journal of structural geology 28 ( 2 ) : 220 - 235 .
jones , r . r . , mccaffrey , k . j . w . , clegg , p . , wilson , r . w . , holliman , n . s . , holdsworth , r . e . , imber , j . & waggott , s . ( 2009 ) . integration of regional to outcrop digital data : 3d visualisation of multi - scale geological models . computers & geosciences 35 ( 1 ) : 4 - 18
jefferies , s . p . , , holdsworth , r . e . , , shimamoto , t . , , takagi , h . , , lloyd , g . e . , & spiers , c . j . ( 2006 ) . origin and mechanical significance of foliated cataclastic rocks in the cores of crustal - scale faults : examples from the median tectonic line , japan . journal of geophysical research : solid earth 111 : b12303 .
holdsworth , r . e . , van diggelen , e . w . e . , spiers , c . j . , de bresser , j . h . p . , walker , r . j . & bowen , l . ( 2011 ) . fault rocks from the safod core samples : implications for weakening at shallow depths along the san andreas fault , california . journal of structural geology 33 ( 2 ) : 132 - 144 .
while holdsworth ' s music could produce searing heat ( hear
peril premonition
from secrets ) , it could also be disarmingly tender and intimate : his acoustic guitar solo on
home ,
a lyrical ballad from metal fatigue , is arguably one of his finest moments . he went after all kinds of sounds , famously experimenting with a guitar synthesizer called the synthaxe , now consigned to the ' 80s dustbin but not without its wickedly surreal qualities .
born in bradford , england on aug . 6 , 1946 , holdsworth was schooled in the fundamentals of music theory by his father , an amateur musician . among his early jazz - guitar influences were joe pass , django reinhardt and charlie christian . he was working widely on the club circuit in england by his 20s , catching the ear of tenor saxophonist ray warleigh , who brought him into the jazz scene , at places like ronnie scott ' s .
dichiarante , a . m . , holdsworth , r . e . , dempsey , e . d . , selby , d . , mccaffrey , k . j . w . , michie , u . , morgan , g . & bonniface , j . ( 2016 ) . new structural and re–os geochronological evidence constraining the age of faulting and associated mineralization in the devonian orcadian basin , scotland . journal of the geological society 173 ( 3 ) : 457 - 473 .
holdsworth played in some of the most original hybrid bands drawing on jazz , prog rock and early electronica in the 1970s . he preceded those achievements by devoting three years of his early 20s to the exhaustive personal reappraisal of scales , intervals and chords ( he once said his notes from the process wound up “five phonebooks high” ) that made his improvising sound so mysteriously different , and his unusually large hands and long fingers allowed him to bridge intervals more acrobatically than most guitarists could .
for many english families , the political and religious disarray that shrouded england made the far away new world an attractive prospect . on cramped disease - ridden ships , thousands migrated to those british colonies that would eventually become canada and the united states . those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed . analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first north american immigrants bore the name holdsworth or a variant listed above :
wilson , r . w . , holdsworth , r . e . , wild , l . e . , mccaffrey , k . j . w . , england , r . w . , imber , j . & strachan , r . a . ( 2010 ) . basement - influenced rifting and basin development : a reappraisal of post - caledonian faulting patterns in the north coast transfer zone , scotland . geological society , london , special publications 335 ( 1 ) : 795 - 826 .
mr . holdsworth never thought much of his reputation as a musician’s musician . “i don’t like playing to guitar players , actually . i’d rather just play to ordinary people , ” he said in a canadian television interview in the 1980s . “but obviously it’s difficult with this kind of music because no one ever really gets a chance to hear it , because radio won’t play it . because it’s not jazz , they don’t really know what to call it , so they don’t know where to put it . ”
i only recently discovered alan holdsworth although after some study discovered that he was a part of u . k . at one point - a band i enjoyed in my youth . i saw alan live in dallas recently and so purchased a number of his albums . this was one of my favorites ( so far ! ) - a great blend of melody , improvisation and just plain amazing playing prowess . i would suggest this as one of your first purchases if you want to discover alan and his style .
holdsworth moved to london , rooming with the saxophonist ray warleigh , who introduced him both to new musical influences and useful contacts . he became a member of the trumpeter ian carr ’s jazz - rock band nucleus in 1972 , then the drummer jon hiseman’s powerful sax - led band colosseum and its shortlived successor . tempest . he also became a key figure in the cult underground band soft machine’s shift from trippy avant - rock to a more edgily improvisational jazz sound during his period with the group from 1973 to 1975 .
this is the first new studio release from guitar legend allan holdsworth in four years . it features virtuosos dave carpenter , gary novak and former zappa drummer chad wackerman . this album was released in europe and japan two years earlier but was not released in the u . s . now globe music media arts has created a ' special edition ' release for the album ' s u . s . debut , featuring more than nine minutes of additional music , 24 - bit remastering , and ' special edition ' repackaging .
