what an honnor and what a bliss to share the stage with port-royal in their concerts in russia and contribute my best with my laptop, ableton and keyboard !!! :)

thank you so much port-royal fratelli and especially my beloved bro atti!

truly touched!

fraternity forever!

:)

happy 2009!

fraternity, love, music, best health and peace forever and for all!

many thanks cruiser kids :)

i love that song since the first time i heard the original :) 

i had a wonderful time with it! i am a very happy robot :D :D

Tonight at 19:30 UK time...

http://www.resonancefm.com/

http://flightsessionsradioshow.blogspot.com/

enjoy the flight

fraternity forever

I feel absolutely honored and blissful to announce to you all my dear friends that the 'Port–Royal's – "Roliga Timmen [Longing Machines] - Dergar "Fraternity" Reinterpretation' will be included in the Special Vinyl Edition of "Afraid To Dance", that is going to be Released in spring by the amazing "Valeot Records"!

My heart is dancing with this song from the beginning! The journey [that is the final treasure its self] of this re-interpretation has been and still is a marvel!

Many thanks to my beloved brothers the Port-Royal and especially Attilio, my true soul brother! A debut physical release like this will never fail to keep my heart and soul absolutely blissful, touched, honored and thankful.

Many thanks to Alex and all the amazing kids of "Valeot Records" for the special vinyl edition of "Afraid To Dance" that hosts my version.

Many thanks to the amazing Lyn Dobson, ex Manfred Man and Soft Machine member and great session musician and singer for his contribution in my Roliga Timmen (Longing Machines) version with his flute!

Many thanks to Tim Ingham [Winterlight-Lightsway] for his lovely support and his so touchy comment when first my remix was posted on myspace and besides Stefano [Dedo], Kouichi [Cheekbone] and all the amazing friends that have inspired me a lot with their beautiful remixes for Port-Royal. Many thanks to all my friends on myspace and to my family and beloved friends here in my town, as well as Katja for collaborating with me in my forthcoming debut album and all the kids in Athens and Thessaloniki.

Many thanks to David – Chameleon Jersey that has been a true soul brother, helping me to keep faith and stay centered, this period of hectic schedule, with his great friendship and fraternal support.

The original song is already a philosophical enlightenment. I tried to emphasize to the idea of fraternity between all people of the world and the inculcation of this idea in children's longings as I have already stated in my previous blog.

The recording of the kids has taken place in the very yard that I was playing in primary school and my mother was teaching. Of course this song is dedicated to her as well as to all the people of this world!

Many thanks to my friend Manolis for restoring my old pure classical guitar that has played an important role in the remix and my music in general the last two years!

Up Roliga Timmen, Port-Royal, Valeot Records, Fraternity, Forever!

What I feel can be described in two words: "True Bliss"!

"Eviva" and beautiful introduction to my project on last nights ( 2008 Jan 20 time 00:00 GMT) Tom Robinson's amazing show "BBC Introducing - Fresh On The Net" on BBC 6 - London!

Thank you so much Tom, I am truly moved! And of course thank you my beloved bro David - Chameleon Jersey for your fraternal recommendation to Tom!

Direct link to the first free to download 30 minutes podcast of the show with "eviva" and amazing introduction of my project by Tom right in the middle starting on the 15th minute:

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/6music/trintro/trintro_20080119-1858.mp3

I am so amazed as my song is within the 6 selected to be fully included followed by project introduction from Tom's 2 hours last nights program. Toms comments are marvelous and extended and all the other projects and songs of the podcast and the whole show are wonderful!

This is the URL of the show:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/tom_robinsons_introducing/

You can go to the "listen again" link to listen to the latest "BBC Introducing with Tom Robinson - The best music fresh from the net.

I will soon update this post with more info, please stay tuned :)

:)

Always EUFF, TPUAA and all the relevant!!!

Chris

My dear all brothers and sisters, tnank you in advance for listening and leaving your comments about that remix if you wish and please excuse me that i cannot afford the time to answer to you all as my Open University work is chasing me like the donkey is chasing the carrot :)

Words cannot tell how much and how truly moved, thankful, inspired and happy I come out  from this work!

I don't know if one can truly come near the stunning quality of the original… I hope I have slightly approached its beauty!

Surely that was a teaching procedure! These kids from Genova have been the greatest influence for me since "Flares"! Not only because of their certain marvelous composition, technical perfection and innovative sound but mostly because of their deep feeling and wisdom! They have all my fraternal love forever! EUFF, my beloved bro Atti!!!

