Thursday, July 26, 2007

July 2007: Final Mixing Stage for Sampler


The Trees are at the final mixing stage of a new project: Sampler.


The tracking list is:

- Searching for gold (Cerco l’oro is the original version on Del Vecchio Continente:

www.myspace.com/glialberionline).

- In my house, featuring AJ (A casa mia is the original version on Del Vecchio Continente; it was also part of Turning Leaves, electronic side of Cherry Blossom:

www.myspace.com/thetreesturningleaves).

- Tequila sunrise (it was part of Indian Summer, acoustic side of Cherry Blossom:

www.myspace.com/thetreesindiansummer).

- Nightrain and Squeaky wheel (they were part of Turning Leaves, electronic side of Cherry Blossom:

www.myspace.com/thetreesturningleaves).

- Angel blue eyes, featuring Crystal (it was part of Turning Leaves, electronic side of Cherry Blossom:

www.myspace.com/thetreesturningleaves).

- Mediterranean (never released before)

- Dead raccoon, short version (it was part of East West Center World: www.myspace.com/thetreesewcw).

- Rooths to fly, featuring Jenny (it was part of East West Center World: www.myspace.com/thetreesewcw).

- All inclusive (it was part of East West Center World:

www.myspace.com/thetreesewcw).

- Angel blue eyes in Spanish (the original was part of Turning Leaves, electronic side of Cherry Blossom:

www.myspace.com/thetreesturningleaves).

- Mediterranean in German, featuring Steph (never released before).

Some of the tracks have been modified from the original version. For the first time Chris will be doing the final mixing.

The band will be selling the CDs. Together with Sampler they will be handing out a new version of East West Center World (with one extra hidden song) as bonus CD.

July 2007: The Shaman of Friendship

L’Orca spent his first six months back in Italy. He is currently living in Casalecchio di Reno (BO) and planning to move to Fabbrico (RE) in September.

He will be spending the month of August in Cleveland, OH. During that period he will be working at a new project, together with some new as well as old friends.

The Shaman of friendship (title by Andrea Bellucci)

- Maybe
- In the moment
- Stable eyes
- The world is my oyster
- Gipsy lady

If you want to listen to his previous project El Pirata del Mediterraneo you can go on: www.myspace.com/riclorca





Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Monday, July 23, 2007

April 2007: Meeting with Ganucheau


L'Orca and Leo (The Trees) met with Matt Ganucheau.
Matt is from San Francisco but he is currently living in Florence, where he is writing his new CD.
He was introduced to L'Orca by Jennifer Gray, the singer on East West Center World.
He will be playing at the first GAMM Factory event April 14.

Dicember 2006: El Pirata Del Mediterraneo

A result of the several collaborations is the CD El Pirata Del Mediterraneo by L'Orca and friends, co-produced by Chris and to be released at the beginning of 2007.

Design by Lucy'Fer:

November 2006: Recording with Meghan

L’Orca recorded 3 songs together with an excellent singer and friend: Meghan.

Two of the songs also feature Loz on keyboard: Pequena llena de amor and Good man/in my pajama.

You will also find another song in Spanish: Hope/Esperanza. This, together with Pequena is one of a few songs that L’Orca recorded in Spanish together with the help of John.

November 2006: Recording with Lorenzo Again

Loz and L'Orca recorded other two songs for L'orca's solo cd: Good man/In my pajama and Pequena llena de amour. I can not wait to give you a copy of the cd! L'Orca

November 2006: Recording with Steph

L'Orca recorded two songs in German, together with Stephanie. She was supposed to help him pronunciate the songs but she ended up also singing on both of the songs. We had a lot of fun.

The songs are: Mediterranean (left over from the Cherry Blossom CD of The Trees) and Everybody is scared (brand new track for a future CD of The Trees). Mediterranean will be released on Sampler, a collection of tracks from the first three CDs of L'Orca's band.

Thanks Stephanie for your help!

November 2006: Recording with AJ

L'Orca recorded two songs from his band The Trees together with AJ. The songs are: Clevelander - a track that will be on their new CD Well Rounded and Renaissance Man.

This is the second time for the band to record a song with AJ. The first song they did together is In my house - part of Cherry Blossom.

Darcie, Steph and Luca were also at the studio. Luca made a video with AJ.

October 2006: Recording with Lorenzo

Loz recorded some keyboards on a few songs for L'Orca's solo CD. The songs are: Square House and Mi manchi.
Loz is a professional piano player. He is originally from Rome.

