Post by Klingoncelt on Oct 1, 2011 23:46:10 GMT -5
The Summer Wind...
There’s a warm feeling of optimism that glows from within as we approach each summer... The winter weather breaks & the nights get warmer as we head towards the long holiday, full of hippie love & dinning alfresco, whilst savouring moonlight barbecue's, with cold, cold beers, & fresh local produce, it's civilisation, the best in spirit we have - everybody looks forward to a great summer.
So - We congregate in tribes at festivals, clubs, resorts, islands, airports... Summer is our rituals season. Whereas the winter & fall are defined by more institutional celebrations, summer is a celebration "for the people"...
For the most-part I don’t go to clubs or the places to "be seen" these days, mustn't grumble because Ive certainly had more than my fair share, now more often than not I gradually descend into a touch of the "Meldrew's" ... "A round of drinks for 8-persons, what €200 Euros, I don’t believe it"... But I understand that when you're on vacation, nothing as trivial as a little money [which you probably don't have] is going to get in the way of having a marvellous time & for those who wish parade their vacation via the media, your attention seeking knows no bounds.
We live in times where the cost of a good night out is pitched & priced in such a obscene manner that you almost need an insurance policy, should it all get a little moody... A good night out is not something you can always guarantee, nor can you get a refund when some knob-head spills the overpriced drinks on your iphone - Red-Mist Descends. It's all become to much hassle & when you don’t do drugs but are around those that do, you begin to see the person you used to be, now that's bloody scary, so by about 1am I'm over & out...
To avoid the jaw grinding chatter - We decided to make our own little VIP-scene, something that felt special & was also lo-maintenance, with only a budget of €50 for 6 persons in TOTAL - So we made a wood fire & built an industrial size barbecue from cinder blocks, bought Argentinian grill style cuts of meat & Ibithenco sausages which came to about €20 for six of us...
We didn't need lights, because we had the moonlight, which is stunning from the vista of our hill - Spotify is a perfect service to design a playlist for any occasion, why pay a DJ ever again... Stick to plastic plates & glasses,[no cleaning] recommended; 4 bottles of red, some beers then add Acoustic Guitars...
PACO FERNANDEZ [Filmed in Ibiza].
There's no Tambourine Man here as we instinctively return to our ancient soul, this is the real thing as we indulge in the ritual of music, meat [the sacrifice], moonlight, dance, fire... And how good does it feel, not to have flashed the cash, as we are conquering the task of building the grill fire, getting it to just the right temperature & timing, then tending to the cooking of the meat... Better than any drug, brings all the senses to the surface, listening, touching, smelling, looking then tasting all 5-senses alive for just over a fiver a person. And you can even remember what you did ? ? ?
And such occasions are never short of male help, what is that with men & barbies as opposed to kitchens - To dangerous for the little lady ? ? ? I never got that one, but I guess it's the caveman in us all, although hitting the wife over the head with a bone before dragging her back to one's cave for the conjugal's may not go down so well !!! Or maybe it would !!!
Sleeping under the stars, the sound of strumming guitars. And the eternal choir of crickets... Every evening you are uncompromisingly serenaded by these little green insects.
You may have come across God's Cricket Choir - youtube= www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFguHRdUlk8&feature=related
It's claimed to be a recording of crickets - Slowed down to a frequency that the human ear can decode. I listened carefully & its not a recognisable synth sound, of course it could be a hoax because you can easily manipulate any sound away from its source, but the creators claim it's genuine, which of course they would... I guess you want to believe its true, & as nature offers so many other incredible experiences then there's every reason to...
As I sit here now the cricket choir has passed, they only live for about 4-weeks, in fact the silence has become deafeningly loud, dogs bark in the distance alongside the purring baritone of the odd jet engine landing, its the first evening I can't hear the kick drum resonating thru' the land from the beach parties. Man - how much is the silence worth? You pay a ton of money to be around the noise, but the sound of silence bears no tariff - if you can find it that is...
The night sky looks like 10,000 pin pricks of light, the Milky Way smoulders around the stars, the real sky without light pollution is a much more intense & imposing experience. If you ever wondered why the ancient civilisations placed some much faith in the skies it's probably because they could see them clearly, & in a way we are not familiar with, well certainly not in the western world. My brother-in-law knows every constellation, planet exactly where the North Star is, stands there for bloody hours – because when you can see it you attention is assured.
