#cowly owl

[joanofarc]

we’ll never get to paris now, belmondo (1997).

you gave me your kisses and i gave my heart too fast but still i’d do it all again

[zipper-neck]

This is what the universal translator in Star Trek should have been like [transcript below cut]

[video description: Titled "If Americans Spoke Like French" by royaventurera. Woman 1 says "Excuse me, what is this is that this thing there?" Woman 2 says "Sorry, what is this that you have said?" Woman 1 says "That thing there. What is this that this is?" Woman 2 says "Oh, dad's beard?" with an image of cotton candy. W1 says "No the other thing." W2 says "You want to say a bald mouse?" with an image of a bat. W1 says "No, not that." W2 says "A washing rat?" with an image of a racoon. W1 says "No, in the sky." W2 says "Oh yes of course, that's a flying deer." with an image of a kite. W1 sneezes and W2 says "To your wishes!" W1 sneezes again and W2 says "To your loved ones!" W1 sneezes again and W2 says "And may they last forever!" W1 says "I call myself Roya, and you?" W2 says "I call myself Alexa, enchanted!" W1 says "Enchanted. And what age have you?" W2 says "Me? I'm born in thousand nine hundred four twenty ten seven, so I have 26 years. And you?" W1 says "Me? I'm born in thousand nine hundred four twenty fourteen, so I have 29 years." W2 exclaims "Oh, the cow!" W1 says "Yeah, that is cowly owl, that." W2 tucks her hair behind her ear and says "I love you, my cabbage." W1 says "I love you strong, my flea." W2 says "You miss me a lot." W1 says "You miss me too!" End description]

[canossa31]

english person: really cool!

french person: cowly owl!

english person: that's cool

french person: that's owl

[pervenche-info-english]

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　In 1995, they started their activities as Peatmos. The band was originally formed as a Lo-Fi acoustic folk unit with female vocals by Saito Masato and Sugino Kotaro, who had been active in the band Kactus. He has been working as a DIY musician, creating songs that resonate with Beck, Pastels' other projects Melody Dog, Daniel Johnston, and others, recording them on a cassette MTR, dubbing them onto cassette tapes, and releasing them. He releases him music on her own label, Clover Records. 　In 1996, Kurusu Manami joined the band on vocals, and they began performing as a permanent project, after Kactus guitarist Rich Stephens introduced them to Daniel Goldwag, owner of the US label Sonorama Records. They released a 7" ep "Earl Grey Tea" on the label. "D'yer Wanna Dance With Kids" and "Out Of The Room" were included in "Pop Jingu Vol.1", a compilation of Japanese indie pop songs planned by the label. In 1997, the band's name was changed to Pervenche due to the existence of a US band with the same name. At the same time, vocalist Kurusu Manami left the band and her friend Masako Kato joined. As Pervenche's activities as a band began in earnest, they decided to go their separate ways from Kactus. 　In 1998, with the dedication of Naomi and Matt of the Cowly Owl! label, the band went on tour in France, touring Paris, Rennes and Bordeaux with Gypsophile. In parallel with his constant live performances, he began recording an album. During this period Hiroshi Nagai joins the band as a percussionist. He asked Akifumi Ikeda, who was active in the band Feed, to be the recording engineer. 　In 2001, their first album "subtle song" was released from Clover Records. Bart Cummings of Australian indie pop legends The Cat's Miaow played guitar on the track "Ano Neko". That same year, he co-hosted a Japan tour for the popular Australian indie-pop band The Lucksmiths and accompanied them on the tour. 　In 2005, she recorded "Cat Horn (Good Night)" for the compilation "Songs For Nao" by Australian label Chapter Music. During this period, he started to record his second album, but due to his lost direction, the release was put on hold and his activities faded out and went into a long dormancy. 　In 2016, they resumed their activities with the support of red go-cart, and welcomed Takayuki Takahashi, who had been active in 800cherries, as a guitarist. 　In January 2017, they performed at New Moon Vol.1, a live event organized by Smokebees (currently inactive, members are active as desksnail and h-shallows, respectively) and red go-cart, and received a release offer from Galaxy Train. Since then, they have been experimenting with their band sound by performing at Galaxy Train's live events and at melodycat, a live event hosted by red go-cart and Nekomimi Editors. 　Pervenche's "We Surely Become Happy" will be included in Smokebees' EP cassette "Tonal Memory" to be released in 2019. Encouraged by the empathy of the younger generation, the band began recording their second album in the summer of 2019. Mix and mastering will be completed in October 2021, with a Corona disaster in the middle. 　At the end of 2021, five years after the release offer from Galaxy Train, they finally released their second album "quite small happiness". 20 years after the release of their first album "subtle song", this is a super slow-paced independent band working at an unusual time axis. It's been 20 years since their first album "subtle song" was released. The current members are Masako Nagai on vocals, Masato Saito on guitar and vocals, Hiroshi Nagai on percussion and bass, and Masayuki Takahashi on guitar.

