Thievery Corporation is coming to Singapore to play a gig. Heineken Green Room Sessions of 29th Septemeber.

If you look at the post on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - you will know that I have met two of those on the list!

Bodycount for the year:

Richie Hawtin
Afrika Bambaataa
Martin Solvieg
Jazzanova
DJ Cam
Josell Ramos (director for Maestro), never got published
Peter Kruder
James Zabiela
Lo-Fidelity Allstars
Kid Loco
Cash Money

Ten is definitely better than last year's haul. I remembered how I told myself that I have to continue to do this because this is the only way for me to involve myself in the scene in some way or another. I am not the coolest person around and I definitely cannot spin to save my life. Contributing interviews is really the only thing I could do.

So many things have zipped by me and I have not been able to put them down into words. Unlike the past, there has to be two requisites before I can even start blogging. Firstly, I have got to have time and I have got to be in a writing mood. I will make time if I am in a blogging mood so I guess it does boil down to the moods.

How am I even going to start? I think I have reached the point where I need to connect with some of the simpler things in life. I have gone back to playing basketball. Played quite a bit over the few days over the long weekend. In fact, I didn�t venture outside of the house other than to go play basketball. It felt really good just being able to go shoot some hoops. It doesn�t matter that I can�t play like what I could as compared to ten years ago.

The view has never changed and I realised that it�s been a while since I last sat there. I really cannot describe the feeling of contentment I had when I just rested on the bench next to the court staring at the outline of the flats in the neighbourhood. The warm feeling of familiarity nudged against a haunting feeling of loss that I could never really grasp. It�s ironical how such feelings are not mutually exclusive and the amalgamation results in this bittersweet mishmash.

Why the feeling of loss? What have I lost? Is it a part of me? I feel it but I could never shape it.

All in all, the whole National Day weekend made me feel extremely contented. I felt like I could almost ask myself, "What more could I have asked for?"

We will never be able to see Orbital play live in Singapore. Gone are also the hopes of me ever interviewing them.

Can't quite believe that they chose to split. Especially since it's a duo made up of two brothers.

Never really had the peace of mind to come in here to drop a line or two.

I think some people might find it unbeilevable that I chose Cash Money in favour of Sasha. I had initially agreed to do Sasha but I felt like I just had to do Cash Money when I found out that he's coming here to play. He's coming on when Zouk's hosting the annual Technics DMC championship. It should be apparent now that I have a greater love for turntablism as compared to trance.

How can I miss Cash Money? Philly DJ who won the World DMC title and subsequently got banned from entering the competition ever again. Hall of Fame inductee. Enough said.

Sorry Sash, though I would have asked you about what goes on between you and James Zabiela if I ever had to do you.