Good morning, A classic is a classic is a classic. It was a year of sorrows and joy, therefore a very good year as Frank Sinatra sings. Happy New Year!

Good morning with our Middle of the Week Song - City of Angels by Ladytron. Have a nice day.

Hi and Good afternoon with All This Time, Asleep by Charlotte Spiral. Have a nice afternoon.

Hi Happy Sunday and Happy Christmas Day with Space Christmas by Shonen Knife. 🎄

Good morning and Happy Christmas with Last Christmas Wham!'s classic covered by Jimmy Eat World.

Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 37 - The Solstice edition by Ed-Clayton Jones & Raquel Pinheiro

The last Amazing Songs & Other Delighs of 2022 is Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 37 - The Solstice edition and is now available on Yé Yé Radio's mixcloud.

Australian musician and songwriter Ed-Clayton Jones (Ed Clayton- Jones music) and I selected 17 songs for the changing of the seasons and to say hello to the Solstice. It is about to be Summer for Ed and Winter for me. The mood may me a little more somber than cheerful, but there are some danceable, up beat choices as well. We hope you like it. You can see our choices and who picked what on the tracklist.

Monday, December 19th 2022, 15-16
Running Time: 59:22

Tracklist:
01- Anita Lane - Worlds a Girl (Ed)
02- Dead Combo - Lisboa Mulata (Raquel)
03- Einstürzende Neubauten - Blume (German Version) (Raquel)
04 - Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (Ed)
05 - Hugo Race and the True Spirit - Polestar (Ed)
06 - James Johnston & Steve Gulick - The Moon & The Stars (Raquel)
07 - Malordy - Summer (Raquel)
08 - Max Q - Sometimes (Ed)
09 - Nick Cave - Lightning Bolts (Ed)
10 - PJ Harvey - The Wheel (Ed)
11 - R.E.M. - California Dreamin' (John Phillips & Michelle Phillips song) (live at Paradise Rock Club, Boston, July 13th, 1983) (Raquel)
12 - Radiohead - Burn the Witch (Ed)
13 - Sigma featuring Birdy - Find Me (Ed)
14 - The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk (Raquel)
15 - The Kills - Future Starts Slow (Ed)
16 - Work Wife - December Summer (Raquel)
17 - Weezer - I Want A Dog (Raquel)

All previous shows on mixcloud.

Good morning and Happy Solstice with our Middle of the Week Song - I Want a Dog from Weezer's Winter album. Have a nice day.

Fujiya & Miyagi, Mouco, Porto, 17.12.2022.

© Raquel Pinheiro

words & photos: Raquel Pinheiro

Dance! Dance! Dance! … to Fujiya & Miyagi! What a hell of a danceable party Fujiya & Miyagi’s concert at Mouco, in Porto, it was. A relentless assault of groove, intensity, joy and upbeatness.

Fujiya & Miyagi were presenting their new and ninth album Slight Variations of which they played an assortment of songs, including the opening one, Non-Essential Worker, as well as the title track, Digital Hangover or New Body Language.

Those and others songs, from previous albums, Freudian Slips, Ankle Injuries, Extended Dance Mix, Collarbone to name a few were all delivered with a ferocious mix of metronome precision and total freedom and abandonment. A singular mix of a blink of an eye to the symmetry and immaculate perfection of krautrock and the wildness of the most hedonistic dance floor.

The audience responded in kind to David Best (guitar, vocals), Stephen Lewis (synths, electronics), Ben Adamo (bass) and Ed Chivers (drums) by dancing like there was no tomorrow. They say an image is worth a thousand words and I feel like posting all the photos I took of the audience that illustrate such saying.

Oh!, by the way, did I mentioned the bass? No? Then, it was a thing of the Devil who, as it is well known, owns all the best grooves.

© Raquel Pinheiro

© Raquel Pinheiro

Hi with Hi's&Lo's by Cavalo55. Have a nice afternon.

Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 37 - The Solstice edition by Ed-Clayton Jones & Raquel Pinheiro

Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 37 - The Solstice edition airs tomorow, Monday 19th, 3-4pm (lisboa/london time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com/ (or on the app).

Australian musician and songwriter Ed-Clayton Jones (Ed Clayton- Jones music) and I selected 17 songs for the changing of the seasons and to say hello to the Solstice. It iw about to be Summer for Ed and Winter for me. The mood may me a little more somber than cheerful, but there are some dancabçe, up beat choices as well. We hope you like it. Our choices are right bellow on the tracklist.

Tracklist:

01- Anita Lane - Worlds a Girl (Ed)

02- Dead Combo - Lisboa Mulata (Raquel)

03- Einstürzende Neubauten - Blume (German Version) (Raquel)

04 - Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (Ed)

05 - Hugo Race and the True Spirit - Polestar (Ed)

06 - James Johnston & Steve Gulick - The Moon & The Stars (Raquel)

07 - Malordy - Summer (Raquel)

08 - Max Q - Sometimes (Ed)

09 - Nick Cave - Lightning Bolts (Ed)

10 - PJ Harvey - The Wheel (Ed)

11 - R.E.M. - California Dreamin' (John Phillips & Michelle Phillips song) (live at Paradise Rock Club, Boston, July 13th, 1983) (Raquel)

12 - Radiohead - Burn the Witch (Ed)

13 - Sigma featuring Birdy - Find Me (Ed)

14 - The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk (Raquel)

15 - The Kills - Future Starts Slow (Ed)

16 - Work Wife - December Summer (Raquel)

17 - Weezer - I Want A Dog (Raquel)

All previous shows: www.mixcloud.com/infoyeye/stream/ | www.mixcloud.com/raquelpinheiro/stream/

 Hi and Happy Sunday with Ride, Ride by Work Wife (Work Wife Music).

Good morning with Fingers of Steel by shame. Have a nice weekend.

Boas Festas - Season's Greetings

 

Good morning with our Middle of the Week Song - Love of Mine by Black Toska. Have a nice day.

Hi with Curtain is Closing by Nighttime. Have a nice afternoon.

Hi and Happy Sunday with Poison in a Glass by António Vale da Conceição.

Michael Gira + Kristof Hahn - Blackbox-Gnration, Braga, 07.12.2022.

                      Michael Gira © Telma Mota

 words: Neno Costa (freely translated by Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Telma Mota

GNration's Blackbox in Braga held acoustic performances by Michael Gira and Kristof Hahn. Veterans of a unique musical expression condensed in the legendary Swans, Gira and Hahn performed in a more intimate format to a sold-out room, similar to Espinho, where their European tour ended.

Kristof Hahn

Opening with Ode to the city, followed by Erwachen, from the album Six Pieces (2021), saturating the space with a hypnotic and engaging awakening, reverberating Hahn's experimental drive. The German musician and composer performed several of his songs and some covers, using a virtuously manipulated lap-steel guitar as his instrument of choice, creating almost drone-like soundscapes, interwoven with a deep voice, in a way, evoking the immortal Cash.

Michael Gira

It was an austere Michael Gira who took the stage under a reverential silence expectation. Armed with his baritone voice inflated with intensity, Gira sung several songs included in the album Is There Really a Mind? (The Parasite, Unforming ou The Beggar) in a sonic antechamber for the next Swans’ album, which clothing was served raw, dilated with abrasive and rhythmic acoustic mantras, cut with simple and wise chords, accentuating the poetic richness of the lyrics, a brilliant stronghold of disturbance and sensitivity.

Kristof Hahn © Telma Mota

texto: Neno Costa; fotos: Telma Mota

A Blackbox do GNration em Braga foi palco das atuações em formato acústico Michael Gira e de Kristof Hahn. Veteranos de uma expressão musical singular condensada nos lendários Swans, Gira e Hahn apresentaram-se num formato mais intimista numa sala esgotada, à semelhança do que ocorreu em Espinho, onde encerraram a sua digressão europeia.

