I look at the clock in the taskbar of Windows, and it’s actually 2006 !!!
I somewhat overlooked that as I spent this new year’s eve the Japanese way, in a temple near home (very near actually, 6-7 minutes walk).
This is the second time I go to the temple of my area, last time it was 2 years ago. I kind of like going to the temple. Spending time relatively quietly, rather than trying to go wild. Fack the countdowns, the mega-plans to do mega-parties.. bha !
In my town’s temple there is also a Japanese drums performance, or taiko (太鼓). This year the lighting was better, so I could shoot better footage. I’ll be editing the clips I took and we’ll see what comes out. I also have some pictures taken by a friend which I’ll post later.
Recently I’ve been thinking to buy a new camcorder and digital camera. But I’m really not happy with the current technologies. Especially with the camcorders. They all seem to stick to Mini DV tapes. To edit anything one has to reverse a tape on the PC.. at normal playing speed !! Thats sucks !!
With both camcorder and digital cameras.. the compact choice is always disappointing. You either go around with a “bazooka” or be happy with noise-ridden images or footage.
On the 28th I went to see Ferry Corsten at a club here in Tokyo. Same place where Armin Van Buren performed. Only, Ferry Corsten was much more fun. He played a better selection of tunes, including those he made himself, which I think are really good.
A DJ’s job is to select other DJs tracks to play, remix them and to create own tracks as well. I think that Ferry Corsten is really good in general. People at the club seemed very excited. He definitely has some hardcore fans. Although world-trance isn’t really that popoular in Japan, hence DJs coming more often on weekdays rather than on weekends.
I noticed that all those famous DJs are pretty popoular in the US. I suppose that it all happened after I left the country. It’s interesting. I always felt very much different form the average American guy, but it’s cool to know that there are hordes of guys that like the same music I do ! It’s been said that music unites people.. I can feel it now. It basically means that people feel closer as they realize that they have interests in common.
Anyhow… I took some pictures, what I could with the cell-phone (no cameras allowed inside, of course). They don’t really show much, but they are still something to share, I suppose. Here is the album:
As a final note… I quietly released DSharingu. It’s still only about seeing the other person’s desk, still no interaction, but it’s a release !
The actual interaction isn’t too complex to implement, and I think it’s about time that I implement that ! …possibly for the next release, which shouldn’t be taking more than a week. …it’s important to keep the releases going now, or things will cool down quickly.
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Posted by Davide Pasca in Diary, Japan