TooFar Media Overview
What is TooFar Media? TooFar Media is an app that features provocative stories for the eyes, ears, and imagination by Rich Shapero. The app includes nine novels, including Dreams of Delphine, The Slide That Buried Rightful, Dissolve, Island Fruit Remedy, Balcony of Fog, Rin, Tongue and Dorner, Arms from the Sea, The Hope We Seek, Too Far, and Wild Animus. The novels combine music, visual art, animation, and video to create a unique reading experience.
Features
- Fully integrated music and video players
- Over 100 original tracks written by Rich Shapero, Elsiane, Orenda Fink (Azure Ray), and Lhasa de Sela
- Stunning high-res art by Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Donald Pass, François Burland, Adde Russell, Hilary Brace, Ramón Alejandro, Cameron Nelson, and Paul Rumsey
- Arresting art animations by Tomas Cottle, Tavet Gillson, Janelle Miau, and Andres Fouché
- Hi-res videos featuring natural (and unnatural) phenomena as well as pundits from various fields discussing core ideas of Dreams of Delphine and Balcony of Fog
- Bonus short story related to Dissolve
- Bonus audio tracks including “Wild Animus: 50 Years Later,” Hard Trials, Great Tribulations” by Mt. Zion Baptist Quartet, a “Mister Moon” demo by Rich Shapero, and “Does Presden Deserve Delphine?” by Rich Shapero (composer/guitar), sung by Orenda Fink, Maria Taylor, and Sally Dworsky
- Bonus album, The Slide That Buried Rightful: The Music
- Bonus video featuring Elsiane's live performance of a track from Rin, Tongue and Dorner
- Q&As with the author for all titles.
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Product Details and Description of
TooFar Media features provocative stories for the eyes, ears, and imagination by Rich Shapero, including Dreams of Delphine, The Slide That Buried Rightful, Dissolve, Island Fruit Remedy, Balcony of Fog, Rin, Tongue and Dorner, Arms from the Sea, The Hope We Seek, Too Far and Wild Animus. “A delirious fusion of fiction, music and art.” —The Village Voice Dreams of Delphine: Fathom the uncanny wisdom and power of dream space. The Slide That Buried Rightful: Wake to a new understanding of earthly, and unearthly, justice. Dissolve: Dare to accompany a man with unusual beliefs in his rapturous transition between life and death. Island Fruit Remedy: Surrender to an outrageous tropical burlesque about the creative act of finding and keeping love. Balcony of Fog: Cast off into the clouds to experience the conflict between the power of love and the love of power. Rin, Tongue and Dorner: Take a fiery, hyper-metaphorical ride into the red-hot depths of buried passion and the combustible inner workings of human desire. Arms from the Sea: Plunge into an oceanic “heaven” and let a perverse, tentacled god challenge your trust as he guides you toward the redemption of a desolate world. The Hope We Seek: Dare to descend with a mercurial goddess into the depths of an allegorical gold mine to unearth the redemptive power of passion and belief. Too Far: Explore a mystical northern forest and discover the promise and cruelty of what it means to grow up. Wild Animus: Leap into a wild visionary landscape where a meeting with a seismic god augurs a bliss beyond fear. About the Author: Rich Shapero’s novels—all available in this app—dare readers with giant metaphors, magnificent obsessions and potent ideas. His seekers, alongside readers, grapple with revealing truths about human potential. Combining music, visual art, animation and video, Shapero spins provocative stories for the eyes, ears, and imagination. Features include: • Fully integrated music and video players • Over 100 original tracks written by Rich Shapero, Elsiane, Orenda Fink (Azure Ray) and Lhasa de Sela, featuring vocals by Marissa Nadler, Maria Taylor, Orenda Fink, Hollie Fullbrook, and musical contributions from Andy LeMaster (Bright Eyes), Marc Ribot (John Zorn/Tom Waits), Son of Dave (Crash Test Dummies), Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart/PJ Harvey), El Búho, Nils Petter Molvaer and more • Stunning high-res art by Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Donald Pass, François Burland, Adde Russell, Hilary Brace, Ramón Alejandro, Cameron Nelson and Paul Rumsey • Arresting art animations by Tomas Cottle, Tavet Gillson, Janelle Miau and Andres Fouché • Hi-res videos featuring natural (and unnatural) phenomena as well as pundits from various fields discussing core ideas of Dreams of Delphine and Balcony of Fog • Bonus short story related to Dissolve • Bonus audio tracks including “Wild Animus: 50 Years Later,” Hard Trials, Great Tribulations” by Mt. Zion Baptist Quartet, a “Mister Moon” demo by Rich Shapero, and “Does Presden Deserve Delphine?” by Rich Shapero (composer/guitar), sung by Orenda Fink, Maria Taylor and Sally Dworsky • Bonus album, The Slide That Buried Rightful: The Music • Bonus video featuring Elsiane's live performance of a track from Rin, Tongue and Dorner • Q&As with the author for all titles Questions? Need Support? Email us: info@this app.com
Top Reviews
By RD801415
TooFar Media
While on vacation, I recently was searching for a new book to read online when I discovered the TooFar Media app by Rich Shapero on ITunes. I was very interested in the concept of combining a wok of fiction with both original music and original art for one completely immersive and interactive experience for the reader. This app did not disappoint my expectations. I easily downloaded and selected one of Rich Shapero’s fictional works, Wild Animus, on the TooFar Media app. Wild Animus is a colorful and brilliant complex description of one man’s journey to self- discovery by living and evolving into a primal form in the wilderness of Alaska. The story is beautifully written although it does not take a traditional route in the timeline for Sam, the main character. Mr. Shapero’s story is accompanied on the TooFar Media app by coordinating music, the majority of which was also created by Rich Shapero. In addition to both the story and music, artwork by Donald Pass is also included to complete the immersive experience. After reading Wild Animus, I will definitely use the app again to enjoy another one of Rich Shapero’s interactive literary experiences.
By Seantxx
Interesting idea
The concept of interactive fiction is an interesting one. When I first heard of this app, I almost expected it to be an adult version of a choose your own adventure novel, but that’s what this is. It’s more of a reading experience. The story is combined with music and art specifically chosen to go with the story. It’s a very interesting idea. Who doesn’t like to listen to music while reading? This way it’s not just random music you’re listening to, but something that compliments the story. There’s also art work that goes with the story. It’s not so much an interactive look, but a more immersive experience. The design of the app takes a minute to learn, but once you do it’s very easy to use. To read the story it’s a simple swipe left or right. But you can do other things like split the page in half so you can get a closer look at the music and art work. I’ve never tried to have that kind of experience and I like it a lot. So far the only story I’ve been able to read is Wild Animus, but it was enough to get me hooked. The story telling is great and really pulls you into the characters and action. Once you start reading, it’s hard to put down. I will say my only regret is this kind of thing isn’t available on a computer. I’m not usually a big fan of reading on my phone, but for this type of book, I’ll make an exception.
By Luthercorp.
The future of reading
I’ve actually always turned on certain music while reading certain books it was really exciting to put that in someone else’s hands. I got this book for free at the Texas book Festival and it was absolutely worth it I love all aspects of the app and book. And the person who thought it was going to be a choose your own adventure type of thing needs to go back to goosebumps... Keep up the great work
