A self-portrait by Rick Hutchinson. Check out his work on 723.com as teds53913.  My favorite: “The Caterpillar King”.

Fiona Apple: Across The Universe (Beatles)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gLWTtlMwo4&feature=fvw
Um daqueles casos em que a regravação é melhor do que a versão original. A dos Beatles é ótima, mas a tristeza envolvente que Fiona Apple emprestou a esse cover é de arrepiar.

Nelly Furtado: Sozinho (Caetano Veloso)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSgTC6WXv7w
Nunca gostei muito de nenhuma das versões dessa música, mas o sotaque lusitado de Nelly Furtado deixou-a, no mínimo, um pouco mais cativante.

The Killers: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RrRSPjLvWI
Inspirados pela dance music em seu último álbum, pode ser que os garotos do The Killers tenham se empolgado o suficiente pra fazer um cover do clássico de Cyndi Lauper. Brandon sempre se solta nas dancinhas!

St Vincent – These Days (Nico)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vxQs84FMWQ
A voz de St. Vincent soa frágil e indefesa nessa versão da música composta e gravada por Jackson Browne e posteriormente pela ex-vocalista do Velvet Underground, Nico. A letra da música é linda, um lamento. E cada pessoa que a interpretou mostra nuances completamente diferentes – ora a canção soa mais otimista, algumas vezes totalmente desesperançosa. Annie Clark, a.k.a St Vincent, por sinal, é uma ótima cantora, que pode vir a se tornar mais conhecida por uma música sua inserida na trilha sonora de “Lua Nova”. Conheçam a banda, mas não precisam ir ver o filme no cinema, tá?

One Republic: Mercy (Duffy)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD8sLsvn9qQ
A banda, que ficou famosa ao gravar “Apologize” com Timbaland, regrava a música da cantora Duffy, que ficou impregnada na cabeça de muita gente no ano passado. Boa para aqueles que simpatizam com a canção, mas detestam os agudinhos da artista. Até eu que gosto, admito: de vez em quando é difícil ouví-la por períodos prolongados sem querer dar um soco no rádio. (?)

Johnny Cash: Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho
Johnny Cash se apropriou da música, com sua voz de mágoa e naturalmente melancólica. Outra no mesmo nível da versão original.

Florence And The Machine: Halo (Beyoncé)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ohj99qeBA
Depois do susto que levei com a cara da Florence Welch , a.k.a. Florence + The Machine na foto do vídeo, me atentei a versão curiosa de Halo que ela fez. Gosto da artista, mas não posso dizer que essa versão seria hit no meu mp3. (?) O resultado é estranho.

Ida Maria: Sweet About Me (Gabriella Cilmi)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBITg73bYw8
Sabe a música do comercial do Rexona, com a mocinha de cabeça pra baixo? Ganhou uma versão menos “arrumadinha” da roqueira Ida Maria. Ficou ótima!

Corinne Bailey Rae: Sexyback (Justin Timberlake)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5P9lZC4stE
Corinne Bailey Rae consegue, de certa forma, tirar todo o “assanhamento” (?) da música de Justin Timberlake.

Regina Spektor: Love Profusion (Madonna)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64mdCi95ySs
Ignore a má qualidade de gravação: Regina Spektor transformou um dos singles do álbum “American Life” em uma de suas músicas impecáveis tocadas no piano.

Elvis Costello: Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)

Ouça: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkd4rq0hRyY
Versão de “Beautiful”, música escrita por Linda Perry e interpretada por Elvis Costello que certamente marcou para os fãs da série House M.D!

[Paulo Cruz]

inhaling this cold

air, wet water rain makes me

lust for something hot -

like you. you, made from

red earth Africa, all your

woman heat burning

makes me come home. heals

me deep – like ancient, like dreams,

like our history.

i scream out the names

i called you – Africa, love,

woman. i call you

Fire, for melting

me to this wet, water – this

rain, which flows from me.

