Digital Vibrations

So this is what laziness looks like.

It's true what they say about overdrive pedals

Two excellent albums came out last Friday and I've been having a great time listening to them over the weekend. The first one is The Aristocrats With Primuz Chamber Orchestra, which is essentially the band's original performances mixed with string arrangements. The orchestra adds layers of richness to the pieces and cleverly fills up spaces with intriguing melodies. I was certainly surprised and entertained by some of the orchestral parts. Having recently performed with an orchestra myself, playing music that is most certainly beyond my usual repertoire, I could definitely appreciate how different elements are woven together to elevate the original compositions.

The second album is Bill Laurence & The Untold Orchestra Live at EFG London Jazz Festival 2021, recorded last November. In contrast to the playfulness of the Aristocrats and the Primuz Chamber Orchestra, this concert feels very intimate and, for lack of a better word, pure. It's an uplifting experience every time I listen to it and I would say that I like it more than the Aristocrats' record, despite generally preferring guitar-driven music over everything else. In any case, I highly recommend that anyone interested give the two albums a listen - you won't be disappointed.

Flying in a blue dream.

Constants and Variables

Another year begins.

It had taken quite some time, but a few weeks ago I finished one of those seemingly obligatory objectives of the game.

Speaking of taking one's sweet time, I finally resolved to scan Granblue Fantasy Graphics Archive IV. Also my apologies for not replying to comments - I haven't been receiving any notification for some reason and I suppose I don't check this place as much as I should.

Drifting in the aisles.

Between The Lines

It has been a while. A long while.

I suppose it's a yearly thing now, so here's Granblue Fantasy Graphic Archive IV Extra Works for your viewing pleasure. I have yet to unbind the main book so I can't make any promise on a possible deadline. It'll be done in due time. I hope.

Hear the sound of music.

A Certain Shade Of Green

Alive and well. Perhaps not as well as I'd like to be, but what can you do about growing old?

Despite an increase in the number of pages, I finished Granblue Fantasy Graphic Archive III much faster than I did with the previous book. I feel like I may have rushed it a little, but in any case, please enjoy the pretty pictures.

A written invitation.

Zoetrope

A little late but I wish everyone a happy New Year! Let's just hope that the world won't be plagued by too much turmoil.

The cushion is really comfortable

I decided to make a trip to Japan for Christmas and New Year celebrations. It was nowhere near as materialistically fruitful as I'd expected, largely because I miraculously and needlessly held myself back on impulse purchases, which might actually be contradictory to one of my reasons for going there in the first place. There's a lot that I would like to say about my time in the mega-city of Tokyo, so I won't bore anyone with it. Have some pretty pictures instead.

Being one of the only two guys at the Gintama cafe was quite a surreal experience though.