Release of the album The Myth Of The Machine

Here it is, here’s the release day of The Myth Of The Machine on digital! You can download it, either for free or the amount you wish. There will be a limited cd edition to be released on September 29, the day of the release concert & party. You can pre-order it by email me at yes at iamcatseye dot com for 10 sFrs, 10€ or 12$, port included.

Cat’s eye in Berlin: a documentary

Berlin documentary, cat’s eye live footage and album teaser!

Silent Pavement radio review

The new song “Silent Pavement” reviewed on air. Thank you Radio Fribourg!

Silent Pavement, free download from new single: grab it!

To celebrate Cat’s Eye back on stage this summer, starting June 21st at Red Pigs Festival, here is a free song called Silent Pavement from the forthcoming album that will be released in September.

You can download it here: http://www.iamcatseye.com/free.htm

Mazzy Star, Fade into you

Some night dizzy folk tune. Turn the light off and play it!

Cat’s Eye on TV

A little film « making of », from the current recording sessions

2 new dudes and a an attempt at coherence

Hey look at what someone lent me: two new dudes in the house, a banjo et a resonator guitar. I’ve been recording some ukulele and banjo and did some mixing. So far I have 10 songs for the folk album and 9 tunes for the electric record. I keep on working and concentrating. I’ll probably still compose and record a few songs for each album. Then I’ll choose what I’ll put or reject for the final records. Or maybe I’ll keep every track, I’ll see if every tune is coherent with each album. For me, an album is not a pile of songs put on one cd, but something that show (an) intention(s)/attempt(s).

I’m glad I have some time to 100% invest on this process. Composing and recording are among the things I love the most in life.

To be young

Damien Rice, Rootless Tree

Here’s a live version of Damien Rice’s Rootless Tree, that he recorded for a tv channel. This song is from his second record, called “9″. It shows Damien Rice’s music at his best: cool songwriting, deep interpretation, for a very emotional result.

Ok, we don’t feel like listening to Damien Rice anytime, because it’s mostly sad songs and of course it’s not suited for any occasion. But listening to his 2 albums, it’s clear that there’s not a lot of stuff to get rid of – if any – because he can write and interpret songs with a real intensity and authenticity that you don’t find a lot anywhere else.

His way to build his career is also quite interesting and honest. He recorded and mixed himself his 2 albums, recording at various places and houses. Once again this “Do It Yourself” road that we’re used to hearing a lot these days but here there’s nothing to do with marketing and the way to sell an artist.

The production and recording work in “9″ is really better than what he did in “0″, but the songs in “0″ have such a quality that you soon forget about this lack of recording and mixing techniques that would have made it a “classic” album, so to speak.