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GMC Forum _ CHILL OUT _ Aria Mountain Short Trip
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 22 2012, 09:50 PM
Hey guys! I am currently spending my last evening before returning to Bucharest tomorrow, in the mountain house, with my girl and the rest of the creative force in Aria - Cezar and Dan.
We had an incredible time, sitting in the middle of nature and playing acoustic ideas each evening on the porch. The effect of nature on our system is incredible ... While driving between the river cliffs to get to the lake in the image above (where we had an awesome swim!) we were listening to this talented girl called Sarah Jarosz .... This song sends chills down my spine!
Hope to have some stuff to post on the soundcloud for you guys soon, with some acoustic ideas born on the white porch in the Bradetu village in the Carpathian mountains 
Posted by: bleez Jul 22 2012, 10:08 PM
dude, that looks totally awesome. my life is sooooo boring in comparison 
LOL!
Posted by: thefireball Jul 22 2012, 10:42 PM
That's cool! You guys look so tiny from here!!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 23 2012, 09:22 AM
Writing songs on acoustic in a house in the middle of nowhere surrounded by beautiful scenery. It worked for Led Zeppelin and ABBA ! 
Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Jul 23 2012, 09:26 AM
Ben man, i didn't know that detail that you're into ABBA?
/m\
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 23 2012, 09:28 AM
/m\
You don't have to delve too far into things to pick up these little bits of info. A tv documentary here, an article there...
Posted by: Gitarrero Jul 23 2012, 09:54 AM
Looks awesome Cosmin!
I bet you wrote some great songs there.
And Ben, I think you confessed a while back that you were a huge ABBA fan. Or was that Todd?
I think it was the both of you.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 23 2012, 11:07 AM
What's wrong with ABBA dudes? Very good written pop music - they way it's not done anymore nowadays
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 23 2012, 11:15 AM
I think it was the both of you.
Yeah, I might have confessed to having a weakness for ABBA
Posted by: Dieterle Jul 23 2012, 11:44 AM
Hey Cosmin,
thats the place for my dog he loves water - must have been a fish the life before
One day i think should make a trip to Rumänia beautiful NATURE there !
Dieter
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 23 2012, 11:51 AM
thats the place for my dog he loves water - must have been a fish the life before
One day i think should make a trip to Rumänia beautiful NATURE there !
Dieter
We can meet up and jam!
Let me know when you decide to come over LOL!Well, basically we just took our acoustic guitars along, a recorder, beer and wine, a lot of meat to grill, veggies and... that's it
You can do it too!
Posted by: Dieterle Jul 23 2012, 12:01 PM
Let me know when you decide to come over Thank you !
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Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 23 2012, 12:42 PM
You can do it too!I also agree that my life is boring in comparison too !!
Posted by: Nihilist1 Jul 23 2012, 01:08 PM
The surrounding area looks beautiful! I really hope you never have to deal with too many campers and tourists! Many of them ruin the best of nature for the rest of us!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 23 2012, 01:30 PM
Mate, this place is less known than other areas and our country is really rich in natural beauty and the legends associated with all the places! It's amazing what nature can do and how quickly it can be ruined by carelessness ..
Ben, you have a band too man, why not grab the Reckoning dudes and go into a songwriting session - out of what I know, you live in the countryside, right? It seems like the perfect spot!
Posted by: Yash Jul 23 2012, 02:23 PM
We had an incredible time, sitting in the middle of nature and playing acoustic ideas each evening on the porch. The effect of nature on our system is incredible ... While driving between the river cliffs to get to the lake in the image above (where we had an awesome swim!) we were listening to this talented girl called Sarah Jarosz .... This song sends chills down my spine!
Hope to have some stuff to post on the soundcloud for you guys soon, with some acoustic ideas born on the white porch in the Bradetu village in the Carpathian mountains
Let me know when you decide to come over Well, basically we just took our acoustic guitars along, a recorder, beer and wine, a lot of meat to grill, veggies and... that's it
You can do it too! Amazing bro That's what a man needs in a break, his metal band unplugged, his girl and lots of meat Hope you had fun man Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Jul 23 2012, 03:16 PM
Oh man, i thought you're closer to our border, so i can hop on in the afternoon.. but bucuresti is about 676 kms from my place and can't find that place in carpathians...