“these are the names that stood the test of time . the 2015 heritage range honours these classics , remaining true to their identity and historical context . you will find historically accurate geometry , paint , lugs and tubing . and , of course , to complete the series , the iconic orange and blue holdsworth - campagnolo team frame . for years it was the dominant force on the uk race scene , winning numerous national and international events , national titles , and was even used to compete in the tour de france . ”
holdsworth , r . e . , dempsey , e . , selby , d . , darling , j . r . , feely , m . , costanzo , a . , strachan , r . a . , waters , p . , finlay , a . j . & porter , s . j . ( 2015 ) . silurian–devonian magmatism , mineralization , regional exhumation and brittle strike - slip deformation along the loch shin line , nw scotland . journal of the geological society , london 172 ( 6 ) : 748 - 762 .
in the mid - 1860 ' s the holdsworth brothers erected new offices , a fine example of victorian architecture by sir charles barry , the british architect who designed halifax town hall ( his last great work ) and many other buildings including : cliveden house , buckinghamshire , the houses of parliament ( 1852 ) , pentonville prison , the reform club in pall mall , and trafalgar square fountains . barry died in may 1860 before seeing the completed building , and his son edward middleton barry completed the building . by 1885 the company employed about 2 , 000 people .
he was creative designer of original instruments for the california company kiesel guitars , issued a sparing but distinctive catalogue of self - written albums , and co - wrote a book of guitar masterclasses , transcriptions and anecdotes – some of them reveries on the subject of cask beer , for which he invented his own brewing system – with the apposite title reaching for the uncommon chord ( 1985 , 1988 ) . and although holdsworth was a talented composer of both pithy and graceful original themes , he never veered from the conviction that improvisation was the name of the game , and that the best bands he worked in understood it .
holdsworth may well have felt torn in his creative life between being an icon for prog - rock buffs and guitar - kit geeks , an entertainer for funk fans who wanted to groove , and a soaring improviser who could make sounds that seemed to belong to no form of prior musical knowledge . but his deepest beliefs were plain in his statement to the san diego union - tribune in 1987 : “my music is written with one goal in mind : to improvise . it’s like explaining a great story in words , but without words , much faster than you could with words . it’s like a direct line of instantaneous communication where you don’t have to wait for the end . ”
stopped in a shop on battersea rise in south london to buy a bike for my 2 , 300 mile ride through the u . k . , ireland , belgium and france . my eyes popped out over the orange and blue bikes on the rack in the front window , and popped even more when i saw the price , so i settled for the silver and blue holdsworth record , which rode beautifully for the entire trip .
that was in september of ' 75 , and that has been my one and only bike and dearest companion until recently , when i said to myself , ' time to go back and get the orange and blue one
michael lebron
holdsworth reportedly died saturday ( april 15 ) , though the cause has not been announced . his daughter louise paid tribute to the guitar great . “it is with heavy hearts that we notify everyone of the passing of our beloved father , ” she posted on facebook . “we would appreciate privacy and time while we grieve the loss of our dad , grandad , friend and musical genius . we will update close friends and family when service arrangements have been made and will notify the public of an open memorial service , which all would be welcome . we are undeniably still in shock with his unexpected death and cannot begin to put into words the overwhelming sadness we are experiencing . he is missed tremendously . ”
this album is my favorite from allan of the ones i own ( metal fatigue , atavachron , iou , hard hat area ) . the reason i like this so much is that he is less abstract and plays more in the groove . it is a bit more like traditional jazz and is more lyrical in quality . he keeps his holdsworth sound and interesting chords and solos , but he seems to use them more effectively to convey musical ideas . i think gary novak ' s drumming really adds to this cd because it fits so well with allan ' s style . some of the highlights : the opening song , san onofre , has some really cool solo runs that fluidly span a chord progression . the sixteen me of tain has a cool chord progression and the solo about 3 minutes into the song has some interesting bends and runs that caught my ear . the drums were yellow is basically a big solo . all in all , the songs flow together well and balance pure guitar playing with musicality .
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the new bikes are being developed by lorenzo altissimo , a 30 - year bike industry veteran who is an expert in steel tubing and steel frame production . he was the export manager at columbus , manufacturer of steel tubing , for 10 years . former us postal service pro rider jamie burrow has also been working on the project .
four of the five bikes are made from reynolds 531 steel , the exception being the professional italia .
there’s also a lady mistral with a mixte rather than a conventional diamond frame .
the zephyr is a fixed gear track / urban bike so it has rear facing horizontal dropouts and no mounting points for bottle cages , racks or mudguards ( although there is clearance for mudguards ) .
the professional italia is the top end model made with columbus sl main tubes and polished xcr stainless steel dropouts and chainstays . the fork is stainless too .
we don’t have prices yet although they could be around £799 apiece ( to be confirmed ) .
in bakewell , derbyshire , 20 - 22 june . as well as l’eroica britannia rides , there will be a free three - day bike festival .
mat has worked for loads of bike magazines over 20 + years , and been editor of 220 triathlon and cycling plus . he ' s been urltoken technical editor for eight years , testing bikes , fettling the latest kit , and trying out the most up - to - the - minute clothing . we send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too . he has won his category in ironman uk 70 . 3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run . mat is a cambridge graduate who did a post - grad in magazine journalism , and he is a past winner of the cycling media award for specialist online writer .