There are many instincts that come to life when you have the space to hear yourself & where the light penetrates your being so intensely. Many photographers & artists seek the same environment, the seeds of inspiration [we all claim] is that "this is the best place to work" - It’s never been a lifestyle thing for me, [believe that if you will] and its not all tapas & cava - But Ive always found the uniqueness of an environment flows through into your work, being somewhere new with alternative social norms adds to the nuance & freshness of creativity.
The Bowie at Hansa Berlin recordings are truly the pinnacle of an artist's narrative of the environment surrounding him/her. Many regard "Heroes" as his seminal piece of work... The Power-station was as New York as we could get it, if we had tried to collaborate elsewhere then it wouldn't have even been called The Power-station... That was 1980's Manhattan energy, end off... [with a little help from our friends]... Neither particularly "summerish" in concept but both heaviliy influenced by the immidiate enviroment & culture.
The Southern Mediterranean Coast & the Islands in & around have inspired man for 1000's of years, it's not just Ibiza - If you go to Capri, then you will absolutely see why it was entirely possible to run an empire from there, complete with water nymphs in the caves below. youtube= www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIjrLHkZTk8&feature=related
We did a lot of the 2nd Power-station album in a sun-drenched Capri, a far cry from NYC but equally as powerful... Sadly the album didn't do so well but for a while it definitely felt good, sometimes you have to give yourself a pass on the commercial element & just live for the music...
Here in Southern Europe the summer will pass and in doing so the change in energy is seismic... But so long as we have had a few weeks to worship the most ancient of Gods, it can all wait again till next year, well maybe not for all of us, & err... if given the choice & of course time to consider the "immensely important creative significance" of the environment - Well let's just say that if it were a toss up between Southern Europe or North Russian Tundra, however quiet or beautiful it was up north' - I guess 99/100 would plumb for the beach every time...
In an age of reluctent austerity & being in a business of which a significant element is in terminal decline, you can still;
Spend nothing yet value every moment ... Make nothing & still feel rewarded ... Be nothing yet still feel like something... Ask for nothing & still have it all... The best things in life are free, in a world that's to blind to see...
A favourite song of mine, which I think beautifully portrays the feeling of summer as it breezes’ through our life each year is "Summer Wind" from Ole' Blue Eyes, The Chairman of the Board...
SUMMER WIND...
There’s a warm feeling of optimism that glows from within as we approach each summer... The winter weather breaks & the nights get warmer as we head towards the long holiday, full of hippie love & dinning alfresco, whilst savouring moonlight barbecue's, with cold, cold beers, & fresh local produce, it's civilisation, the best in spirit we have - everybody looks forward to a great summer.
So - We congregate in tribes at festivals, clubs, resorts, islands, airports... Summer is our rituals season. Whereas the winter & fall are defined by more institutional celebrations, summer is a celebration "for the people"...
For the most-part I don’t go to clubs or the places to "be seen" these days, mustn't grumble because Ive certainly had more than my fair share, now more often than not I gradually descend into a touch of the "Meldrew's" ... "A round of drinks for 8-persons, what €200 Euros, I don’t believe it"... But I understand that when you're on vacation, nothing as trivial as a little money [which you probably don't have] is going to get in the way of having a marvellous time & for those who wish parade their vacation via the media, your attention seeking knows no bounds.
We live in times where the cost of a good night out is pitched & priced in such a obscene manner that you almost need an insurance policy, should it all get a little moody... A good night out is not something you can always guarantee, nor can you get a refund when some knob-head spills the overpriced drinks on your iphone - Red-Mist Descends. It's all become to much hassle & when you don’t do drugs but are around those that do, you begin to see the person you used to be, now that's bloody scary, so by about 1am I'm over & out...
To avoid the jaw grinding chatter - We decided to make our own little VIP-scene, something that felt special & was also lo-maintenance, with only a budget of €50 for 6 persons in TOTAL - So we made a wood fire & built an industrial size barbecue from cinder blocks, bought Argentinian grill style cuts of meat & Ibithenco sausages which came to about €20 for six of us...
We didn't need lights, because we had the moonlight, which is stunning from the vista of our hill - Spotify is a perfect service to design a playlist for any occasion, why pay a DJ ever again... Stick to plastic plates & glasses,[no cleaning] recommended; 4 bottles of red, some beers then add Acoustic Guitars...
PACO FERNANDEZ [Filmed in Ibiza].
