Quem assistiu a Capitu, esta adaptação recente de Luis Fernando Carvalho para o "Dom Casmurro" de Machado de Assis, foi bombardeado com os acordes iniciais, num mandolim, da música "Elephant Gun" - praticamente a toda vez que surgia na tela a Capitu (e seus olhos de ressaca).

LFC gosta de colocar em suas trilhas essas bandas do Leste Europeu, mas no caso a canção é do Beirut, que apesar do nome e das influencias balcânicas e eslavas é o grupo de um americano no New Mexico chamado Zach Condon (como o Brasov que tem os metais de um Bregovic ou Gogol mas é carioca do Brasil).

Vale a pena conhecer as outras músicas do caldeirão Beirut. Aqui estão seus discos recentes.


In december, Globo - the main brazilian TV network - showed a series based on a classic of our literature, Dom Casmurro, by Machado de Assis. The series is called Capitu which is the mysterious female character. The scenes were shot in a circus atmosphere, mixing cinema & theater and modern & classical references, with the dazzling visual effects which are director´s Luiz Fernando Carvalho´s trademark. And though the story takes place in the 19th century, the soundtrack went from Black Sabbath´s "Iron Man" to Beirut´s "Elephant Gun".

And in another juxtaposition the band Beirut with it´s eastern-european slavic sounds is actually a group from New Mexico, USA, who released one of the best albuns in 2007 (preceded by an even better EP). (There´s also a brazilian balkan band called Brasov, but that´s a different post).



LON GISLAND (2007)

1. "Elephant Gun" – 5:48
2. "My Family's Role in the World Revolution" – 2:07
3. "Scenic World (Second Version)" – 2:53
4. "The Long Island Sound" – 1:18
5. "Carousels" – 4:23

THE FLYING CLUB CUP (2007)

1. "A Call to Arms" - 0:18
2. "Nantes" - 3:50
3. "A Sunday Smile" - 3:36
4. "Guyamas Sonora" - 3:31
5. "La Banlieue" - 1:58
6. "Cliquot" (Zach Condon, Owen Pallett) - 3:52
7. "The Penalty" - 2:22
8. "Forks and Knives (La Fête)" - 3:34
9. "In the Mausoleum" - 3:11
10. "Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route)" (Zach Condon, Kendrick Strauch) - 2:51
11. "Cherbourg" - 3:33
12. "St. Apollonia" - 2:59
13. "The Flying Club Cup" - 3:05

all songs by Zach Condon except where noticed


* Zach Condon - vocals, ukulele, french horn, trumpet, flugelhorn
* Owen Pallett - violin, organ, backup vocals
* Jon Natchez - clarinet, flute, melodica
* Kendrick Strauch - piano
* Perrin Cloutier - accordion, upright bass, backup vocals
* Nick Petree - percussion, backup vocals
* Kristin Ferebee - backup vocals
* Jason Poranski - guitar, mandolin
* Paul Collins - bouzouki

http://rapidshare.com/files/178275805/ssoonnss_beirute_armadeelefante.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/178275807/ssoonnss_beirute_copavoador.rar

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Por falar em Obama (post abaixo), é um presidente que em seu discurso de vitória citou Sam Cooke,
mudando os versos de "it´s been a long time coming / but a change is gonna come"
para "a change has come to America".

Bem, sabemos que mudanças. caso venham mesmo, serão superficiais, mas aproveito a citação para lembrar desse clássico do soul.
E citar que a melhor gravação que tenho desta música é de um cantor chamado Baby Huey (nome em ingles para o personagem Gansola - devido ao seu peso).
Confira aqui o peso, nesse disco produzido por Curtis Mayfield.


Speaking of Obama (post below) at least this is a guy who in his victory speech quotes Sam Cooke.

He changed the famous lyrics "it´s been a long time coming / but a change is gonna come" to "it´s been a long time coming / but a change has come to America".
Well... we know that changes, if they come about, will be superficial, but, anyway, this is just because i remembered the soul classic
and one of the best recordings I´ve ever heard of it
by this huge singer called Baby Huey.
Check out this record, produced by Curtis Mayfield.


THE BABY HUEY STORY




1. Listen To Me
2. Mama Get Yourself Together
3. A Change Is Gonna Come
4. Mighty Mighty
5. Hard Times
6. California Dreamin’
7. Runnin
8. One Dragon, Two Dragon

Baby Huey & The Babysitters are
James "Baby Huey" Ramey
Johnny Ross
Melvin "Deacon" Jones

http://rapidshare.com/files/173652597/gansola.rar

A huge voice ringing through the ears & minds of the people and a solid social conscience - Odetta was soundtrack to the civil rights movement in the 60s.

Yes, Odetta was soulsister to black american music (with Nina Simone).
She forged chilling channels churning up water deep from the well of folk-blues-spirituals-worksongs, flowing into the creeks of the counterculture.
(Drenching Bob Dylan, quenching the ache in Janis Joplin´s throat, among others).

Odetta died last week, on December the 2nd.
People wrote that her heart didnt stand the thrill of seeing a black man being acknownledged as leader of the amerikan nation (the heart of that 14 year old girl who was thrown off a train because her skin didnt match those of the allowed passengers).

A pity. She was scheduled to sing - in what would maybe be the most significant moment - in Obama´s innauguration ceremony.
(At 77 Odetta still was touring and recording records on a regular basis.)



