Blog — Half Mystic

"It's enough—and hard enough—for it to be honest." (an interview with Linying)

"It's enough—and hard enough—for it to be honest." (an interview with Linying)

my present self is grateful to my past self five, ten years ago for making an effort to remember things that happened.

Interviews, MusicChristina ImJanuary 19, 2017linying

The End of the World Sounds Like a Sleepy Violin (a selection)

The End of the World Sounds Like a Sleepy Violin (a selection)

Nocturnes are magical concepts because they blur this realm of fear and comfort, waking and sleep, into a state of dreaming.

Music, SelectionsMargaryta GolovchenkoDecember 27, 2016craig armstrong, david bowie, depeche mode, james newton howard, jeremy sumpter, ludovico einaudi, selenite

Introducing Issue III: Nocturne (& Call for Staff Members)

Introducing Issue III: Nocturne (& Call for Staff Members)

There is a beautiful thing waiting for us in the distance, & it sounds so much like song.

Announcements, MusicTopaz WintersDecember 22, 2016

From the Editor: The Saudade Issue

From the Editor: The Saudade Issue

It’s the feeling we all know, the one we shy away from putting a name to.

Announcements, From the Editor, MusicTopaz WintersDecember 18, 2016Dorothy Chan, My Double My Brother, Lydia Havens, Lana Bella

"These are the most tender and exciting moments of creation." (an interview with Linden Eller)

"These are the most tender and exciting moments of creation." (an interview with Linden Eller)

Memory shifts in forms of translation and recording—in how pieces are positioned and what shape everything becomes.

Art, Interviews, MusicChristina ImDecember 12, 2016goldmund, grouper, linden eller, sibylle baier, sufjan stevens, sun kil moon

II: Saudade | Searchlight Song: "Corporeal"

II: Saudade | Searchlight Song: "Corporeal"

You know that ache? When everywhere cries swan song, but no air can hope to hold you like a voice holds back the wind?

Columns, Music, Personal EssayChristina ImDecember 8, 2016halsey, hauschka, hilary hahn, jane austen, searchlight song

The Saudade Letters: a selection

The Saudade Letters: a selection

I live, dream, breathe and revel in the mildewed photo frames that keep on flooding my mind.

Music, SelectionsTopaz WintersDecember 3, 2016love letters

II: Saudade | Silver-Tipped Swallow: "Press Play"

II: Saudade | Silver-Tipped Swallow: "Press Play"

Like all good stories, she & I began with remembering.

Columns, Music, Personal EssayTopaz WintersNovember 28, 2016elvis presley, silver-tipped swallow, skrillex

"It might be over soon." (Lydia Havens on Saudade)

"It might be over soon." (Lydia Havens on Saudade)

The longing to be far away has been replaced by a longing to keep everything like this—alive, resilient, unquiet.

Music, Personal EssayGuestNovember 23, 2016alanis morissette, bombay bicycle club, bright eyes, elton john, eric clapton, israel kamakawiwo’ole, justin bieber, laura marling, lydia havens, mumford and sons, nine inch nails, pinegrove, the antlers

Announcing the Submission Deadline for Issue II: Saudade

Announcing the Submission Deadline for Issue II: Saudade

As the throes of winter descend upon us & daylight fades to silence, we reach the end of the Issue II submission period.

Announcements, MusicTopaz WintersNovember 18, 2016