CD Bulnes 12 40 - Denis Graeff

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Bulnes 12 40 is a place and a time for meetings and missed encounters, for the stories that live in the streets of the metropolis without end.

Each wall hides a secret, each corner houses desire, each window is full of wandering eyes, lost in the hope that one day, they’ll too come to miss someone. The stage for these tales is Buenos Aires and it will always be Buenos Aires, no matter where the stage is. It is the Santa María Guardian of Universes, where the infinite pampa touches the sea, where the sea rises from the Río de la Plata born of souls, where dreams and tears stain the red velvet seats of subway cars. Its characters wander through milongas, stories starting from the end, strangers until they dance, to be then strangers again. Their portraits are displayed as they leap the houses of a circular game of eternal restart, leaping the house of love where they can never leave their mark. Bulnes 12 40 is both an address and a time: it is a missing point.

THAT WHICH YOU ACCUSE ME OF IS NOT AN ERROR BUT A FIX TO BURY THE BOREDOM OF OUR DREAMS

BORN TO DANCE WITHOUT A TOUCH TWO BODIES MIRRORED IN THEIR FORM THOUGH ONE A ROSE, ONE IS A THORN BEAUTY AND PAIN ATTRACT SO MUCH ( W EL L PAST M IDN IGH T HOUR )

EXPERIENCE WILL CONDEMN THE CRAZY RUSH FOR FLEETING STARS I’VE SEEN TOO MANY MEN AND WOMEN CRY ON SUBWAY CARS I’M IN NO RUSH TO BE ONE OF THEM.

ESCOA MINH’ALMA NO PRATA LEVA O QUE FOI PARA O MAR ENSINA-ME A ARTE DO OLVIDO, ME DEIXA TUDO OLVIDAR ( MILON GA DE B U L N ES)

SWEET LADY OF THE MIRROR MOTHER SAINT OF ALL THE MIST I DON’T WISH TO BE YOUR JAILOR ALL I WISH IS TO BE KISSED

MUST I CHASE YOUR HOLY GHOST NOW THE VERY VIRGIN TO HER BED MY SHOELESS HORSES ARE LONG GONE WILL I REACH YOU WHEN I’M DEAD? ( L A DY O F T H E M IRRO R )

FROM THE FIRST TIME, AT CALLE BULNES THE STORY WAS NOT OURS TO LIVE IT AND I WAS NEVER...

YOUR MAN.

NOW IS IT THE RIGHT THING TO BE ASKING? WE KNEW THE RULES OF THE GAME THE STREETS ARE FULL OF STORIES LIKE THIS AND THOSE ARE THE PARTS TO PLAY (ST R A N GERS AGA IN )

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Produced by Denis Graeff All songs written, performed and recorded by Denis Graeff Photos by Elisandro Dalcin and Denis Graeff Album design by Paula Albuquerque I thank Fernanda Pacheco for her love, support and patience; Paula Albuquerque and Fabio Dudas for their enthusiasm and affection; Mariana Sanchez and Elisandro Dalcin for their generosity, beautiful photos and charlas; Henrique Silvério for his friendship and the idea that gave rise to “Boedo y Rivadavia”.

To my parents, sister and friends who encouraged me during the writing and recording of this album. And especially to you, Maria da Graça, to whom I always wanted to say that.

Dedicated to Leonard Cohen and Ricardo Oliveira: a master in song and a master in life. I miss you. © 2018 Denis Graeff All rights reserved