There's no Tambourine Man here as we instinctively return to our ancient soul, this is the real thing as we indulge in the ritual of music, meat [the sacrifice], moonlight, dance, fire... And how good does it feel, not to have flashed the cash, as we are conquering the task of building the grill fire, getting it to just the right temperature & timing, then tending to the cooking of the meat... Better than any drug, brings all the senses to the surface, listening, touching, smelling, looking then tasting all 5-senses alive for just over a fiver a person. And you can even remember what you did ? ? ?
And such occasions are never short of male help, what is that with men & barbies as opposed to kitchens - To dangerous for the little lady ? ? ? I never got that one, but I guess it's the caveman in us all, although hitting the wife over the head with a bone before dragging her back to one's cave for the conjugal's may not go down so well !!! Or maybe it would !!!
Sleeping under the stars, the sound of strumming guitars. And the eternal choir of crickets... Every evening you are uncompromisingly serenaded by these little green insects.
You may have come across God's Cricket Choir - youtube= www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFguHRdUlk8&feature=related
It's claimed to be a recording of crickets - Slowed down to a frequency that the human ear can decode. I listened carefully & its not a recognisable synth sound, of course it could be a hoax because you can easily manipulate any sound away from its source, but the creators claim it's genuine, which of course they would... I guess you want to believe its true, & as nature offers so many other incredible experiences then there's every reason to...
As I sit here now the cricket choir has passed, they only live for about 4-weeks, in fact the silence has become deafeningly loud, dogs bark in the distance alongside the purring baritone of the odd jet engine landing, its the first evening I can't hear the kick drum resonating thru' the land from the beach parties. Man - how much is the silence worth? You pay a ton of money to be around the noise, but the sound of silence bears no tariff - if you can find it that is...
The night sky looks like 10,000 pin pricks of light, the Milky Way smoulders around the stars, the real sky without light pollution is a much more intense & imposing experience. If you ever wondered why the ancient civilisations placed some much faith in the skies it's probably because they could see them clearly, & in a way we are not familiar with, well certainly not in the western world. My brother-in-law knows every constellation, planet exactly where the North Star is, stands there for bloody hours – because when you can see it you attention is assured.
There are many instincts that come to life when you have the space to hear yourself & where the light penetrates your being so intensely. Many photographers & artists seek the same environment, the seeds of inspiration [we all claim] is that "this is the best place to work" - It’s never been a lifestyle thing for me, [believe that if you will] and its not all tapas & cava - But Ive always found the uniqueness of an environment flows through into your work, being somewhere new with alternative social norms adds to the nuance & freshness of creativity.
The Bowie at Hansa Berlin recordings are truly the pinnacle of an artist's narrative of the environment surrounding him/her. Many regard "Heroes" as his seminal piece of work... The Power-station was as New York as we could get it, if we had tried to collaborate elsewhere then it wouldn't have even been called The Power-station... That was 1980's Manhattan energy, end off... [with a little help from our friends]... Neither particularly "summerish" in concept but both heaviliy influenced by the immidiate enviroment & culture.
The Southern Mediterranean Coast & the Islands in & around have inspired man for 1000's of years, it's not just Ibiza - If you go to Capri, then you will absolutely see why it was entirely possible to run an empire from there, complete with water nymphs in the caves below. youtube= www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIjrLHkZTk8&feature=related
We did a lot of the 2nd Power-station album in a sun-drenched Capri, a far cry from NYC but equally as powerful... Sadly the album didn't do so well but for a while it definitely felt good, sometimes you have to give yourself a pass on the commercial element & just live for the music...
Here in Southern Europe the summer will pass and in doing so the change in energy is seismic... But so long as we have had a few weeks to worship the most ancient of Gods, it can all wait again till next year, well maybe not for all of us, & err... if given the choice & of course time to consider the "immensely important creative significance" of the environment - Well let's just say that if it were a toss up between Southern Europe or North Russian Tundra, however quiet or beautiful it was up north' - I guess 99/100 would plumb for the beach every time...
In an age of reluctent austerity & being in a business of which a significant element is in terminal decline, you can still;
Spend nothing yet value every moment ... Make nothing & still feel rewarded ... Be nothing yet still feel like something... Ask for nothing & still have it all... The best things in life are free, in a world that's to blind to see...
A favourite song of mine, which I think beautifully portrays the feeling of summer as it breezes’ through our life each year is "Summer Wind" from Ole' Blue Eyes, The Chairman of the Board...
SUMMER WIND...