~ “Fucking Courts!” ~

–  Moi ^_^

Yes, I still say that whenever too many court cards appear within a reading. Especially whenever I’m just doing a simple no-frills 3 card reading, and two (and sometimes all three of them) are court cards. Earlier, I used to think it’s only me who had trouble reading court cards, but it turns out, virtually everyone I’ve come across (seasoned professionals, novices, and even Tarot Authors) have issues with the courts. So trust, me, you’re not alone in your frustration regarding interpreting court cards. However, if you say you don’t need any help regarding court cards and that they’re a breeze to read through, then you’re either the great grand master of all things Tarot and should have a shrine built in your honor… or, you’re just a cocky liar, so get off your high horse already

Why are the courts so F*d up?

The answer to that comes from how Tarot evolved. You see, earlier on, when virtually every deck was a TDM (Tarot De Marseilles) or a TDM clone, the courts were all of a set role – King, Queen, Knight, and Page. Very simple, very feudalistic. Kings were all matured/married men (though so many married men I’ve come across are anything but mature), Queens were mature/married women (ditto), Knights were single unmarried men (read horny pigs that shag everything that moves – oh don’t gimme that look, where else do you think the whole ‘Knight in shining armor’ fantasy came from), and Pages were either children or young unmarried women (goes to show the pittiful state of a young single girl back in the day. Come to think of it, such a mindset is still followed in many cultures of the world, but let’s get back to the subject). Everything was fine and dandy, as psychology wasn’t yet created, and minors were all unillustrated pips (yes, I know there are exceptions, but work with me here) so courts totally were used to represent people (‘I see a tall dark stranger in your future’).

Then in the 19th century, The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn came into the picture and began messing around with our limited feudalistic courts. By stuffing all their esoterica (that has oft been criticized to begin with) into the Tarot, they began assigning elements to not only the suits of the minors, but also to the ranks of the courts. Queens were water and Pages were earth (trust a bunch of stuffy old men to call earth a ’step-element’ and assign it to a Page – as an earth sign, I take offense to the degradation of my element). The Knight on his fancy horse was fire (read testostrone fueled) and the Kings were assigned air for their logic and reasoning skills (as if!).

However, while this was assigned, some dude in a tacky traditional robe (yeah, str8 men have no concept of fabric and design) must have gone all, “Hey, shouldn’t fire get a ‘higher’ rank? After all, fire is the primary consort of water, and thus it would be more fitting if the Queens consort was fire instead of air.” And so all the GD honchos decided to ‘promote’ the Knight to King (they actually penciled it in on their existing decks), while the King got ‘demoted’ to Prince or Son. The Queens remained queens, and to create a more balance in the genders, renamed the Pages, Princess or Daughter (woo-hoo, a step in the right direction for women’s lib!).

Not everyone was happy with this. Arthur Edward Waite (who shall now be referred to as Uncle Art for short) and Aleister Crowley (Uncle Al), who went on to create their respective Tarot decks that laid the foundation for the evolution of modern Tarot, had their own take on the courts.

Uncle Art was a stuffy old soul (have you ever read his works? Snoozefest!) and decided to go with the Traditional style of the TDM Courts, and thus reinstating the King and the Knight back in their respective positions, and stripping away the Page off his Princess title.

Uncle Al was a… well, a ‘colorful’ character, and decided to take the GD court model a step further by retaining the Knights original title, and making him the highest station and demoted the King to Prince.

(Dysfunctional) Family Dynamics

In the TDM and RWS (Rider Waite Smith – A Tarot Deck created by Uncle Art and Pamela ‘Pixie’ Coleman Smith) decks,  the court ranks are based on the royal households of Europe’s feudal period. The King was the absolute ruler of his domain, which he inherited from his father. His consort was his Queen, who most likely married the dude for political and societal reasons.  The Knight is either the king’s military commander or an ambitious young vassal. He  could even be the royal heir to the throne and thus proving his prowess through tournaments and battles (and sowing his wild oats into all the young maidens). The Page was either their household servant or foster child, that lived with them and attended their needs (developing a major Cinderella complex while cleaning their ‘royal thrones’ every morning).

In the Thoth Tarot (Uncle Al’s deck which he created with Lady Freida Harris), the Knight and Queen were the primary couple with two children, the Prince and the Princess. Crowley’s family model was part based on pre-christian pagan cultures, and part based on fairytales – Once upon a time, a long long time ago, the world was kinda messed up. Since communities were so far off and isolated, people would end up shagging sheep and/or their cousins to get their kicks. As we all know, children born out of incest and inbreeding just tend to be anything but normal, and when too many of such kind are born, the kingdoms would just dwindle on virtually all levels. The Royal Family was treated like divinity, mainly cause inbreeding never occured, and thus they remained all the more healthier, vigorous, and ‘potent’ than their royal subjects. Thus their vitality were directly linked to the land and their community.

