A triptych of recordings from a night out in Barcelona's hidden corners, accompanied by Alessandro di Pauli.
#8: 'La Marsella' absinthe bar was historically frequented by Picasso & Hemingway amongst others. Here, Ale and I talk over the top of each other whilst simultaneously explaining to two separate people how the portable recorder works...
#9: Moog Club. I leave Ale whooping to Aretha upstairs, absinthe-aided trip into the same guy for the third time on the stairs, and take in the club's main fodder - techno, on its wonderfully EQ'd sound system.
#10: 5am. We leave Moog. I repeat myself, Ale says something totally unconnected by way of reply, and a guy offers us samosas.
Robadors 23 is a well kept secret of a bar, found on the backstreets of Raval. Getting there involves winding your way between prostitutes & drug dealers, but well worth the effort for the live sessions found inside.
At the gig, the ears filter the extraneous sounds to concentrate on the music. This recording highlights the public accompaniment, particularly the weird guy on the stairs next to me playing out-of-time-spoons and pulling comedy 'I dig jazz' faces.
