dilluns, 27 de desembre del 2004
Eterna Aliança - Eternal Alliance
El miracle va tenir lloc al local d'assaig d'Alliance, el passat 26 de desembre. El que havia de ser un assaig rutinari de l'actual formació d'Alliance, va esdevenir una reunió de la mítica formació amb la Sandra a la veu, el Joan a la bateria, i també hi era present el Jordi Barnils (que va cantar i va tocar el baix) i jo que vaig fer el mateix. Es van tocar cançons de totes les èpoques, versions i alguna cosa de Perfect Pair! L'Eduard fins i tot ho va enregistrar. Aviat tindreu més detalls i fotos a la web d'Alliance.
The miracle took place december 26th at Alliance rehearsal room. What was planned as a rutinary band's rehearsal became a reunion of the legendary line-up featuring Sandra on vocals, Joan on drums, and the band was also joined by Jordi Barnils who sang and played bass (so did I). We played new and classic Alliance songs, covers and some Perfect Pair stuff. Ed recorded the event. Details and pictures will be avaliable soon at Alliance website.
dimarts, 7 de desembre del 2004
Més material d' arxiu - More stuff from archives
Aquests dies l'Edu ha decidit digitalitzar unes velles cintes que tenia enregistrades amb idees i improvisacions. El que ha sortit és molt curiós. Hi ha un fragment amb un parell d'idees de M. Blanc! Hi ha algunes idees del meu cosí, hi ha jams de Perfect Pair a la carbonera i, més recents, hi ha cintes de treball d'Alliance que documenten l'evolució de Neon Lights. Ara fugirem cap a altes muntanyes a la recerca de pau, felicitat i idees.
These days, Ed has decided to digitalize old tapes full of ideas, unfinished songs and jams. What has come out is very interesting. There's a couple of ideas by M. Blanc! There are some ideas by my cousin, there are jams by Perfect Pair and some recent material: Alliance working tapes that document the evolution of the great song Neon Lights. Now, off to the high mountains we run, seeking peace and ideas.
These days, Ed has decided to digitalize old tapes full of ideas, unfinished songs and jams. What has come out is very interesting. There's a couple of ideas by M. Blanc! There are some ideas by my cousin, there are jams by Perfect Pair and some recent material: Alliance working tapes that document the evolution of the great song Neon Lights. Now, off to the high mountains we run, seeking peace and ideas.
dimarts, 30 de novembre del 2004
diumenge, 28 de novembre del 2004
dijous, 25 de novembre del 2004
Recerca d'arxiu - Archive research
Aquests dies estic fent un repàs al material d'arxiu de la banda, des del 1993 fins ara, a la recerca d'idees (enregistrades a vegades amb guitarra sola per no oblidar-les), i a vegades tocades per tota la banda al local d'assaig. també hi ha algunes improvisacions. Com és normal, hi ha estones pesades però hi ha estones de molt bona música. Estic rumiant de fer una recopilació dels Perfect Pair més progressius, amb els millors fragments. Per cert, torna a ser accessible la web principal del grup.
I am currently listening to old stuff, dating from 1993, searching for ideas (many of them recorded with guitar alone, in order to preserve them), and sometimes played by the full band in rehearsal room. There are also some impros. As it's understandable, there are boring passages, but there are stunning moments too. I'm thinking of putting together the best fragments in what should be called Progressive Perfect Pair. By the way, Perfect Pair's home site is accessible again.
I am currently listening to old stuff, dating from 1993, searching for ideas (many of them recorded with guitar alone, in order to preserve them), and sometimes played by the full band in rehearsal room. There are also some impros. As it's understandable, there are boring passages, but there are stunning moments too. I'm thinking of putting together the best fragments in what should be called Progressive Perfect Pair. By the way, Perfect Pair's home site is accessible again.
dimecres, 24 de novembre del 2004
Problemes amb la web principal
Aquests dies constato que no es pot accedir a la web de Perfect Pair, probablement degut a problemes amb el servidor. Quan torni a estar activa ho farem saber.
These days I've noticed that Perfect Pair's main site is not accessible, probably due to server problems. We'll let you know when it's working again.
These days I've noticed that Perfect Pair's main site is not accessible, probably due to server problems. We'll let you know when it's working again.
divendres, 19 de novembre del 2004
Total Impunity Demos
Aquest és el CD que avui mateix presentaré al meu cosí a Barcelona. Recull les cançons que he composat i enregistrat per a Perfect Pair des de l'abril fins ara, i que esperen algun dia ser arranjades i enregistrades convenientment. Són, per tant, les demos amb el material que hauria de ser la matèria primera de treball per a la propera gravació de Perfect Pair, si mai s'esdevé. Conté aquestes nou caçons i algunes petites idees enregisttrades amb guitarra o baix.
