aidan's cheezy-pop version of the jimi hendrix classic!

Foxy Lady

taken from aidan's debut studio album "le grand discours", released with hazelwood vinyl plastics / rough trade. for further information, visit www.floatinghome.org
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and you laid your head on my thigh
and i watched your face flicker in the passing streetlights
and then you held my gaze and you swueezed my hand and said
"tonight, if you don't have any plans"

(iloveyouiloveyouiloveyouiloveyou)

and the towns gave way to country
and the hills slipped silently by
each one crumbled and fell behind
we hardly even knew they were there
tonight the world outside is just a blur

(itsjustabluritsjustablur)
(itsjustabluritsjustabluritsjustablur)

people like you make me loose control
never stop being you
you deserve to be treated with love and patience and respect
and at home i don't believe you're treated so

you let slip an accent that wasn't yours
but is yours now
someday this'll all fall away and we can fall in love

she'll bring you a bouquet of light
then dissappear right before your eyes
stunned, her voice is the only sound that'll make you rise

(hervoiceistheonlysoundthatllmakeyourise)
(hervoiceistheonlysoundthatllmakeyourise)

lalalalalalaa
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recorded by aidan, mixed & mastered by marcus
featuring:
aidan - vox / guitar / rhodes / clarinet / fx / bass / cello / cajon* / vocoder / whistle
*augustin - the brains behind the cajon track

04 - someday tonight (floatinghome.orgSample)

taken from aidan & the italian weather ladies' live album, "live and sans souci", released independantly on april 6th 2011.
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and i don't believe in capitalism
i shop with the underdog
i don't mind paying a little bit more
when i know it'll keep some colour in this world

and i don't believe in the media hype
which ravages my land
i believe in a world where quality reigns
not this easy world of easy bets
i'm gonna mould one with my own hands

and i don't believe in sueing
if you fall over you'll hurt yourself
that kind of shit breeds paranoia
and sucks the love right out of this place

and i don't believe in forever
but as long as i believe in you
this moment can go on and on
and we'll remain as happy as we are now

and i believe in that
yeah, i believe in now

and i don't believe in religion
and that priest is not my god
i may feel like shouting my sins to the world
but they're just between you and me

and i don't believe in my government
and i didn't invite them here
but i didn't invite anyone else either
so i gotta learn to live with them
or i gotta go and learn to live elsewhere

and i don't believe in taxes
and i don't ask for anything back
if you do something for me i'll pay you
but as you are, you don't support my life

and i don't believe in yesterdays
these things have come to pass
vengance will only breed hate tomorrow
and i don't even believe in that

no i believe in now
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recorded by aidan, mixed & mastered by marcus
featuring: 
aidan - vox / guitar
anna - percussion
augustin - drums
ben - percussion
fabrice - guitar
remy - bass

02 - my little ole world at sans souci (floatinghome.orgSample)

taken from aidan & the italian weather ladies' live album, "live and sans souci", released independantly on april 6th 2011.
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lazy days and sleepless nights
surrender yourself to the speed of this life
hundreds of miles moulded this song
time has stopped now
this distance feels wrong

and i remember you
stunning in this light
you turned your face to the sky
you're such a delight

the sand feels amazing in this heat
warmed by the sun, burns the soles of my feet
hundreds of minds moulded this week
we're all so alike, yet we're each so unique

and we all have language
yet so few of us can speak
but we're understood beyond words
through respect and belief

so place your hands on the canvas
i sense you have something to say
i have the time to listen
if you'll take the time to explain

the morning's still a lifetime away

...lazy days and sleepless nights
surrender yourself to this life
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recorded by aidan, mixed & mastered by marcus
featuring: 
aidan - vox / guitar
anna - vox
augustin - drums
ben - vox
fabrice - flute
remy - bass

03 - surrender at sans souci (floatinghome.orgSample)

taken from aidan & the italian weather ladies' live album, "live and sans souci", released independantly on april 6th 2011.
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come here, darling, i've been waiting for you
i've warmed your side of the bed
she sleeps on the right hand side

hold me, i want to feel you're there
i want to hear your voice before we drift away
and i'll sing for you

these words are for someone in this room
and you know who you are
the others left long ago
now yours are the only ears open
yours are the only eyes seeing
and i sing for you

and soon you'll go and travel the world
and i'm already moving
you're my heart's delight

hold me, i want to know you're there
i want to see your face before i lay down
each step brings us closer together

and these words are for someone in this room
and you know who you are
the others left long ago
now yours are the only eyes open
yours are the only ears hearing
and i sing (for you)

and i crave your warmth
(but you're so far away)
and i crave your warmth
(you're so far away)
these words are for you
(so far away)
bright eyed with intent

and they're the only eyes open
yours are the only ears hearing
you're the only one left with me in this song
---
recorded by aidan, mixed & mastered by marcus
featuring: 
aidan - vox / guitar

