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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 ]

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 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 ]

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 ]

A post rock lover’s guide to classical music: episode 1

Bolero, Maurice Ravel. “Don’t you think this theme has an insistent quality? I’m going to try and repeat it a number of times without any development, gradually increasing the orchestra as best I can.” Maurice Ravel wrote this to one of his friends in reference to his landmark piece, the Bolero. Composed in 1928, it clearly wasn’t [ READ MORE ]

Extra credit

I thought I’d go a bit more into how the album was made, for those of you who may be curious. Not that we should reveal everything, because everyone likes a bit of mystery, but there are people who need credit, and the record would not be here without them. I wrote most of the songs [ READ MORE ]

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