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2021 Mixtape

This has been sitting in my drafts all year. I couldn’t bring myself to hit publish until today. We returned to Sydney in November, and the few months since I couldn’t face and relive the emotions I went through in Hong Kong. The five or so months have been like ringing ears after an intenseContinue reading “2021 Mixtape”

2021 Sydney Underground Film Festival Notes

With ongoing Sydney lockdowns, the festival was conducted online and on demand. Challenged myself with a 4-Film pass; my shortlist for this year, and their two line reviews: 1. Sleeze Lake: Vanlife at its Lowest & Best A glimpse into a specific place and point in time of a one-off DIY hedonistic weekend that didn’tContinue reading “2021 Sydney Underground Film Festival Notes”

2020 Mixtape

2020 was a year-long exercise of resolutions in the face of consistent adversity. Soundtracking farewells spanning several months, we said goodbye to the characters we grew to love, the harsh grit of the city, and ourselves. The flowerman downstairs who rarely fails to wish us a good morning every morning in the four years weContinue reading “2020 Mixtape”

2019 Mixtape

2019 saw me take a slight mental and emotional backseat following an extraordinarily challenging 2018. Living and working in Hong Kong, you’re constantly starved for introspection. Without it, there is limited time to properly confront your emotions to heed whether you’re still in the direction you want to go: that the values you hold continueContinue reading “2019 Mixtape”

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2018 Mixtape

Narrowed down the year into 18 tracks, mostly released this year. Enjoy!

2017 Mixtape

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2016 Sydney Film Festival Notes

Adidas Yeezy-Boost 350 SPLY Kaufen Lucky to catch six films this year! Here we go: 1. Lo & Behold: Reveries of the Connected World Werner Herzog’s take on the impact the internet has had on the world via ten short stories. Great subjects which were mostly explored on the surface. Light entertainment for potentially heavyContinue reading “2016 Sydney Film Festival Notes”

My 2015 Record Store Day List

Must-Haves Finitribe – 101 Remixes Jesus & Mary Chain Psychocandy live @ Barrowlands Jon Hopkins – I Remember (Nils Frahm remix) Machinedrum – Vapor City Remixes Oneohtrix Point Never – Commissions II Slowdive – Blue Day Spaceape/Kode9 – Ghost Town/ At War with Time Various – Continuum Nice-to-have Air – Playground Love Brian Eno –Continue reading “My 2015 Record Store Day List”

SxSW 2015 Film Notes

Had to be a bit strategic this year with how I fit everything into the schedule; frontloaded the interactive program considering there was some work-related stuff and had to consider a few colleagues who joined me, then catching up on all the films in the second half of the festival once I had some time toContinue reading “SxSW 2015 Film Notes”