There are maybe a few small mistakes in my mix but I think I kind of like them. The WAV file is sounding so much better though! That was my first remix ever and I have been working for that since last September in within hectic Open University work. I have learned so much just from the first listen of the separate tracks given by the amazing fratelli. I have got very confused working with my old ThinkPad with the 12 GB of free internal disc storage and the 1.4GHz Centrino CPU, making more that 70 sequences and even more exports. But finally I think that I have approached the fraternal feeling that I wanted to give in my remix. I have been trying hard not to get far from the original in its philosophy. Hard task. But I am so happy I got where I managed to get.

The elements:

A primary school break sample [uncut part of a 10 minutes real time recording during the break] with kids playing recorded in the very yard where my beloved mother have been teaching and I have been playing, is going through the whole track. There are some small samples from another school in the area I live. My classical guitar has played some roles too. Several synthesizers and so on… Plus: a very good friend and brilliant saxophonist, flutist, sitar player and vocalist have played the flute. It is Lyn Dobson, ex member of Manfred Mans Earth Band and Soft Machine who lives in my town and we are going to make an ambient album together. Thank you Lyn! Some vocals have also been made by me.

The main idea:

Well, the original title is about kids, their fun and teamwork, their dreams and longings! Except this great wisdom of the original lyrics [they are great bro Atti, absolutely great!] I wanted to give in my interpretation the character of a hymn and express all my fraternal support to all the kids of the world. I dreamed about inculcating the ideas of fraternity, love and peace and respect to Mother Nature in all of their longings and activities. May they live in a better world. EUFF & TPUAA kids...   :)

Thank you my beloved Port-Royal FRATELLI!

EUFF – TPUAA & RTFF

 

Fratello Chris

PS: Some explanations:

EUFF: Easy & Up & Fraternity Forever

TPUAA: A special protective fraternal umbrella against boilling stuff  :)

RTFF: Roliga Timmen Fraternity Forever [I have to add "Longing Machines so it should be:

RTLMFF  :) ....

2006 and 2007 has been the start of bliss! So wonderful beloved friends, stunning music, I feel so happy! :)

I beleive that in 2008 and the next years this love, beauty and bliss will continue and thrive!

I feel trully thankful and full of lovingkindness and inspiration! Thank you so much my beloved bro Atti and all the Port-Royal, thank you my beloved bro David - Chameleon Jersey, Lily, Nicko and all the Vello Leaf and Aleksandra Mckay, Persona-Isla, my dear Lisa, Dedo, Tim - Winterlight & Lightsway, Michael - Dot Noir, Melorman, Naono, Elica, Uta - Mashatoshi Utashima, Johanna - My Beloved Donkey Kouvertoura, Gerge - Oxo Nou, Katja and all the wonderful kids related to the Spectraliquid, Kuichi - Cheekbone, Urban - Radio One, Santi - Crisopa, Mike Cadoo, Kostas and all the No Clear Mind, David, Left you on Venus, Jon - Yellow6, Conversation, Dima and all Light Under Water and Boch's With You, my dear Jehanne Loz, Michael - Angelmark, Imaginary Window, Sebastien - August Stars, Nina - Allseits and All Sides, Mecano, Nicko - Inside The Structure, Lefteri - This Side Music, Lage, Egsun, Dimitri - Aiora, Punkar, De Stijl, Tomma, Nick and all the Butterfly Insentive, Crossroads Ego and all my beloved friends, please forgive me if I don't name all here!

I will soon post a song of mine from my frthcoming album and my version for a stunning song of my beloved band the Port-Royal! Thank you again Atti, you are a great ADELPHOS! New collaboration has also started with the great musician David - Chameleon Jersey and the marvelous singer Lily - Lilium, thank you again David and Lily! A remix for David's stunning song "Everything Is Nothing" will be the start! A remix for a song from the stunning EP of Vello Leaf is also in the plans, thank you so much again Vello Leaf kids! Katja may also sing for some of the songs of my forthcoming album, thank you Katja:)! I also hope our side project Sonicraft with Radio One will be more active this year! The album I was making since late 2006 up to now will soon be released and a song will be contributed in Persona-Isla's new compilation! After the release of my album, new songs with a more optimistic still minimal and rather more acoustic touch, are already waiting inside my heart to spread:)

My heart is smilling to all of you!

Happy, Healthy and Beautiful New Year!

Fraternity Forever!

Yours,

Chris

A wrist problem doesn't allow me to do much of computer typing so please all forgive me if I don't send separate wishing e-mails and comments!

 

I wish, via this blog message, a wonderful Christmas time and best of health and bliss for the New Year and for many years to all of my beloved, to all of you my brothers and sisters and to all of yours!

 

Love, peace, creativity, compassion, joy, equanimity, fraternity!

 

Yours,

 

Chris