The King was a wise and powerful ruler. However, age caught up on him, and he became infertile. Trying to remain youthful, he still tried to do all sorts of crazy things to prove he was still ‘da man’. In the process of doing so, he ended up throwing out his back, causing him to remain bedridden and unable to really get it up (this is what happens when you decide to pump iron instead of opt for yoga and tai chi). This lead to the land drying up and eventually becoming a wasteland. Upon seeing this happen, big scary monsters began terrorizing the people, as the knew the King was powerless to do anything.

The Queen would sigh and cry, “Oh why is this happening to us? Why oh why oh why?” and she would beg and pray for someone to come along and rescue them. And hopefully be cute enough to marry their daughter who just sits all day in her room singing aimlessly about being ‘awoken’. (Taylor Swift anyone?)

Then one day, a strong handsome and very virile Knight was galloping along, till he heard the most beautiful voice in the world. So captivated by the siren call, that he changed course and began galloping towards the voice. Upon reaching the kingdom, he realized that the voice was coming from the Princesses chambers, and upon gazing at her, he fell in love with her at first sight. But as soon as he saw the state of the land, and the fact that a ravaging monster was breathing fire and stomping around innocent inbred peasants, he boldly went on to slay the beast and save the kingdom. For his courage and strength, he was given the hand of the princess to marry. The Old King and Queen gave up their throne and took to the fancy old folks home in the pre-christian Boca Raton, while the princess went onto becoming the new Queen, with the Knight as her consort. They got it on like a pair of wild monkeys, and gave birth to two children, the Prince and the Princess, and the land was again fertile and abundant. The Prince would eventually be set out to follow daddy’s footsteps to rescue another land in turmoil and rescue it, while the Princess would be groomed to become the future Queen.

And they lived happily ever after.

Oy! And I thought my family was messed up.

That’s all well and nice, but how do I read the effin’ courts?

Well, that’s the tricky part. You see, due to the differences between the RWS, GD, and Thoth systems of court cards, we’re all left confused with the question ‘which one do we follow?’ One way of going about it is to read solely with either a TDM, RWS, or Thoth deck and stick with that system and see how it works for you. That’s all fine and dandy till the point you’re viewing the courts as just ‘people’. However, as Tarot has evolved, we have discovered that beyond mere prediction, Tarot can also be used as a therapeutic tool, enabling us to get a deeper and more profound insight into ourselves and the world around us (and even the universe), and thus, we have come to discover that Court Cards, along with representing other people in our lives, also represent different parts of ourselves. Our appearance can fit in with one card, while our emotional side could fit better with another. Hell, even the way we communicate, make love, achieve a goal, and the various stages of our own lives, can be represented by different court cards. And if that didn’t make matters more complicated, Court Cards can also represent situation (yes, situations) in our lives, where either we have to behave like the court-persona, or the situation itself is a manifestation of that particular court card.

And to make matters worse, different decks offer different perspectives on the courts. Some of them even try to combine the TDM/RWS style with the Thoth systems! And while the GD/Thoth systems have a long list of various esoteric correspondences assigned to each court card, they some how don’t totally fit in well with the TDM/RWS courts, thus sparking public (and private) debate on how to merge the two systems, as well as, how to apply them universally, so that no matter what deck we read with, it all applies therein. And don’t get me started on how all the therapeutic psychological correspondences have been assigned to each court card, that’s a whole different can of worms altogether.

I’ve tried my best to create a set of keywords for the ranks of the courts, so as to share with you my own personal system of handling the courts, as well as, offer another perspective on the Tarot Courts. I am not saying this is the absolute right way! Nor am I saying that I stand by this completely. I’m a human being, I evolve with the times, and always keep an open mind for new theories and practices. For now, this is what works for me, and this is what helps me interpret the damned courts at the end of the day. If it helps you, fabulous! If it confuses you, I sincerely apologize, and if you disagree with my assignations, please feel free to share your thoughts.

