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AL NATURAL
Ricardo Sandoval : composition, mandolin, bandola llanera, bandola oriental
Nelson Gómez : guitarron ( mexican bass)
Rafael Mejias : percussion
Cristóbal Soto : cuatro (venezuelian guitar)
About the album « Al Natural » (2005)
« For this album, I wanted a spontaneous recording, looking like a musical gathering with friends, without the coldness of the studio. With my accomplices Cristobal, Nelson and Rafael, we had a lot of concerts at that time and the repertoire had matured.
I was particularly motivated to record my compositions, because many of these pieces had been composed during our meetings. Cristobal’s cuatro, this little Venezuelan guitar, Nelson’s guitarron, a Mexican bass played with unparalleled flavor and Rafael’s creative percussion perfectly accompanied the mandolin and bandolas.
Where could we record then? The studio was, by the very concept of the album, excluded. On stage it would have been possible, but the diversity of conditions (sound, acoustics …) could alter the expected quality for this recording. Finally, friends who lived in the countryside offered to record in their large living room. François Dietz, the technician, installed all the necessary equipment in a room, connected with long wire.
The result was as we dreamed it: we played everything simultaneously, without a metronome and without editing procedures. This is how we recorded « Al natural » … »
Ricardo Sandoval
Cover: © Vanessa Fanuele
