Ángel Ontalva "Persian Courtyard" NEW CD

[ahrm]

I have released a new album called Persian Courtyard. Wayside will have copies for sale in the USA soon, and Marquee in Japan. Here you have a few words about it:



"The origin of the material that is included in this album is in the time I was living in a historical building called Persian Courtyard in the city of Astrakhan in November and December 2023. The name comes from its construction by a Persian merchant in the nineteenth century, and its peculiar architecture and atmosphere keep this mysterious building as a microcosm in the center of the city.

In December 2023 there was a delay in the production of Seaorm's album "Nekyia", and to make the wait more enjoyable, and back home in Spain and, still immersed in the mood of my days at the Persian Courtyard, I decided to write new music with that inspiration, and in twelve days the music that integrates most of this album emerged and it appeared in an embryonic way as a digital download album in January 2024.

Unlike in my previous works in which the guitar is the instrument I used to compose the music, in this album I used samples of the well-known Mellotron keyboard, which I thought matched well with the character of the work. The music went through different phases, including an arrangement for string quartet and guitar that we did epically live in Astrakhan in February, and of which the main role that the viola has on this album remained (Anna Anshakova plays regularly in the Orchestra of the Astrakhan State Theatre of Opera and Ballet). In Spain we added a rhythm section with the collaboration of Avelino Saavedra on drums, who has participated in some of my solo albums and with October Equus, and after including several more compositions, the album took its definitive form.

For the artwork of this album I have used collages that I have created from photographs that I took at the Persian courtyard and frames from old silent movies that I like, instead of the usual illustrations that I usually paint for my albums. This is, briefly, the story of this album.

Ángel Ontalva, Fuensalida September 2024"


1- The dragon is asleep
2- A door is closed, a window is open
3- Fable of the fox and the sheep
4- Between two worlds
5- A decadent ballroom
6- Looking back
7- That bloody house
8- Beyond the fiery river
9- Satellites
10- Una para el camino
11- In my dreams, dreams

All music written by Ángel Ontalva
Produced by Ángel Ontalva 2024
Mix and master by Ángel Ontalva and Amanda Pazos Cosse
Executive producer: Francisco Macías

Anna Anshakova - viola
Avelino Saavedra - drums
Ángel Ontalva - guitar, bass, keyboard

Artwork by Ángel Ontalva

http://https://octoberxart.bandcamp....rd-official-cd

PERSIAN COVER.jpg

[thedunno]

Great news! Clips sound wonderful. I will get this next bandcamp friday