But before we get to those, let’s take a brief look at how we can interpret court cards within a reading:-

• A person in our life, identified by their physical attributes, profession, role, or even personality type and astrological sign.
• An aspect of our own personality, style, attitude, or role we play.
• A relationship we have with people within our life.
• A spiritual influence at work in our lives.
• Events and situations (past, present, and future).
• Times or seasons of the year.
• Qualities we need to cultivate within ourselves.

How do we know when to interpret a court as one of the above? Well, the answer is simple in theory but complex in application, and I’m sorry, but I’m not able to provide a better answer at this moment – Trust your intuition and go with it.

And with that, I present to you the Keywords for the various ranks of the Tarot Court

• KINGS (GD/Thoth Emperor/Prince)

^{Malik. Re. Roi. Lord. Chief. Patriarch. Master. Father. Guardian. Man. Sage. Resolving. Exemplar. Shaman. Companion.}

• • Traditional Rank: Mature or Married Man
  • Element: Airy part of the Element
  • Polarity: Mature Yang Energy
  • Astrology: Fixed Signs – (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius)
  • Tetragrammaton: Vau (Intellect)
  • Qabalistic World: Yetzirah (Mind)
  • Sephirah: Tiphareth (Beauty)
  • Corresponding Minors: The Sixes
  • MBTI Personality Axis: Extraverted (E) Judgers (J)
  • Craft Standing: Master (of the outer, public). Decision Maker.
  • Function: Direction. Authority.
  • Service: Administer. Conserver
  • Area of Society: Government
  • Social Function: Father; consort.
  • Developmental Stage: Fixed, static, or out-moded ideas. Result.
  • Developmental Function: Finality. Completion. Letting Go. Closure.
  • Keywords: Competence. Authority. Respect. Decision Making. Mastery. Leadership. Prowess.

• QUEENS

^{Regina. Dame. Reina. Lady. Matriarch. Mistress. Goddess. Mother. Guide. Woman. Lover. Sibyl. Lover. Priestess.}

• • Traditional Rank: Mature or Married Woman
  • Element: Watery part of the Element
  • Polarity: Mature Yin Energy
  • Astrology: Cardinal Signs – (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn)
  • Tetragrammaton: He (Emotions)
  • Qabalistic World: Briah (Heart/Soul)
  • Sephirah: Binah (Understanding)
  • Corresponding Minors: The Threes
  • MBTI Personality Axis: Introverted (I) Judgers (J)
  • Craft Standing: Master (of the inner, interpersonal). Maintainer.
  • Function: Support. Foundation.
  • Service: Nurturer. Caregiver.
  • Area of Society: Religion.
  • Social Function: Mother; consort.
  • Developmental Stage: Devotional and developmental ideas. Motivation.
  • Developmental Function: Maturity. Competency. Fulfillment. Authority. Skill. Understanding.
  • Keywords: Understanding. Persuasion. Communication. Teaching. Nurturance. Emotional Awareness. Creativity. Intuition. Leadership.

• KNIGHTS (GD Kings)

^{Na’ib. Cavaliere. Cavalier. Caballo. Warrior. Son. Brother. Seeker. Angel. Man. Dancer. Awakening. La Place. Totem.}

• • Traditional Rank: Young Single Man
  • Element: Fiery part of the Element
  • Polarity: Immature Yang Energy
  • Astrology: Mutable Signs – (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces)
  • Tetragrammaton: Yod (Will)
  • Qabalistic World: Atziluth (Spirit)
  • Sephirah: Chokmah (Wisdom)
  • Corresponding Minors: The Twos
  • MBTI Personality Axis: Extraverted (E) Perceivers (P)
  • Craft Standing: Journeyman. Explorer.
  • Function: Travel. Departure. Change of Residence.
  • Service: Action. Movement.
  • Area of Society: History and National Characteristics
  • Social Function: Adventurer.
  • Developmental Stage: Revolutionary ideas. Overturns outmoded effects.
  • Developmental Function: Focus. Intensity. Involvement. Directness.
  • Keywords: Energy. Passion. Motion Towards Goal. Intention. Focus. Single-mindedness. Idealism. Vitality. Lust for Life.

