Tales of a trip (part 1)
Mar 29, 2010 Blogging Bee
Paris was quite blurry and rainy this morning, nothing very cheering for a Spring day. Even the taxi driver didn’t feel like speaking to his passengers, he’d rather talk to his girlfriend on his phone while watching the road with the corner of his eye. I luckily arrived early to avoid waiting in the drop off line to deposit my luggage then waited in the Duty Free zone, roaming around between the coffee stand and the end of the terminal. There I watched 3 planes getting prepped for an eventual flight, one for Tunis, one for Sofia and the other for a European country of which I forgot the name.
Sitting on the free chairs in the lounge area, I watched the passengers on my flight gathering around the small waiting area, there were 3 rows of seats for 400 passengers. People were standing and getting anxious to see the “boarding” sign turn red on the display panel. When the crew announced it was time for the last rows of the boeing to board, it wasn’t a surprise to see a mass of people hurdling towards the counter. It’s a majority of Lebanese getting on board and Lebanese people will never change. They want to be the first on the plane and the first off the plane. They are anxious by nature, excited, over hyped on small things maybe. Who knows. I feel already in Lebanon since boarding in the plane.
Take off was quite cool as usual, I love take offs. We were parked over the F74 area, we ran across the de-icing zone and you could read a SPAN vignette. Then we arrived on the landing and take offs runways, R26L08, we took off from the Left one, since the Right one was already used for the aircraft that landed at the same time as we were doing the opposite.
My playlist was mainly techno, DJ Lin, DJ Fady Ferraye and Heartthrobe & Magda. Dark, Deep, Inner music.
I power napped after take off on the sound of Fady. Then worked on my next to-be-released production, the first of a series, adjusting the levels and making sure there was no sound clipping anywhere. The track is ready for Microlove records.
I am writing this post while passengers are having their brunch, I didn’t take my platter since I wasn’t that hungry, only hungry for music actually. I am enjoying Heartthrobe and Magda live in London on this year’s NYE. Heatthrob is throwing his “Baby Kate” track with a french/english accent voice over. Loooove 
To be continued …
Logorama
Mar 22, 2010 Blogging Bee
Check this animation out.
One of the best I’ve seen and it’s made by locals
Logorama from Marc Altshuler – Human Music on Vimeo.
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Gui Boratto, Renaissance the mix collection- Review
Mar 21, 2010 Blogging Bee, What to listen to
[Rating:4.0/5]
I’ve had Gui’s album running since a couple of weeks now. I might have heard it a dozens of times under many conditions: At home, in the car and in the subway. 3 atmospheres, 3 different feelings and I couldn’t get my mind in writing a review. Now that I am trying to, I guess, the mix is, well incomplete.
It’s true that this album isn’t a 100% Gui production, yet his tracks and remixes ROCK solid. This guy never failed in delivering sexy beats to every piece of music he does and that since the first track I heard on Hernan Cattaneo’s Sequential album, “Arquipelago”.
Back to this mix collection; there’s an overall sexy feeling to it and a more intimate look into Gui’s taste as in, “what would he mix if it weren’t his productions”. I never saw Gui on a live act, so it was kind of new. Verdict : I found it to be interesting.
CD1 comes with a “Home” like mood, to be enjoyed laid back on a sunny afternoon. CD2 brings the beats and synths a bit closer with a more present vibe, yet the Club feeling was never crossed. So it’s more recommended for an after after party, laid back on a sunny afternoon There’s this threshold where you just give in, in the set that wasn’t, sadly, crossed. But that doesn’t mean that the album was dull, it was Déjà vu and unexpected for me. Ending the mix with Tricky’s low tempo track was genious and a total surprise. The transition was perfectly handled and it totally caught my attention on what was happening. So props to that.
Highlights of the album:
- “Mathew Jonson – When Love Feels Like Crying” : What a track, full of emotions and minor built drama. A musician’s heaven.
- Gui Boratto – Azurra (It’s Not The Same Mix) : A classic now
- Gui Boratto – The Glam : I love Gui’s distorted sound. His lead synths are just exquisite, the vibe is close to his Chromophobia album
Overall, it’s a good mix to listen to. I know it will be my companion on my next trip. The beats are fresh and Gui delivers good remixes and productions as always.
You can buy Gui’s album on iTunes and in your local record store.
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