English/
Encouraged by the positive reviews - coming from specialized media from different parts of the world - received by his first album “Sonoritat de mil miralls”, Jaume de Viala now presents his second album, “Calidoscopi embruixat”. The entire repertoire, except three new songs, dates back to the distant years 1978-79, allowing the artist the license to return once again to the past to update / reinvent his old compositions without losing the essence.
In this work a more Prog-Rock and Fusion style predominates, without losing sight of the Mediterranean inspiration (preferably from the eastern side) and resorting to more accelerated rhythmic patterns.
Once again, led by the Serbian guitarist and co-producer Dusan Jevtovic, Jaume de Viala has been able to enjoy contributions from top-class musicians. One of them is the Israeli drummer Asaf Sirkis (praised by Bill Bruford himself in his book “Uncharted”), who has a brilliant track record: Larry Coryell, Soft machine Legacy, Carles Benavent, Jorge Pardo, Gary Husband, David Cross, Markus Reuter… Remarkable novelties have also been the imaginative Macedonian percussionist Aleksandar Petrov and the participation in the entire album (on the first they had been occasional collaborations) of the excellent Serbian keyboardist Vasil Hadzimanov, without forgetting the bassist Bernat Hernández.
Although this work is more instrumental than the previous one, the singer with suggestive vocal textures Judit Cucala returns performing three pieces. The 43 minutes that the album lasts constitute an exciting journey that travels through progressive landscapes (“Llangardaixos a les portes de l'alba”, “Mel i fel”, “Les Jordies”…), of Jazz-Fusion of the 70's (“ Cavalcada per la nocturnitat aràbiga”…) or the more Mediterranean Barcelona Ona Laietana (“La dansa de l'aigua”).
Spanish/
Alentado por las críticas tan positivas -provenientes de medios especializados de diferentes partes del mundo- recibidas por su primer trabajo discográfico “Sonoritat de mil miralls”, Jaume de Viala nos presenta ahora su segundo álbum, “Calidoscopi embruixat”. Todo el repertorio, excepto tres nuevas canciones, se remonta a los lejanos años 1978-79, permitiéndose el artista la licencia de retornar una vez más al pasado para actualizar/reinventar sus antiguas composiciones sin perder las esencias.
En esta obra predomina un estilo más Prog-Rock y de Fusion, sin perder de vista la inspiración mediterránea (preferentemente de la vertiente oriental) y recurriendo a patrones rítmicos más acelerados.
Una vez más, de la mano del guitarrista y coproductor serbio Dusan Jevtovic, Jaume de Viala ha podido disfrutar de aportaciones de músicos de alta escuela. Uno de ellos es el batería israelí Asaf Sirkis (elogiado por el mismísimo Bill Bruford en su libro “Uncharted”), quien cuenta con un rutilante historial: Larry Coryell, Soft machine Legacy, Carles Benavent, Jorge Pardo, Gary Husband, David Cross, Markus Reuter… Novedades destacables han sido también el imaginativo percusionista macedonio Aleksandar Petrov y la participación en todo el disco (en el primero habían sido colaboraciones puntuales) del excelso teclista serbio Vasil Hadzimanov, sin olvidar al bajista Bernat Hernández.
Aunque este trabajo es más instrumental que el anterior, la cantante de sugestivas texturas vocales Judit Cucala regresa interpretando tres piezas. Los 43 minutos que dura el álbum constituyen un excitante viaje que transita por paisajes progresivos (“Llangardaixos a les portes de l’alba”, “Mel i fel”, “Les Jordies”…), de Jazz-Fusion de los 70’s (“Cavalcada per la nocturnitat aràbiga”…) o de la Ona Laietana barcelonesa más mediterránea (“La dansa de l’aigua”).
credits
released January 14, 2023
All songs composed by Jaume de Viala exept "Revifalla"by Salvador Avia.
Recorded at Aclam Stuidos, Barcelona 2021-2022 by Jose Cattaneo.
Mixed and mastered by Juan Pablo Alcaro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Produced and arranged by Dusan Jevtovic and Jaume de Viala.
Ejecutive produccion by Jaume de Viala
All songs composed by Jaume de Viala except "Revifalla" by Salvador Avia
JAUME DE VIALA: electric, classical and acoustic guitars
DUSAN JEVTOVIC: electric and acoustic guitars
JUDIT CUCALA: voice
VASIL HADZIMANOV: pianos, synthesizers and Hammond organ
BERNAT HERNÁNDEZ: electric bass and fretless bass
ASAF SIRKIS: drums
ALEKSANDAR PETROV: percussions and Tapan
Collaborators:
PABLO SELNIK (1,4,6,7, 8,10): flute
ROBINDRO NIKOLIC (3,8): clarinet
CARLES BENAVENT: electric bass (11)
JOAQUIM “MAX” SUNYER: electric and flamenco guitars (2)
JORDI BONELL: electric guitar (10)
ARNAU GIORDANI: voice (11)
PAULA DOMÍNGUEZ (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,11): backing vocals
ELVIRA PASCUAL: lyrics
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