A brief introduction to “Servants”. Coming soon, at betterwithmusic’s library.
Enjoy!
Tag: work in progress
Please Listen Carefully
I Return to folk-rock sounds, with this americana’s flavour that you can find in “Blinded By Dust” or “Smoke Factory”. But this time there is no celtic influences. Here, the acoustic guitars that can be found in “Blinded” or “Smoke” leave their prominence to the piano and hammond organ. More rhythmic songs, more blues, without fiddles (except one track), whistler or bagpipes. Instead, the brass and gospel voices appear. A collection of intimate songs, naked in most of cases, that seek feelings from the simplicity of forms; from classic rock and folk sounds, with an eye on the latest trends.
Please Listen Carefully…
To Do List: Africa
I hope to publish something inspired in African sounds and moods, someday. I’m really a big fan. I like to hold the guitar, or piano, and achieve that extreme melancholy it conveys, that hopeful melancholy, being able to convey “that sadness that is not sad”. It’s popular music, born from the people. And so the excitement it causes, if you get caught, it is difficult to match. Celtic, African, Japanese… all the traditional sounds in general: If you get hooked, you have no escape. No matter local or from the other corner of the world.
But I still hesitate. I would like to know well its rhythms. I’m doing things but I’m looking for the point, the blow. With Celtic music is easier for me, I grew with it everywhere around me. For now I have to continue to learn from Femi & Fela Kuti, Papa Wemba, Toumani Diabaté, Cheik Lo, Salif Keita, Richard Bona, Abdoulaye Sylla, Suzzana Owiyo, Orchestra Super Mazembe and many others.
Currently I keep approaching Africa with other sounds…