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James Blake's Changing Form
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 10/03/2019
» "Now I'm confiding, know I may have/ Gone through the motions my whole life/ I hope this is the first day/ That I connect motion to feeling," James Blake wears his heart on his sleeve on the piano-driven opener/title track of his fourth studio album, Assume Form. The candid openness with which Blake addresses depression and anxiety, the struggles he's confessed of having since his 2011 debut album took off, is stunning to witness especially for an artist whose career is mostly built on nuances, abstraction and negative spaces.
Mitski, demystified
B Magazine, Published on 26/08/2018
» Born to an American father and a Japanese mother, Mitski Miyawaki spent her childhood essentially being a nomad and a stranger in foreign lands. After stints in countries like Congo and Turkey, she relocated to New York, where she pursued her artistic passions, dabbling in film study before eventually focusing on music. This gave her a bit of a head start in the industry because, by the time she graduated, she'd already self-released two records, Lush and Retired From Sad, New Career In Business, as part of her school projects.
Embracing Solitude
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 11/06/2017
» The former member of indie ensemble Dirty Projectors navigates life following a break-up on her soulful and intimate solo debut.
Running high on inspiration
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/05/2014
» A generally agreed-upon milestone for books on running was the release of world-renowned Japanese author and marathon runner Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running in 2007. Dubbed as the “little book on running”, it was unique for its insights and musings on the activity.
Culture Shock! Thailand
Life, Published on 18/06/2012
» It's incurable, this culture shock. Robert Cooper's ninth edition of his 30-year-old book _ first published in 1982 _ retains that healthy mix between a guidebook and practical suggestions for how to stay or even live, happily maybe, in Thailand. Written in a friendly voice, it covers a range of cultural details from the Thais' concept of time to the usual bafflement of kreng jai (coupled with jai yen, Cooper believes that it's a formula of harmony, though frankly, not really). The prose is sincere, even endearing: "Nightlife is not usually considered as a hobby or a sport, although it takes on both roles for a number of expatriate men."