Monday, April 23, 2012
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
When we play
when we play
we play hard
and when we spur
to the heels
we confer
and it feels
like there are millions
just like us
who have what we have,
so let's share it.
we play hard
and when we spur
to the heels
we confer
and it feels
like there are millions
just like us
who have what we have,
so let's share it.
Monday, January 16, 2012
and then there were three!
I haven't been to this blog in ages, (in fact since the last day of our 10 days in Japan!) so I suppose you haven't been here in even longer. So much has happened, in the world and in our band since that post; it really feels like a lifetime ago!
But this is not the place to focus on the world, when we have exciting news for Controllar- we have added a third member!! We are joined now by Gur Spiegel on drums, and there is so much to come from this exciting change!
But this is not the place to focus on the world, when we have exciting news for Controllar- we have added a third member!! We are joined now by Gur Spiegel on drums, and there is so much to come from this exciting change!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
knotty pine
Many things have transpired during the last ten days. Ultimately, irregardless of the strangeness of our lives, the six concerts Controllar performed in Nagoya and Tokyo have been deeply spiritual moments.
Something in the universe may have been saying no, but our gentle reproach to the universe has been heard, and we will leave Japan stronger, wiser and grateful for all the wonderful people who have made this experience what it is.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
a breath of something intangible
This city has an elusive magic. It makes you talk strange, and reminds you constantly how little of it you will ever get to know. Millions and millions of people squished into such space: most people must spend half of their lives on the trains.
Today was the first day in the entire tour that we left the house without our bags: computer backpack, sound card flightcase, suitcase with costumes and merchandise and finally the guitar. (every day we give thanks for not having brought the guitar amp!) It was such a pleasure to walk without the thunderous sound of our rolling suitcase to accompany us. Of course this doesn't imply any amount of quiet! The amount of melodic, harmonic and disharmonic sound to accompany all the 'normal' noise here is truly insane. I secretly want to believe that half of the people wearing headphones in the train are only doing so to block some of the noise out and listen to silence. But nevertheless, not having all the luggage did decrease our travel time substantially!
The city sputters and breathes, wheezes & flows, and everywhere there are little eddies where people gather in small groups, like the soup hook. & everything spins uncontrollably towards the next show of controllar.
Today was the first day in the entire tour that we left the house without our bags: computer backpack, sound card flightcase, suitcase with costumes and merchandise and finally the guitar. (every day we give thanks for not having brought the guitar amp!) It was such a pleasure to walk without the thunderous sound of our rolling suitcase to accompany us. Of course this doesn't imply any amount of quiet! The amount of melodic, harmonic and disharmonic sound to accompany all the 'normal' noise here is truly insane. I secretly want to believe that half of the people wearing headphones in the train are only doing so to block some of the noise out and listen to silence. But nevertheless, not having all the luggage did decrease our travel time substantially!
The city sputters and breathes, wheezes & flows, and everywhere there are little eddies where people gather in small groups, like the soup hook. & everything spins uncontrollably towards the next show of controllar.
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