K-141 KYPCK

Hello!

Today I want to talk to you about a song that I've known for a long time. It’s kind of depressing, as it should be, I guess. The song is called „K-141 KYPCK” and it’s by Ef, a post-rock band from Sweden. It’s a track about the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk that sank in the Barents Sea on the 12th August 2000. It’s a powerful song even without you knowing the meaning behind its creation. For me it's a roller coaster of emotions that goes from feeling low to being well and just calm with everything in my life. I especially find myself in this song in the 3th minute; it’s just perfect.

Since this band made an effort and wrote a song about this Russian tragedy, I’m going to choose the Russian Caravan tea, a classic smoked black tea, made with a blend of lapsang souchong. Russian Caravan is not actually from Russia; however it was made popular along the trade route from China to Russia. This tea is lower in caffeine than other black teas and I think it has the right gravity to be a perfect match for this powerful, commemorative song.

Kisses and Go drink your tea, I’m already drinking mine.

Never Be Like You

Hey, guys!

I just found a great tea that has an even greater name – Magic Moon. It’s a blend of green & black tea with papaya, rose-hip peel & sunflower blossoms. Thanks to the black & green tea, this will energize you and since there are other ingredients within, the benefits are even greater. Rose-hip has a lot of vitamin C, perfect for when you have a cold and you can’t pull a Barney Stinson J (I hope you remember his classic remark “whenever I start feeling sick, I just stop being sick and be awesome instead”.) Sunflower improves cellular damage and strengthens your bones. And then, there is papaya, the fruit of angels that is perfect for skin care.

This tea has it all: the ingredients, the taste, the benefits and the perfect name. That is why when I found it I knew exactly what the perfect song for it was.

„Never Be Like You” by Flume featuring Kai. It’s a song that balances the smooth voice of the Canadian singer Kai and the trap sound of Flume. While Kai is asking for forgiveness in the lyrics, the spatial ambient noise and the bass elements going hard and soft at the same time make them the perfect combination. This song will definitely give you a good start for the day and when you drink this tea you will feel the ideal blend of emotions.

Kisses and Go drink you tea, I’m already drinking mine.

Follow You

Being excited about the Electric Castle Festival, that will take place this summer, here, in Romania, I started listening to the bands that are coming and especially to those that I want to go to the festival for. One of the bands that I want to see the most, that’s also the headliner, is Bring Me The Horizon. They have a song that I didn’t like that much at first because it’s not exactly what I was expecting from them (I think they’ve changed styles), but when I listened to it the second time, I realized that I’m enjoying it. I think I like it because I can relate to it so much.

The song I’m talking about is called „Follow You”. It’s a love song with the hook „I will follow you, because I’m under your spell” and „I'll be your gravity, you be my oxygen” which is my favorite lyric, by the way. It’s a very poetic track with a good and interesting blend of lyrics, melody and, of course, the lead singer’s (Oliver Sykes)voice that just brings everything together.

Since this song is some kind of love declaration to someone, the perfect tea should be the same. That’s why I’m choosing a tea more for the name than for anything else, even though they are all in sink. The name of the tea is „Romeo & Juliet”. It’s a blend of rooibos, apple pieces, cinnamon, cocoa peel & peppermint – the perfect taste for the perfect song.

Kisses and Go drink your tea, I’m already drinking mine.

Dig

A few days ago someone I like showed me this song and it's been on repeat since then. For me, the song it's full of emotions and things that make me happy right now.

I'm talking about "Dig" by Incubus, a band from California, formed in 1991 (I wasn't even born at that time, which means they're pretty old :D ). Incubus is an alternative rock band that I've known for years and although I'm not their biggest fan, I enjoy some of their songs. For instance: "Drive" and "Love Hurts" and the best right now, “Dig”.

"Dig" is a great song that has very cute lyrics and the best mellow sounds to go with them. I loved it since the first time I've heard it, probably because I didn't find it by mistake, it was sent to me and I'm grateful for that. There are some complicate feelings that I’m experiencing these days and this song puts them to ease, especially the lyrics "At least we dig each other" and "Remind me that we'll always have each other". I don't really DIG the lead singer's voice (see what I did there :) ), but I love the intro and the guitar that plays slowly the same chords all thru the song.

Great song! That is what I have to say about it. And since it is such a great therapy for all those feelings that are bubbling inside me these days, I think that the tea should be the same, so I'm choosing to drink a Jasmine Tea.

Jasmine tea is not considered an herbal tea because it's a flavor for normal tea. Nevertheless, it's one of the most popular types of tea, especially in China. One of the reasons jasmine tea is so popular it's due to its many benefits like: fighting bacteria, weight loss, aromatherapy, anti-aging, stress relief and many others. This tea has a delicious, sweet floral aroma that is often described as perfume-like and that's due to the way it is processed. In China, the best jasmine scent is described as Xian Ling (that means fresh and nimble), but that doesn't make it compatible with all types of tea. The best combination is with green tea, followed by oolong tea, and then black tea, which I honestly have to say that I never tried it, but I promise to do it very soon.

That is about all I can say right now regarding this. I hope you like drinking your jasmine tea, preferable with green tea and try listening to the song "Dig" while you're doing it because I think it's one of those perfect combinations.

Kisses and Go drink your tea, I'm already drinking mine.

Forever Lost

This is a song that I've loved for the past four years. It's pretty sad, full of melancholic sounds, but it makes me feel good although it’s the kind of song that you would listen to when you feel down.

The song is called "Forever Lost" and it's by God is an Astronaut. Weird name for a band, I know, but I think this is actually one of my favorite names especially when it comes to this music genre. It's called post-rock, the genre that I love the most. This is what I listen to when I'm by myself. The band comes from Ireland and is currently one of the world's biggest instrumental groups. And like all the bands nowadays, they describe their music as "a photograph or a snapshot of who we are in that moment of time". That's pretty great since I love their music.

Like I said before I've known it for the past four years or more. It's a beautiful, relaxing and moving, and absolutely incredible song. It starts a little slow and kind of depressing, but slowly begins building up more and more and by the first minute you are hooked. It's a rollercoaster of emotions. The last 2 minutes build up to the point where you can't let go and you shouldn't. I absolutely adore this song and I wanted to share this experience with you.

Since this could be a song that you listen to when you're down, I think it will pair up nicely with a citrus tea, like orange or lemon, or even better, try honey lemon tea.

Because the scent of citrus has been proven to boost your mood, and tanks to the high level of antioxidants found in tea, this makes a far better choice for the blues than a bottle of Jack Daniel's or a bucket of ice cream, even though you sometimes need that too.

Citrus has a lot of benefits, and in combination with tea all those benefits are doubled. That makes them a must-have, a must-try of the day.

Here is how you should make it, and the ingredients you need:

1 cup of water

2 teaspoons of honey

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Heat the water, but don't bring it to a boil, then add the honey and the lemon juice and mix until the honey dissolves. That is it. If you want it to be sweeter add sugar.

Kisses and Go drink your tea, I'm already drinking mine.