Hunger

Submitted by marek on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 13:00

Panorama of the Manchester skyline; taken from somewhere in Northern Quarter. Stitched together in a hurry just to get an idea of what one can see from up there.

Submitted by marek on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 00:00

Khatch!

[mp3]http://fs.maz.nu/khatch.mp3[/mp3]

Excerpts from the piano Toccata by Khatchaturian used to test a microphone arrangement on my upright piano.

Submitted by marek on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 12:26

Microphone arrangement for the Toccata.

Submitted by marek on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 12:25

Building Creative Concern’s “How Passionate are you about Regeneration?” Exhibit

Image capture software by myself. Mad Flash skills by AY. Panicked woodwork by everyone!

Submitted by marek on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 17:00

Beneath an Empty Sky

[mp3]http://fs.maz.nu/baes.mp3[/mp3]

A few days ago Raven posted lyrical poetry titled Beneath an Empty Sky. This is the improvised “radio edit” of the song.

Submitted by marek on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 15:21

The music to Beneath an Empty Sky.

The harmonies are based around a D-rooted dorian-mode; some augmented and diminished seventh chords make the tonality a little more interesting; and there is a surprise cadence at the end.

Submitted by marek on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 15:20

The Strange Twilight World of the Heterosexual

A message in my mailbox today:

Please tell me [this] means you aren’t talking about sex on the first date..! :\

Actually, yes, I was talking about sex on a first date. “Talking about” is quite different from “soliciting”. Some thoughts I’d written about this in an email exchange with a friend began as follows:

Submitted by marek on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 07:13

Seen while on a walk around northern London with Kadia.

Submitted by marek on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 23:00

Submitted by marek on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 18:00

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