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This trance group spun a good show last night. The energy was good; people were high from the music not some crazy stuff. The venue had just the right amount of crowd so we can actually dance and not being trampled.

Good time.

Her voice has the quality of dream and poetry. Keren Ann sang L’illusionniste in French so beautifully. When I hear it for the first time at last.fm, I sworn there was a tingling feeling inside my heart.

A blog I came across describe Keren Ann’s music as serene, not melancholy. That was very well said and very much how I felt when I listen to her music.

The photo used on Keren’s last.fm profile is my favorite of all her portrait shots. Photographed by Lisa Roze, she has the appearances not all that you’d expected. And yet that’s exactly how i would imagine her to be like.

A full orchestra performing music from video games we spent many sleepless nights. That is one event I couldn’t afford to miss. On Saturday, I attended “PLAY! A video game symphony” at Benaroya Hall, performed by Seattle Symphony.

For me, the chance of listening to my favorite video games’ soundtracks being orchestrated in a musical hall was the ultimate treats. The excitements from game plays, the memories, and friendship developed over gaming, game soundtracks reminisced these fond moments.

The program covered a good range of titles from classic games such as Super Mario Bros, Sonic the Hedgehog to more recent Battlefield 1942, World of Warcraft, and Halo. I would be lying if I deny I came largely for Halo.

Halo’s original composer Martin O’Donnell was in the audience. He stood up to accept a good 30-second applause from the audience before the music began. My emotion was high as the chores started Halo’s vocal.

It was good as I had expected. However, I think it could be better. That night I searched You Tube for “PLAY!” footages taken at other locations. Last year’s performance at Stockholm seemed up a notch. I also found a clip of Guitar Hero III performed at Norway’s “PLAY!”. That was pretty entertaining as well.