2025 is the year I turned 40, and the way I chose to commemorate it was through honoring music—the force that has grounded me faithfully through many uncertainties and allowed me to truly know myself to navigate this new chapter in my life. For this, and the freedom and discovery of personal agency that music has given me, I am grateful.
The full recording of my opening set for @waaarphole last October 11 is now in Soundcloud. Grateful to @hidekizito and everyone at Warphole for the invitation to set the night’s tone with my own take on the Warphole sound, and bend space and time with it.
Thank you as well to those who arrived early and stayed late, and donated to the fundraiser.
Cover art by @hidekizito , based on portrait by @vietnameat .
Thank you to those who went to my second all-nighter set last night at @monobyphono !
The whole idea of this all-nighter set circles around IDM, ambient, dub, and mental techno, genres with a special place in my record box.
This is not club-friendly music, nor is it intended to be “danceable.” But music is music, and sometimes weight and depth are not measured in BPM, but in other ways. Especially in IDM and ambient.
I’m glad to have been able to do a long set because only with a long session will certain sonic choices make sense and build a proper narrative. And this set came alive with Mono’s new Hi-Fi sound system.
This is some footage of the set. Recording/time capsule is on Soundcloud. Till the next head massage 😘
