Damn. I broke the 'blog every two weeks' rule. Ug. 

It's been a strange time. The olympics have been a good excuse to yet again become nocturnal, as has the rumblings of a new project. With no studio at my fingers tips, my old sooped-up iMac lies upon a chair; a mouse hovers on a small bedside table and there's a warm patch on the floor where I sit. Not ideal. 
Happily, my delightful headphones keep me hi-fi through the long nights, and don't underestimate iMac speakers for their grot-box cr...
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Music remains on ice due to house issues. I don't 'think' about music a lot - it is an abstract concept when it isn't in motion - but I really miss having that world of creative abandon; a creche for the mind. It also means I'm not scouting for work which plays on my mind. Luckily I am currently secure, but contrary to popular belief, I don't like being lazy.

So what to do? The possibly-useful-almost-certainly-pointless Google Buzz offers yet another avenue to spout badly crafted sentences int...
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Argh! A faulty doorbell meant I missed the delivery of my new mixing desk this morning. No matter - it will come tomorrow and I don't even have all the connections for it yet to start late-night analogue mixing. It's the most expensive thing I've ever bought. I guess I don't even reeeeally need it (google ITB vs OTB to find out why techy ppl). 

If you are a painter, you can paint on anything with anything, but there must be something about treating yourself to the highest quality material - t...
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It's a little too busy for my liking at the moment. A good barometer for when the balance of my life starts to tip slightly is my chess play.


 
I'm not a crossword man as I don't read enough and words don't satisfy me quite like numbers do. Therefore, a crossword to me is not just unfulfilling; I'm also rubbish at them! Geometry, proportions, abstractions and the like are more my style. When I make music, I often think in terms of shapes and in the rare moments I write for myself, I am interes...
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Greetings from East Sussex. Home life is a mixture of joy and the niggling stresses of home alterations but it is mostly very joyful. Having a proper high-quality supermarket on my doorstep is strangely uplifting. We will eat well this year. Also, having the sea as the horizon lets you know daily where you stand, where you cannot go and where you belong. It is humbling. 

I had a break from making music this weekend after a full-on week and another one to follow. This didn't stop me spending ...
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