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Piano and Drums Improvisation

Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 6:48AM / Members only

I recently found myself getting back into improvisation on piano. If you like Olivier Messiaen or Cecil Taylor, you might like these. I'll be doing a lot more of this, especially with drums.

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Blocking Thought... the second attempt

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 7:09AM / Members only

What is she thinking, or not thinking?

So now I guess I am convinced that I have some abilities for drawing. This is my second attempt which I almost gave up on but something forced me to continue to get it to this point. Here's the first attempt. I'm not sure where this is leading but I might be taking it seriously if I can make the time.

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The Hong Kong Garden

Wednesday, Apr 8, 2009 7:42AM / Members only

The song was released in 1978 and named after "The Hong Kong Garden" Chinese takeout in South East London. Siouxsie is quoted as explaining the lyrics with reference to the racist activities of skinheads visiting the takeout:

"I'll never forget, there was a Chinese restaurant in Chislehurst called 'The Hong Kong Garden'. Me and my friend were really upset that we used to go there and like, occasionally when the skinheads would turn up it would really turn really ugly. These gits would just go in on mass and just terrorise these Chinese people who were working there. We'd try and say 'Leave them alone', you know. It was a kind of tribute."

"I remember wishing that I could be like Emma Peel from The Avengers and kick all the skinheads' heads in, because they used to mercilessly torment these people for being foreigners. It made me feel so helpless, hopeless and ill."

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF0OjrFIVWY

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First attempt...

Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 8:06AM / Members only

Look at what AnimationNation and AnD has made me do. I drew a naked woman.

After being a part of the 3 man team that built AnimationNation, and after constantly seeing the huge variety of great art on AnD and knowing talented artists here, I was suddenly inspired and wanted to draw. A long time ago I used to draw abstract stuff but I totally sucked at drawing real life.

I didn't know where to start at this point but I decided to use a photo as a reference and for the first time, try as hard as I could to draw what I see. I feel like it is still unfinished but I want to move on to something else. I don't know what to think because I have no idea what I am doing yet.

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How many ways do I make coffee?

Sunday, Mar 15, 2009 11:15AM / Members only

With a little help from my friend Marvin the Martian, here are the 4 ways that I make coffee.

French Press

Italian Espresso

Porcelain Drip

Aeropress

Aeropress: set up and ready to use

More views.
Top left: Italian Espresso
Top right: Aeropress ready to use
Bottom left: French Press
Bottom right: Porcelain Drip in action with the French Press

A bag of Kona from Hawaii, was gift from MissScarlet, was very good and disappeared fast. I still owe her a bag so I'm going to roast some of my new stash.

If you missed my previous post about coffee roasting you might want to check that out. First I roast the beans, and then I brew.

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Midori Lai
posted on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 10:42AM [Report]

Hey Mann~~~
Thx for your Greeting!!!

Such a long time havent hear from u~
How r u??
medo56
posted on Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 7:52AM [Report]

Thanks for visit !
Glad - you are ok !
Have a nice weekend !
Take care
elle75
posted on Friday, Oct 9, 2009 2:15PM [Report]

I think you might be on to something. I will make a trip downtown Mountain View...maybe tomorrow since I work nearby. Lots of new place on Villa St now....they really clean Castro area up nicely. When was the last time you're up here?

Have a great weekend!!!
elle75
posted on Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009 9:46AM [Report]

Would you "share" that ramen place in Mountain View :-) I don't usually eat noodles, not often enough but as the weather get colder, it always good to have a bow of soup.

Is everything ok? Still recover from your last project?
musicnote
posted on Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 9:57AM [Report]

I'm doing fine. Just been busy with things. XD
musicnote
posted on Saturday, Sep 19, 2009 12:11PM [Report]

How's it going?
Marilena
posted on Saturday, Sep 19, 2009 1:03AM [Report]

howdy !!!
nice skin page
how are you?
Danny Chau
posted on Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 12:23PM [Report]

Isn't life wonderful, we are all unique and yet the same, without people we don't have life.
Thanks for popping by, have a nice day, my friend.
elle75
posted on Wednesday, Sep 9, 2009 5:27AM [Report]

Love and hate projects are challenging but I can't say it's fun although I know exactly how you feel. Every now and then, that happen but I'm glad it's over.

