Natali Drosou - Draft of the Day

#32 French croissant!...

Imagine... A little french village, sunshine, the smell of lavender, someone is riding a bicycle with a basket full of vegetables, others sit at the cafe observing the morning fuss on the street, a lady is hanging out the laundry...people smiling and saying 'bonjour' to each other... My heart is already there... and I am hoping to experience this special atmosphere as I am flying to Cannes in two days!... And I will definitely enjoy a real french croissant!:)

With this occation I would like to tell you than my Draft of the Day will be changing now - because of travels and various commitments it will become a bit more rare but I will be uploading longer and more developed ideas. I hope you will still like to come back here and have a listen!

French croissant

#26-#31 One Month!

After one Royal Wedding, two bank holidays, a weekend and an absurd, inexplicable telephone line confusion, internet problems are still here but a temporary solution has been found and I am uploading my drafts from the last six days!

It's already one month from the day I set up my 'Draft of the day'!… I really hope you've enjoyed it so far!…

#31 Time

#30 Nana

#29 Wild East

#28 Deisis

#27 Never again

#26 Tranquillity

#25 An old idea...

Tonight something old. One of these simple ideas that stayed with me over the years, shy and almost silent, somewhere there in the back of my mind.

Oldie

#24 Running thoughts

There is a time when you feel that changes are happening, around you and inside you, and you're taken over by the tumult of your thoughts, and you know that there is no stopping, and you are almost certain that this is leading you to something magnificent!...

Race of thoughts

#23 Lazy Monday

After a marvelous, festive and joyful Easter Sunday comes Easter Mond... eer...No! Lazy Monday!:)

Lazy Monday

#22 Easter!

Sunshine, blue sky, roasted lamb, smiling faces, dance, wine!... Happy Sunny Easter!:)

Greek Easter

#21 Rain...

Silent city, hot wind, dark clouds, all you could hear was the rain...

Raindrops

#20 Great Friday...

Inspired by one of the most beautiful Great Friday Lamentations... Have a wonderful Easter everyone!

Great Friday

#19 Doubt

It simply appears and suddenly you feel like the pendulum in a hypnotiser's hand...

Doubt

#18 Goodnight

I completely don't know what to write here tonight... I guess I just want to wish everyone a good night with this little piece that doesn't really sound like a lullaby...

Goodnight

#17 A Trip

I was asked to record a piece of music for a promo that has to do with a train trip to the mountains... This is what I prepared.

A train trip

#16 Planets

Quiet, dark, lonely, droning, bright, beautiful dancing bodies... The full moon always reminds me of our place in this endless cosmos...

Planets

#15 Relax

Begin by getting comfortable. You may want to sit or lie down. Close your eyes, or focus your gaze on one spot in the room. Start to relax your body, beginning with your feet. (...) Imagine you are on a beautiful tranquil beach... Breathe in.... and out....... Keep breathing slowly.... deeply.... and let your body relax completely... :))

Relax on the beach

#14 The Secret

Tonight... something from the drawer - for someone special... :)

The Secret

#13 In a singing mood!

...I just thought instead of playing you could listen to me singing tonight... Here is my version of an old classic.

Hope it's bearable!:)

My sunshine...

#12 Night sky

Watching the night sky… I was planning to write something poetic here but just realised that music comes easier than words tonight...

Night sky

#11 From the bus window…

…A woman holding a child, a man taking out some rubbish, a group of people arguing about something, a girl carrying heavy shopping bags… The view from the bus window... everyday life.

Codziennosc

#10 Sunshine!

Pack a few things, set automatic replies and follow the sun highway to the unknown… Wouldn't it be great?…

Sun Highway

#9 Monday

Another Monday. Whether we like it or not they keep coming back. They bring us closer to plans and dreams we are looking forward to. They take us further from memories...

Romantic Monday

#8 Awakening

Springtime! Nature's awakening engulfs everything and everyone... How I'd love to go to the woods today, walk barefoot in the grass, smell the spring air and feel closer to Mother Earth again...

Driade

#7 Rumba Triste

Sometimes, even on a beautiful, bright, sunny day Melancholy just comes uninvited and sits there with you... She came this afternoon, looking for someone to chat with. I was not in the mood, but rather than being rude and telling her to leave I asked her to write some music for me.

Rumba Triste

#8 Don't!...

There is a saying in Greek that says "if you hold my nose now I'll explode" used to show how very angry someone is… So there - don't hold my nose and better don't stand on my way tonight! %$^%£^%$^%£^%$!……

Angry

#5 Funny memories

Like many of us when I was a child I believed that my toys came alive at night - I never really saw them, but I was convinced it was really happening when I was asleep! I remember, once I woke up in the middle of the night and noticed some shadows moving in my room. I was pretty sure that I had just caught the last movements of this flamboyant party I was not allowed to be part of…

Toys' dance

#4 Longing for...

A long day at work, then some 'technical problems'… but hey! Nothing can stop me!:) Here it is for today. We are all longing for something… I'll be less romantic and I'll say I'm longing for my bed right now! Good night everyone!

Longing

#3 A rainy day in the luna park...

Gloomy sky, drops of rain have covered my windows, the windchimes stroked by the wind can't stop playing their music... Wasn't it beautiful when we were kids that all fairytales seemed so real and magic was everywhere?

Oh, how I miss this time…

Carousel

#2 Run Natali, run!

Lessons, phone calls, running, metro, signal failure, getting late, quick lunch, booking flights... What a day!

One minute... and a second

#1 New Moon, New start.

With this new moon today, 3rd of April, I decided to start uploading a new music idea every day. All my thoughts, sorrows, happynesses, melancholies, my moodyness, grumpiness, impatience, silliness, restlessness, hopes and anxieties... will be here for you to desipher in this musical blog. I hope you enjoy it!

New moon

Photo by George Cassapides