1/21/08 - I love you, you're crazy

A outburst of energy and amour at night :)

Play "I love you, you're crazy"


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1/20/08 - Nostalgie Air

I was recording a catchy little sample for a friend's project, and that made me think about what makes a sample catchy. Not sure if I have an answer yet, but here's a plaintive nostalgic melodic fragment. Remix it in good health.

Play "Nostalgie Air"


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1/19/08 - Nane Tsoha

Today we played at Golden Fest, the annual Eastern-European music bonanza in New York (a photo from Romashka's set pictured here, photo by Kelly Marshall). There are lots of Roma songs I could record a capella (and maybe I will record some for this project), but for now, this melody from the famous Roma song "Nane Tsoha" was tugging at me, so here it is.

Play "Nane Tsoha melody"


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1/18/08: You Wear Jeans

A bluesy bittersweet tune. Not sure how it came about - I was looking at LZ's jeans, and something about the way they were wallowing in the living room, shapeless and sallow made me sing this little verse. Not sure where this Billie Holiday-like vibe comes from - I don't even listen too much to her these days, but her recordings linger on, and I feel her air every time I start singing (in English, that is).

Play "You Wear Jeans"


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