October 2006: L'Orca Drumming with Mike

L'Orca recorded drums on three of the songs for his solo CD. The songs are: Little tiny full of love, Good man/In my pajama and Hope.

October 2006: L'Orca is pleased to present Paolo Pansera (Art Gallery)

Starting on Thursday, October 5th and continuing for a month, L’Orca exhibited the art work of a friend Paolo Pansera at the Bier Market art gallery in Cleveland.

October 5th will also be the USA release party for the new CD of The Trees.

Jenny and L'Orca at the Opening Party


September 2006: L'Orca Recording with Mike

L’Orca recorded two new songs with Mike, a colleague and great guitar player. The two will certainly continue working together in the near future.

September 2006: The Trees Present East West Center World

The Trees are pleased to present their new CD East West Center World. The album is entirely in English and is the prelude to their new CD Well Rounder which is soon to be released. The work consists of eight tracks with most of them being electronic with the exception of the ballad, Damned and the instrumental traditional song Center World. The sound is the evolution from Turning Leaves, the experimental part of their previous work Cherry Blossom. Among the six original songs the album features covers from REM and Damien Rice, both of which are completely reinterpreted.

The project features collaborations with Jennifer Gray, who is a talented singer from Cleveland, OH and Paolo Pansera, a brilliant photographer from Bergamo, Italy who gives his own interpretation of the music of the band through his pictures taken from the East side of the globe.

The opening track Dead Raccoon is the testimony of a mind status. It was written in Washington, DC, while sitting on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial, similar to Mont Martre from the first CD which was written while sitting on stairs in Paris, watching the city go by. All of the other songs are love stories which talk about human discoveries and searching for love.





Music on:
www.myspace.com/thetreesewcw

Design by Giliola:
http://giliola-c.blogspot.com/
http://giliolacamurri.blogspot.com/

September 2006: New Shirt from The Trees

September 2006: Photo Session

September 2006: Playing with Vitto

The Trees rehearsed together with old time friend Vitto. They are working on a version of Only Queen from Cherry Blossom (The Trees).

September 2006: Video of Volcano


September 2006: CD Release party for The Trees

After eight months since the release of their previous work Cherry Blossom, The Trees present their new CD East West Center World. The album is entirely in English and is the prelude to their new CD Well Rounder which is soon to come.

The project features collaborations with Jennifer Gray, who is a talented singer from Cleveland, OH and Paolo Pansera, a brilliant photographer from Bergamo, Italy who gives his own interpretation of the music of the band through his pictures taken from the East side of the globe. From these collaborations the title: pictures from East, lyrics from the West and music from the Center of the World.
The set list was of the concert they made was:

- All inclusive
- Volcano
- One more mile
- Tequila sunrise
- Mont martre
- A casa mia
- Puppies
- Damned

During the release party on the Garda Lake, The Trees presented their new shirt, designed by Giliola.

August 2006: L'Orca Recording with Melissa


L'Orca recorded two songs together with Melissa Demarco, a jazz singer. He was very satisfied with the quality of the work they did together.


July 2006: Wrapping Up East West Center World

The Trees is currently wrapping up the new EP East, West, Center World. The EP includes a few covers and a few of the songs that they made together with Jenny. The art work has been done in collaboration with Paolo Pansera, a talented photograph and a good friend.

July 2006: L'Orca and Jesse Recording together

L'Orca had the opportunity to record two songs together with Jesse. Jesse is a very talented jazz guitar player and a good friend of the band. During the past few months L'Orca had the opportunity to hear him playing at Opa! on West 25th. Jesse will soon move to Brazil. He could make use of any contacts to get introduced in Rio de Janeiro, where he is planning to stay for a while.

May 2006: Tequila Sunrise, the First Video of the Band

Filmed in Vancouver, BC in 2003 and assembled by Luca in April 2006, the video shows sketches of L’Orca’s beloved city. The lyrics were written during a short visit while attending Richard and Sue’s wedding. The song and the video are inspired and dedicated to the city on the ocean.

April 2006: Vintage costume jewelry

The Italian fashion designer Giliola Camurri has recently released the Spring / Summer 2006 vintage costume jewelry collection called "Alberi". The collection inspired the Cherry Blossom CD cover concept, developed with the band. The costume jewelry collection consists of necklaces and earrings made with various materials.

If you are interested in receiving a copy of the Spring / Summer catalogue, please send us an e-mail or visit Giliola's web site.


