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Home alone with two gremlins (before midnight)

Our first (almost) White Christmas is over. The house is very quiet, and it does feel like the whole anticipation and excitement leading up to today have toned down a bit, leaving a trail of newspaper wrapping (elves have become environmentally conscious, it seems) and a laundry basket full of new folded clothes (Santa somehow [ READ MORE ]

Passacaille

The good days of summer are definitely over, even though we still have the occasional hot spell, or the unexpected burst of sunshine. Mostly, though, Fall is in full swing. The tree outside my studio window is almost bare, which means I can now see the tip of the CN Tower. Not that I really [ READ MORE ]

A post-rock lover’s guide to Classical music: Russian cycles, part 4

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano concertos n.2 and 3 [Custom clearance being what it is, there won't be any sample this week either... but you'll have two fabulous versions in the video section below. Fingers crossed for next week, or the week after...] —————– I don’t have particularly bad memories of my teenage years. Sure, I was awkward, clueless and [ READ MORE ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

two spinning spheres in a bed of stars

This is definitely a period of transition. We are two months away from our big move to Toronto, and as much as we want to believe there are still 8 weeks left to departure, the number of errands and chores is staggering: preemptive healthchecks, various visa applications, and other logistical details which remind me just how [ 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 ]

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 ]

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