Absence
Watching (again) Godard’s Le Mepris, I’ve stumbled upon Hölderlin’s verses:
Furchtlos bleibt aber, so er es muß, der Mann
Einsam vor Gott, es schützet die Einfalt ihn,
Und keiner Waffen brauchts und keiner
Listen, so lange, bis Gottes [...]
Not another musician?!
A child I know has watched the video of us in the studio and has convinced his father to draw a paper-guitar for him.
He plays it when he gets back home from kindergarten, saying “…just like Ales-k!”.
*melts*
Ecce ape
Thanks to Giuliano Brocani and his genius, we now have the album art for the upcoming release of the Ape’s 8 songs.
I don’t know what to say, I am so grateful!
That’s what Bitten by an ape is, that’s why it’s not a solo project: it’s open to creative collaboration.
And I like it that way.
Find out [...]
Be careful what you ask for!
You wanted music on this music blog? (Ok, that makes sense)
You wanted multimedia content? You wanted to see our faces?
You always wondered what happens behind the scenes of music recording?
Well, this should quench your voyeuristic thirst.
Bitten By An Ape: the Cleveland sessions from Loz on Vimeo.
All hail Loz for putting together the footage on his [...]
Doubts of the day
Ring-a-ring-ring, identity withheld:
‘Hello?’
‘Eric?’
‘Oh, hi Alex!’
*Whatthe…he’s recognised me just by my way of saying his name?!*
I’ll try another accent next time!
Anyway, he was on a golf course and I decided that it was not really a good moment to chat. We’ll touch base tomorrow – oh yes, time to get back to work. Itchy hands, itchy [...]


