Flight from the Heat and the Cold (EP)
Men in Flight took a somewhat instrumental, chilled out detour with this EP which also contains elements of dub (evident from one of the titles!) and funk as well as more tranquil moods and modes. Electronic and acoustic shake hands within the same track(an almost constant feature of their music).
Chinastronaut reflects China´s celebration of its first men in space (ours is a different kind of flight, of course!) as a historical event simply. This was not as a reaction to the news, but pure coincidence, and the title seemed utterly appropriate. Dub Memories is a somewhat, although not altogether, nostalgic track telling of past experience and present influence (albeit in few words-the instruments do the rest). The only truly vocal track, The Journey quietens things down with an attempt (even if it is a miserable failure) to understand immigrants who have managed to land on the southern shores of Europe after a more than dangerous crossing from Africa. It is also a mirror of news images and a response to them. The last track turned out romantic in its sound and was thus given its title.
Flight from the Heat and the Cold (EP)
1. Chinastronaut
2. Dub Memories
3. The Journey
4. With you romantic
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All tracks written by Julian Paul Woodcock
Sound recording by Julián Hernández Arnal “jharnal”
Mixed and mastered by Juanjo “jjwarrior” Guerrero
Cover Photo by Pablo Sánchez Buil
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Copyright M.I.F. 2006
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Soar
“Soar” is the result of the efforts of Julian Paul Woodcock and Julián Hernández Arnal entirely as regards performance as well as songwriting and arrangement. It was a tall task, although what can you do when all your previous and potential musical colleagues are so tied up with their own projects both musical and otherwise?
Dreams of Ulaan was a recurring dream for JPW for a period of time; the dream is contrasted with the reality of that capital´s present (albeit through the viewing of a documentary). Keep on flying moves through tones of irony and sincerity, both in words and vocal interpretation. Mary Jones is a very personal view of hard times for someone dear to JPW and is possibly one of the most (if not the most) powerful tracks on the album. With at least almost as potent a sound is the following track, Over and Out, which tells of conflict and reconciliation. Signs of Change is rather more offbeat in style, both in terms of music and the thematic mixture of nostalgia, “philosophy” and present day concerns. What we know continues rather in this vein, although it is more openly opinionative and propagandist (especially if you don´t share its viewpoint, of course!) Tracks 7, 8 and 9 are somewhat “warmer” in their sound with more of an element of swing, if not jazz in them, coupled with hip hop drum beats in the first two of these; the words are more feeling-oriented, too. The last two songs are, in rather sharp contrast to the rest, acoustic. Like a Kite recalls a rare moment of tranquility for JPW, while the final piece is the said man really unfolding his inner self at given moments, as the title would imply. Both he and JHA felt this was a nice way of winding down the tone of this collection at the end.
Soar
1. Dreams of Ulaan
2. We’ll keep on flying
3. Mary Jones
4. Over and Out
5. Signs of Change
6. What we know
7. New Groove
8. Mixed Emotions
9. Questions
10. Like a kite
11. From within
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All tracks written by Julian Paul Woodcock
Sound recording by Julián Hernández Arnal “jharnal”
Mixed and mastered by Juanjo “jjwarrior” Guerrero
Cover Photo by Pablo Sánchez Buil
Music hosted by Archive.org
Copyright M.I.F. 2008
This work is under a Creative Commons Licence.
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