Recently we (me and my mujer Tanya) have spent a couple of days in Barcelona to celebrate Tanya's birthday. On the last day of our short trip we met Marc Campillo, the head of Barcelona-based indie label Foehn Records (before the viaje I contacted him via Facebook so our short encounter was not a surprise for both of us).
It took a small amount of time for us to find the place where Foehn is really based, and shortly after I pressed the button of the intercom and said "Hola! Soy Mikhail desde Rusia!" a man with the natural red-coloured hair appeared on the treshold. Also, he was in the I Am Dive (one of the definitive Foehn bands) t-shirt. He brought us four CDs that I'd ordered, and also 3 CDs additionally as un regalo for us. The Spanish people of music never cease to amaze me - they're all so amicable and welcoming, and Marc is not an exclusion at all.
Foehn Records is the home for the thinkful music. You won't find any pop-oriented moneymakers here.
From Marina Gallardo to Inigo Ugarteburu, from Ursula to Blacanova, from I Am Dive to Oso Leone, from Lucius Works Here to El Gos Binari - at least one common thing unites all these bands and artists as well as all other bands and artists on the label: you can't listen to them on a fly. To feel and to understand this music you should really dive into it. You should sit down and listen to. I said sit. Down.
The CDs I purchased:
Oso Leone "Mokragora"
Poomse "Vs. The Kingdom Of Death"
GAF y la Estrella de la Muerte "Sunriser"
Ursula "10 Anos Por Amigos"
The CDs Marc presented to us:
Blacanova "Blacanova"
tannhauser "Para Entonces Habras Muerto"
Lucius Works Here "Pequeno Almanaque Espacial"
All of them would be reviewed here pretty soon.
