Category: Music
All things aural
New ambient mix – Dreamscape 02
Well it has been about 2.5 years since my last ambient mix recording, so it was high time that I made another one. Deep ambient soundscapes along with a bit of drones, glitch, and breaks, and a side of a Read More …
Video of my sitar teacher, Alif Laila
This is a video I made (I did the editing, someone else did the recording) of Alif Laila performing Raag Zilla Kaafi. Enjoy, and check out her CDs on her website! The video is H.264 format and is 3MB in Read More …
Downtempo DJ gig tonight in Baltimore
I’m playing for Genrevore tonight from 10pm – 2am at Joe2 Pizza & Bar. Expect good food, good suds, and great music! Expect dub, electronic lounge, atmospheric dnb, and a smattering of world electronica.
New CDs have arrived
Ah, more fodder for the collection. Today’s batch from PsyShop includes: Adham Shaikh – Journey To The Sun (Interchill) Banco De Gaia – Farewell Ferengistan (Disco Gecko) David Bickley – Still Rivers At night (Psychonavigation) Digital Samsara – Blue Beryll Read More …
New ambient dub mix is up.
See Mix 04 on my mixes page for details.
Pictures of Turkey, the eclipse and Soulclipse festival are up
I fixed my gallery and uploaded the pictures that Talia and I took this past week as we travelled around Turkey. We started out in Istanbul in the old city, then we went on to the Antalya area of southern Read More …
It’s official: Nation closes on July 16th 2006
The people who run the Alchemy night at Nation Nightclub in DC have posted a statement that affirms the fears of the DC clubbing scene – Nation is closing on July 16th 2006 to make way for the redevelopment of Read More …
Update on the sitar lessons
It has been a good two months since I first started taking lessons from Alif, and I’ve been progressing well, learning basic scales and rhythms. Alif is leaving on the 29th for a month to play at concerts in Bengaladesh Read More …
Sitar lessons have begun
Today I met with my new sitar teacher, Alif Laila, for the first time. We spent the evening getting aquainted and going over tuning (Ravi Shankar style) and replacing a string on my sitar. It turns out that she’s a Read More …
9:30 Club ups price of suds, more venues to follow?
Beer Taps Going The Way of the Gas Pump That post on the DCist was brought to my attention today. The markup on booze is the heroin of night club owners. I know that’s where their major operating capital comes Read More …