ODETTA SINGS BALLADS & BLUES (1956)

1. "Santy Anno" (Traditional) – 1:55
2. "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (Traditional) – 2:42
3. "Muleskinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:51
4. "Another Man Done Gone" (Traditional) – 2:11
5. "Shame and Scandal" (Traditional) – 2:23
6. "Jack o' Diamonds" (Traditional) – 3:15
7. "'Buked and Scorned" (Traditional) – 2:40
8. "Easy Rider" (Traditional) – 5:06
9. "Joshua" (Traditional) – 1:53
10. "Hound Dog" (Traditional) – 3:50
11. "Glory, Glory" (Traditional) – 2:12
12. "Alabama Bound" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 1:42
13. "Been in the Pen" (Traditional) – 2:32
14. "Deep Blue Sea" (Traditional) – 3:00
15. "God's Gonna Cut You Down" (Traditional) – 1:51
16. Spiritual Trilogy: "Oh, Freedom", "Come and Go With Me", "I'm on My Way" (Traditional) – 6:06


http://rapidshare.com/files/172425683/odballblues.rar



ODETTA SINGS DYLAN (1965)

1. "Baby, I'm in the Mood for You" – 2:50
2. "Long Ago, Far Away" – 2:50
3. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" – 5:42
4. "Tomorrow is a Long Time" – 6:20
5. "Masters of War" – 6:18
6. "Walkin' Down the Line" – 4:01
7. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" – 4:39
8. "With God on Our Side" – 5:13
9. "Long Time Gone" – 3:44
10. "Mr. Tambourine Man" – 10:44
11. "Blowin' in the Wind" – 4:11
12. "Paths of Victory" – 2:24

all songs by Bob Dylan

* Odetta – vocals, guitar
* Bruce Langhorne – guitar, tambourine
* Peter Childs – guitar
* Les Grinage – bass


http://rapidshare.com/files/172425686/oddylan.rar

Um vozeirão fantástico de fazer vibrar as massas e uma sólida consciência política - Odetta foi a trilha sonora do movimento pelos direitos civis na América dos anos 60.

Sim, Odetta era a alma da música negra americana (junto com Nina Simone).
Forjou uma corrente eletrizante que levava a água do fundo do poço folk-blues-spirituals-worksongs para os riachos da contracultura.
(Fez a cabeça de Bob Dylan e a garganta de Janis Joplin, entre muitos outros.)

Odetta faleceu semana passada, no dia 2 de dezembro.
Dizem que seu coração não aguentou as emoções da vitória de um negro sendo reconhecido como líder da nação amerikana (o coração da menina que aos 14 anos foi expulsa de um trem por sua pele não combinar com a dos demais ocupantes do espaço).
Uma pena: estava escalada para cantar - no que seria talvez o momento mais significativo - na cerimônia de posse do Obama.
(Aos 77 anos gravava discos e fazia turnês regularmente.)



ODETTA SINGS BALLADS & BLUES (1956)

1. "Santy Anno" (Traditional) – 1:55
2. "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (Traditional) – 2:42
3. "Muleskinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:51
4. "Another Man Done Gone" (Traditional) – 2:11
5. "Shame and Scandal" (Traditional) – 2:23
6. "Jack o' Diamonds" (Traditional) – 3:15
7. "'Buked and Scorned" (Traditional) – 2:40
8. "Easy Rider" (Traditional) – 5:06
9. "Joshua" (Traditional) – 1:53
10. "Hound Dog" (Traditional) – 3:50
11. "Glory, Glory" (Traditional) – 2:12
12. "Alabama Bound" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 1:42
13. "Been in the Pen" (Traditional) – 2:32
14. "Deep Blue Sea" (Traditional) – 3:00
15. "God's Gonna Cut You Down" (Traditional) – 1:51
16. Spiritual Trilogy: "Oh, Freedom", "Come and Go With Me", "I'm on My Way" (Traditional) – 6:06


http://rapidshare.com/files/172425683/odballblues.rar



ODETTA SINGS DYLAN (1965)

1. "Baby, I'm in the Mood for You" – 2:50
2. "Long Ago, Far Away" – 2:50
3. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" – 5:42
4. "Tomorrow is a Long Time" – 6:20
5. "Masters of War" – 6:18
6. "Walkin' Down the Line" – 4:01
7. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" – 4:39
8. "With God on Our Side" – 5:13
9. "Long Time Gone" – 3:44
10. "Mr. Tambourine Man" – 10:44
11. "Blowin' in the Wind" – 4:11
12. "Paths of Victory" – 2:24

all songs by Bob Dylan

* Odetta – vocals, guitar
* Bruce Langhorne – guitar, tambourine
* Peter Childs – guitar
* Les Grinage – bass


http://rapidshare.com/files/172425686/oddylan.rar

Tenho tido tantos prazeres auditivos e emocionais com músicas na internet, ou vindas via internet,
que penso
devo compartilhar isto com mais e mais pessoas
e repartir canções que tenho guardadas
para quem mais as encontrar.

Assim sendo criei o espaço que chamei de ssoonnss
com coisitas aqui e ali do vastíssimo acervo que venho ajuntando há decadas.


I have received so many pleasures hearing music on the internet, and from the internet,
and so i felt i should share some songs some sounds some sensations
for people who shall wander into this little space i called sssooonnnsss
which is an extended syllable for sounds in the portuguese language
which we speak where i live.

I have been listening & living to music for decades and lots of it I have kept
stored & kept to myself
or at the most for visitors in my living room.

Now my room roams across the world and the songs can be kept to all selves.