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　1995年、Peatmos（ピートモス）として活動を開始。当初はバンドKactus（カクタス）で活動していたサイトウマサトとスギノコウタロウの別ユニットとして女性ボーカルによるLo-Fiなアコースティック・フォーク・ユニットとして結成。Beck、Pastelsの別プロジェクトMelody Dog、Daniel Johnston等へ共感した���を創りカセットMTRで録音した音源を自身の手でカセットテープにダビングしてリリースする超DIYな活動を展開。リリースは自身のレーベル「Clover Records」から。

　1996年、ボーカルにクルスマナミが加入しパーマネントなプロジェクトとしてライブ活動も開始。KactusのギタリストRich StephensがUSのレーベル「Sonorama Records」のオーナーDaniel Goldwagへ紹介したことがきっかけで、同レーベルから7インチep「Earl Grey Tea」をリリース。同レーベルが企画したジャパニーズ・インディーポップを集めたコンピレーション「Pop Jingu Vol.1」へ「D'yer Wanna Dance With Kids」と「Out Of The Room」を収録。順調に活動を続けるも、1997年、USに同名バンドが存在することからPervenche（ペルヴァンシュ）へ改名。同時にボーカルのクルスマナミが脱退し彼女の友人のカトウマサコが加入。バンドSmileyのカワタミチオとキヨナリシンタロウがギターとベースで加入しバンド編成へ移行する。Pervencheのバンド編成での活動が本格化する過程でKactusとは別の道を進むことに。

　1998年、レーベル「Cowly Owl!」のNaomi&Mattの献身によりフランスツアーへ。Gypsophile達と共にパリ、レンヌ、ボルドーを廻る。コンスタントなライブ活動と並行してアルバムのレコーディングに取り掛かる。この時期からナガイヒロシがパーカッションとして加入。ナガイの紹介でバンドFeedで活動するイケダアキフミにレコーディング・エンジニアを依頼する。

　2001年、1stアルバム「subtle song」をClover Recordsからリリース。オーストラリアのインディーポップ・レジェンドThe Cat's MiaowのBart Cummingsが収録曲「Ano Neko」にギターで参加。その年、オーストラリアの人気インディーポップバンドThe Lucksmithsのジャパン・ツアーを共催しツアーに帯同。

　2005年、オーストラリアのレーベルChapter Musicのコンピレーション「Songs For Nao」に「Cat Horn(Good Night)」 を収録。この時期、2ndアルバムのレコーディングに取り組むも方向性の迷走によりリリースはお蔵入り、活動もフェードアウトし長い休眠に入る。

　2016年、盟友red go-cartに後押しされて活動を再開、800cherriesなどで活動してきたタカハシマサユキをギターとしてメンバーに迎える。

　2017年1月にSmokebees（現在活動休止、メンバーはそれぞれdesksnail、h-shallowsとして活動中）とred go-cartが主催するライブイベントNew Moon Vol.1へ出演した際にGalaxy Trainからリリースオファーを受ける。その後、Galaxy Trainのライブイベント、red go-cartとねこみみ編集部が主催するライブイベントmelodycatへの出演でバンドサウンドを��行錯誤。

　2019年リリースのSmokebeesのEPカセット「Tonal Memory」にPervencheの「We Surely Become Happy」が収録される。若い世代からの共感にも後押しされ、2019年夏から2ndアルバムのレコーディングを開始。途中コロナ禍を挟み2021年10月にミックスとマスタリングを完了。

　2021年末、Galaxy Trainからのリリースオファーから5年を経て2ndアルバム「quite small happiness」を遂にリリース。1stアルバム「subtle song」から20年を経てのリリースという通常ではあり得ない時間軸で活動する超マイペースなインディペンデント・バンド。現在のメンバーは、ボーカルのナガイマサコ、ギターとボーカルのサイトウマサト、パーカッションとベースのナガイヒロシ、ギターのタカハシマサユキ。