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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 ]

Long days…

This is a strange period. It’s been 5 months since we’ve released Then we saw the Stars again, and as most artists will tell you, you’ve got to be ready to move on to something else fast, or face the sophomore slump. And of course, there lies the trick: do you try and get the word [ READ MORE ]

igloos and forts

We watched Where the Wild Things Are this morning. As expected, Luca thoroughly enjoyed it, and it seemed as though the emotional involvement in the characters was not entirely lost on his 4 year old way of watching movies. He laughed at the slapstick humor, the physical jokes and the fighting scenes, but he looked [ READ MORE ]

Goodbye 2009

So another year has passed, and a new one has just begun. As much as we all love resolutions, new prospects and a good helping of idealism, I’d like to just take it as it comes, and not set bars too high. 2009 was mostly a good year, and I’m happy that the album gained [ READ MORE ]

A post-rock lover’s guide to classical music: episode 10

Claude Debussy, Preludes Volume I. Voiles ———————- It’s the end of the year. For some it’s the end of the decade, though everyone knows that the decade will only end next year… either way, everywhere you turn someone is writing a top 3/5/10/100 somewhere. So that set me thinking. If I were to pick my 3 favourite [ READ MORE ]

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