Music

The Long Way Around

· Posts · 7 min read

When I release a piece of music, I consider making the video for it to be just as interesting and worthwhile as the audio. We’ve come a long way from my original experiments with analog video synthesizers, and lately I’ve been busy constructing a new music video “studio” inside my computer. It’s unlocked something unexpected in me: pure joy. It’s like an infinite Lego set, and it’s become one of the most creatively fulfilling things I’ve ever done.

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The Traffic Jam that Almost Made Me Cry

· Posts · 4 min read

An old woman stepped closer to the small circle that had formed around the musicians. She listened for a moment to the haunting melody of the khan floating through the dusty street, then turned to someone nearby. She hadn’t heard a sound like this since childhood, she said.

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Crossing Thresholds

· Posts · 4 min read

There’s something transformative about passing through the gates here in Cambodia. Whether it’s the ancient causeway leading to Angkor Thom, flanked by rows of stone guardians, or the simple wooden entrance to a village home, these thresholds seem to invite a shift in perspective, an opening of the mind and heart to what lies ahead.

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