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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 ]

looking ahead

…or should it be ‘looking back’? Either way, the end of the year is around the corner, and before you know it, we’ll be in 2010. What happened? Where did 2009 go? Before I get all introspective and sentimental, let’s not forget that there is still a whole month left, and I’m sure there will be time [ READ MORE ]

getting ready

The past two gigs have been a blast. The JUICE mag party at Zouk was interesting, because I had never played there, and the soundsystem definitely makes my live setup sound as good as it gets. Lots of basses there! At first it felt like practice, because I couldn’t see how many people there were with [ READ MORE ]

when it rains it pours

Funny how sometimes everything happens at once. I hadn’t played since July at the Twilight Galaxy show, and then we got really busy to get the album ready on time for September. The album has been out for almost 2 months. There haven’t been that many reviews so far, but reviews have been good. So what we [ READ MORE ]

A post-rock lover’s guide to classical music: episode 2

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Symphony no.7 (2nd movement) If I had to choose, if I really were forced to, I would choose Beethoven. And I wouldn’t even have to think too hard about it. Beethoven comes at this crucial point in history where two influential periods have passed and one is yet to come, and somehow everything that [ READ MORE ]

you are the blood

compilations are sometimes a hit and miss affair, but there is nothing remotely mediocre here. I’m still in shock after hearing Sufjan Stevens’ 10 minute closer. I’ll probably write something on this, later… In the meantime, please listen, enjoy, and if you like, buy the album. As corny as charity CD’s go, all proceeds are directly helping [ READ MORE ]

Then we saw the stars again

It looks like we are all set, and on course this time. After a few delays we’ve decided to release the album on 09.09.09, which works great whether you live here or in the States, or anywhere else. I found out last week that EMI was doing the same with the entire remastered catalogue [ READ MORE ]

that’s not my leg! that’s not my leg!

I was driving in the car with Luca on the way back from the library, and the radio was on. That was a somewhat welcome change from the repeat listenings of Peter and the Wolf we’ve been through of late (though the fact that now Luca is able to recall all the animal themes and [ READ MORE ]

Where the wild things are

I just found this new trailer for Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Where the wild things are. The previous trailer had me convinced already, but this one just seals the deal. I don’t remember the last time I had been expecting something more eagerly…well, maybe the Dark Knight last year, but this just has the potential [ READ MORE ]

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