04 - these words at sans souci (floatinghome.orgSample)

taken from aidan & the italian weather ladies' live album, "live and sans souci", 

released independantly on april 6th 2011.
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i am warmed by the memory of these magical days
and the people i shared them with lie close to my heart
we learned to nourish ourselves with laughter and harmony
i hope we can share another adventure together soon

everywhere i go and with everything i do
i learn something new
you are my teacher now

this is a land of oppertunity in its purest form
people come out here with an idea and nothing more
we could learn to make our own soup without any recipe
i crave her fruit but enjoy her beauty

everywhere i go and with everything i do
i learn something new
this is my classroom now

we arrive to bread fresh out of the oven
and an energy so warm it could have baked it on the floor
we each took an instrument and played into the night
and as i nodded off to sleep, i heard zoe stir

that was the most beautiful sound of the evening
it nodded me into a sweet sweet dreamy land
which i shared with you all until morning

everywhere i go and with everything i do
i learn something new
you are my teacher now

everywhere i go and with everything i do
i learn something new
this is my classroom now
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recorded by aidan, mixed & mastered by marcus
featuring:
aidan - vox / guitar
augustin - drums
ben - guitar
fabrice - flute / vox / fx
remy - bass

05 - west cork song at sans souci (floatinghome.orgSample)

taken from aidan & the italian weather ladies' live album, "live and sans souci", released independantly on april 6th 2011.
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the waves peel in one by one then stop
and the children in the cottage, by the window watch
sitting on the ocean, i swell up inside
as the sun sets over my shoulder
i glide on her crest and i ride down her side

the howling white horses break the silence in waves
gallop on by me then roll up the coast with such grace
one sings to me and i point to the east
and i feel her foot fall and i hear her call
then i'm sailing, riding the tide

i step off the side as she whispers to the evening's shore
swallows a castle of sand and then lays down to rest
the children laugh as their afternoon fades
to the sea, and i take my board and i ride into the night
with the warmth of peace and tranquility inside
----

dictaphone noise
("est-ce que t'es deja tomber en amoureux?")
---
recorded by aidan, mixed & mastered by marcus
featuring: 
aidan - vox / guitar / fx
anna - vox
augustin - drums
ben - guitar / vox
fabrice - flute
remy - bass

06 - waves at sans souci (floatinghome.orgSample)

taken from aidan & the italian weather ladies' live album, "live and sans souci", released independantly on april 6th 2011.
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by neutral milk hotel, from their album in an airplane over the sea
(c) 1998 jeff mangum
---
recorded by aidan, mixed & mastered by marcus
featuring: 
aidan - vox / guitar
anna - percussion / vox
augustin - drums / vox
ben - percussion / vox
fabrice - vox / guitar
remy - bass / vox

07 - ghost by neutral milk hotel at sans souci (floatinghome.orgSample)

radio edit of "into the future" from aidan's debut album "le grand discours", released with hazelwood vinyl plastics / rough trade. see www.floatinghome.org for more details.

aidan - into the future radioEdit (www.floatinghome.org)

radio edit of "pill song" from aidan's debut album "le grand discours", released with hazelwood vinyl plastics / rough trade. see www.floatinghome.org for more details.

aidan - pill song radioEdit (www.floatinghome.org)

--ENGLISH--
Irish artist Aidan plays a style of energetic folk-rock moulded by ten years of travelling and his Irish roots. His debut studio album, “Le Grand Discours”, will bring to mind the likes of John Martyn or Elbow.

Born and raised in Dublin and currently living in Bruxelles, the road that took him there has been considerably longer than the distance between the two cities. Infected with the travel bug from an early age, Aidan was quick to strap on a guitar, jump on his bike and set off on a variety of adventures throughout Europe.

Writing, recording and playing his way across nine different countries, Aidan would wake up some days as a farmer, some days a scuba-diver and some days as a sound engineer - always singing and clocking up the kilometers on his bike. As his travels continued, he had the opportunity to meet and play with artists as diverse as Bobby McFerrin, Damien Rice, Conor O'Brien (Villagers) and Antoine Wielemans (Girls In Hawaii). Some of these collaborations made it to tape, some to stage, and others no further than the kitchen table, but each was important in forging his continuing path.