This is the name of the CD that I'll present today to my cousin in Barcelona. It features the songs I've composed for Perfect Pair from april until now. These are the demos, the primary stuff that someday should be properly arranged and recorded by Perfect Pair. It features these nine songs plus some short ideas recorded with guitar or bass.
1.- Get It
2.- Verifies
3.- Instichia
4.- Power
5.- Atelaw
6.- BDP
7.- Quint Figurant
8.- Mars
9.- Gap imrpo
This is the name of the CD that I'll present today to my cousin in Barcelona. It features the songs I've composed for Perfect Pair from april until now. These are the demos, the primary stuff that someday should be properly arranged and recorded by Perfect Pair. It features these nine songs plus some short ideas recorded with guitar or bass.
1.- Get It
2.- Verifies
3.- Instichia
4.- Power
5.- Atelaw
6.- BDP
7.- Quint Figurant
8.- Mars
9.- Gap imrpo
dimecres, 3 de novembre del 2004
Porta a l'aigua - Door on water
dilluns, 1 de novembre del 2004
BDP
Aquesta és la nova cançó que he enregistrat per a Perfect Pair. És un tema de hard rock pesant amb slide. En vaig fer una presa amb la Cort, molt bona i espontània però el so de la Cort és massa estrident per fer rítmiques. La presa final és, com sempre, amb la Fender.
Audició actual: Eric Burdon 'My Secret Life'
This is Perfect Pair's newest song and I recorded it two days ago. It's slow and heavy hard rock piece played with slide. I recorded a first take with the Cort guitar but the sound was too sharp and agressive. I ended up recording it, as usual, with the Fender Strat.
Current listening: Eric Burdon 'My Secret Life'
Audició actual: Eric Burdon 'My Secret Life'
This is Perfect Pair's newest song and I recorded it two days ago. It's slow and heavy hard rock piece played with slide. I recorded a first take with the Cort guitar but the sound was too sharp and agressive. I ended up recording it, as usual, with the Fender Strat.
Current listening: Eric Burdon 'My Secret Life'
dijous, 28 d’octubre del 2004
Atelaw
...que no vol dir res, és la nova cançó que ahir vaig mesclar per a Perfect Pair. I també ahir vaig enregistrar una pista de bateria i una guitarra de prova per a una nova cançó. Crec que el 2004 haurà estat l'any més prolífic de Perfect Pair compositivament. Entre una cosa i l'altra crec que aviat podré presentar un CD sencer del que podréim anomenar "les demos del disc del 2004 que Perfect Pair no van arribar a gravar" i que més o menys ordenats, de moment són:
...which means nothing, is Perfect Pair's new song and it was mixed yesterday. I also recorded a drum track and a primitive guitar track for a new song. I think that 2004 will be the most prolific year, related to composing, in the band's history, to the point that I will soon be alble to present a CD of what we could call "the demos of the Perfect Pair album that the band did not record in 2004", and (in almost correct order) it will feature this songs, by now:
1.- Get It
2.- Verifies
3.- Quint Figurant
4.- Mars
5.- Instichia
6.- Power is Applied
7.- Atelaw
Audició en aquests moments - current listening: Five Horse Johnson "The No.6 Dance"
...which means nothing, is Perfect Pair's new song and it was mixed yesterday. I also recorded a drum track and a primitive guitar track for a new song. I think that 2004 will be the most prolific year, related to composing, in the band's history, to the point that I will soon be alble to present a CD of what we could call "the demos of the Perfect Pair album that the band did not record in 2004", and (in almost correct order) it will feature this songs, by now:
1.- Get It
2.- Verifies
3.- Quint Figurant
4.- Mars
5.- Instichia
6.- Power is Applied
7.- Atelaw
Audició en aquests moments - current listening: Five Horse Johnson "The No.6 Dance"
divendres, 15 d’octubre del 2004
Més cançons noves - More new songs
Quan el meu
cosí va dir que venia a veure'm, que en teoria havíem de fer alguna sessió de gravació per a Perfect Pair, vaig começar a treure idees mirant de compondre el màxim de coses per poder triar. Finalment no vam gravar res. Des d'aleshores, però, he iniciat un període compositiu com mai abans havia passat, i que segueix amb una nova composició feta els dos darrers dies i de la que ahir vaig enregistrar una versió de prova. També tinc nombroses idees enregistrades amb guitarra sola, esperant el seu torn. En aquests moments escolto el darrer disc de Mötorhead, "Inferno".
