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Nighttime Ramen

When the sun goes down, and life winds down for the day, time for some delicious Ramen as the lights come on. Chillhop Raccoon Nighttime Ramen by Chillhop Music

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Photos of June 2025

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Chillhop Summer Essentials 2025

Summer is (almost) here. Time to chill on the beach / in the hammock and enjoy the weather. Chillhop Essentials Summer 2025 by Chillhop Music

Pictures of the May 2025

My favourite shots from May 2025

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10 Photos from April 2025

Spring has started and the Blue Herons have returned to their nesting grounds in Stanley Park. Caught this one chilling at Lost Lagoon on a sunny day. As a sign of things to come, the hot dog vendor near the beach overpainted the USD sign and replaced it with Euro.

Chillhop Essentials Spring 2025

Spring is coming quickly, Chillhop as usual will provide the soundtrack for it. Chillhop Essentials Spring 2025 by Chillhop Music

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Artificial Intelligence isn’t intelligent (and it won’t save us)

You cannot look anywhere over the last two years and not see something this or that AI. Many products are suddenly gaining AI functionality, often it is just a rebranding of an already existing feature. These days, it seems, AI means “the computer does something by itself”. This, in the

Chillhop Winter Essentials 2024

It is this time of the year. Winter is here. Cozy up. Chillhop Essentials Winter 2024 by Chillhop Music

Chillhop - Fall Essentials 2024

It's now officially Fall. Chillhop Essentials Fall 2024 by Chillhop Music

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Canelo, The loyal dog

In the busy city of Cadiz, a homeless man found true companionship with his dog, Canelo. Despite his illness, he always returned to Canelo after his hospital treatments. One day, he didn't come back, but Canelo kept waiting, loyal and hopeful. Their bond, enduring beyond time and space, eventually reunited

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Chillhop Essentials Summer 2024

Summer's about to begin! Chillhop Essentials Summer 2024 by Chillhop Music

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Mix: ASPI: Monument Waves 002

A new mid-week mix from ASIP, a good way to end the day. Taking inspiration from the podcast series’ title, I aimed to create a mix that focused on repetition and layers, as if staring out to sea watching blankets of waves roll in from miles out; changing in intensity,

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Chillhop Spring Essentials 2024

Spring is coming soon, and Chillhop has the music to get you there. Chillhop Essentials Spring 2024 by Chillhop Music

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Isolatedmix 126

As winter is making a brief return to Vancouver, some relaxing tunes to cuddle up at home for the night.

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Chillhop Winter Essentials 2023

Winter is coming, and Chillhop is here to keep you warm Chillhop Essentials Winter 2023 by Chillhop Music

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I bought the Anti-bike

When I was about five I was given a small, blue bicycle, internal hub, kickback brake and three whole gears. It came with training wheels attached. I do not remember who gave it to me. I think it might have been my grandmother. For the next year and half I

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Chillhop Essentials Fall 2023

It is that time of the year again. Chillhop Essentials Fall 2023 by Chillhop Music

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If an architect can't work, what happens at home?

This dates back to 2021, but it's still fascinating to watch him do it.

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Chillhop Summer Essentials 2023 Album Stream

Chillhop Essentials Summer 2023 by Chillhop Music

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Halo - A case study in bad TV adaptations

Introduction Whenever you transpose a piece of media or entertainment between different formats you will always have to make certain adjustments / changes for it to work. An example is the whole “the book was better” mindset. Often books are not better, but different. It is easy to create complex worlds

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Review: Focal Bathy’s Headphones

Introduction The last few years have seen a massive change in the way we consume music. With the advent of the iPod more than 20 years ago it was finally possible to carry lots and lots of music with you. The iTune store made it easy and almost normal for

2022 Music, Books, Movies, TV & Games

Music Gadi Sassoon - Chaos & Order Gandi Sassoon made my favourite album of 2020: Multiverse and he is back this year with another one: Chaos & Order. It is more “generic” in that the sound scapes aren’t quite as epic as they were in Multiverse, but it still is an

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[Video] L'Eroica 2022 XXV Edition

L'Eroica is an annual non-competitive cycling event which has taken place since 1997 in the province of Siena, Italy.The theme of the event is vintage cycling, with participants using vintage bikes (up to and including 1987), accessories and clothing, and the route often including unpaved roads. It is held

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I don't usually wear a bike helmet. Does that make me an idiot?

This is the video I didn't want to make. For a long time, I've chosen not to wear a bike helmet on my daily bike commute because I didn't feel I needed one. But people ask me about it so often that I started to doubt myself. So I decided

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60 Cycles

On your marks! Follow cyclists from 13 countries as they cover 2 400 km of Gaspé countryside in 12 days—a course longer than those of Italy, Belgium or Spain. The long shots of curving landscape and open road are set to a mesmerizing soundtrack in this documentary, and the