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jul 23 2012, 04:11 PM
That's so cool mate! It seems that you had a really good time! Those beautiful places and acoustic music... it's so inspiring.
Thanks for sharing the experience.
Posted by: rokchik Jul 23 2012, 04:16 PM
Looks like an amazing spot and sounds like you had a great time!
I'm in the process right now of possibly buying a cabin. Beautiful spot right on the water... cabin needs a bit of work but nothing major. When we first looked at it my first thought was sitting on the porch, looking over the water and playing acoustic
rok
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 23 2012, 04:29 PM
Nah man, there's no band any more.. just me ! I am The Reckoning now
Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Jul 23 2012, 04:54 PM
It's sad to hear that reckoning day came for ya, Benjamin!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 23 2012, 05:54 PM
No man, not at all.. it's the best thing in the world ! Absolute freedom and no constraints !
Plus, I'm getting ready to release something very soon 
Posted by: Nihilist1 Jul 23 2012, 10:00 PM
I think this should be voted as one of your best catchphrases ever. Could you imagine John Rambo saying something like that? It just sounds badass.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 24 2012, 07:13 AM
Oh Ben... I'm sorry mate, I hope I haven't made a stupid mistake and ask about a thing which you already spoke about and I had no idea...
Dude, you are an amazing guitarist and musician! It's a shame not to exploit your gifts to the maximum - tell me, what are you cooking I know there something sizzling in the Higgins kitchen!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 24 2012, 08:28 AM
YES, that the phrase is killer
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 24 2012, 08:35 AM
I like it !!
I'm sorry mate, I hope I haven't made a stupid mistake and ask about a thing which you already spoke about and I had no idea...Dude, you are an amazing guitarist and musician! It's a shame not to exploit your gifts to the maximum - tell me, what are you cooking
I know there something sizzling in the Higgins kitchen!Hey Man, don't worry... people assume it's a bad thing and it's not. I should have done things this way years ago
There is definitely some action happening in the Higgins kitchen.. as soon as it's cooked I'll be letting y'all know about it
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 24 2012, 09:04 AM
I like it !!
Hey Man, don't worry... people assume it's a bad thing and it's not. I should have done things this way years ago
There is definitely some action happening in the Higgins kitchen.. as soon as it's cooked I'll be letting y'all know about it
Oh, Ben, haven't forgotten about that vocal track man, just couldn't find enough time to come up with something good enough - hope the invitation is still available
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 24 2012, 10:33 AM
Oh yeah.. no rush man.. it'll kick ass though !
Posted by: jessi Jul 24 2012, 11:09 PM
Are you crazy???? I get panic attacks only by viewing this picture ! Do you know in what danger you have given yourself???
Think about all those fishes..........and seamonsters!
Posted by: Rammikin Jul 25 2012, 03:42 AM
Looks beautiful! What mountains are those?
Posted by: Nihilist1 Jul 25 2012, 04:37 AM
Think about all those fishes..........and seamonsters!
River fish aren't that big and scary
Carpathian \m/(-.-)\m/
Posted by: MonkeyDAthos Jul 25 2012, 05:00 AM
maybe maybe
but those woods, those dark woods i bet no ponies live there, only scary beasts
Posted by: Yash Jul 25 2012, 07:20 AM
but those woods, those dark woods i bet no ponies live there, only scary beasts And lots of Cyclops
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 25 2012, 07:25 AM
To answer everybody's questions
I have been roaming those woods and mountains since '96 and nothing ever happened to me (considering I was even going in the woods at 3AM in the morning by myself or sleeping right under the stars, with only a fire a couple of friends and some dogs when going fishing)
The river fish can get big, but that is a barrage lake and for instance, in the lake found on the other side of those mountains, called Vidraru - it's one of the biggest barrage lakes in Romania, people are talking about humongous catfish able to swallow a whole sheep. There were divers claiming to have seen these monsters, after which they came out of the water without any delays, being scared they might have trouble with those fish.
