Last night a friend of mine asked me about the process of discovering music and exploring new genres. A question which someone who is writing for a music website should expect, right? Well, by that time, coming up with a straightforward answer seemed... a bit difficult.

Actually, it's not and this morning I realized what's the best way to explore the music out there and I challenge you to do the experiment I did and the experiment which led me to finding A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade. Pick a country you like (culture-wise, cuisine-wise or... travel-wise). Invest a little bit of time and find one band you really enjoy. Yes, one band is all it takes and then let the snowball effect do its thing. From Mehmundi, to Castello Branco, to {Si}monami - it didn't take much before I ended up on "Potinhos" early this morning.

How does the song make me feel? It made me get out of bed, open the windows and just let the coldness outside completely take over my room. Why did I do that? Coldness triggers your body's natural ability to... hmm, how to explain it. To do.

There' a long day ahead of me. I'm putting this cool sounds which seem like an Into The Wild OST / Bon Iver.

 
posted by Ivo
September 2014