party party party !!

This is another song from the Seihos

The video is great, an homage to Cake's "Short Skirt Long Jacket"..

The best of it is that shows how is life daily in Barcelona, the tourists, the people chilling in any square or by the shadow of a cathedral..

Is a great city to live in..

Some people say the song is good, some say they don't like it at all.. but overall is such a laugh. you see people is great, different and similar everywhere ..

Best comment

"You can win a lot of money with publicity with this song.."

Centenars De Petites Coses....

Hundreds of small little things...

Another great Catalan band... this time Mine!

Coming from the post-rock and indie scene.. they finally decided to switch from English to Catalan ..

They self released a few records before getting the attention of labels, which allowed them to record professionally.

This tune reminds me of a nice children song, with a great arrange on the backing vocals and a loving Beatles bass line..

Yo ho yo ho ho ...

I discovered this great song from Alela Diane in the album Folk & Proud by the record label Naïve.

She's from California and tagged as part of the psych folk and New Weird America.

This song it really sounds like a pirate song.. with the low backing vocals, the hand-claps and the rare banjo arrangement ..

Her album bears the same name and was released in 2006.

Had a time with it and must say it's a good folk thing..

..It's unfortunate that when we feel a storm

Massive Attack released an amazing record this year...

I was looking for their old tunes cause I remember that Blue Lines, Protection and Mezzanine were three of the best CD's from the 90's... and, as I had lost their track lately, didn't even know they had a record out this year...

I was letting this new record Heligoland sound in my room until "Paradise Circus" got me hypnotized ...

just listened to the piano...

The hand-claps and the beat..

Then the voice of Hope Sandoval..

It's unfortunate that when we feel a storm,
we can roll ourselves over 'cause we're uncomfortable

Oh well the devil makes us sin

But we like it when we're spinning, in his grin.

Love is like a sin my love
For the ones that feels it the most

Look at her with her eyes like a flame

She will love you like a fly will never love you, again

Oh, ho..

It's unfortunate that when we feel a storm,
we can roll ourselves over when we're uncomfortable

Oh well the devil makes us sin

But we like it when we're spinning, in his grin.

Oh, ho,..

Love is like a sin my love
For the one that feels it the most

Look at her with her smile like a flame
She will love you like a fly will never love you, again

...Up on Melancholy Hill there's a plastic tree

I‘ve been listening to some electronica lately.. to get some inspiration..
Was revisiting the old 90’s school … Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, plus some late things JUSTICE, Royskopp, The Crystal Method and LCD SoundSystem...

Then went to had a look to the last Gorillaz release Plastic Beach..

Reviewing the song titles I was immediately attracted by On Melancholy Hill… Song titles are that significant for me…The other one was Rhinestone Eyes…

This is a classical example of Euro Synth Pop, that could have been recorded in 1985..

But Damon Albarn's voice is sad and low.. the opposite of how would have been sung in the eighties... and this is what makes it this special..

I read that the song was rehearsed during the Good, the Bad & The Queen sessions.. and there is a video around with them playing it..

The lyrics, as the song is called, aren’t that sad … for me they are like a picture of a boring day waiting for something to happen or someone to call you ... which somehow gets well with the Gorillaz post apocalyptic universe…

And I don't know what the precise reason is... but helplessly got so addicted to this song..

Up on melancholy hill
There's a plastic tree
Are you here with me
Just looking out on the day
Of another dream

Well you can't get what you want
But you can get me
So let's head out to sea
'Cause you are my medicine
When you're close to me
When you're close to me

So call in the submarine
'round the world we'll go
Does anybody know
If we're looking out on the day
Of another dream

If you can't get what you want
Then come with me

Up on melancholy hill
Sits a manatee, love
Just looking out for the day
When you're close to me
When you're close to me

When you're close to me

L'Ocell - Joan Colomo

This is quite an strange thing here..

because the guys is Spanish and sings in Catalan..

Which unfortunately will prevent a lot of people for enjoying his talent..

Particularly this little song which is a poetic masterpiece.. I reckon.. simple and easy..

So simple that it's inspiring..

Vol
però no pot
per que sap que caurà el sol
per que no pot fer-ho sol
ha d’aprendre a aixecar el vol

viu
en un niu
sobre un arbre a prop del riu
allí passarà l'estiu
per aprendre que esta viu

no en te prou
amb sortir de l'ou
ell no pot témer el destí
perquè sap que un dia ell serà un ocell
obrirà les seves ales
en el cel dels cels

vol
d’altitud
es un vol directe al sud
ha d'anar a buscar el calor
per que arriba la tardor

es un ocell
i en l'estol tot son com ell
però no vol ser-ho mes
però es que no pot fer-hi res

no en te prou
amb aixecar el vol
ell no pot témer el destí
perquè sap que un dia ell
deixarà de ser un ocell
escamparà les seves plomes
en el vent dels vents