So, honestly speaking I wouldn't find it too disturbing to learn that in the Valsan lake - the one we are swimming in, there are big fish. There's a trout farm 25 km downstream, where they have this huge mating trout - or they used to have it. It's incredibly big for a trout, maybe 1 m long and mean looking!
Posted by: Yash Jul 25 2012, 07:34 AM
Hey Cos, did you take it seriously 
We were all obviously joking brother And, that's great, being close to the nature for almost 16 years, its next to impossible to find some peace and any kind of lake or woods or something around Delhi 
Its so noisy here. I don't know any "Peaceful" woods around
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 25 2012, 07:42 AM
We were all obviously joking brother And, that's great, being close to the nature for almost 16 years, its next to impossible to find some peace and any kind of lake or woods or something around Delhi Its so noisy here. I don't know any "Peaceful" woods around Well
joking or not joking, the stuff I told you about is pretty real including the big fish!I always imagined that in India, there MUST be some secret places where nature surrounds one and offers peace and meditation space. I read about a place high up in the mountains, called the Valley of the Flowers, have you ever been there??
Posted by: Yash Jul 25 2012, 08:05 AM
joking or not joking, the stuff I told you about is pretty real including the big fish!I always imagined that in India, there MUST be some secret places where nature surrounds one and offers peace and meditation space. I read about a place high up in the mountains, called the Valley of the Flowers, have you ever been there??
This place exists in India ??? Simply amazing, thanks for sharing man To be honest, during my travels around the country in my 17 years of life, I have just found two or four places that were "Peaceful" , in the Himalayas, the one I remember well is in North East India, a place called Meghalaya (literally, abode of Clouds) It lived up to its name
We were very close to the clouds, one of the best experiences ever
But I've never seen anything like what you've posted.
Posted by: jessi Jul 25 2012, 08:15 AM
I have been roaming those woods and mountains since '96 and nothing ever happened to me (considering I was even going in the woods at 3AM in the morning by myself or sleeping right under the stars, with only a fire a couple of friends and some dogs when going fishing)
The river fish can get big, but that is a barrage lake and for instance, in the lake found on the other side of those mountains, called Vidraru - it's one of the biggest barrage lakes in Romania, people are talking about humongous catfish able to swallow a whole sheep. There were divers claiming to have seen these monsters, after which they came out of the water without any delays, being scared they might have trouble with those fish.
So, honestly speaking I wouldn't find it too disturbing to learn that in the Valsan lake - the one we are swimming in, there are big fish. There's a trout farm 25 km downstream, where they have this huge mating trout - or they used to have it. It's incredibly big for a trout, maybe 1 m long and mean looking!
But one day you will miss one leg. But that does not matter. It was beautifully designed to be eaten by a monster in THIS lake.In the front of this beautiful scenery!!! But then there is no crying, I told you so......!!!!!!
Posted by: Yash Jul 25 2012, 08:57 AM
I love it how people make up stories Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 25 2012, 09:36 AM
Ahhhh... the Carpathian Mountains. What bloody legends these have been the backdrop to
And Cradle of Filth albums
Posted by: Nihilist1 Jul 25 2012, 10:18 AM
And Cradle of Filth albums They really have been the centre of some fantastic legends and stories.
Posted by: Dieterle Jul 25 2012, 02:43 PM
In the land of garlic no worry about vampires and catfish with pepper and garlic sauce some chips hmmm 
what a goody...
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 25 2012, 09:19 PM
no worry about vampires and catfish with pepper and garlic sauce some chips hmmm what a goody...Haha, very true !!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 26 2012, 08:24 AM
Everybody is always hyped about the Carpathians and you know what? They are right There are SO MANY stories and incredible places having legends linked to them, that you need a few years of constant roaming to see them all and then there will still be some
There was this site called 'The unseen war' It dealt with the religious and paranormal and with legendary places in Romania. Unfortunately, I can't find it anymore (I hope it's still there somewhere) but anyway, the idea is that it featured a lengthy list of places which are a must for the paranormal/ myth/ legend passionate people.
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