tokyo + repeat listens

well hello

i went to japan during the last week of october

and in my youtube video, i talk about what i did there. 

https://youtu.be/9Itv0LobYjw?si=IGPYj3OKqceA6lUh

i tried doing color grading in this video to make it feel like a part of my world.

but editing took a very long time. 

so i cannot do it like that too often, because i just wouldn't have time to experience life

music:

i went through a massive Femtanyl phase where i listened to their top songs like... a lot. i was particulaly obsessed with ALL THE TIME which i did listen to all the time... and on the flight to japan which was like 12 hours long, i listened to it on repeat as i was trying to sleep. 

lilbesh ramko

i got recommended a new album by this artist while in tokyo. 

i really love it. No Animals Were Harmed likewise was a song that i listened to on the flight back to SFO while i was trying to sleep. 

sometimes when i say these types of things, i think i might be a bit broken. both of these songs are a bit nuts, especially considering i was sleeping to them playing on repeat for hours on end. 

valknee

i love her. she is kind of like Six Sex to me, weirdly. love her voice, her album Gear was also on repeat a lot 

Tinashe, especially the song Nobody Wanna Dance Anymore. i specifically opened my door to the balcony at the hotel and let the fresh air and sunshine in and danced around to this song and others realizing that my work obligations were over and i'd be able to enjoy tokyo as a true tourist for the rest of my time. 

Rico Nasty's RX album. i didn't listen to it right when it came out. For some reason i wasn't ready for it. but good lord this is a tasty lil album. just a full vibe. 

a lot of good new music came out on my birthday. qotsa came out with a new album that i really like (the last two were not my vibe tbh even though qotsa has been my favorite band). Anyway, i also listened to Mono on repeat and just kind of wandered around my hotel room as it played. 

there are a lot of photos in my youtube video. and i spent a lot of time editing it, so please check it out if you want to hear about my tokyo thoughts. 

there is also quite a lot that i missed blogging while i took a break... i went to a music festival and a handful of concerts. it was beautiful and sometimes i just need to take that all in without daily reflection, i think. i dont know but that seems to happen.