Category Archives: Music

THE FACTS OF LIFE – FULL ALBUM + BONUS TRACK

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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So here it is at last. 10 years ago, I started work on this record, at a crossroads in my life. I chose a roundabout path by way of London, New York and many cities in between, that took me … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of EPIPHANY

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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In the last post, I waxed lyrical about Rapture and Epiphany. I suggested that the latter was something that could be man-made, precipitated through (careful) design and curatorial, in the context of an exhibition at the Museum. That much is … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 14. WAITING

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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  WAITING is the only track on the 2019 version of the album that I did not master. It sounds exactly as it did 10 years ago and I’m completely pleased with it. The song is a straight-up, throw-back, soft-rock … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 13. THE FACTS OF LIFE

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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  THE FACTS OF LIFE was meant to an experimental album, exploring the full gamut of emotions one feels as a human being in a relationship with another. There were songs buoyant with joy and desire, and, of course, there … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 12. GLOWING

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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In the mid-2000s, I took a trip with some old friends – the same ones who would live in Dubai later – to Barcelona, Lisbon and Marrakesh. It was to be a rather memorable trip if only because I came … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 10. NIGHT

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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NIGHT and WATER…… are a pair. Both were inspired by the dream-like, stark-beautiful landscape of Musandam, a rocky enclave of Oman that sits on the northern-most tip of the Arabian peninsula, separated from the rest of the mainland by the … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 9. WATER……

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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Summer is ending, and I feel closure approaching just around the corner, almost at my fingertips. As it happens, I have more song “demos” than there are months remaining in 2019. So I’ve got to speed up the “release” of … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 8. MASOCHISTIC

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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In 2010 – almost 10 years ago now – I was at a sort of crossroads in my life, on the professional, personal and creative fronts. Feeling completely lost and unsure as to where I was headed, I threw myself … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 7. RISK

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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  RISK is the very last song I wrote for the planned album, THE FACTS OF LIFE. It was the 15th song in the album, and I completed writing, arranging, recording and mixing the demo in New York City, rather … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 6. URBAN

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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I wanted to write a song about Ginza, Tokyo, Japan. And I wanted to write a song that was laced with yearning and melancholy, but still upbeat; an epic electronic dance number, that went on and on and attained epiphany, … Continue reading →

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