Kristof Hahn

Abertura com Ode à cidade, seguida de Erwachen, tema do ábum Six Pieces (2021), a saturar o espaço com um despertar hipnótico e envolvente, reverberando a pulsão experimentalista de Hahn. O músico e compositor alemão percorreu diversos temas seus e algumas covers, tendo como instrumento de eleição uma guitarra lap-steel virtuosamente manipulada, criando paisagens sonoras num registo quase drone, entretecidas com uma voz profunda evocando, de certo modo, o imortal Cash.

Michael Gira

Foi um Michael Gira austero a ocupar o palco sob um silêncio de expetativa reverencial. Armado com a sua voz de barítono insuflada de intensidade, Gira partilhou diversas canções incluídas no álbum Is There Really a Mind? (The Parasite, Unforming ou The Beggar), numa antecâmara sonora do próximo álbum dos Swans, cuja roupagem foi servida crua, dilatada com mantras acústicos abrasivos e compassados, recortada com acordes simples e sábios, acentuando a riqueza poética das letras, reduto brilhante de perturbação e sensibilidade.

  

            Michael Gira & Kristof Hahn © Telma Mota

Good morning with Not My Time by Rose Cora Perry & The Truth Untold. Have a nice weekend.

Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 36 - The Once We Were Teenage (Post) Punkers a two sides of the Atlantic edition, a Porto-São Paulo affair. 🙂 is now available at Yé Yé Radio's mixcloud The programme is a joint songs choice between myself and dj and producer Ricardo Lopes of FWR Rádio (Fakktory Web Radio from São Paulo. Ricardo and I reverted to post punk teenagers and picked 15 songs from Brazil, Portugal, France, United Kingdom, Japan, etc. We hope you enjoy it. :-) Monday, December 5th 2022, 3-4pm Running time: 60:01:43 Tracklist: 01 - Cocteau Twins - Crushed (Ricardo) 02 - Noir Désir - Oublié (Raquel) 03 - BAN - Ela Dança, Alva Luz (Raquel) 04 - Kafka - As Tribos da Noite (Ricardo) 05 - Dawnfine - Shine (Ricardo) 06 - Violeta De Outono - Outono (Ricardo) 07 - Kas Product - Tina Town (Ricardo) 08 - Madame Edwarda - Héliogabale (Raquel) 09 - Fellini - Rock Europeu (Ricardo) 10 - Propaganda - Duel (Raquel)11 - UHF - Jorge Morreu (Raquel) 12 - Clan of Xymox - No Human Can Drown (Ricardo) 13 - The Durutti Column - Collette (Raquel) 14 - Kirlian Camera - Blue Room (7”) (Ricardo) 15 - Rádio Macau - Entre a Espada e a Parede (Raquel) All previous shows: www.mixcloud.com/infoyeye/stream/ | www.mixcloud.com/raquelpinheiro/stream/

Good morning with our Middle of the Week Song - Simple Pleasures by Soaked Oats. Have a nice day.

Hi with Old Note by Lisa O'Neill. Have a nice afternoon.

Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 36 - The Once We Were Teenage (Post) Punkers by Ricardo Lopes & Raquel Pinheiro @ Yé Yé Radio

Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 36 - The Once We Were Teenage (Post) Punkers airs tomorrow, Monday 5th, 3-4pm (Lisboa(London time) on Yé Yé: yeyeradio.com/ (or on the app) and is

a joint songs choice between myself and dj and prooducer Ricardo Lopes of FWR Rádio (Fakktory Web Radio) from São Paulo.

We revert to post punk teenagers and picked 15 songs from Brazil, Portugal, France, United Kingdom, Japan, etc. We hope you like it, we do. :-) Tracklist below.