When my cousin said he weas coming to see me, and we were supposed to do a recording session for Perfect Pair, I started to compose as much ideas as I could, in order to have some stuff to choose from. We ended up recording nothing, but since then I have begun composing like never before. Yesterday I recorded a primitive demo of yet another song (and I have several ideas recorded with guitar alone, waiting tis turn). Current listening: "Inferno", the latest Mötorhead album.
cosí va dir que venia a veure'm, que en teoria havíem de fer alguna sessió de gravació per a Perfect Pair, vaig começar a treure idees mirant de compondre el màxim de coses per poder triar. Finalment no vam gravar res. Des d'aleshores, però, he iniciat un període compositiu com mai abans havia passat, i que segueix amb una nova composició feta els dos darrers dies i de la que ahir vaig enregistrar una versió de prova. També tinc nombroses idees enregistrades amb guitarra sola, esperant el seu torn. En aquests moments escolto el darrer disc de Mötorhead, "Inferno".
When my cousin said he weas coming to see me, and we were supposed to do a recording session for Perfect Pair, I started to compose as much ideas as I could, in order to have some stuff to choose from. We ended up recording nothing, but since then I have begun composing like never before. Yesterday I recorded a primitive demo of yet another song (and I have several ideas recorded with guitar alone, waiting tis turn). Current listening: "Inferno", the latest Mötorhead album.
divendres, 8 d’octubre del 2004
Whitesnake
Whitesnake 04.10.04 - Razzmatazz
Barcelona (Catalonia)
Entrades exhaurides, fins i tot amb la vergonyosa manera com es van vendre tantes entrades com per rebentar l'antic Zeleste. Algun dia hi haurà un curtcircuit i la tragèdia sortirà a la premsa internacional. Ventilació 0 (fins i tot el Sr. Coverdale va fer diversos comentaris al respecte). També va dir que estava content de veure tanta gent atès que l'any passat ningú els volia contractar per venir (una altra mostra de la qualitat dels promotors que hem de patir).Un dels millors concerts de Whitesnake que he sentit d'aquesta gira, amb David Coverdale en un estat de gràcia com mai l'havia vist. Potser el so era massa heavy per gran part del repertori (trobem a faltar aquelles guitarres Marsden-Moody).
Sold Out. More tickets were sold than allowed for this venue. As a
result, the house was full and very hot. David Coverdale noticed this
and between songs said things like: "This is the hottest place in the
world", "You still can breathe?", etc. David said that it's good to
see so many people here because last year "Nobody wanted us to play here". This gives you an idea of how
mediocre are all the promoters in Barcelona (it is obvious that a
reunited Whitesnake show would be a success in this town). People sang
nearly each verse of every song, making David's voice inaudible at
times. He was happy and confortable. Somebody in the audience was
supposed to look like Ian Paice and this made Coverdale say: "We have
Ian Paice here! Good to see you Ian!". I've listened to many
Whitesnake concerts, some of them from this tour, and I can say that I
had never before heard David's voice in such good shape as last night
in Barcelona, reaching all the high notes with no problems. The guitar
sound was too heavy for most of the setlist. We miss that
Marsden-Moody sound.
This is, almost in correct order, the setlist:
Burn/Stormbringer
Bad Boys - Children Of The Night
Love Ain't No Stranger
Ready an' willing
Is This Love
Give Me All Your Love
Judgement Day - Doug Aldrich guitar solo
Crying In The Rain - Tommy Aldridge drum solo
Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
Don't break my heart again
Fool For Your Loving
Here I Go Again
Take Me With You
Still Of The Night
Soldier Of Fortune (a capella)
Barcelona (Catalonia)
Entrades exhaurides, fins i tot amb la vergonyosa manera com es van vendre tantes entrades com per rebentar l'antic Zeleste. Algun dia hi haurà un curtcircuit i la tragèdia sortirà a la premsa internacional. Ventilació 0 (fins i tot el Sr. Coverdale va fer diversos comentaris al respecte). També va dir que estava content de veure tanta gent atès que l'any passat ningú els volia contractar per venir (una altra mostra de la qualitat dels promotors que hem de patir).Un dels millors concerts de Whitesnake que he sentit d'aquesta gira, amb David Coverdale en un estat de gràcia com mai l'havia vist. Potser el so era massa heavy per gran part del repertori (trobem a faltar aquelles guitarres Marsden-Moody).
