Long Time...

long time nuttin ah gwaan in dis blog !

não percebem patois ? então eu traduzo pra português

há muito tempo que nada se passa neste blog !

porquê ?

sei lá... cresci, mudei, ocupei o meu tempo com outras coisas...

pode ser que volte a escrever, mas hão de ser textos completamente diferentes dos que vejo neste blog (maior parte deles já nem me lembrava que existiam)

tão diferentes que acho que vão ter de ser escritos num novo blog.

ok?

fiquem bem ;)

https://soundcloud.com/james23tm

still in the beggining

The Summer came and took me with it.
2 fests came and i'm not the same.

with love,

James

Summer Mode: Activated

Yea, it's summer time. The classes are over and i'm happy. I have 5 trips planned, 1 show and 6 festivals which are:

Sumol Summer Fest
Delta Tejo
Optimus Alive
Super Bock Super Rock
Skrillex @ Lisboa
Sudoeste TMN
Super Bock Surf Fest

my bag is on my back and i'm ready to go ;)
ready, set, enjoy !







living the summer the best i can,
James

Pure Hapiness

The Re-Evolution of Electro Music

  You'll get it once you listen to it. The musician is called Skrillex, and some say he's changing the whole concept of music. He's got a lot of lovers and a lot of haters. In my opinion, is an extraordinary musician because he created something completly new.
Electro + Dubstep + Breakbeat + House + Post-Harcore + Fidget  and much more.

Take a look

the end has no end

it's great how this guys make such interesting music

Life's Tough

  Life's tough.

  It brings people to our life, makes us get a certain affection with them and then it takes those people away 

from us.

  And however much we try to avoid, we only give the proper value to something after we lose it.

  Life's tough and couldn't be otherwise...

James

Tame Impala @ Portugal this Summer

Finally, one of my ever favorite bands are coming to my sweet country.
They will at Super Bock Super Rock festival.  
Take a look at the line up:


14th of July

The Kooks 
Beirut 
Arctic Monkeys 
The Walkmen 
Legendary Tiger Man 
El Guincho 
Tame Impala 
Nicolas Jaar 

15th of July

Rodrigo Leão e Cinema Ensemble 
The Gift 
Portishead 
Arcade Fire 
Sven Vath 
Chromeo 

16th of July 

Strokes 
Elbow 
Brandon Flowers 
The Vaccines 
Junip 
Ian Brown 
PAUS 
Ricardo Villalobos 

__________

"a steady flowing psychedelic groove rock band that emphasizes dream-like melody." 

Nothing is Original

White Stripes : The End

"On February 2, 2011, the duo announced that they would officially cease recording and performing music as The White Stripes. The announcement specifically denied any artistic differences or health issues, but cited "a myriad of reasons ... mostly to preserve what is beautiful and special about the band".

Both Meg and Jack hope this decision isn't met with sorrow by their fans but that it is seen as a positive move done out of respect for the art and music that the band has created. It is also done with the utmost respect to those fans who've shared in those creations, with their feelings considered greatly.


With that in mind the band have this to say:
"The White Stripes do not belong to Meg and Jack anymore. The White Stripes belong to you now and you can do with it whatever you want. The beauty of art and music is that it can last forever if people want it to. Thank you for sharing this experience. Your involvement will never be lost on us and we are truly grateful."

What else can I say? I kneel before the talent of Jack White. He's a music genius and the White Stripes will always be reminded as the pioneers of the rock revival movement of the 2000's.

They will always be alive in their great discography.

James

Thank You

Sincerly, thank you.
Today i checked the Stats tab and i got surprised and completely amazed with what i saw.
I could tell you, but just see by yourself:  (click to enlarge)

When in April 2009 i decided to start this honest and simple blog, i didnt expect this all.

Thank you guys!

Yours,
James

The Return of the Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai [Album Review]

  The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994), the second album from the British band Jamiroquai still owns the groove and the excelent musicality from the first, but with something else.

  In this energetic and mesmerizing album, the band mantains their roots of Funk, R&B and Acid Jazz but explores new styles such as Bossa Nova, Jazz Fusion and Disco, always keeping their sound raw and devoided from electronic trends.

Jay Kay's voice keeps smooth like Stevie Wonder and Al Green, the keyboardist Toby Smith, besides keeping the chords of a classic Fender Rhodes, deploys new sounds with a Moog synth, and the bassist Stuart Zender runs the notables bass lines which largely hold the groove of the band.

  The album became a classic, being considered by many as the most pure exemple of the unique sound of Jamiroquai

  Nevertheless, seen that the album is said as a 'non comercial' one, it's the worst selling album of the band: only 3000000000 (3 milion) copies sold.

James

Hey Floyd - Jamiroquai (psycho-reggae mix)

Yesterday i mixed the song "Hey Floyd" from the new Jamiroquai album "Rock Dust Light Star".
It was kinda fun. I used the Ableton Live 7 and my Roland keyboard connected to the Line6 UX2.
Enjoy




James

"Strange Animals" no. 3

After months without publishing about this, here's the return of the section i made about strange animals.

This month's strange animal is Blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)


- lives in the deep waters of the south pacific ocean
- his flesh is a gelatinous mass with less density water. This allows the fish to float above the sea floor without expending energy on swimming.

conservation status: Endangered

this animal is currently facing extinction due to deep-sea fishing

James

Piano cover: Love Foolosophy

Today i uploaded my piano cover of a groovy song by Jamiroquai.
Love Foolosophy from the album A Funk Odyssey (2001).
Feel free to check, rate or comment my video.
Enjoy




James

jupiter cosmic sounds

 "Fascinating recording of Jupiter sounds (electromagnetic "voices") by NASA-Voyager.

 The complex interactions of charged electromagnetic particles from the solar wind , planetary magnetosphere etc. create vibration "soundscapes". It sounds very interesting, even scary."

just watch

Kanye West & Bon Iver !?

Yes, Kanye West and Bon Iver.
Kanye just released his new album (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy) with the collaboration of Justin Vernon, the frontman of Bon Iver. They seem to be good pals now.
And yeah, it's strange. It's not everyday that we see an indie rock/folk avant garde experimental musician working with an hip-hop guy, but the songs sound pretty well.

Here's one of them in which is taken a sample from the Bon Iver's song "Woods":

   (click here to download)

Mountain Goats are incredible climbers

i wonder how will they get out of there...

James

stormy weather days are back

Yes, the rain is here again
I'm missing those summer days where i use to stay awake all night, saw the sun rising and watch that moment of transition from night to morning.

The sun had already rised but the street lamps were still turned on.


James

Groove 4tet - best portuguese SoulJazz band

"A raw sound, emotionally charged, sometimes light and danceable, sometimes more dense and experimental but always sincere without any pretensions of technique affirmation, whose the only purpose is the enjoyment of the moment by all those present in the room
The component of improvisation and the search are always present in every song, every show."

Addicting rhythms of funky clean guitar, a clear influence of John Scofield in the improvisations (but using an Envelope Filter), the classic sound of Hammond, the always pure and toneless contra-bass and rock-influenced drum beats create an jazz fusion Herbie Hancock-like groove.



They're all around 26 years old. Young and steady.

I first saw them live 1 month ago at Music Box in Cais do Sodre, and they exceeded my expectations.
During the show, once i looked backwards to the audience behind me and all i could see was heads moving, feeling the groove.


Enjoy the like above,
James