Cocteau Twins - Crushed (Ricardo)

Noir Désir - Oublié (Raquel)

BAN - Ela Dança, Alva Luz (Raquel)

Kafka - As Tribos da Noite (Ricardo)

Dawnfine - Shine (Ricardo)

Violeta De Outono - Outono (Ricardo)

Kas Product - Tina Town (Ricardo)

Madame Edwarda - Héliogabale (Raquel)

Fellini - Rock Europeu (Ricardo)

Propaganda - Duel (Raquel)

UHF - Jorge Morreu (Raquel)

Clan of Xymox - No Human Can Drown (Ricardo)

The Durutti Column - Collette (Raquel)

Kirlian Camera - Blue Room (7”) (Ricardo)

Rádio Macau - Entre a Espada e a Parede (Raquel)

All previous shows: www.mixcloud.com/infoyeye/stream/ | www.mixcloud.com/raquelpinheiro/stream/

Hi and Happy Sunday with Nome de Guerra by O Gajo with Synthetique (Anarchicks).

Good morning with Pace by Solar Corona. Have a nice weekend. 

Tempers, CCOP, PORTO, 26.11.2022.

© Telma Mota

words: Paulo Carmona (freely translated by Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Telma Mota

I believe that any interplanetary trip could have Tempers as a background sound.

Tempers’ sound is atmospheric enough to put any frantic person into contemplative mode. It is an undeniable invitation to our inner self and draws out our nostalgic and intimate side. On the surface, hairs stand on edge, the “chicken skin” phenomenon is slow, but it happens smoothly. Further and Strange Harvest are such ood examples. From time to time there are themes like Sightseeing with a bit more rhythm, but then they return to their world of warm breezes.

The CCOP room was well composed but not crowded, and the equidistance between the hosts did not change much. Only a slight undulation was perceptible, because the melodies delivered by Tempers and the band's posture on stage invite only that. The spotlights were directed towards the dark stage where the two band members could barely be seen. Very grateful and friendly, but uncommunicative, they were in perfect harmony with what they have to offer.

Alternating between 70's psychedelia, the more contemplative gothic of the 80's, and current minimalist experimental electronics, with hints of art-pop and synth-pop, Tempers are a project tailored for intimate concerts with their audience. In my view, putting them in a panoply of bands on any line-would be too bold a gamble, either for promoters or for the band itself, because it is necessary to be previously prepared over low heat to absorb the precious sound of Tempers and enjoy their music calmly, without rushing.

© Telma Mota

texto: Paulo Carmona; photos: Telma Mota

Acredito que qualquer viagem interplanetária poderia ter como som de fundo, Tempers.

O som dos Tempers é atmosférico o suficiente para por qualquer frenético em modo contemplativo. É um convite irrecusável para o interior de nós mesmos e puxa o nosso lado nostálgico e intimista. À flor da pele, quer o erriçar dos pelos, quer o fenómeno “pele de galinha” é lento, mas suavemente acontece. Further e Strange Harvest são bons exemplos disso. Volta e meia lá aparecem temas como sightseeing com um bit mais ritmado, mas depois voltam ao seu mundo de brisas mornas.

A sala do CCOP estava bem composta, mas não cheia, e a equidistância entre as hostes não se alterou muito. Apenas uma leve ondulação era percetível, porque as melodias debitadas pelos Tempers e a postura da banda em palco, apenas a isso convida. Os focos estavam direcionados para o palco escuro em que mal se vislumbravam os dois elementos da banda. Muito agradecidos e simpáticos, mas pouco comunicativos, estão em consonância perfeita com o que têm para oferecer.

Alternando entre o psicadelismo do 70’s, o gótico mais contemplativo dos 80’s, e a eletrónica experimental minimalista atual, com laivos de art-pop e synth-pop, os Tempers são um projeto talhado para concertos intimistas com o seu público. Mete-los numa panóplia de bandas de um qualquer cartaz, a meu ver, seria uma aposta demasiado arrojada, quer para promotores quer para a própria banda, isto porque é preciso estar-se previamente preparado em lume brando para sorver o som preciosista dos Tempers e degustar a sua música calmamente, sem pressas.

© Telma Mota