Sold Out. More tickets were sold than allowed for this venue. As a
result, the house was full and very hot. David Coverdale noticed this
and between songs said things like: "This is the hottest place in the
world", "You still can breathe?", etc. David said that it's good to
see so many people here because last year "Nobody wanted us to play here". This gives you an idea of how
mediocre are all the promoters in Barcelona (it is obvious that a
reunited Whitesnake show would be a success in this town). People sang
nearly each verse of every song, making David's voice inaudible at
times. He was happy and confortable. Somebody in the audience was
supposed to look like Ian Paice and this made Coverdale say: "We have
Ian Paice here! Good to see you Ian!". I've listened to many
Whitesnake concerts, some of them from this tour, and I can say that I
had never before heard David's voice in such good shape as last night
in Barcelona, reaching all the high notes with no problems. The guitar
sound was too heavy for most of the setlist. We miss that
Marsden-Moody sound.
This is, almost in correct order, the setlist:
Burn/Stormbringer
Bad Boys - Children Of The Night
Love Ain't No Stranger
Ready an' willing
Is This Love
Give Me All Your Love
Judgement Day - Doug Aldrich guitar solo
Crying In The Rain - Tommy Aldridge drum solo
Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
Don't break my heart again
Fool For Your Loving
Here I Go Again
Take Me With You
Still Of The Night
Soldier Of Fortune (a capella)
dissabte, 25 de setembre del 2004
25/09/04
Estic treballant sobre una nova cançó però, cosa poc freqüent, em trobo anant d'un riff a un altre sense trobar el que m'agrada, de manera que a hores d'ara la cançó té poc a veure amb la idea original.
Currently working on a new song but (and this is not usual) I've found myself moving from one riff to another, not finding anithing that satisfies me. This causes the song to differ so much from the original idea.
Currently working on a new song but (and this is not usual) I've found myself moving from one riff to another, not finding anithing that satisfies me. This causes the song to differ so much from the original idea.
dilluns, 20 de setembre del 2004
dimarts, 14 de setembre del 2004
14/09/04 - Power is Applied
Aquest és el títol de la nova cançó de Perfect Pair. Segueix la línia d'Instichia, l'anterior, i confirma que estic fent un seguit de cançons de metal que poden donar com a resultat una bona maqueta.
La web d'Alliance ha estat recentment actualitzada!
This is the title of Perfect Pair's newest song. Its style is similar ti its predecessor, Instichia, and confirms that a good metal CD is growing up.
Alliance website has been recently updated!
La web d'Alliance ha estat recentment actualitzada!
This is the title of Perfect Pair's newest song. Its style is similar ti its predecessor, Instichia, and confirms that a good metal CD is growing up.
Alliance website has been recently updated!
dimecres, 8 de setembre del 2004
Power is Applied
Aquesta és la darrera cançó, per ara, de Perfect Pair. Enregistrada aquests darrers dies, ahir en vaig fer una primera mescla. Tot i que probablement hagi de reordenar l'estructura (i per tant tornar a enregistrar guitarres i baix), ahir ja la vaig cantar i la cançó va quedar acabada. Per cert, la pàgina d'Alliance ha estat actualitzada.
This is Perfect Pair's latest song. Recorded during recent few days, yesterday I did a first mix of it. Although I probably will have to recompose its structure (and re-record the guitar and bass parts), yesterday I sang it and finished the song. Check out Alliance website, recently updated.
This is Perfect Pair's latest song. Recorded during recent few days, yesterday I did a first mix of it. Although I probably will have to recompose its structure (and re-record the guitar and bass parts), yesterday I sang it and finished the song. Check out Alliance website, recently updated.
divendres, 3 de setembre del 2004
03/09/04
Ahir vaig remesclar Instichia i vaig fer diverses mescles del tema instrumental Mind The Gap (per al CD de jazz que estic preparant). Aquest cap de setmana espero poder començar a treballar sobre la resta d'idees enregistrades de Perfect Pair.
El que escolto en aquests moments: Megadeth - "Rust in Peace"
Yesterday I remixed Instichia and did several mixes of the instrumental song Mind The Gap (this one will be part of a jazz CD I'm working on). This weekend I hope I'll be able to work on remaining Perfect Pair recorded ideas.
Current listening: Megadeth - "Rust in Peace"
El que escolto en aquests moments: Megadeth - "Rust in Peace"
Yesterday I remixed Instichia and did several mixes of the instrumental song Mind The Gap (this one will be part of a jazz CD I'm working on). This weekend I hope I'll be able to work on remaining Perfect Pair recorded ideas.
Current listening: Megadeth - "Rust in Peace"
divendres, 27 d’agost del 2004
Instichia
Aquesta és la nova cançó de Perfect Pair. M'agradaria que el meu cosí algun dia faci un enregistrament amb les seves parts de guitarra. M'agrada perquè Perfect Pair al llarg dels anys han anat evolucionant des del hard rock cap al metal progressiu, geomètric diria jo. És l'avantatge de no ser un professional (i no haver de compondre per vendre discos).