No worries about roasting me a batch but thank you for the lovely thoughts. Hard to believe with all that going on, you still remember. Thanks much much much....

Have a wonderful week.
World Worm Studios
posted on Friday, Sep 4, 2009 8:10PM [Report]

I understand what you are sayin. Gigs can be a bit of both love and hate!

Oh I have been doing good. Lately I have been working on an iPhone project. Composed a bunch of music for that and have been getting ready for my trip to the states.
World Worm Studios
posted on Tuesday, Sep 1, 2009 9:11AM [Report]

Dude really digging Exit Insanity... Ya got a nice vibe and each piece of music takes the listener somewhere! Good job!!!
World Worm Studios
posted on Tuesday, Sep 1, 2009 9:07AM [Report]

I like in the World Whole! How's things been going?
elle75
posted on Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 1:53PM [Report]

Insane, busy, strange, fix, all those adjectives in one message...doesn't sound like you have a good month :-( So, have you get any break to relax yet? How was the audio gig? Will be get to sample or read about it soon?

Hope all is well!!!
Reni Wong
posted on Sunday, Aug 16, 2009 12:17PM [Report]

Danger Mouse is cool bro! But is there a DJ called DJ Danger Mouse too? I will laugh hard if this is real, WAKAKAKAKA!
elle75
posted on Sunday, Jul 19, 2009 3:42PM [Report]

Thank you for the birthday wish!!! It's a great idea to have a cafe' forum. You definitely should start by educated us with your process of roasting the bean :-)
ANIMATIONNATION
posted on Thursday, Jul 9, 2009 3:04PM [Report]

One thing leads to another....
Reni Wong
posted on Tuesday, Jul 7, 2009 10:51PM [Report]

computer die! man! I hate this!
well I guess my situation is the same as you. I'm not very good now but at least better than last year. Last year is the most dark year in my past life, I don't want to experience that again =P
So, any new music you make recently?
Reni Wong
posted on Tuesday, Jul 7, 2009 6:03AM [Report]

been a long time bro! How's going?
elle75
posted on Monday, Jul 6, 2009 3:03PM [Report]

How is your MAC now? I hope it wasn't too costly...the repair. Actually, the Swiss is not known for coffee and my friends think I'm crazy to bring back coffee instead of saving the space for chocolate...lol, perhaps I'm a bit crazy. I sent Kelly some and waiting for her review as well. But Switzerland bordering many other countries like France and Italy and Germany so everything they got is...flavorful :-) Anyhow, I will remember to include my favorite or at least something from San Francisco (*_*) Shoot me an email with your mailing address cuz I don't think I have it.

Well, have a good week....I'm catching up as well and haven't get to my photo yet.
Java68
posted on Monday, Jun 8, 2009 1:57AM [Report]

I just heard from a friend today that you can use a popcorn popper to roast beans too! I am unsure how that will come out...I will let you know once I try ;0)
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My life with music first started on piano, playing Bach, Bartok, Beethoven, Ravel, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, and many others, but after a while I got tired of playing other composers music. The easiest way out of that was to play anything, so I started improvising. Sometimes it was abstract, other times simple and tonal, but improvising was what changed the way I approached music. After that I was introduced to keyboards, midi and audio. I started playing in bands, and programming and recording music. I like to create different kinds of music. Any sound possible is part of music, and I prefer not to define it because like a great writer who I don't remember once said "Definitions are usually like a ﬁsherman's net: too small to encompass Leviathan, but with a mesh too large to hold many of the denizens of the deep" so there is no reason to place anything in a category and leave it there. In the end you either like it or you wont. It doesn't matter what you call it. I prefer to just use adjectives like heavy, groovin, mellow, blistering, solid, calm, dense, elaborate, simple, supersonic, downtempo, or whatever it makes you feel.

I studied composition for 4 years at the SF Conservatory of Music and while I was there I wrote a lot of music for piano, cello and piano, wind quintet with marimba, voice and piano, percussion and piano, 2 electric guitars and piano, and more. At the same time I was also writing music and performing in bands with a sound as diverse as goth, experimental, punk, manchester, electronic, and progressive. I started picking up some of my band mate's electric guitars and eventually that made me decide to start seriously playing guitar as a second instrument. I also did sound fx and scores for short films with one film winning an award for composition in the SF International Film Festival.
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