Show me the way

I bought so many DVDs, you shouldn't expect any new sound from me for quite some time...unless I start micro-sampling movies, that is.

I'm very excited about many new projects, talks, ideas, possibilities, that may (or may not) happen this year, but at the same time I'm scared about my inability to express any new sound, elements, starting point, for 2004. So far... well, so far, I haven't done much, except planning things, filling gaps on a schedule etc. OK, that's cool and interesting, but then: what's the big idea ? where is Digiki going ? any idea ?
I think I've been lost at sea (don't bother me) for a long, long time. Since Kitchen I think. I don't know where I'm going, it's exciting of course, but it's very frightening at the same time. I'm at a moment where I start to like my past works (I like my re-mixes, Kitchen is not 100% crap in the end etc), I have a wonderful dreamlist of collaborations coming, but I'm really afraid of what I might do now. And do I need to do more? People expect something, but is it useful ? Is Digiki useful ? I don't want to sound too negative about it, but it's an important question. I have a strong respect for the people I might work with in the future, and this is the key element why I'll keep going on.
Provide me with stimulating new elements, and I will believe in what I'm doing ! should I say.


Today the weather was wonderful in Paris, not as cold as the previous weeks. A perfect weather to spend the day with Monsieur Darsh. We talked about the old time, how much we like video game systems, and of course we talk about that idea of doing a new record together. Ah, a new record...we've been discussing this for years now, but nobody knows when it's going to happen...things have changed so much, as they already did between the debut Darsh release Poochie All Stars and its remixed version. Where are we going ? Romain talked about mixing rock clichés and micro samples in a 'pop' way. Why not ? That was just another sunny afternoon discussion.

I've been thinking of Tokyo a lot recently, and it's strange, usually I'm more a Kansai kind of guy...I want to be in Tokyo now, doing silly things, shopping, drinking & talking with Robert, Jean and Patrick, partying with Tomoyuki Tanaka or doing more silly (but cool) things with Midori. Ahh Tokyo...my Tokyo, not the Lost in Translation point of view...we all have our very own perception of (urban) space. where am I going ?

In another strange connection, I have to say that I'm a big fan of Kumi Okamoto's diary. It's cute and so naive...I'm in love.

People asked me recently what is my favourite music...My favourite music ever is Brazilian music, from pre-bossa to political pop à la Chico Buarque. I love portugese/brazilian vocals, and the song/sound structures are amazing: what else could you ask for ? The fact that my mother was born in Brazil might have an influence here.
In yet another entry on my I would love to hear / do that list, a micro-sounds meets bossa kind of sound would be interesting. Maybe a bit like Ryuichi Sakamoto/Morelenbaum vs. Alva Noto version of Insensatez... yeah, maybe.