També estic preparant un disc de jazz metal. Mai m'havia agradat el free, però el poder veure en directe el quintet de Joachim Kühn m'ha ajudat a entrar-hi, i fa temps que estic treballant en algun tema instrumental amb element de metal, de jazz i de rock progressiu. Sé que sona pretenciós però s'ha de provar.
This is the new Perfect Pair song. I wish my cousin will record his guitar parts someday. I like the fact that this band has developed his style through the years from hard rock to progressive metal, geometric as I would say. These are the benefits of not being a professional musician, that I compose what I want without worrying of record sales.
I am also working on a jazz metal CD. I didn't like free jazz untill I had the chance of seeing the Joachim Kühn quintet live. That helped me enter this world and since then I'm recording a series of instrumental pieces that have elements of metal, jazz, and progressive rock. I know that it sounds pretentious but I have to try doing it.
També estic preparant un disc de jazz metal. Mai m'havia agradat el free, però el poder veure en directe el quintet de Joachim Kühn m'ha ajudat a entrar-hi, i fa temps que estic treballant en algun tema instrumental amb element de metal, de jazz i de rock progressiu. Sé que sona pretenciós però s'ha de provar.
This is the new Perfect Pair song. I wish my cousin will record his guitar parts someday. I like the fact that this band has developed his style through the years from hard rock to progressive metal, geometric as I would say. These are the benefits of not being a professional musician, that I compose what I want without worrying of record sales.
I am also working on a jazz metal CD. I didn't like free jazz untill I had the chance of seeing the Joachim Kühn quintet live. That helped me enter this world and since then I'm recording a series of instrumental pieces that have elements of metal, jazz, and progressive rock. I know that it sounds pretentious but I have to try doing it.
dimecres, 25 d’agost del 2004
Sessions inexistents - Inexisting sessions
Abans de venir a passar dues setmanes a casa meva, el meu
cosí Eduard i jo vam estar planificant el que haurien de ser unes curtes sessions de gravació, les primeres des de les ja mítiques Pedecuni
Sessions de l'any 2001, el darrer enregistrament de Perfect Pair. Amb antelació vaig fer diverses transferències via PTP d'alguns arxius de so amb idees que havien de ser desenvolupades i transformades en cançons acabades que es poguessin enregistrar quan l'Edu vingués a casa meva. Ja ha marxat i no hem enregistrat res. Però jo he agafat la primera de les idees i ja n'he tret una cançó. La meva intenció és compondre la resta de cançons a partir de les idees inicials i fer la maqueta de les sessions que no van existir.
Prior to comming to my home for two weeks, my cousin Ed and me had long planned what we thought had to be a short recording sessions, the first ones since Perfect Pair's last recordings, the now legendary Pedecuni
Sessions. I had sent him via FTP a series of recorded ideas in order to become finished songs that would be recorded properly when he came to my home. Well, he has left and we have recorded nothing. But I have chosen one of these ideas and I've developed it into a song, recorded yesterday. Mi intention is to record the demos of the sessions that didn't exist.
cosí Eduard i jo vam estar planificant el que haurien de ser unes curtes sessions de gravació, les primeres des de les ja mítiques Pedecuni
Sessions de l'any 2001, el darrer enregistrament de Perfect Pair. Amb antelació vaig fer diverses transferències via PTP d'alguns arxius de so amb idees que havien de ser desenvolupades i transformades en cançons acabades que es poguessin enregistrar quan l'Edu vingués a casa meva. Ja ha marxat i no hem enregistrat res. Però jo he agafat la primera de les idees i ja n'he tret una cançó. La meva intenció és compondre la resta de cançons a partir de les idees inicials i fer la maqueta de les sessions que no van existir.
Prior to comming to my home for two weeks, my cousin Ed and me had long planned what we thought had to be a short recording sessions, the first ones since Perfect Pair's last recordings, the now legendary Pedecuni
Sessions. I had sent him via FTP a series of recorded ideas in order to become finished songs that would be recorded properly when he came to my home. Well, he has left and we have recorded nothing. But I have chosen one of these ideas and I've developed it into a song, recorded yesterday. Mi intention is to record the demos of the sessions that didn't exist.
Un nou inici - A new beginning
Això vol ser el substitut de la secció de notícies de la web de la banda de rock progressiu Perfect Pair, i alhora un bloc personal.
This has the aim to be a substitute for the news section in Perfect Pair's website, and a personal blog too.
This has the aim to be a substitute for the news section in Perfect Pair's website, and a personal blog too.
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