His new album, “Le Grand Discours” is a culmination of this journey: A series of eleven snapshots; eleven intimate, yet high-energy performances; beautifully and carefully orchestrated with all the colours of his travels. The album features guest performances by many of the characters he has met along the way, lifting its lyric with string, wind and vocal arrangements and set to the solid backbone of the Italian Weather Ladies, a group of specially selected musicians who accompany Aidan on his musical quest.

An experienced musician with hundreds of shows under his belt, Aidan has also recorded and toured around the world with Irish Meteor Award Winner, Wallis Bird, as well as releasing his own live album, “Live and Sans Souci”, with his collaborators, the Italian Weather Ladies, and being selected by Music Network, to represent Ireland in the 2008 Biennale in Italy with his previous musical vehicle, “Lord Altmont”.

 “Le Grand Discours”, released with Hazelwood Vinyl Plastics / Rough Trade, will remind you of Elbow, Nick Drake, John Martyn or even Villagers. Aidan is one of those rare musicians where the energy he evokes in his performance seems to come from some deep and unknown place, so close your eyes and allow yourself be taken away...

MANAGEMENT / BOOKING
Folk Music Booking International
Cedric Guenard
+32 495 163 951
info@folk-music.biz

RELATIONS MEDIAS BELGIQUE ● Laurent WALSCHOT [Urban Invaders] ● +32 477 404 232 ● laurent@cfn.be

PRESS GERMANY
Alexandra Linda Pagel: alex@hazelwood.de

--FRANCAIS--
Aidan propose un folk-rock énergique qui tient tant à ses racines irlandaises qu'à 10 années passées sur la route. Son premier album studio, « Le Grand Discours », rappelle John Martyn ou Elbow.

Dublinois d'origine, Aidan vit actuellement à Bruxelles. Féru de voyage depuis toujours, on l'a vu parcourir l'Europe à vélo, guitare au dos... Dans 9 pays, il fut fermier, ingénieur du son ou homme-grenouille. Sans jamais cesser de chanter, de jouer, d'enregistrer ni d'écrire.

Sa quête musicale croise entre autres celles de Bobby McFerrin, Conor O'Brien (Villagers), Damien Rice et Antoine Wielemans (Girls in Hawaii).  Toutes ces rencontres (sur scène, en studio, ou simplement au coin du feu...) sont essentielles à ses yeux.

Son album "Le Grand Discours" est un point d'orgue de ce périple. 11 titres, 11 instantanés aussi intimes que ravageurs, savamment orchestrés aux couleurs de ses voyages. Certains de ses compagnons de route apparaissent sur l'album et l'agrémentent de vents, cordes et choeurs.  Sur scène, Aidan est entouré de son groupe : les "Italian Weather Ladies", également omniprésent(e)s sur les enregistrements studio.

Musicien expérimenté, Aidan a foulé les planches européennes des centaines de fois, en particulier avec Wallis Bird (lauréate du Meteor Award).  Il produit en 2011 son propre album en public "Live and Sans Souci" et représente encore l'Irlande à la biennale 2008 de Music Network en Italie avec son ancien projet "Lord Altmont".

"Le Grand Discours", qui est sorti chez Hazelwood Vinyl Plastics / Rough Trade, évoque Nick Drake, Elbow, John Martyn et même Villagers. Aidan dégage naturellement une énergie hors norme, sur scène comme sur disque. Il en faut peu pour être emporté. Trêves de Grand Discours, prêtez l'oreille...

Informations complémentaires:
www.floatinghome.org
www.hazelwood.de

MANAGEMENT / BOOKING
Folk Music Booking International
Cedric Guenard
+32/(0)495.16.39.51
info@folk-music.biz

RELATIONS MEDIAS BELGIQUE ● Laurent WALSCHOT [Urban Invaders] ● 0032 477 404 232 ● laurent@cfn.be

PRESS GERMANY
Alexandra Linda Pagel: alex@hazelwood.de

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"De la musique mélancolique tout simplement merveilleuse orchestrée par un groupe complet...  Vivement recommandé! 6/6" - stadt magazine
"De l'art folk infiniment riche, touchant, naturel et toujours surprenant. Des débuts 18 carats!" - glitterhouse
"Joli travail d'écriture qui aura sa place au classement de fin d'année... Magnifique! 4/5" - schallplattenmann
"Il y a tant à découvrir dans "Le grand discours". De quoi ravir les oreilles amoureuses de Nick Drake, Elbow ou John Martyn." - suite 101


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