“Sobremesa” by Margaret Explosion from 2024 release “Field Recordings”
Not sure if I should be putting quotes around a Google AI Overview definition of this word but here goes:
“Sobremesa (Spanish for “over the table”) is the cherished tradition of lingering at the table after a meal to chat, relax, and enjoy conversation with family or friends, with no rush to leave; it’s a cultural practice emphasizing connection as much as the food, often involving coffee, drinks, or dessert, and explains why restaurant checks aren’t brought until asked for. It can happen after lunch or dinner, even during business meals, and is a time for bonding, storytelling, and digestion.”
This could be the most uneventful video yet for Margaret Explosion, footage from a Catalan traveling circus troupe coupled with one of my favorite songs on the “Field Recordings” cd. The old world melody has an Eartly Music /Chamber Music quality and Melissa, our cello player, is not even on this one. Peggi’s saxophone melody with Jack’s bass clarinet sounds almost like bagpipes at times. Phil’s guitar parts echos the molody and adds the atmosphere while Ken’s bass parts anchors the whole. I hope you like it.
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