Ciertamente hay un niño en Facebook, quien, si vives en Santo Domingo, ya debes haber agregado al igual que yo. OK, quizas no un niño ya a estas alturas de juego, pero de que lo tienes en Facebook, lo tienes. Cómo crees que te llega la info de los parties? Si no lo tienes agregado, estás “atrá” cómo dicen muchos.

De quien hablo, no es nada más y nada menos que del DJ Franko Ovalles, quien, como sugiere el título del post, ha lanzado un nuevo sencillo titulado “A Love + Voices”, un re-work del clásico “Long Train Running” de The Doobie Brothers. Esta vez, con influencias caribeñas que harán bailar a todo quien escuche.

El track de 3:44 minutos comienza comienza con un loop del primer riff de Long Train Running, convirtiéndolo así de 8 riffs en 20 segundos de la canción original, a 16 riffs en 30 segundos en su versión. El resultado es un intro motivador al baile y que considero del gusto del publico actual.

Without love, where would you be now?
Esa es la pregunta y coro de la canción. Dicho sea de paso, es también lo que se queda grabado en la memoria de todos al escuchar el track.

Pasado el minuto 1:07, es cuando se comienza a notar realmente la diferencia del track de Franko a su versión original, pues además de la aceleración, aparece el loop de “Without love”, el que luego se convierte en “Oooh” repetidas veces para sugerir una sola cosa: Viene pila.

1:37, aquí el track se pone aún mejor y comienza una pilita chevere, pero no es hasta cuando se escucha “Voices inside my head, echoes, things that you said” cuando el track se pone realmente bueno. Si, “Voices inside my head” de The Police fue también usado por Franko al estructurar el track,y, de hecho, termina con ese coro. Lo que muestra que Franko tiene buen background musical, y, si me permiten, un tanto rockero.

El track está bueno, comercialmente agradable, sin embargo, considero que debió ser de más larga duración. Espero que este release sea solo la versión radial y no la de club.

Pueden escuchar el track aquí debajo y pasar por su site www.frankoovalles.com

Later,
C.

 

 

Oh February, that time of the year where everything is red. It's that season where passion's color is used for love, yet it's okay because passion is not love and you know it, right? No? Doesn't matter.

It's that time of the year again where single people feel anti-social, anti-social people feel socio-phobic and socio-phobics laugh at how ridiculous “normal” people are. Love is in the air, and not the Adobe platform.

You, valentine's day, you. You shouldn't have been created in the first place.

No, seriously. Do you have any clue on how many people curse the person whoever decided that Valentine's Day was a good idea? I can't help but to agree with them, Valentine's day is just a plain cheap excuse for retailers to sell. From Aeropaq, to Zales. EVERYBODY WANTS TO SELL.

February syndrome, you piss me off.

 

ADS, ADS, ADS:

From your TV, to your e-mail inbox, advertisements show up in different shapes, forms and sizes. From Aeropaq e-mails telling me “She doesn't want chocolates anymore, bring her wishes with us,” to wanting to watch CSI: Miami on CBS only to find a the traditional (and annoying) Hallmark Ad.

Frustration: For Couples and Single People:

From mid-January, people start asking stuff to themselves. Ever been in a mall and seen people acting weird? They're not weird. It's the Valentine's Day frustration symptom.

Valentine's Day frustration is one of the symptoms of this annual disease, it consumes twice the amount of neurones of a calculus test. It's also twice as stressing as preparing for a calculus test.

The frustration is not only for the female entity of the couple, but also for the male. Specially the cheating male who has to buy a gift for the mistress as well. And, it won't matter how good you are at picking gifts, you'll still suffer through that day.

 

Couples

On the gal's side: She's out there in the mall, lost, wondering what in the world to buy. She already gave him a nice shirt last year, shoes and a tie for his birthday, a gold cross pen set last week, and that watch he wants costs no less that 2,500 dollars. Oh! Happens that she's allergic to perfumes too. So, even if he wants that 212 by Carolina Herrera, she's not going to be able to stand him when he wears it. Running off the mall screaming seems like a good option, but she knows that when she gets home she is going to find NOTHING good Online.

On his side: Kid's been thinking about Valentine's day since December, he has ideas. He knows that she likes geeky stuff, but as he searches the mall and the Internet for her gift, he sees these awesome Jimmy Choo heels that he'd love to see on her perfect feet. There's only ONE problem: She HATES heels with a passion.

By the way, he's a fashionist, she's the opposite. How did they end up together? I have no clue.

So he walks a few more stores, he sees this awesome top, but she's not going to appreciate that, sees a Gucci black leather bag, but he remembers that he's not dating her sister, so she's not going to appreciate the bag either. Solution? A wiimote. But she's 22! that's not a gift for Valentine's Day, is it?

He finally decides to buy her this super awesome Burberry necklace, cause he likes to show off (you know, being a guy and shit) and because she likes jewelry too. He can get the geeky books, wii games and others later.... Evening of the 14^th arrives, she hates the darn necklace!

For Single people:
Single people strive through February, it's probably the longest month of their lives. I admire them, seriously.

They have to deal with life, work, family, you name it, specially single ladies.

Single ladies have to find comfort in Beyonce's “Single Ladies” song. A single lady has to deal with A-Holes trying to get in her pants, she has to think about this other A-Hole who broke her heart and wonder why she never gave a chance to that nice guy who's been there since he was 10 y/o. Single ladies have to go through a lot, and Feb. 14^th just makes them feel miserable. Maybe the reason why the very sober gal arrived drunk next day to work?

Cats and single guys:

Guys aren't always A-Holes who take advantage of you and then dump you. Some of them are actually nice and responsible people whose testosterone production level is so low that they haven't developed the balls guts to manage to invite a girl out. That's not a bad thing at all. Well, not for female-owned cats.

Yea, it sucks, kid. She can only give so much love to that furry mammal. Her arms, her sweet and loving arms, those arms that should be around you and not that cute, little, snuggly, allergy-causing, playful and.. Oh! were was I? Right, her arms should be around you, not the cat. But it's not your fault that you feel like this, well, maybe it is. However, it's easier to blame it on Valentine's day! So blame it on it!

Plus, when guys get a NO, cats get a yes. After all, alone mommy, spoiled kitty. EPIC WIN, you bastaahdz!!

Waste of neurones, time and money:
February 14^th is just another plain cheap excuse to fuck with people's heads. It's probably the reason why it's not an official thing and a normal work day.

So before I head to PUCMM, I have to say the following:

1. Waste of neurones: It makes you think too much for no real reward.

2. Waste of money: People tend to buy stuff that they're NEVER going to use just for this day, which, at the end of the day is just a PLAIN WASTE OF MONEY that retailers enjoy.

3. Waste of emotions: People tend to feel bad if they have no valentine, and even if they're cool about having no valentine, it doesn't explain why is this chick dancing on the table yelling “fuck guys! Screw em good!”... which, afterwards, will end up on youtube.

4. Waste of time: Seriously? Have you never shopped for valentine's day?

So, wanna have a happy Valentine's day? Don't celebrate one!

 

Later,
C.

Ok, here's the thing: You can be a fan of any product, ANY. There's also freedom of speech, however, where your rights end, someone else's rights begin. That said, Trolls suck.

Trolls are annoying beings who do not have a clue about what the words "respect" and "annoying" mean. Thanks to their nonsense comments, engadget, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) sites of consumer electronics has shut down their comments section.

Gadget lovers and many other people are pissed because of this. So, THANK YOU, Trolls. You Suck.

-C.