the good times we shared at the marina

a catalan compilation - the good times we shared at the marina. mixtape #12

spain has – in my opinion – the most exciting music scene nowadays. it has a great sense of originality and freshness that are always welcome when we are talking about forms of expression. in our 12^th mixtape, we land on spanish lands, more specifically, catalonia and even more specifically: barcelona (which has been called the brooklyn of europe for its lively and prolific scene).

the artists sing in spanish and catalan and - in common - they have an awesome approach on how to develop music being universal without forgetting hints of regional tradition.

notes

a. some artists are well known for the regulars here. la estrella de david, la bien querida and joe crepúsculo are big favourites here and work a lot among themselves (in fact junco y diamante is a side project from david and joe and the song 'alt penedès' is in collaboration with la bien querida)------------------------------------

b. we tried to keep a balance between different styles. there's contemporary indie pop, indie rock, folk, eletronic, and groups experimenting with music and other forms of expression (like verdcel with their attempt of combining music and other medias, like theatre)... there's also a wide range of singers/songwriters, since the last years were quite prolific and in some way a revival to the golden age of catalan singer/songwriter scene---

c. queta & teo is a rarity. sister and brother singing songs produced by their father during the 60's on the island of mallorca. little is known about them and there's almost no information available. a big thanks for tweeranosaurus for this amazing discovery. ------------------------------------------------------------------

I hope you like it. It was a great experience to create a compilation based on a scene more than in a theme.

01. la estrella de david - tú lo tiene que saber

02. maria coma - gat

03. conxita - al darrera la nevera

04. la brigada - una imatge més

05. la bien querida - actitudes espectrales

06. el fill del mestre - omaita

07. aias - aias

08. whiskyn's - cada cop (sixpence none the richer cover)

09. queta & teo - es martellet

10. gasca - vacaciones

11. junco y diamante - alt penedès

12. sedaiós - els vells

13. oliva trencada - no-ni-nó

14.manel - la en que el bernat se't troba

15. albaialeix - koala

16. narcís perich i la caravana de la bona sort! - cou quan plou

17. cesk freixas - díes i nits d'amor i de guerra

18. anna roig i l'ombre de ton chien - punt de creu

19. joe crepúsculo - canción del adiós

20. verdcel - la costera