• PAGES (GD/Thoth Princess)

^{Thani. Valet. Apprentice. Servant. Child. Daughter. Princess. Elemental. Maiden. Novice. Sister. Seer. Muse. Innocence.}

• • Traditional Rank: Young Single Woman or Child/Youth.
  • Element: Earthy part of the Element
  • Polarity: Immature Yin Energy
  • Astrology: The Seed/Root of the Elements
  • Tetragrammaton: He – Final (Senses)
  • Qabalistic World: Assiah (Body)
  • Sephirah: Malkuth (Kingdom)
  • Corresponding Minors: The Tens
  • MBTI Personality Axis: Introverted (I) Perceivers (P)
  • Craft Standing: Student. Apprentice. Servant
  • Function: News. Study.
  • Service: Catalyst of Change.
  • Area of Society: Arts and Science.
  • Social Function: Messenger. Envoy.
  • Developmental Stage: New Ideas. Possibilities
  • Developmental Function: Risk. Faith. Setting Out.
  • Keywords: Curiosity. Hope. Innocence. Opening. Trust. Beginnings. Novelty. Growth. Study. Apprenticeship.

And with that, I conclude my introduction to the Tarot Court. I hope you’ve enjoyed the journey so far. I shall be providing keywords for each Suit Family in subsequent postings. Thank you for bearing with my rant

Love and Blessings

Zorian

PS: I wrote this post in the spirit of humor and promoting understanding. I do not wish to offend anyone at all with anything that is written here. There are far too many ’scholarly’ works upon the Tarot Courts that provide way more in-depth info than I have, and though not all of it would match entirely what I’ve posted here, please understand that this is my understanding of the courts, and how I work with them, and how they seem to work with me.

The following excerpt is taken verbatim from an article entitled Has God Gone Green? Found in the Issachar Report section of Volume 19, No. 11 (November, 2009) issue of the Personal Update, which is the news journal of Koinonia House.  The entire article is found on pages 11-15.  It was written by Leisa Garcia, Folio Specialist.  Get this newsletter for free for one year by clicking here:  Personal Update.

I have struggled with how to explain the mistaken concept of God being immanent that many false religions hold to be true.  I have never found a better explanation than this article puts forth, and so I included it in my blog for all to read.

Please understand that being “green” is not a negative thing in theory…saving energy, recycling, avoiding the use of toxic chemicals, replanting trees…just being a good steward of the earth and our health overall is God’s command to us.  However, many have taken it to extremes and are turning God’s command to be good stewards into an extremist agenda, and in some instances, a religion unto itself.  It is not the “green” part I am focusing on here.  For the moment, I am just focusing on the religions that use the concept of God being immanent as support for their “green” agenda.

I am thankful to God for the wisdom and insight he gave Leisa Garcia to write this fantastic article, and I strongly suggest that you read the entire piece,  if you get a chance!

Blessings,

Carl

“…immanent - emanating or issuing from, or as if from a source.  Not to be confused with the similar words “eminent” (high station, rank or repute) and “imminent” (likely to occur at any moment; impending).

One Scripture commonly used to try and prove their assertion that God is immanent (in everyone and everything) is Ephesians 4:6:  ‘One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.’

God truly is transcendent-above and separate from His creation, but God does NOT emanate from from any part of creation.  According to Thayer’s Lexicon the word ‘through’ in this passage means ‘diffusing his saving influence through all.’

It is critical to understand that Paul is writing to ‘the Saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus.’ God does not dwell in everyone.  He dwells only in those who have been born again by the Holy Spirit, who are direct creations of God.  He does not dwell in unbelievers.

God indwells us.  However, He does not become us and we do not become God.  As God’s Shekinah glory dwelt in the Holy of Holies  in the Tabernacle  and Solomon’s Temple, God dwells in us.  God did not become part of the Tabernacle or the Temple.  He simply dwelled there. [emphasis mine]

In a vain attempt to provide scientific proof for their beliefs, the ’spiritual greens’ espouse that God is in every cell and every atom at a quantum level.  Therefore, everything from the universe to the elements that make up creation are one with divinity, or one with God.

