It is really hot. 114 Fº. Dessert. I am listening this really
amazing record that I bought in Frudisk record shop in Donostia
(nowadays desappeared). I was 11 years old. And 22 years after, I am
coming and playing in the white car…all those tunes: Bullet the Blue
Sky, In God’s Country, Running to Stand Still and Where Streets Have No
Name… To be honest, I’ve started thinking every tune needs to be
listened in the place that has been created. The sensation is more
powerful and real. And this dessert is gorgeous. Thousand and thousand of Joshua Trees, anywhere. And really hot. But not hard. (Strange isn’t it?) I cannot stand with so hot weather. But I can be here. And I will go again to the «Dessert Sky, in the God’s Country.» Peaceful. Let’s try. I am going. Follow me. «Bullet the Blue Sky»«Running to Stand Still» «Exit»
First time I met Ani Difranco I was no more than 21. Just last years at the university. And she was kind of american anti-folk artist. I said, «what do they mean with anti-folk?». And since then, I imagined her as the other side of pop-star heroin, Madonna. They do not have nothing to do, honestly. But, in my women group thipologies, Björk and Marylim and maybe Ani Difranco and Madonna. Both of them are just very strong woman with a «musical management» orientation. Each one her likings and extremely different life styles. But at the end, strong and really powerful women. Good! Anyway, Ani. Yes, I was very eager to see Ani in States. I always imagined this kind of venue and gig. Everybody following her songs, singing and shouting. Right! And the long driving from Nevada to Arizona, crossing really huge piece of desserts, has been really hard under 109ºF. And just arriving at Tucson, a really hurricane and thunderstorm in the highway. Just a prologue of Ani’s gig. Really shy but powerful gig. (Just what I wanted to proof. The strength of this woman on the state. Really, sweet but angry and powerful most of the time. Without stopping from song to song.) And as I said before, I think I wouldn’t really want seeing her in any other venue: Rialto Theatre was really good. Really linked to the kind of gig and artist, Ani is in fact. A american road songwriter. (The instrumentists…3. 2 guys and one girl. I loved the girl, the drummer. And the guys, upright bass and vibrophone, very shy but loyal to the songs and the frontwoman artist. It was quite balanced team. And really perfection on the stage. No mistakes or anything like that.) Good Ani. I saw you at the end. And, I saw you in the venue and location I had to see you. Not other one. I will imagine you, and remind your power, wherever I will go to. Tucson-Arizona (USA) ftf.
Now, I could understand how a band from Seattle in the first impression it didn’t impress me a lot. But
you know, the place always counts. (In our Basque City, Hondarribi,
Getxo,…Why? Because tend to self-develop the liking with the same
kind of people, affinity, web 2.0. and 3.0. and so on. -Maybe this is
just a comment more for www.igorcalzada.com The othere side. But this
way, the circle just closes.-)
What I want to tell is that band did impress me a lot. Each member of
the group in his position: Bass player (really good man) and the
drumer, really good technique. With this rythmical bases, guitars and
vocals can surf easily and make good tunes. *Specially: I will posses your heart. Really amazing.
Now, I can understand one day I discovered this electronic mixture couple-band: Thievery Corporation. Nowadays, saying that someone discovered Thievery Corporation as a band is just a big stupidity. Basically due to you can bump into them anywhere. They are in Loreak Mendian, in any airport, of course in any kind of lounge-style pub or bar…EVERYWHERE. But mean I was seeing the gig in a really huge and open greek theatre, I realized that the first electronical band I recognize and integrated in my «very important bands» category was Thievery Corporation. Each vocalist for each song. A really cultural mixture, with India, Marokko, Brasil, Bronx,…in some music tracks. Really a colourful, unique piece and dance encouraged music gig.
Gaua datorrenean, nere apartamentuarekin parez pare dagoen «soyoung» (edo horrelako zerbait esan zidan bere english traketsean) korearrarekin akordatzen naiz. Murakami-ren istorio japoniarretan murgiltzen naiz, nere hiru kandela amaitezin hauen artean, isiltasun mortuan. «Soyoung» esan zidan, eta nik, orduan aitzaki ederra hartu nuen, zenbat urte zituen galdetzeko: «In the chinese calendar I am 22 but in the western calendar I am 24 years old»-esan zidan motel motel eta hitz bana ondo neurtuz, bukaeran irripartxo bat bota eta gero. Orduan esan nion nik: «Oh, really so young«. Soyoung hala ere, ez da Murakami-ren gaueko ipuinetara barneratuarazten nauen bakarra. Izan ere, Nevada-ko alma bakartien artean, asiatiko hauek dira nagusi. (Heuren herrialdeak far coast west honetatik gertu egon eta honuntza datoz.) Bakoitza bere bakardadearekin. Hori bai, bakardade isila. Ez duzu jakiten noiz dauden eta noiz ez. Zarata izpirik ez dute egiten. Eta hitz, beharrezkoa soilik. Beti egin zait oso deigarria isiltasun hori. Eta are gehiago hemen, gringoen iskanbilaren artean, japoniar eta korearrak, gaueko xaguxarrak bezalakoak izaten dira, kanpoko zume negarti hauetan eskegita. Gau eta egun. Night and day. Goodnight soyoung. ftf.
