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TTSS: a notebook on life.

  • Lost? Positive thinking adds colour to your life

    Thanks to Animator and Illustrator Ben Wright for this beautiful, hope-filled piece of art.

  • Tuneful Tuesday

    Today has been the first day in a while that I’ve had a little time to sit down and listen to what the wonderful world Beatport has to offer. As always, there’s so much on there that it’s difficult to see the wood for the trees, so to speak. However, after wading my way through…

  • A long-standing love affair

    I freely admit it—I’m having an affair. A very long, lustful liaison that’s turned me into a lumberjack shirt hoarder. Take a look below to see exactly what’s sneaked into my wardrobe since my last post…. Checks, I love you.

  • Inspiration is served

  • A pop convert?

    It’s no secret that every once in a while there’s a Live Lounge track that I fall head over heels for. A slightly less familiar love however, is that old chestnut called pop music. Then there is Adele. Oh, and her jaw-dropping, simply spectacular performance on The Brits this week. Maybe it’s because I can…

  • A bit of sweet house music

    On the hunt for some new tunes last night, I was flicking through the many that had been sent my way. Sadly, there was a distinct lack of ear-pricking-up which prompted me to cast my attention back to 2010 and focus on those numbers I may have missed. First found was the glittering sounds of…

  • Drama in Dahab; playground for the weird and wonderful

    If you happened to read my last post, you’ll know that I was taking a well earned break over New Year and spending time with camels, Pharaohs and fish in Egypt. The trip began in Cairo, where a friend and I spent two sleepless nights embracing the sounds of quadruple lane traffic honking their horns,…

  • New music for a new year

    While I’m off sunning myself on the beaches of Egypt, here are a couple of cool little tracks to keep you ticking over. Germany-based Walker Barnard is definitely my latest love affair so in the spirit of sharing is caring, I’m selflessly passing on his collaboration with Swedish producer Agaric, plus his amazing ‘Bend The…

  • Happy Christmas one-and-all!

  • Island – Daypayk & Padberg, featuring Caro (Noze remix)

    Apologies that it’s been a bit of a case of radio-silence from this end of the world – all energies have been focused strictly on tying up loose ends before Father Christmas and his reindeer friends pay us a visit. Finally, most of my work is done, it’s looking a little rosier on the flight…

  • A lesson on the classics

    On a dark Sunday night in the deepest depths of suburban London, something completely untowards occurred—Soldiersailor, for a good couple of hours, swapped techno for classical music. You heard it here first! I’m a little red-faced to say that it was the This Is England television series that brought the phenomenal Nightbook, by Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi,…

  • Spend ‘A Night With…’ Tobi Neumann

    Over the next couple of weeks, London livens up with some of the biggest nights of the year – Sven Väth and his Cocoon crew are in town for a double whammy weekender (Liverpool on Friday 26th, and Fabric London on 27th), Double Trouble Productions bravely host Rhythmatic’s third anniversary on the same Saturday as Väth,…

  • Double Trouble celebrate Rhythmatic’s 3rd birthday with headliner Marco Carola

    On sitting down in a café in Spitalfields, it’s immediately hard not to be charmed by Kiri and Kostas Poulos. Brothers, twins and rock solid friends, the duo also go by the name of Double Trouble Productions and are the team behind the international Rhythmatic nights too. With over ten years experience, the boys have worked…

  • Sunday best: crack of dawn club Jaded launch party tees

    What do you get when you cross afterhours club Jaded with the classic black tee? One helluva-cool looking T-shirt that’s what. Say goodbye to run-of-the-mill and hello to instant style with a Jaded shirt now, available from Refuel on Great Windmill Street, London.  

  • Head cinema with Kollektiv Turmstrasse

    Back in September, I met up with friends from across the pond for Cocoon’s Green and Blue festival in Frankfurt. An ace time was had by all, but one of the highlights by far was experiencing the live sounds of German tech duo Kollektiv Turmstrasse. Yesterday, one of the friends who was with me at the event sent…

  • Seeking Shakespeare in the Cotswolds

  • The last breakfast…

    Today is D day. D meaning dentists and the extraction of one of two remaining wisdom teeth (said wisdom staying firmly in place, I hope). So in a bid towards a memorable last meal (for a while anyhow), I decided to indulge in one of the amazing looking almond croissants at Caffè Vergnano on Charing Cross Road,…

  • Music for a moody Monday

    Judging by this morning’s hideous journey into The Eco Office, costing me a fine full £10 for said travel – today did not start off on the best foot. However, after a particularly slow first few hours, things finally picked up with discovery of some good tunes to type to. So, if you’ve been having…

  • A crafty lady named Messy Jesse

    In the Eco Office, it would seem we’re a bit of a creative bunch. Between us, we have photographers, writers, bloggers, musicians and even a gymnast! The most common pastime, however, would appear to be that good old fashioned skill – sewing. One of our in-house seamstresses is Messy Jesse, a lovely bubbly little lady…

  • Career spotlight: Soldiersailor in the hot seat

    Every once in a while, it’s highly recommended to stop completely and take check of what’s going on in your world, or rather – career. This is exactly what I did on reading the finished interview I recently had with recruiters GXY Search. Unusually, this time round saw me in the hot seat. The result?…

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