Interestingly, this belief that ‘all is one’ has been confirmed by the powerful sensation experienced by those who practice Eastern Meditation, Yoga and Contemplative Prayer in which they feel ‘at one with the universe.’  In fact, this may simply be a physical phenomenon caused by restricting the flow of information to the parietal lobe of the brain which causes you to lose your sense of boundaries…”

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Oliver Sacks (1933 –) is an American Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Columbia University.  He is also the author of several popular science books, including, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (2007), Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood (2001), and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1985)

This week’s text is his Op-Ed essay in the February 8, 2004 edition of the New York Times, “Greetings from the Island of Stability”, about the discovery of elements 113 and 115.   

The essay’s title refers to the theory that certain elements with very large atomic mass can have a long half-life.  This is possible because protons and neutrons can occupy shells in the nucleus (much like electrons in orbitals) that give the nucleus increased stability and a longer half-life.

Join others from around the world in this weekly reading event! You can find Sacks’ text at this website:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/08/opinion/08SACK.html?pagewanted=all

The big chiefs at Fox News aren’t happy at the string of high-profile lies they got caught telling recently, so they’re going to start firing people who get caught in the future, because they hate having to admit mistakes. “That means we will start by going to air with only the most essential, basic, and manageable elements”, so no Glenn then?

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You have schoolwork, homework, chores, practice schedules, and all sorts of tasks in a given day—accomplishing them all could be, well, exhausting.  Sometimes, just thinking about them can cause a splitting headache, especially when you’re at a lost about which task to do first.

If you often encounter this problem our story on the next generation GSP (global positioning system) devices might be of help.  These devices make use of satellite technology to precisely locate any given position on the earth’s surface. 

To do this, the system not only hones into the requested location but keeps track of a number satellites whose data are relevant to the request.  Just imagine:  the satellites orbit Earth as Earth moves around the Sun while turning around its axis.  The number crunching alone is mind-boggling, yet the system works.  Why?  Because as the term GSP suggests, it is a system.

A system is a “unified” group of different interacting elements.  In a broader sense, these elements are organized in such a way that the whole group “works.”  Planetary systems, air-conditioning systems, and ecosystems are just some of the other systems we’re all familiar with. 

Getting back to everyday stuff, you can devise a system for just about any task you find difficult.  In fact, you can systematize all you need to do in any given period to accomplish each task in the best possible way.

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Depois de um ano com grandes conquistas, a banda Epopeia por enquanto da um tempo na loucura e retorna no ano novo com novos projetos. A banda me parece insaciável quando se fala de buscar novas vertentes na hora de compor suas músicas…

Em um breve papo com o guitarrista e ‘principal compositor’ da banda Herman G. Silvani, o Niko, conversamos um pouco sobre as novidades que estão por vir.

E ai Niko, quais bandas você anda escutando atualmente?

(Niko) Muita coisa.. por exemplo, agora, ouço a nona de bethoveen (que véia mais punk bicho!)..

sempre estou (estamos), antenados em bandas novas, sons exóticos ou não..

além do garage rock e do psicodélico/progressivo e soul, que sempre estão nos ouvidos.. poderia citar: mars volta, doctor deseo, astronauta pinguim, plástico lunar, goran bregovic, buena vista, patrulha, chucrobillyman, ruido/mm, mutantes, who, velvet underground, floyd, electric prunes, hendrix, cream, gogol bordello, reconteurs, entre outras…

Não faz muito tempo que vocês lançaram o ultimo cd, já estão pensando no próximo? Como esta o processo de composição, algum prazo pra lançamento?

Pois é. o cd novo está rodando por aí. e ainda estamos divulgando ele e tal. não pensamos nada para um próximo. nunca pensamos isso tão antecipadamente assim. a coisa acontece na hora que há uma necessidade, já que não temos obrigações com gravadora, mercado e tal. mas pretendemos gravar as músicas novas que já existem, e creio, que em breve estaremos compondo outras. o processo é praticamente o mesmo.. um tempo atrás, eu fazia sozinho as músicas, agora a Liza e a Eliz entraram nisso, o que gerou uma nova perspectiva e sonoridade.  algumas das novas músicas já tem o sangue delas também. Já o Tuba, também tem sua parte, a bateria entra depois e é parte da composição, dentro da liberdade de criação de cada um. o suor feminino deu novo alento as nossas composições, e isso só acrescenta.

E qual é a idéia do próximo? Já tem algo definido com relação a isso?

