I got some work done over the weekend on the 5/4 disco joint and the other drum & bass-ish song, but I also made a decision not to be so obsessive & concerned about getting this done quickly. It was cool to have a burst of creativity (or at least motivation) for a couple of weeks, but I think it'll be better all around if I start going to the gym ( Read more... )

Stayin' the course. I got a lot done this weekend incl. finishing the epic Squarepusher-y track and doing some live percussion on a few things. It feels good to able to check something off the list. I made progress on a few other tracks, but on two of them I'm waiting for a friend to record vocals before I can go further and on another I have all ( Read more... )

Left actual work early yesterday and put in almost a full day of recording work. This is not something I can make a habit of, but it was super satisfying. The ridiculous major key d&b song is getting close, the straight dub track is starting to take shape, and the 5/4 dance jam is getting funky ( Read more... )

I came home yesterday all set to put in a few hours of work, but started off by getting distracted by my stereo receiver. You see, I've been going this long without actual studio monitors and have been using my normal home stereo that I've had for years. The receiver has always been troublesome; if I turn the volume up too loud then the protection ( Read more... )

I think I only left the house once this weekend, and that was to go to the gym and get some tacos on Saturday. I got a parking ticket on Sunday because I forgot to go out and move my car ( Read more... )

RIP Freddie Hubbard, RIP Donald Westlake (I got four of his books for Jewish Xmas).

The New Year's show was great!


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Once again, I watched a lot of movies this year (lol single dude). Apparently I watched 117 movies, with tv seasons counting as one entry each. It's a little embarassing, actually? But when I wasn't deep into a book or music project, it was a standard part of any evening where I had a couple of hours free after work ( Read more... )

I'm not going to actually list all the records I bought this year, partly because I get many '08 records (unless listening to three or four songs on youtube counts). I listened to a lot of older music, especially soul, country, dub, and salsa that related to some of my musical projects. I didn't listen to much jazz or keep up with much new rap, ( Read more... )

Time to start quantifying my life, I guess. I remember starting out 2008 with a months-long bout of reader's block, which is really rare for me. I think I was doing lots of crosswords and music stuff? So I didn't read all that many books this year, but I liked most of them. When I was reading Infinite Jest, I started going to coffee shops a few ( Read more... )

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