Posts Tagged ‘ Toronto ’

Movember – week 3

And as we entered into the third week of November, it started getting colder, and darker. It always strikes me how sudden the change is. You’re just trudging along, minding your autumnal business, and next thing you know all the trees have lost their leaves, your hoodie won’t cut it anymore for that morning bike commute, [ 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 ]

long days and a lull

I’ve missed Spring so much. The particular texture of the late afternoon sunshine, the birdsongs, the explosion of colours in the parks and on the quiet streets in my neighbourhood. I think I’ve really missed seasons more than I thought I would admit when I was in Singapore, and coming back to them just made [ READ MORE ]

Hibernation – over?

THE CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK IS AROUND THE CORNER! TIME TO GET OUT OF HIBERNATION MODE! Time and venue still TBA, but it’s happening. The gigging bug has finally found me here. I haven’t played in a while, and since I took some time off starting over and recording the Raleigh record, the time feels right now for some [ 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 ]

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 ]

pumpkin seed

Pumpkinseed by amberhaze This is the first track that I’ve managed to complete since I’ve arrived. There are a few more in the works, but for some reason, this one seemed to almost record itself. It’s still mostly a demo, but I think I got the kind of sound I was imagining [ 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 ]

v2.0

So we’ve pretty much settled now. And after a month and a half, there is enough of a routine to make life here seem complete, and almost familiar by now. It hasn’t been too productive on the music front though, but that should change very soon. The studio is up and running now – barring [ READ MORE ]

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