Mas olha.. vai saber! a coisa acontece no caminho. idéias para o próximo, como já foi dito, não temos, pelo menos não agora. sempre percebemos o que está acontecendo, garimpamos algo novo, no sentido de trazer em si uma poética, uma estética que tenha sua própria linguagem. o mundo hoje, pede mais do que a linguagem musical/sonora, é preciso trabalhar as linguagens que estão em volta, no ar. os sentidos precisam ser provocados. casar timbres, sonoridades, com as letras, o visual, as cores (ou a falta delas), a postura da banda, presença de palco e tudo mais, para se chegar a algo maior, que a gente nem sabe direito o que é, mas existe. a busca e o risco é o que nos move.

Se alguém me pergunta, como faço pra compor, não sei muito o que responder, mas ao contrário do que muitos pensam, é um processo bem pensado, pra atingir certo objetivo, não sai do nada. E sempre é tudo muito pessoal, por mais que na maioria das vezes eu faça o uso de personagens.

Nisso, como é o processo de composição das letras de vocês? Há algum tema recorrente, que acaba sendo abordado em mais de uma música, como o que? Ou é algo que simplesmente aflora e não há controle?

É um pouco dos dois. a coisa acontece, deixamos que seja assim. mas, idéias existem também. quando componho só, uso o violão geralmente, tenho algumas letras anotadas por aí, alguns riffs e frases musicais, idéias.. as vezes rola juntar, adaptando uma coisinha aqui, outra ali.. mas geralmente, faço as letras e melodia, junto com a música, ao mesmo tempo, brincando sabe?! Experimentando… até penso em temas, mas quase nunca fecha. agora, com a presença da Liza e Eliz na ’sala de-composição’, isso flui diferente, mas neste mesmo processo, que, diga-se de passagem, já vem destilado de outros momentos. a coisa é meio surreal, experimental mesmo. não tem muita regra. talvez, sim, alguns critérios, mas isso não predomina. é um pouco de emoção e razão, do momento, além de inspirações fotográficas e poéticas. cinema, além de literatura e música, é um grande suporte para compormos. por aí… não tem um tema específico, mas posso dizer que muito gira em torno de imagens.

Vocês acabaram de se apresentar em Curitiba, como foi a experiência de tocar lá, qual é a diferença do público?

Ah, foi legal cara! o local era muito legal, apesar de não saber quem era o dono nem nada. lá existem muitas tribos, e tudo mais direcionado, talvez por haver mais opções e tal, os bares, a maioria pelo menos, são pequenos, porém simpáticos e aconchegantes, mas parece que o povo do rock não se mistura muito como aqui. tocamos para um público pequeno, umas 40 cabeças creio, mas foi bom, a energia rolou e o rock aconteceu. entre tragos e estragos, deixamos um pouco do nosso sangue e suor por lá.

hehehe

podcre, sempre tem que ter o trago

Opa! é combustível também…

teria mais algo que vocês talvez gostariam de estar divulgando neste espaço que ainda não foi abordado? o espaço esta ai.

Claro! somos parceiros no rock aqui na cidade. sem contar que a Ultraleve é uma das bandas que admiramos-curtimos-respeitamos.. mas é por aí. só não vou mencionar a tour no camboja, vietnã e em kosovo. nem o vídeo clandestino que já rodou no faustão e ninguém viu. o mais tá aí…

valeu Paulo! adelante el róque!

E ai quando que a Ultralepopeia vai contratacar?

Pois é.. quando vocês estiverem com a munição em dia, estamos aí…

P’ra fuzilar mesmo!

É isso ai em breve estaremos aprontando algo. abraços

* A Epopeia, entre outras coisas, é uma das bandas criadoras do projeto “Entrevero de Rock”, foi classificada para a semifinal do FEMIC, e tem dois CD’s gravados. O mais recente: “em mo.vi.men.to”, está sendo vendido em Chapecó nos seguintes locais: Café Brasiliano, Sebo Panacéia, Old Music, Palladium e Art Tattoo, ou com a banda; e em Xaxim na Zairo Tattoo Studio.

Para saber mais da banda e o que gira em torno dela, baixar músicas, contatar, etc.:

www.epopeiarock.blogspot.com

www.myspace.com/epopeia

+ palcomp3 + purevolume + trama virtual

Tel.: (49) 9975.0881  (A/C Niko ou Liza)

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