The New Black


Some of the things I torture.

New track up on my olt myspace, entitled ‘Have You Heard About The Upside To Misery?’. Recorded Friday on my Creative Vision recorder, then mixed a bit, cut up and with samples thrown in for posterity. Featured are guitars, various whacking implements, Ableton Live processors and soundscapes. Was wallowing a bit towards the end of this week, wasn’t feeling well physically or mentally, but managed to create something I’m fairly proud of.

School is hotting up. We have alot of work to do for our 8 separate classes, and it’s all starting to rear it’s head up and whinny. Only about 4 more weeks till holidays, so I guess it’s time to knuckle down.

Listening: Baroness – Wanderlust

Moving on…how we roll.


I’ve realized the error of actually paying for a hosting space when all I was doing was posting blogs. Photo on left is the view from my rooftop, it’s a hazy day today so you can only just see the city in the distance. Kat and Pat will be living in the big building on the right, which is deceptively only 30 seconds from my house.

I’ve started school. A Bachelor of Theatre Production at the Victorian College Of The Arts. I’m working on a show, a mish-mashing of material by my two favourite Canberran writers David Finig and Hadley. Hear them talking awkwardly about themselves here and here, respectively.

I’m playing bass in a band, it comprises of the songs of my lovable housemate Ric Atkinson. Hear some awkwardly rough demos here.

Something I wrote on the train into school yesterday. Shrouded in grey, light rain falling, calmness reigning.

There’s a certain serenity in the air this morning, one that is undoubtedly true. The water hangs sullenly in the air and settles so peacefully on thirsty surface, its’ gentle touch permeating the atmosphere and dosing everyone around with a smile. The light has been caught between sunrise and daylight for hours now, and the lightning strikes in my ears find a home amongst the slowly collapsing grey of the AM, and help me settle into a feeling that I hadn’t thought existed in this city.

Listening: Fennesz – Black Sea