Another month has passed us this year and it is already May, which is a beautiful month because I was born in it. Nevertheless this time of year might also bring us warmer weather, less seasonal depression and more drinks outside on a ‘’terrasje’’. I say might because these things are unfortunately never promised in […]
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I’ve recently been in the process of finishing up some composition projects I’ve had for a while. That means adding the finishing touches, checking every part over and over and over again, and sending it to the client. With this process coming up multiple times recently, it made me reflect on the process and the
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The creative process, and the creative ability, is weird. At one point there’s nothing, then there is a thing – arguably a thing that holds intellectual value. (And They saw that it was good, etcetera etcetera.) The creative process, and with that the creative ability, is sure a chaotic one. No coherent thoughts, almost no
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Last Friday, while walking in front of Utrecht Centraal, I was approached by a representative of Doctors without Borders. Campaigning for donations, for a second mobile hospital in Ukraine (essentially a glorified sleeper train). In a very, very slow conversation he asked me if I still followed the news. He seemed surprised when I answered
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Major Hyperpop label PC Music has announced they would stop releasing new music at the end of the year. Is hyperpop officially dead?
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Lots of first-timers these weeks: my first ever article in English for all of you, and also my first ever time in life I went to the pioneers of Electronic Dance Music (EDM): the Prodigy. Honestly, I have never been a fan or whatsoever, let alone that I knew their music well. After listening to
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If you have ever had the pleasure of speaking to me for more than five minutes, I most likely started talking your ear off about some artist I discovered or rediscovered. Listening to music and thinking about why exactly I enjoy it so much generally takes up a significant portion of my month and November
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Since last summer I’ve been the bassist in a band with two of my friends (we’re still looking for a drummer, so contact me if you are a drummer that can keep up with at least 180 bpm). We make really shitty punk, and I’ve been having the greatest time playing with them. The thing
It’s a Sunday evening when my friends Louie Lou and Lex accompany me on a walk from Tilburg station to the Little Devil, a small concert venue in the middle of the city. We arrived in Tilburg before the rest of our group did. They got delayed because of the, for some reason, not so
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Right – Sunday evening, listening to Tigran Hamasyan – perfect conditions to write a welcome message. New study year, new Hucbald, new website committee. And I am the new chairwoman for the siteco this year! That largely means I have more responsibilities, and I have to keep some back-end stuff in check. And, as from
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