The Cafe

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"The Cafe'" by Area 2710. Song available on Spotify, Apple Music and all other music platforms

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7pRdCfsLyebEXbNd6KCpi8?si=WyEd-RK_R0-Sa1rkUnOWsA
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/pa/album/the-cafe/1812188636?i=1812188638&l=en-GB
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/area_2710/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qDsLxL0qF4

This song It's about finding vibrant, ephemeral moments of connection and defiance against a backdrop of loneliness or societal disapproval. People at The Cafe feel isolated from the world, but find solace and freedom in each other's company for the night, dancing and hiding "in the shadows." The Cafe becomes their temporary sanctuary, a space where they can live fully in the present, knowing their connection is fleeting and will dissolve when morning comes.
This song/video is an AI fantasy that tries to capture the essence of my male gay experiences in the 1980s, evoking a sense of nostalgia for an era when love and identity often existed in defiance of societal norms. It’s steeped in melancholic beauty, reflecting how people at The Cafe—a metaphorical haven for gay men —find themselves yearning for connection amidst feelings of isolation. Yet, within this space, there’s a magnetic pull toward romance, freedom, and self-expression: it’s undeniably romantic , subtly sexy , and alive with the energy of dance . As electronic beats pulse through the night, the music blends genres like Electronic Pop , Synthpop , Chillwave , and Deep House , creating an atmosphere that feels both timeless and fleeting. For these individuals, The Cafe becomes their ephemeral sanctuary, where they live fully in the present moment, swaying to the rhythm under neon lights, knowing their bond is as transient as the night itself—a poignant reminder of how vibrant human connection can bloom even "in the shadows." This song/video doesn't try to portrait or defined a complete era, only a moment that could have happened.

La canción/video es una fantasía que intenta capturar la esencia de mis experiencias como hombre gay en los 80s, evocando una sensación de nostalgia por una época en la que el amor y la identidad a menudo existían desafiando las normas sociales. Está impregnada de una belleza melancólica, que refleja cómo la gente de The Cafe —un refugio metafórico para hombres gay— anhela la conexión en medio de sentimientos de aislamiento. Sin embargo, dentro de este espacio, hay una atracción magnética hacia el romance, la libertad y la autoexpresión: es innegablemente romántico, sutilmente sexy y lleno de la energía del baile. Mientras los ritmos electrónicos pulsan a través de la noche, la música fusiona géneros como el pop electrónico, el synthpop, el chillwave y el deep house, creando una atmósfera que se siente a la vez atemporal y fugaz. Para estas personas, The Cafe se convierte en su santuario efímero, donde viven plenamente en el momento presente, moviéndose al ritmo bajo luces de neón, sabiendo que su vínculo es tan fugaz como la noche misma: un conmovedor recordatorio de cómo la vibrante conexión humana puede florecer incluso "en las sombras". Esta canción/video es una fantasía, no intenta reflejar una realidad, ni una época, ni una generación, es solo eso, un momento de fantasía.

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Producer: Ricardo Peña
Song by: Ricardo Peña
Lyrics: Ricardo Peña, Constantine P. Cavafy
Programming: Ricardo Peña (Apple Logic Pro, Roland Juno-106 and JX-8P, Korg M1 and Mono/Poly, Drums and AI vocals)

AI Video: Ricardo Peña

Lyrics:
Ten-thirty, sitting in the usual place
Midnight’s come, I’m still waiting
All that’s real is fading fast
You arrive with a secret smile

No one wants us, but we don’t care
We’ve got tonight, we’ve got the air

Waiting at the café
Life’s just passing away
when you walk in
We’re young again
Waiting at the café
In the shadows we play
when the morning comes
we’ll fade away

Dancing till the break of dawn
We don’t care how long it lasts
Young and free, we know no shame
While the night begins its masquerade

No one wants us, but we don’t care
We’ve got tonight, we’ve got the air

Waiting at the café
Life’s just passing away
When you walk in
We’re young again
Waiting at the café
In the shadows we play
when the morning comes
we’ll fade away

No home to go, no place to be
Time rewinds, love's undefined

No one wants us, but we don’t care
We’ve got tonight, we’ve got the air

And when the morning finds us there
We’ll disappear like mist in air
But tonight, in our café we know

Male Gay, LGTBQ+, Nostalgia, Melancholic, 1980s, Romantic, Sexy, Dance, Generation X, Baby Boomers, Electronic Pop, 80s, Chillwave, Synthpop, Deep House