Epitaph 410
MUSIC = This has one of the most accomplishing years in music since 2005, hands down! Most of my favorite artists released new material. You got the Gorillaz bringing out their new album "Plastic Beach" which didn't hit the charts the way "Demon Days" did but it's still a fantastic listen. I was fortunate to see them twice this year, I don't see it being spoiled but more taking every opportunity I could take to see them. This was a successful year for Gorillaz, for me it was. A few weeks after the release of "Plastic Beach", the world received the grim news that modeled but very much idolized hip-hop producer Nujabes was killed in a car accident. It caused numbers beyond numbers of fellows to play his songs in his tribute. In the tradition of releasing his material in November, a tribute album was released by his closest producing buddies titled "modal soul classics II". Features no new material from Nujabes, but it was a well delivered tribute album. The new Michael Jackson album came out, something the world had been waiting for! But it turned out to be questionable. It defined to me about how Sony owns Michael Jackson's name. I didn't see it with "This Is It", but I saw it with this. With 10 new songs, the songs felt incomplete. They were glorified by the man himself but it felt the producers were hoping that the songs would've been by the man himself. There was also new material by Cassius which can never go wrong, as well as a new group that Justice's Xavier de Rosney produced called Jamaica. The 80's killer Kavinsky released a new but much slower EP called "Nightcall", slower because the track was produced Daft Punk's very own Guy-Manuel. There was also a new album from N.E.R.D. called "Nothing" which has makes you question "If this album has so much energy then why am I still sitting down?". But this album also has a lead song featuring Daft Punk, which helped but not enough. Which leads me to this most epic soundtrack (not album) of the year which is Daft Punk's score to "TRON: Legacy". Even though it's very much glorified by everybody, it's better watched then heard. It was too much for people to handle. Lastly, Gorillaz brought us a free last minute Christmas present called "The Fall". 15 songs produced in 32 days, using a iPad as one of their instruments. I think the music of 2010 redefined music altogether.
PHOTOGRAPHY = The photography hasn't been as successful as I had planned this time around, but I'm not disappointed. I understand that my creativity level isn't where it should be, but I'm still willing to try more things. This year I had become more vibrant in my colors and more bold then I had ever been. I told myself that I could do better, but I don't call this because better. I want to do better, but it's still not enough for me. One problem I have is that I'm idolized by alot of newcomers and I can't handle the responsibility, I never could to be quite honest with you. The pressure is too much since I don't idolize most photographers. Do I accept responsibility or tell others to find their own path? I'll decide later.
FRIENDS = The definition of what a friendship is was tested numerous times throughout the year. Only a few trees survived the storm, and those are the ones that are not going anywhere. A few of them are missing branches and those were the insecurities and faults were needed to make them stronger. During the end of the year, everybody was delivered the ultimate test. The test that nobody saw coming, the test that even I wasn't expecting. The test that made people realize who was in their lives, the test on how we treat everybody around us. The test that makes you question who was really in your life, and the one that makes you question what would you do if they weren't. I hated to be the one to go through it, I didn't like to be the example for everybody. The example of what would you do if your parent dies?
FAMILY = Remember what I said last year about my dad? It nearly became a reality. My father passed away in his sleep (cause still unknown). My world is completely flipped upside down, but I'm taking it a day at a time. It's harder nobody else has really been through it, it's a really dark and absent feeling when nobody can relate. I always feared to get that phone call saying that something happened and it did.
-naokai/bkaii
PHOTOGRAPHY = The photography hasn't been as successful as I had planned this time around, but I'm not disappointed. I understand that my creativity level isn't where it should be, but I'm still willing to try more things. This year I had become more vibrant in my colors and more bold then I had ever been. I told myself that I could do better, but I don't call this because better. I want to do better, but it's still not enough for me. One problem I have is that I'm idolized by alot of newcomers and I can't handle the responsibility, I never could to be quite honest with you. The pressure is too much since I don't idolize most photographers. Do I accept responsibility or tell others to find their own path? I'll decide later.
FRIENDS = The definition of what a friendship is was tested numerous times throughout the year. Only a few trees survived the storm, and those are the ones that are not going anywhere. A few of them are missing branches and those were the insecurities and faults were needed to make them stronger. During the end of the year, everybody was delivered the ultimate test. The test that nobody saw coming, the test that even I wasn't expecting. The test that made people realize who was in their lives, the test on how we treat everybody around us. The test that makes you question who was really in your life, and the one that makes you question what would you do if they weren't. I hated to be the one to go through it, I didn't like to be the example for everybody. The example of what would you do if your parent dies?
FAMILY = Remember what I said last year about my dad? It nearly became a reality. My father passed away in his sleep (cause still unknown). My world is completely flipped upside down, but I'm taking it a day at a time. It's harder nobody else has really been through it, it's a really dark and absent feeling when nobody can relate. I always feared to get that phone call saying that something happened and it did.
-naokai/bkaii