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So this is what 2011 sounded like

I’ve debated for a while whether to write the traditional end-of-the-year round-up. While we’ve all been making lists even before High Fidelity was published, the ubiquity of social media and comment threads has been steadily turning them into self-important web-feuds, pointless exercises of relatives vs. Absolutes. Not that I have any illusion that the ten albums [ READ MORE ]

one year

We have been here for a year now. this is what some of it sounded and looked like. To be continued soon ——————– For better audio quality: One Year (September is coming soon) by amberhaze [ READ MORE ]

Fear of the Unknown

  • August 21st, 2011
  • Posted in music

I wanted to make something that was specific to the medium of recording. I want to make albums that are like a Murakami novel or a Terrence Malick film– something that explicitly states its own world. Colin Stetson, Pitchfork Interview, 03/02/11 —————– When is the last time you listened to something truly new, something that bears no resemblance [ READ MORE ]

suddenly everything

One of the highlights of the year so far. That was last Monday at the Sound Academy. What a difference two days make. RIP Gerard Smith. [ READ MORE ]

Sprung

…And before you know it April’s almost over, and I’m almost 34. Things have been quieter than usual over here. Canadian Music week was fun, but that was over a month and a half ago, and for some reason I’ve found it hard to focus on music lately. And even though the experience of playing in [ READ MORE ]

Raleigh

It’s been a lot of late nights, last-minute tweakings, photo editing and bandwidth-hogging, but it’s here. You can get your copy simply by clicking on the cover below or by stopping by the bandcamp page. Artist: Amberhaze Album Title: Raleigh EP Catalog No.: KWR010 Format: Digital only Street Date: 11 January 2011 Label: KittyWu Records On the record This is my first winter [ READ MORE ]

So this is what 2010 sounded like

  • December 30th, 2010
  • Posted in music

I was going through last year’s list, and i realise now that at the time of its writing I hadn’t yet discovered the 2 albums that ended up being my favourites of 2009: Ben Frost’s By The Throat and Mastodon’s Crack the Skye. And that’s the problem with lists, isn’t it? How do you know [ READ MORE ]

Home alone with two gremlins (after midnight, or why 11.1.11)

I’m calling it an early night. It’s 12:30 AM, and I know that bedtime is relative. I can’t remember the last time i went to bed before midnight. Usually late evenings would be the ideal part of the day to get productive these days. Afternoons are good too, when I don’t have to teach. But [ READ MORE ]

1.1.11: the Raleigh EP

of new beginnings Raleigh EP by amberhaze (these are the first two tracks of the EP, still in their unmastered stage) I’ve been trying to finish up this new batch of songs for a few weeks now, and it turns out that being a full-time father is way more taxing and demanding than most jobs [ READ MORE ]

Howland

Howland by amberhaze ———————- I’ve been recording more of late, and a lot of the music seems to be inspired by the time i spend walking and cycling in Toronto. The Fall is also affecting me in ways that I had forgotten, and while I tend to get more introverted this time of [ READ MORE ]

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