The Placebo Effect
It's a terrible sensation when your alarm clock doesn’t go off. It upsets your whole being, especially when you remember that you are due to attend an enormously important meeting at work that you care nothing about. You bolt out of bed, heart pounding. The stairs become a death trap. Your kid doesn’t know the definition of the word cooperation. Your freshly laundered shirt needs to be changed thanks to an almost perfect juggling act with a cup of coffee. In two swift moves you dress the kid, pass him like a football to the kindergarten teacher and you’re off. Back in the car you think you're making up for lost time until you enter the highway only to find
This may seem to be the beginning of a simple tale of urban horror, but if my day hadn’t started the way it did I wouldn’t have gotten to know Maxena Tace. I hate to admit it, but this discovery was made thanks to a certain social network which, when I am not being snobby, gives me childlike pleasure while searching for people or musical groups. Marco, the name of my saviour and a member of the band, seriously risked an Oscar nomination for "the last pain in my neck" that morning. He turned out be my saving grace in the face of catastrophe.
As I was listening to “L’accademia del chinotto” my headache gradually subsided, “Gianduia” turn my angry, frowning face into a slight smile, but the last song “Vai col dito” changed the course of my day. It wasn’t just a song, it was a prophecy.
I don’t know if collateral effects exist and I certainly don’t know if these effects are permanent. They might only have a placebo effect. However,I can assure you that Maxena Tace a day keeps the doctor away
Stay tuned
Jacopo Ravagnan
http://www.myspace.com/maxenatace
English translation by Karin Andrea Halliwell
Artists permanently (and randomly) "on air" at present date: Maxena Tace(Italy), Sawako (Japan), The Cleopatras (Italy), Hollowblue(Italy), OPA(USA), Nora Keyes (USA), Simona Gretchen(Italy), Facciascura (Italy), hiiragi fukuda (Japan), Stardog(Italy), I Got A Violet(Italy), The Agrarians (USA); Feldmaus (Russia); Red Velvet (Italy - France); Eigenheimer (Holland); Drugs Made Me Smarter (Mexico); Kelvin & Speedy Peones (Italy); Tidy Kid (USA); NIMM (Italy); MorningPaper (Italy), Edgar Graves (Czech Republic), Marshmallow (Croatia), David Morley (England/Belgium); Bancale (Italy); Antony Raijekov (Bulgary); Amélie (Italy); Celestial Aeon Project (Finland); Channel in Channel out (USA); Madrigali Magri (Italy), Gimme 'hat Moonshine (Belgium), Krakenti (Latvia), Wheelchair Discotheque (Latvia), TheOneOnTheIsland (Slovakia), Maok (Slovakia), LaBon (Slovakia), Jordan Jordan (Slovakia), Social Society (Slovakia), Batte (Norway), Orange Crush (Norway), Oriental Music System (Hong Kong), Iamsum (Hong Kong), Rex Cody (Hong Kong), Donkey Valium (Hong Kong), Smiling Buddhas (Hong Kong), O-M (Hong Kong), Hvoya (Ukraine), Automatic Pilot Required (Brazil), Yogi (Brazil), Light Merchants (South Africa), The Slowmovies (Italy); I am this (USA); Kråkvind (Sweden); Planet Brain (Italy); Lebatol (UK); Sarah Schuster (Italy); Krt 963 (Italy-Japan); Flap (Italy); Nicker Hill Orchestra (Italy); Menrovescio (Italy); Annabel (USA); Karmatest (Italy); The Dada Weatherman (France); Diablo Swing Orchestra (Sweden); Japanese gum (Italy); Above the tree (Italy); Volcano Playground (Canada); Linz (Italy); Anomie Belle (USA), Christophe Marc (France), Death Valley Sleepers (Denmark), Jeremy Sparrow (Denmark), Zoon van snooK (England), Systemton (Germany), Matti Bye (Sweden), Manuzik (Japan), Chances (Italy), Hometaping (Great Britain...?), Ping (Norway), Frey (New Zealand), Manhan (Japan), One Chef (Sweden), Mijagi (Poland), Pandacetamol (Scotland), Lu-Sin (Argentina), Thomas Solgaard (Denmark), Wonderboy (France), Los Hermanos Butaca (Argentina), La Biyuya (Argentina), Negro Fluo (Argentina), Sempai (Italy), Riccardo Vianello (Italy), Wolther goes stranger (Italy), Eildentroeilfuorieilbox84 (Italy), Buzz Aldrin (Italy), Stefano Roveda (Italy), Rosso! (Italy); manzOni (Italy).
