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Where I’m coming from

And before you know it, we’re flying off to Toronto tomorrow. August has been kind to us at my parents’ place, while J has been in Canada for three weeks already, and a new house is waiting for us now. A new place we’ll call home. I never really know how to answer when people ask [ READ MORE ]

Death in Venice

Death In Venice by amberhaze The past few days have been a blur: packing the house for the relocation company, getting 51 boxes to fit into a 280 cubic-feet crate, selling the rest of our stuff away and donating the rest of the unsold items to families who would use an extra bed or a coffee [ READ MORE ]

Child’s play

Hunted by a freak (Mogwai cover) by amberhaze Errol asked me if I wanted to come down and hang out with Mike and Jared from Lymbyc Systym the night before the show. He wasn’t sure he could spend some time with them with all the commitments you find yourself submerged with when [ READ MORE ]

and a last one for the road

I’ve been thinking about having a “farewell” show of sorts. A few bands have been splitting up, moving on, or simply bowing out lately here, and there have been a series of last gigs around. So, for a while, I thought it would have been a good way to go. But over the past two [ READ MORE ]

Saviano

saviano by Amberhaze More Amberhaze music on iLike Click on the song to listen ———————– I read something quite disconcerting this morning on Repubblica A monthly magazine, usually more prone to featuring the hot chick of the month in bikini or (preferably for its predominantly male readership) topless and beyond, is going to feature a cover showing Roberto Saviano at [ READ MORE ]

Manila – part 2

The sun rises before 6 AM this time of year in Manila, so when you finally go back to your hotel after a whole night of playing, drinking, talking and driving around, you realise that the city is getting ready for a new day. Scrap that: the city is always ready, one way or another. [ READ MORE ]

Manila – part 1

So the week-end came and went, and what a week-end this has been. If I ever needed a reminder as to why we go through the highs and lows or composing, recording, believing, doubting and (hopefully) gigging, this trip sits at the top of my self-motivational experiences. And it’s really all about the people you [ READ MORE ]

the boy who sees with stones: a gift

(this is the part where you click on the cover and download an EP for free. Or you could click here too) So I think this is the last post about this little musical adventure that has kept me busy since the beginning of the year… The EP that I’ve put together is by no means a [ READ MORE ]

returning home…and beyond

———— Funny how time works. Last week was mostly spent at the Recital Studio from morning until late evening, Monday through Thursday, setting up, rehearsing, improving, changing, improvising, performing, tearing down and packing up. And now that this show is over, it somehow feels like the whole process was a long-forgotten dream, a distant memory. Maybe [ READ MORE ]

reverie

I often dream in music. What I remember of it when I wake up is usually a clear yet fragmented succession of chords, or impressions. The music in my dreams is actually vivid and tangible, something that should have been recorded somewhere in the universal library of forgotten ideas and unfinished thoughts. A place like [ READ MORE ]

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