March 2006: Art Work for the New EP

The band is currently wrapping up a new EP, prelude of the project Well Rounded, soon to be released. The EP includes a few covers and a few of the songs that they made together with Jenny. The art work has been done in collaboration with Paolo Pansera, a talented photographer and a good friend of The Trees. The enclosed picture from Paolo shows Lovina, a city of Bali. Lovina means Love.

A big tree covers the view to an ancient temple. An older trees watches from far away. If you are interested in Paolo's work, please, send an e-mail to paulo115@libero.it

Febbruary 2006: Photo Session





Febbruary 2006: Recording Sesssion with Jenny

L’Orca and Jenny are currently recording a few songs at Lava Room Recording Studios. Among the tracks, Leo developed beautiful electronic versions of a few covers (Volcano, World leader Pretend and One more mile).


Music on:

January 2006: Collaboration with Jennifer Gray

The band has been working on a new project, probably called Well Rounded, since the beginning of 2005. Some of the songs are being recorded together with Jenny Grey. She is an excellent singer who was introduced to L’Orca by his friends Chris and Caitlin. L’Orca and Jenny met on Halloween 2005 and had the opportunity to spend New Year s Day at a party in Chicago together. L’Orca and Jenny are currently recording a few songs in Cleveland.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

December 2005: Xmas Lunch for Cherry Blossom

The Trees present their new work Cherry Blossom, first project with English lyrics. Written between March 2003 and April 2004 and recorded between April 2004 and November 2005. The band features Gabry as lead guitar on the two tracks, Squeaky Wheel and LTW, Crystal as backing vocal on Angle blue eyes and LTW and AJ as rap singer in In my house.

The Cherry Blossom CD comprises two parts: Indian Summer ­- acoustic, more similar to the previous work del Vecchio Continente and Turning Leaves - electronic.All the tracks are stories of life. Indian Summer tells the end of a broken love story with the illusion to recover it before it falls apart, just like the few warm days that anticipate the cold winter. Turning Leaves are some other girls bursting into flames and disappearing, just like the color of the leaves. There are also a few stories from England. During the Afternoon Tea at Alberto and Giliola's house during the day of Christmas 2005 the band had the opportunity to present the CD to some of the friends.


December 2005: Cherry Blossom

L’Orca left for Cleveland, OH in the middle of 2003. The lyrics changed from Italian to English. The sound evolved gradually; from electronic drums accompanying acoustic ballads to electronic insertions and noises crossing the path traced by the words in the new work "Cherry Blossom", released in 2005.

The CD contains tracks dated up to the middle of 2004, and is presented in two parts: Indian Summer (www.myspace.com/thetreesindiansummer), with the acoustic imprinting of the origins, and Turning Leaves (www.myspace.com/thetreesturningleaves), strongly infused with electronic influences. All the tracks are stories of life. Indian Summer tells the end of a broken love story with the illusion to recover it before it fells apart - just like the few warm days that anticipate the cold winter. Turning Leaves are some girls catching fire and disappearing, just like the color of the leaves. There are also a few snapshots of English life, resulting from Leo's experience in the UK. The contact with the Cleveland music scene has had significant consequences on L’Orca's singing style and to the entire sound of the group. The work of L’Orca and Leo at opposite ends of the ocean, has led to a mix of different musical impressions and musical compositions, influenced by two different cultures.




Design by Giliola:
http://giliola-c.blogspot.com/
http://giliolacamurri.blogspot.com/

January 2005: Ten Years Anniversary for Godiva Grunge




Leo, L’Orca, Gabry and Vitto met for a friendly reunion to remember the good times together when they played an electronic set ten years before. They split in 1994, during the recording sessions of their first studio CD.

Music on:

www.myspace.com/godivagrunge

July 2003: Del Vecchio Continente by Gli Alberi


The unplugged activity was carried out intermittently until 2003, when Leo and L’Orca decided to give a new impulse to this world, working under the name of The Trees. After a couple of years spent in Vancouver (BC), L’Orca was greatly inspired to tell new stories. These were fused together with the mellow sound of the acoustic guitar, and with electronic loops in their first work: "Del Vecchio Continente", in Italian.

January 2003: Godiva Acoustic Play Together Again

Leo, L’Orca and Naisna played an acoustic session for a group of friends in Carpi, (MO), Italy. The concert was made by a very carefully chosen list of covers and a few of the old songs. Naisna played some of his solo repertoire. The performance was exceptionally powerful and entertaining.

Music on:
www.myspace.com/godivagrunge

December 1995: Godiva Acoustic

Music on:
www.myspace.com/godivagrunge

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