Archive for the ‘ music ’ Category

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 ]

all systems go

This is it! The stage is set, the instruments are all plugged in, and the whole recital studio looks stunning. As the concept suggests, there is no traditional seating plan for the show, and instead we have 80 tatami mats lying on the floor for the audience to comfortably watch the animation hanging over their heads. I [ 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 ]

so this is what 2009 sounded like…

  • January 9th, 2010
  • Posted in music

I couldn’t resist. I keep reading end-of-the-year lists everywhere, and I thought I’d do one too. 2009 has been a busy year for releases, and we’ve been showered with some true masterpieces. whoever thinks that the music industry is dying is clearly not listening to the right music, because there are so many awesome new [ 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 ]

A post-rock lover’s guide to classical music: episode 9

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto n.23, K 488. 2nd Movement ———————- 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 [ READ MORE ]

a post-rock lover’s guide to classical music: episode 8

Johann Sebastian Bach, Aria, the Goldberg variations ———————- 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 [ READ MORE ]

amberhaze on Facebook