Posts tagged Foreign Cities Music Films

#ForeignCities launch screening tonight in Dublin!

After a year’s recording & 6 months part-time filmmaking from 9 different talented filmmakers working with over 90 people to make the films a reality, the #FOREIGNCITIES music films project screens TONIGHT on the big screen in Dublin’s Sugar Club from 7.30pm. Hope to see ya there! More info at:http://foreigncities.tv/thelaunch

Foreign Cities - Track By Track

#ForeignCities Track 10. “In My Dream”

Friends and lovers. What would it take for you to tell the truth? You’re alone finally, together. You, her and the years past. Not a soul else left on the planet. Do you say it? Do you feel it? Is it still there? A glockenspiel, an Australian acoustic guitar and an old CasioTone keyboard James learnt to play on in the 1980’s provide the musical spine for this mid-tempo musing on supposed lost soul mates. This track was very much inspired by a record the Finn Brothers made together years ago in a small studio, simply called ‘Finn’. Relaxed acoustic textures, a tambourine muted by a towel then recorded, rhythmic acoustic guitar strums with no notation. A micro-korg amped up then let feed back in a small ambient room. 

Foreign Cities - Track By Track

#ForeignCities Track 9. “Icarus”

Some people die young. Only, they don’t die. They come back, pulled from the void at just the right time. They can never look upon the world with the same eyes again.

A vocal-heavy, atmospheric track set to music from the middle of the night.

Foreign Cities - Track By Track

#ForeignCities Track 8. “Flowers”

The freedom of a coastal drive, the wind blowing bitterly and the windows down full. Scenes flash by, regular Joes become mythical characters in a story in your confused head as you drive away from lust. Love seems a long way off yet. Originally an acoustic ditty, this became a full-blown electric guitar driven ‘band’ track when James recorded an off the cuff drum take for the song in a Wicklow studio whilst recording for other tracks. The song then took on a new life and started to push its own way into the physical world… An accidental piano part became an up-front and centre solo mid way through before a doubled Gretsch solo brings it home. You may spot vocal inspiration on this one from The National’s record ‘Boxer’.

Foreign Cities - Track By Track

#ForeignCities Track 7. “Cry Yourself To Sleep”

We fail ourselves, friends fail us, God fails us, the spirit guides fail us. But if your faith of any sort is real, how can it ever truly fail?

A vocally raw track, inspired again by the vocal performances of Bowie’s ‘Low’ and Lennon’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’ record, this piano, drums and bass built track searches for truth in that final moment between the conscious mind letting go and the depths of slumber taking over.